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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

o   📌 Concept: Demonstrate double-entry bookkeeping.

o   Steps: Prepare sample transactions → use physical ledgers → record entries → create Trial Balance, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet.

o   Explain: Why each debit equals credit; derive financial statements.

2.    Inventory Valuation Showcase (FIFO/LIFO/Average)

o   Steps: Use toy goods + cost tags → simulate sales → value remaining inventory under each method → compare results.

3.    Depreciation Models (Straight-line vs Reducing Balance)

o   Steps: Model assets with tags showing cost + useful life; create charts comparing annual depreciation.

4.    Amortization Table (Loans)

o   Steps: Role-play borrower/lender → set loan terms → calculate EMIs → lay out payment schedule.

5.    Ratio Analysis Dashboard

o   Steps: Use publicly available financials → compute liquidity, profitability, leverage ratios → display comparisons across companies.

6.    Bank Reconciliation Flipboard

o   Steps: Create ledger entries vs bank statement → simulate differences (cheques, charges) → reconcile.

7.    Cash Flow Statement Flowchart

o   Steps: Color-code activities → use tokens to represent inflows/outflows → sequence operating, investing, financing flows.

8.    Cost Allocation Game (ABC Method)

o   Steps: Assign overheads via tokens to products → compare traditional vs ABC costing and its cost accuracy.

9.    Budget vs Actual Control Chart

o   Steps: Use a sample departmental budget; track actuals; plot variances using a wall chart.

10. Accounting Software Mock Simulator

o   Steps: Use free software or spreadsheet → input journal entries → generate reports → explain each outcome.


📈 Economics (10 Models)

11. Demand & Supply Stall

o   Steps: Use cards for products and buyers; adjust price; record equilibrium.

12. Elasticity Calculator Station

o   Steps: Simulate price changes → calculate % changes → interpret elastic/inelastic demand behavior.

13. Utility‑Candies Exhibit

o   Steps: Give participants candies one-by-one → survey satisfaction → draw marginal utility curves.

14. Cost-Curve Clay Model

o   Steps: Sculpt MC, AC, AVC curves using colored clay on a board → label intersections.

15. Market Structure Role-Play

o   Steps: Act out Perfect Competition vs Monopoly – buyers & firms → observe pricing dynamics.

16. Price Control Simulation

o   Steps: Implement price floor/ceiling on goods → observe surplus/shortage in token economy.

17. Public Goods / Free Rider Game

o   Steps: Group contributes tokens to fund public good → track contributions and benefit distribution.

18. Inflation Index Timeline

o   Steps: Collect CPI data monthly → build a rotating timeline board showing price changes.

19. Phillips Curve Demonstration

o   Steps: Plot unemployment vs inflation over years; use movable marker to illustrate trade-offs.

20. Business Cycle Flipbook

o   Steps: Create interactive pages showing expansion, recession, trough, peak → annotate key indicators.


🏢 Business Studies (10 Models)

21. Business Model Canvas Poster

o   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

o   Steps: Set up departments (HR, sales, finance); role-play everyday tasks and inter-department workflows en.wikipedia.org.

23. SWOT & PESTLE Cube

o   Steps: Create a six-sided cube; write one factor per face; rotate through analyses for any firm.

24. Flowchart of Business Planning

o   Steps: Map steps: idea, research, resource planning, execution, review.

25. Entrepreneur Profile Board

o   Steps: Case-study display of a known entrepreneur: timeline, decisions, impact.

26. Stakeholder Mapping Wall

o   Steps: Display stakeholders around a firm model with color-coded influence and interests.

27. Leadership Style Role Cards

o   Steps: Act out autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire scenarios based on scripts.

28. Motivation Theory Booth

o   Steps: Match short activities to Maslow, Herzberg, etc.; ask participants to identify the theory.

29. HR Recruitment Workflow Poster

o   Steps: Simulate job posting → resume review → interview → offer.

30. E‑Commerce Flowchart + Mock Website

o   Steps: Build flow: browse→cart→payment→shipping; use HTML/PowerPoint mock interface.


🚀 Entrepreneurship (10 Models)

31. Lean Startup Canvas Display

o   Steps: Develop key business ideas, tested hypotheses, MVP concept en.wikipedia.org.

32. Market Opportunity Navigator Exercise

o   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

o   Steps: Build basic prototype (e.g., landing page); test user interest; gather feedback.

34. Customer Development Interview Kiosk

o   Steps: Role-play customer interviews → capture insights → pivot business model direction statanalytica.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15openstax.org+15.

35. Social Entrepreneurship Case Display

o   Steps: Feature models like TOMS “one-for-one” openstax.org+1statanalytica.com+1; show impact with infographics.

36. Business Plan Model

o   Steps: Prepare sections: Executive summary, market analysis, operations, financials; present via slides.

37. Local E-Commerce for Students

o   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

o   Steps: Students pitch ideas → classmates “invest” tokens → track funding and reward fulfillment.

39. Lean Pitch Booth

o   Steps: Create a one-page pitch; practice in timed sessions; gather peer feedback.

40. Pivot or Persevere Poster

o   Steps: Use real case study; show metrics; display board decision: pivot or persevere.


📣 Marketing (10 Models)

41. Marketing Mix (4Ps) Spinner

o   Steps: Spinner with elements—product, price, place, promotion; generate strategies via random draws.

42. Brand Positioning Map

o   Steps: Plot brands on price-quality axes; discuss positioning strategies.

43. AIDA Funnel Display

o   Steps: Create real content at each stage—Attention (poster), Interest (flyer), Desire (testimonial), Action (coupon).

44. Market Survey Kiosk

o   Steps: Conduct mini-surveys; tabulate responses; visualize demographics and preferences.

45. Split-Test Visualer

o   Steps: Display two versions of an ad; collect audience preference data and compare conversion potential.

46. Influencer Marketing Report

o   Steps: Choose product; simulate influencer posts; estimate engagement through charted likes/comments.

47. Digital Marketing ROI Dashboard

o   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

o   Steps: Choose cause (e.g., CSR for eco-friendly brand); show campaign poster + outcome numbers .

49. AR/VR Shopping Experience Station

o   Steps: Present mock-ups/photos showing AR use in marketing or product demos.

50. Subscription Business Model Demo

o   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.

 

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