Prerequisites
Minimum C result for semester one, Year 10 Humanities
Corequisites
N/A
Subject Description
Business is relevant to all individuals in a rapidly changing, technologically-focused and innovation-driven world. Through studying Business, students are exposed to authentic and real-life practices.
The knowledge and skills developed in Business will allow students to contribute meaningfully to society, the workforce and the marketplace and prepare them as potential employees, employers, leaders, managers and entrepreneurs of the future.
Weekly workload in hours
4+ hours
Structure
Business creation
| Business growth
| Business diversification
| Business evolution
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Fundamentals of business
| Establishment of a business
| Competitive markets
| Repositioning a business
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Creation of business ideas
| Entering markets
| Strategic development | Transformation of a business
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Assessment
Schools devise assessments in Units 1 and 2 to suit their local context. In Units 3 and 4 students complete four summative assessments. The results from each of the assessments are added together to provide a subject score out of 100.
Students will also receive an overall subject result (A-E).
Summative assessment
Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1):
Examination - combination response
| 25% | Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3): Extended response - feasibility report
| 25% |
Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2):
Investigation - business report
| 25% | Summative internal assessment 4 (IA4): Examination - combination response
| 25% |
