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Saturday, 21 June 2025
50 hands-on working model ideas spanning #Accountancy, #Business Studies, #Economics, #Entrepreneurship, and #Marketing
50 hands-on working model ideas
spanning Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Entrepreneurship, and
Marketing—with step-by-step guidance tailored for classroom or
exhibition use.
📘 Accountancy (10 Models)
1.
Trading & Profit-Loss Ledger Booth
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📌 Concept:
Demonstrate double-entry bookkeeping.
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Steps: Prepare sample transactions →
use physical ledgers → record entries → create Trial Balance, Profit &
Loss, Balance Sheet.
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Explain: Why each debit equals credit;
derive financial statements.
2.
Inventory Valuation Showcase (FIFO/LIFO/Average)
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Steps: Use toy goods + cost tags →
simulate sales → value remaining inventory under each method → compare results.
3.
Depreciation Models (Straight-line vs Reducing
Balance)
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Steps: Model assets with tags showing cost
+ useful life; create charts comparing annual depreciation.
4.
Amortization Table (Loans)
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Steps: Role-play borrower/lender → set
loan terms → calculate EMIs → lay out payment schedule.
5.
Ratio Analysis Dashboard
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Steps: Use publicly available
financials → compute liquidity, profitability, leverage ratios → display
comparisons across companies.
6.
Bank Reconciliation Flipboard
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Steps: Create ledger entries vs bank
statement → simulate differences (cheques, charges) → reconcile.
7.
Cash Flow Statement Flowchart
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Steps: Color-code activities → use
tokens to represent inflows/outflows → sequence operating, investing, financing
flows.
8.
Cost Allocation Game (ABC Method)
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Steps: Assign overheads via tokens to
products → compare traditional vs ABC costing and its cost accuracy.
9.
Budget vs Actual Control Chart
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Steps: Use a sample departmental
budget; track actuals; plot variances using a wall chart.
10. Accounting
Software Mock Simulator
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Steps: Use free software or
spreadsheet → input journal entries → generate reports → explain each outcome.
📈 Economics (10 Models)
11. Demand
& Supply Stall
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Steps: Use cards for products and
buyers; adjust price; record equilibrium.
12. Elasticity
Calculator Station
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Steps: Simulate price changes →
calculate % changes → interpret elastic/inelastic demand behavior.
13. Utility‑Candies
Exhibit
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Steps: Give participants candies
one-by-one → survey satisfaction → draw marginal utility curves.
14. Cost-Curve
Clay Model
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Steps: Sculpt MC, AC, AVC curves using
colored clay on a board → label intersections.
15. Market
Structure Role-Play
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Steps: Act out Perfect Competition vs
Monopoly – buyers & firms → observe pricing dynamics.
16. Price
Control Simulation
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Steps: Implement price floor/ceiling
on goods → observe surplus/shortage in token economy.
17. Public
Goods / Free Rider Game
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Steps: Group contributes tokens to
fund public good → track contributions and benefit distribution.
18. Inflation
Index Timeline
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Steps: Collect CPI data monthly →
build a rotating timeline board showing price changes.
19. Phillips
Curve Demonstration
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Steps: Plot unemployment vs inflation
over years; use movable marker to illustrate trade-offs.
20. Business
Cycle Flipbook
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Steps: Create interactive pages
showing expansion, recession, trough, peak → annotate key indicators.
🏢 Business Studies (10 Models)
21. Business
Model Canvas Poster
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Steps: Create a large canvas with
Post-its—fill nine blocks with a product idea hscprojects.comen.wikipedia.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2.
22. Practice
Firm Simulation
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Steps: Set up departments (HR, sales,
finance); role-play everyday tasks and inter-department workflows en.wikipedia.org.
23. SWOT
& PESTLE Cube
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Steps: Create a six-sided cube; write
one factor per face; rotate through analyses for any firm.
24. Flowchart
of Business Planning
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Steps: Map steps: idea, research,
resource planning, execution, review.
25. Entrepreneur
Profile Board
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Steps: Case-study display of a known
entrepreneur: timeline, decisions, impact.
26. Stakeholder
Mapping Wall
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Steps: Display stakeholders around a
firm model with color-coded influence and interests.
27. Leadership
Style Role Cards
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Steps: Act out autocratic, democratic,
laissez-faire scenarios based on scripts.
28. Motivation
Theory Booth
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Steps: Match short activities to
Maslow, Herzberg, etc.; ask participants to identify the theory.
29. HR
Recruitment Workflow Poster
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Steps: Simulate job posting → resume
review → interview → offer.
30. E‑Commerce
Flowchart + Mock Website
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Steps: Build flow:
browse→cart→payment→shipping; use HTML/PowerPoint mock interface.
🚀 Entrepreneurship (10 Models)
31. Lean
Startup Canvas Display
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Steps: Develop key business ideas,
tested hypotheses, MVP concept en.wikipedia.org.
32. Market
Opportunity Navigator Exercise
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Steps: Map capabilities → list market
options → plot attractiveness and choose strategy en.wikipedia.org+7en.wikipedia.org+7reddit.com+7.
33. Minimum
Viable Product Demo
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Steps: Build basic prototype (e.g.,
landing page); test user interest; gather feedback.
34. Customer
Development Interview Kiosk
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Steps: Role-play customer interviews →
capture insights → pivot business model direction statanalytica.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15openstax.org+15.
35. Social
Entrepreneurship Case Display
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Steps: Feature models like TOMS
“one-for-one” openstax.org+1statanalytica.com+1; show
impact with infographics.
36. Business
Plan Model
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Steps: Prepare sections: Executive
summary, market analysis, operations, financials; present via slides.
37. Local
E-Commerce for Students
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Steps: Model campus sharing platform
(like ShareSpace) using roles and mock site screens gscen.shikshamandal.org+12marketwizardpro.com+12marketwizardpro.com+12reddit.com+2hscprojects.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2gscen.shikshamandal.org+15arxiv.org+15educba.com+15.
38. Crowdfunding
Simulation
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Steps: Students pitch ideas →
classmates “invest” tokens → track funding and reward fulfillment.
39. Lean
Pitch Booth
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Steps: Create a one-page pitch;
practice in timed sessions; gather peer feedback.
40. Pivot or
Persevere Poster
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Steps: Use real case study; show
metrics; display board decision: pivot or persevere.
📣 Marketing (10 Models)
41. Marketing
Mix (4Ps) Spinner
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Steps: Spinner with elements—product, price,
place, promotion; generate strategies via random draws.
42. Brand
Positioning Map
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Steps: Plot brands on price-quality
axes; discuss positioning strategies.
43. AIDA
Funnel Display
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Steps: Create real content at each
stage—Attention (poster), Interest (flyer), Desire (testimonial), Action
(coupon).
44. Market
Survey Kiosk
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Steps: Conduct mini-surveys; tabulate
responses; visualize demographics and preferences.
45. Split-Test
Visualer
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Steps: Display two versions of an ad;
collect audience preference data and compare conversion potential.
46. Influencer
Marketing Report
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Steps: Choose product; simulate
influencer posts; estimate engagement through charted likes/comments.
47. Digital
Marketing ROI Dashboard
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Steps: Use sample campaign data;
calculate and display ROI for channels en.wikipedia.orgstatanalytica.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2openstax.org+2codeavail.com.
48. Cause
Marketing Exhibit
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Steps: Choose cause (e.g., CSR for
eco-friendly brand); show campaign poster + outcome numbers .
49. AR/VR
Shopping Experience Station
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Steps: Present mock-ups/photos showing
AR use in marketing or product demos.
50. Subscription
Business Model Demo
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Steps: Use cat toys or sample box;
track subscriber count, retention, churn over time en.wikipedia.org+5educba.com+5openstax.org+5.
📋 How to Build Any Model (Generic
Steps)
1.
Identify Goal – Decide learning objective and
subject area.
2.
Research Background – Use
example templates/tools (like Business Model Canvas) bestprojectideas.comen.wikipedia.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2.
3.
List Materials – Gather cardboard, tokens,
charts, printouts, software, etc.
4.
Create Prototype – Build boards, posters, props,
flowcharts, mockups, or digital interfaces.
5.
Add Interactivity – Invite peers to participate:
input, role-play, vote, calculate.
6.
Collect Data – Use tokens, votes, charts;
record results for analysis.
7.
Explain Theory – Provide concise descriptions
of the concept demonstrated.
8.
Evaluate Outcomes – Discuss results: what worked,
real-world parallels, improvements.
