Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business Studies
Lesson Topic: recommend and justify whether to use quality control or quality assurance in a given situation
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe the key differences between Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) in terms of focus, timing and responsibility.
  • Explain why quality is critical for customer satisfaction, cost reduction and competitive advantage.
  • Apply a decision‑guide to recommend either QC or QA (or a blend) for a specific business scenario and justify the choice.
  • Analyse a real‑world case, identify root causes of defects and propose short‑term QC actions and long‑term QA improvements.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen
  • PowerPoint slides summarising QC vs QA
  • Printed scenario handouts
  • Worksheet with decision‑guide questions
  • Sticky notes or index cards for group recommendations
  • Exit‑ticket slips
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “When you buy a product that fails, who do you think is responsible – the factory floor or the company’s processes?”
Link responses to prior knowledge of product defects and set the success criteria: students will be able to choose and justify QC or QA for any given situation.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5'): Short quiz on QC vs QA definitions (individual).
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Why quality matters + key differences between QC and QA (teacher).
  3. Guided analysis (15'): Walk through the decision‑guide using the clothing‑manufacturer scenario (whole class).
  4. Group activity (15'): In pairs, receive a new scenario, complete the worksheet and draft a recommendation (QC, QA or both).
  5. Whole‑class share (10'): Groups present recommendations; teacher highlights correct justification and common misconceptions.
  6. Exit ticket (5'): Write which approach you would choose for a third scenario and one sentence why.
Conclusion:
Recap the three‑step process: identify the defect point, decide between QC and QA, and justify the blend if needed.
Collect exit tickets as a retrieval check and assign homework: research a real company’s quality system and prepare a one‑page summary of how they balance QC and QA.