WHAKATAUKI:

Unuhia te rito o te harakeke kei whea te kōmako e kō?
Whakatairangitia — rere ki uta, rere ki tai;
Ui mai koe ki ahau he aha te mea nui o te ao,
Māku e kī atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata!

Remove the heart of the flax bush and where will the kōmako sing?
Proclaim it to the land, proclaim it to the sea;
Ask me, “What is the greatest thing in the world?”
I will reply, “It is people, people, people!”

Nā, Meri Ngāroto, Te Aupōuri (1830s)

KAUPAPA:

Students will:-

• Understand and explore the use of basic accounting, economic, and business concepts and models to make sense of society and solve problems.

• Understand the market forces that affect their own economic participation.

• Recognise the significance of different attitudes and values which influence the choices that are made in allocating and managing resources.

• Have a basic understanding of the New Zealand economic system.

PREREQUISITES:    

• None

COURSE CONTENT:

•  Understanding an organisation's financial decision-making process and how their culture and values can influence its decision-making.

• Basic Accounting concepts such as Income Statements (Profit and Loss) and Cost/Volume/Profit Analysis

• Understanding how society benefits from concepts like interdependence, kaitiakitanga, enterprise, innovation and 'tauhokohoko'

• Understanding the various sectors of the economy, and why they are interdependent on each other.

COSTS:

FUTURE STUDIES / CAREER OPTIONS:

• Economist, 

• Accountant, 

• Marketer, Manager, Consultant, Teacher, Planner, Statistician

PATHWAYS @ JMC:

• NCEA: Year 11 Commerce International Baccalaureate

• NCEA Year 12 Accounting Economics

• NCEA: Year 12 Economics       Business and Management

• NCEA: Year 12 Agri-Business

• NCEA Year 13 Accounting

• NCEA: Year 13 Economics       

• NCEA: Year 13 Agri-Business