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ACHEK020

Why individuals work, types of work and how people derive an income

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHEK031

Influences on the ways people work and factors that might affect work in the future

Elaborations ScOT Terms

The Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business aims to ensure students develop: enterprising behaviours and capabilities that can be transferable into life, work and business opportunities and will contribute to the development and prosperity of individuals …

Aims | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 8 Economics and Business

The Year 8 curriculum gives students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts by exploring the ways markets – including traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander markets – work within Australia, …

Year 8 | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHEK031

predicting changes to work in the future and possible outcomes (for example, ‘What could be the effect of a changing attitude to work–life balance or the decline of some industries?’)

Structure Economics and Business

The Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business is organised in two related strands: economics and business knowledge and understanding, and economics and business inquiry and skills. In both these strands, the study of economics and business issues, …

Structure | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 Economics and Business

The Year 7 curriculum gives students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts by exploring what it means to be a consumer, a worker and a producer in the market, and the relationships between these groups. …

Year 7 | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHEK020

exploring different types of work such as full-time, part-time, casual, at home, paid, unpaid, unrecognised, volunteer

Elaboration ACHES034

interpreting data in tables, charts and graphs to identify relationships (for example, correlations between the location of groups and access to work opportunities)

Elaboration (3) ACHEK042

discussing the responsibilities of government in improving the conditions of workers (for example, work health and safety, equal employment opportunity, anti-discrimination laws)

Rationale Economics and Business

As mass global flows of people, resources, finances and information produce social, economic, political and environmental complexities and challenges, Australia needs enterprising individuals who can make informed decisions and actively participate …

Rationale | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHES023

using data to make predictions about future trends (for example, the trend of shopping online, trends in working hours or how people work)

Elaboration ACHEK031

investigating present influences on the ways people work, such as technological change, outsourced labour in the global economy, rapid communication changes, casualisation of the workforce

Achievement Standard Economics and Business Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students explain how markets operate and recognise why governments may influence the market’s operation. They explain the rights and responsibilities of consumers and businesses in terms of financial and economic decision-making. …

Elaboration ACHEK020

investigating the contribution that work can make to an individual (for example, earning an income, contributing to an individual’s self-esteem, contributing to the community, material and non-material living standards and happiness)

Elaboration ACHES023

interpreting tables, charts and graphs containing economic or business data to identify trends (for example, to answer the question: ‘To what extent has the number of people in casual work increased?’)

Elaboration (1) ACHEK031

identifying changes to the workforce over time, such as the jobs available, the way individuals or communities value particular work, career length and human resource development, changing demography, corporate social responsibility and sustainability …

Elaboration ACHEK052

identifying examples of fiscal and monetary policy options designed to improve the standard of living, such as productivity policy, training and workforce development, taxation, work visas, migration, buying or selling government securities

Achievement Standard Economics and Business Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe the interdependence of consumers and producers in the market. They explain the importance of short- and long-term planning to individual and business success and identify different strategies that may be used. They …

Elaboration ACHES021

developing questions to form the basis of an economic or business investigation (for example, ‘Why do people work?’, ‘Why is it important to plan ways to achieve personal financial objectives?’, 'Why are consumers and producers reliant on each other?', …

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