Business
Subject description
About Business
Business provides opportunities for students to develop business knowledge and skills to contribute meaningfully to society, the workforce and the marketplace. It prepares them as potential employees, employers, leaders, managers and entrepreneurs.
What will students learn?
In studying Business, students will learn about the following:
Unit 1 - Business Creation
Unit 2 - Business Growth
Unit 3 - Business Diversification
Unit 4 - Business Evolution
How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
Examination — combination response (25%)
Investigation — business report (25%)
Extended response — feasibility report (25%)
Examination — combination response (25%)
Where can Business lead?
A course of study in Business can lead to the following:
Business Management
Business Development
Entrepreneurship
Business Analytics
Economics
Business Law
Accounting and Finance
International Business
Marketing
Human Resources Management
Business Information Systems
What's great about Business?
Business is a subject that contains real-life skills that will help students for the rest of their lives! The skills and knowledge acquired from Business will help students feel comfortable transitioning to the workforce with their first job and prepare them for the entirety of their careers.
Students will look at real businesses in Australia and across the world to understand the ever-changing Business landscape in the 21st Century. This course incorporates so many skills that are useful for every young person in Australia.
These include:
consumer and financial literacy
how to start a business
how businesses operate
budgeting and personal finance, and so much more!
No matter who you are and what you decide to do after you finish schooling, a Business course can help prepare you for Adulthood. It supports pathways beyond school that lead to tertiary studies, vocational education or work.
