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PDF documents Economics and Business

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business are available as PDF documents. Economics and Business: Sequence of content 7-10 Economics and Business: Sequence of achievement 7-10

PDF documents | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Aims Economics and Business

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

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) ACHEK017

examining how businesses respond to the demands of consumers (for example, preference for healthy options, environmentally friendly packaging or organic food)

Elaboration (1) ACHEK018

explaining the need for setting short- and long-term personal financial objectives and prioritising personal financial responsibilities and needs over wants

Elaboration (1) ACHEK019

observing local businesses to identify factors that contribute to their success (for example, location, quality of service, a high-quality product, sound management practices)

Elaboration (1) ACHEK020

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

Elaboration (1) ACHES021

identifying the steps needed for an investigation and the resources needed

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 (1) ACHES024

identifying the costs and benefits associated with alternatives (for example, the costs and benefits of being an employee compared with being a business owner)

Elaboration (1) ACHES025

applying enterprising behaviours to a class activity (for example, by taking on a leadership role in a project, establishing goals, accepting responsibility, and negotiating and working with others during the investigation)

Elaboration (1) ACHES026

using economics and business terms when presenting conclusions such as market, workforce, income, financial objectives, entrepreneurial behaviours and skills, costs and benefits

Elaboration (1) ACHEK027

identifying different types of markets that operate in Australia such as retail markets, labour markets, financial markets, stock markets

Elaboration (1) ACHEK028

recognising that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities participate in contemporary markets (for example, employment, social contribution) and identifying the barriers to access to contemporary markets (for example, distance, poverty)

Elaboration (1) ACHEK029

investigating the ways the rights of consumers are protected through the law (for example, warranties, cooling off periods)

Elaboration (1) ACHEK030

explaining why a person or group of people would choose to establish one type of business rather than another

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 …

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