11COM

Level 1 Commerce

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Healy.

Commerce is the use and exploration of accounting, economic, and business concepts and models to make sense of society and solve problems. In this subject, students will build the knowledge, skills, and values they need to navigate, and participate in, the economic world. They will learn how participants in the economic world make decisions, and they will analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability.

Students will learn that decision-making is necessitated by scarcity and that decisions are informed by a variety of cultural perspectives and lenses. Learning and assessment will examine different approaches to commerce, and business models from whānau and organisation contexts.

Students of Commerce will:

  • explore how different information and models can be used to communicate financial and non-financial decisions.
  • apply problem-solving skills to situations in their local communities.
  • learn to think about problems from the perspective of other people and groups.
  • understand that Māori, Pacific, and other perspectives have different models and concepts.
  • develop a toolkit which allows them to work through real-life problems relating to individual, whānau, and community financial wellbeing
  • begin exploring what role they play, or will play, in the economy, from both a cultural and professional viewpoint
  • make increasingly appropriate selections of models and concepts in appropriate circumstances.

Recommended Prior Learning

Results from Year 10 will used to assess capability for external assessment

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$25 for workbooks and materials
Ruler, 1b5, Clear file.
Field trips' may occur and will be costed at the time.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 92028 v3
NZQA Info
Commerce 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of an organisation's financial decision-making
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: Y
A.S. 92029 v3
NZQA Info
Commerce 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of price determination for an organisation
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92030 v2
NZQA Info
Commerce 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of how interdependent financial relationships are affected by an event
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92031 v3
NZQA Info
Commerce 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of the financial viability of an organisation
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 10
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 5