Computing Elements of Business Skills

Computer Applications/Elements of Business Skills

Mission - Computing
To empower BBSSians to become self-directed learners who leverage digital tools to create, think critically, and solve real-world problems with responsibility and confidence.

Mission - Elements of Business Skills
To prepare BBSSians to be successful self-directed learners with a passion for life-long learning by equipping them with employability skills to stay relevant for the future.

Programme Director	Mdm Tong Wee Onn, Mr Jeysthur Ang
Coordinators	G1 Computing	Ms Koh Caihua
	Elements of Business Study (EBS)	Ms Yee Pei Fan

G1 Computing

Department Brief

Computing subjects provides students with opportunities to acquire useful digital competencies and explore the field of Computing.
Through the G1 Computing subject, our students:

develop basic computational thinking skills along with 21st century competencies,
develop digital competencies in using digital tools to create digital artefacts, process information, communicate effectively and solve simple problems,
appreciate the legal, ethical and security issues relating to the use of computers, and
gain understanding of emerging technologies and the impact of technology on society.

Students will be taught the following modules in the subject:

Computer Fundamentals
Networking
Impact of Computing
Document Processing
Spreadsheets
Media Software
Programming

Achievements

No	Year	Competition Title	Award / Achievement
1	2024	Animation and Game Making (AGM) Competition	Silver Award (Games Category) Jerald Goh Yong Jun (Wu Yong Jun)
2	2022	Animation and Game Making (AGM) Competition	Gold Award (Game Category) Nurul Adilah (3A1)
3	2021	Animation and Game Making (AGM) Competition	Bronze Award (Animation Category) Er Wei Tong (2A1) Bronze Award (Game Category) Wayne Lau Zheng Heng (3A1)
4	2020	Animation and Game Making (AGM) Competition	Gold & Platinum Award (Animation Category) Wayne Lau Zheng Heng (2A1) Silver Award (Game Category) Bryant Neo Chun Xiang (3A1)
5	2018	Media Computing Competition (Cat B - Game Making Programme Scratch File)	Gold & Platinum Award Javen Koh Wei Yang (3T1)
6	2018	Media Computing Competition Animation Programme (Scratch File)	Bronze Award Andrew Lim Meng Whie (2T1)
7	2017	Media Computing Competition Animation Programme (Scratch file)	Gold Award (for Animation Programme) Platinum Award Kang Jun Wei, Wayne (3T1)
8	2016	Media Computing Competition (Cat B - Game Making)	Gold Award Mohamad Haziq Irwan Bin Mohamad Kamal (3T1)
9	2015	Media Computing Competition (Cat B - Game Making)	Gold/Platinum Award (Top 10) Shawn Pheng Liang Kurnia (3T1)
10	2015	Media Computing Competition (Cat A - Animation)	Silver Award Abdur Rahman B Md Anwar (2T1)
11	2014	Media Computing Competition (Cat B - Game Making)	Silver Award Muhammad Asyraff (3T1)
12	2013	Media Computing Competition (Cat A - Animation)	Silver Award Brandon Hon (2T1)
13	2013	Media Computing Competition (Cat B - Game Making)	Silver Award Joven Lee (3T1)

EBS

Department Brief

Elements of Business Skills (EBS) is an elective subject offered to upper secondary Normal Technical stream. EBS provides many learning opportunities on concepts and skills that are relevant in further studies at higher learning institutes and careers in service industries.

The course provide introductory to basic business activities on:

Retail, hospitality, travel and tourism
Basic aspects of marketing
Ability to come up with simple business proposal and marketing plan

Through various field trips and coursework, it provides a reinforcement of the lesson concepts in real life example.

Key Department Programmes and Activities

No	Programme / Activity Title	Brief Description
1	S4	N Level Coursework
2	S3	Local field trips to retail mall and city heritage trails to understand retails practices and inbound tourism

No

Programme / Activity Title

Brief Description

1

S4

N Level Coursework

2

S3

Local field trips to retail mall and city heritage trails to understand retails practices and inbound tourism