Commerce Zone Stage 5 Jenny Preston

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Commerce Zone Stage 5 Jenny Preston
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New South Wales Stage 5 CommerceCore Topics

• Part 1 (40 indicative hours)
• 1.1 Consumer Choice
• 1.2 Personal Finance
• Part 2 (40 indicative hours)
• 2.1 Law and Society
• 2.2 Employment Issues

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New South Wales Stage 5 Commerce Options Topics

• 1 Investing
• 2 Promoting Selling
• 3 E-commerce
• 4 Global Links
• 5 Towards Independence
• 6 Political Involvement

• 7 Travel
• 8 Law in Action
• 9 Our Economy
• 10 Community Participation
• 11 Running a Business
• 12 School-developed Option

option topics 1525 indicative hours each)Note
The options may be studied in any order or
pattern.
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What is Assessment for Learning?

• Assessment for learning is not the same as
  assessment of learning.Assessment of learning
  is assessment for accountability purposes, to
  determine a student's level of performance on a
  specific task or at the conclusion of a unit of
  teaching and learning. The information gained
  from this kind of assessment is often used in
  reporting.
• Assessment for learning, on the other hand,
  acknowledges that assessment should occur as a
  regular part of teaching and learning and that
  the information gained from assessment activities
  can be used to shape the teaching and learning
  process.

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Where can I find out about Assessment for
Learning?

• BOS CD-ROM
• Curriculum Corporation website is particularly
  helpful
• EBE Conference

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Consumer Choice

• Inquiry Questions
• How do consumers choose what to buy?
• What factors affect consumers making decisions?
• How do consumers protect themselves against scams
  and rip-offs?
• Why is there a variety of payment options?
• Why is record keeping important?

• decision making
• consumer protection
• methods of payment
• changes over time

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Consumer Choice

• Suggested Assessment Items
• Internet shopping group assignment
• Investigation of Regional Shopping Centre
  project task

• ICT Skills
• Create a desktop-published document for a
  specific audience
• Develop and refine search techniques using the
  Internet
• Use word processing applications

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Worksheets

• There are 7 worksheets to support this topic,
  including crossword puzzles, word mazes,
  comprehensions
• These are found on the TRAD disk
• Teachers
• Resource
• Assessment
• Disk

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Personal Finance

• Inquiry Questions
• Why do individuals and groups save?
• What are the general advantages and disadvantages
  of borrowing money?
• What are the options in solving personal finance
  problems?
• What are the rights and responsibilities of
  individuals in finance matters?

• Earning, Spending and Saving an Income
• Borrowing Money
• Managing Finances

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Law and Society

• Inquiry questions
• What is the role of law in society?
• What are the legal rights and responsibilities of
  individuals?
• How are laws made?
• How is the law related to values, morals and
  ethics?
• What is the impact of lack of access to the legal
  system?

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Employment Issues

• Inquiry Questions
• What are the options available in the work
  environment?
• What role is played by trade unions?
• How can an employer have a flexible workplace?
• Why is it important that employers fulfil
  obligations to employees?
• Why do we pay tax?
• What is the importance of superannuation?

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Assessment and ICT Skills

• Suggested Assessment Items
• Extended response
• Research task into group lacking access to legal
  system
• as a multimedia presentation.
• ICT Skills
• Create a multimedia presentation for a specific
  audience.
• Develop and refine search techniques using the
  Internet.
• Use a word processing application to write a
  letter to local
• member of Parliament asking for a law change.

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Suggested Assessment Items and ICT Skills

• Suggested Assessment Items
• Report on Responsibilities of a Manager project
  task
• Job application and interview for a simulated
  vacancy
• ICT Skills
• Create a desktop-published document for a
  specific audience personal resume
• Construct a spreadsheet to show tax rates and
  calculations on increased overtime is the
  employee better off?
• PowerPoint presentation of a Managers
  responsibilities

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Possible Course Structure100 hours students need
to complete 2 core and 3 options

• Year 9
• Core 1.1 Consumer Choice
• Core 1.2 Personal Finance
• Option 1 Investing
• Option 2 Promoting and Selling
• Option 7 Travel

• Year 10
• Core 2.1 Law in Society
• Option 8 Law in Action
• Option 9 Our Economy
• Core 2.2 Employment Issues
• Option 11 Running a Business (ABW)