LEVEL ONE

Code: L1COM

Course Outline

Commerce is all about using accounting, economic, and business ideas to understand how society works and solve problems. In this subject, you'll learn the knowledge, skills, and values needed to navigate and take part in the economic world. We'll study how people in the economic world make choices and see how those choices affect sustainability.

Vocational Pathway

Service, Manufacturing & Tech, Primary Industries, Creative.

Assessment

Internal 10 credits

External 10 credits

LEVEL TWO

Code: L2BUS

Course Outline

Throughout this course, we will investigate how and for what reasons big businesses in New Zealand make decisions about their operations, considering both internal and external factors. Economics, on the other hand, focuses on the choices individuals make when dealing with limited resources to fulfill their unlimited desires. Economists study the factors that impact people's well-being and strive to discover solutions that can enhance their quality of life.

NOTE: AS91225 and AS91227 meets UE reading credits

Vocational Pathways: Service, Manufacturing & Tech, Primary Industries, Creative. 

Assessment

Internal

91225 Analyse employment using economic concepts and models (Internal 4 credits)

91226 Analyse statistical data relating to two contemporary economic issues (4 credits)

91227 Analyse how government policies and contemporary economic issues interact (6 credits)

External

91227 Analyse inflation using economic concepts (External 4 credits)

Entry Criteria

Level 1 NCEA. Level 1 Business Studies recommended, but no prior knowledge is necessary.

LEVEL THREE

Code: L3BUS

Course Outline

Throughout this course, we will further delve into the reasons behind the operational decisions made by major businesses in New Zealand, taking into account both internal and external factors. The study of economics equips students with the ability to actively engage in economic activities and play a role in securing their future economic prosperity. Moreover, economics sheds light on the essential interconnectedness between New Zealand and the global community.

*Scholarships maybe offered to students that achieve excellence in all their internal assessments.

Vocational Pathways: Service, Manufacturing & Tech, Primary Industries, Creative.

Assessment

Internal

91401 Demonstrate understanding of micro-economic concepts (5 credits) - meets UE reading credits

91402 Demonstrate understanding of government interventions where the market fails to deliver efficient or equitable outcomes (4 credits) - meets UE reading credits 

External

91339 Demonstrate understanding of the efficiency of market equilibrium (4 credits) - meets UE reading and writing credits

91400 Demonstrate understanding of micro-economic concepts (4 credits)meets UE reading and writing credits 

Entry Criteria

Level 1 NCEA. Level 2 Business Studies recommended, but no prior knowledge is necessary.