Commerce

• This course is offered as a 200 hour elective.

• This course is offered as a 100 hour elective.

Commerce is a subject which gives practical knowledge and skills for handling money and understanding the world of business. It is also a valuable introduction to the study of Business Studies, Economics and Legal Studies for those students wishing to further their studies in this area in the future.

Objectives of the course are:

This course will suit students who have an interest in learning:

• Making wise choices with their money

• How to conduct their own financial affairs

• How to live independently

• How to start a business and how businesses operate

• The laws that control our lives

The course may include fieldwork, such as visits to courts, police stations and local businesses.

Students will enter competitions such as the ASX Sharemarket Game, where they create their own virtual stock portfolio. They will also participate in a program which gives students the opportunity to start their own business, where they plan, budget, market and run their business idea building innovation, enterprise and financial literacy skills in the process.

The Course Topics