Hagley Community College

11 Commerce (11COM)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Nadene Brouwer, Nerida Britten.

Recommended Prior Learning

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11 Commerce

This course will explore accounting, economic, and business concepts and models to make sense of society and solve problems.

Ākonga will:

build the knowledge, skills, and values they need to navigate, and participate in, the economic world.
learn how participants in the economic world make decisions, and they will analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability.
learn that decision-making is necessitated by scarcity and that decisions are informed by a variety of cultural perspectives and lenses.

Course Overview

Term 1
AS 91028, 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of an organisation's financial decision making , 5 credits Internal.
12 April
Students will look at different ways of making a financial decision, and then use a local business as a case study to advise them on a financial decision.

Term 2
AS 92029, 1.2 Demonstrate and understanding of price determination for an organisation, 5 credits internal
5 July
In groups, students will learn how to run a business by making a product and selling it at a school Market Day. They will be assessed on how they set and review the price of their product.

Term 3
AS 92031, 1.4, Demonstrate understanding of the financial viability of an organisation 5 credits, External
12-23 August
Students will use their own business from Term 2 as the case study for a report that shows how an event could affect the financial viability of their business.

Term 4
AS 92030, 1.3 Demonstrate understanding of how financial relationships are effected by an event, 5 credits, External
Students will be given a case study to demonstrate their understanding of how interdependent financial relationships are affected by an event.

Learning Areas:

Social Science

Assessment Information

Possible Credits
External - 10 credits
Internal - 10 credits