Year 10 commerce
PŪTAIAO PĀPORI - SOCIAL SCIENCES
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The social sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens. Contexts are drawn from the past, present, and future and from places within and beyond New Zealand. - New Zealand Curriculum
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Please note: This is a half-year course taken in conjunction with either 10GEO or 10HIS.
WHY STUDY COMMERCE AT YEAR 10?
Year 10 Commerce is an introduction to all commercial subjects - Economics, Business and Accounting and helps you understand the financial world around you. This course is helpful but not a prerequisite, should a student wish to explore commercial subjects in the senior school.
Accounting, Business and Economics can be studied through to Year 13. There are a wide variety of commerce-related degrees, diplomas and certificates offered by tertiary institutions or you can simply use the skills learnt in your everyday life.
What will I learn?
As a Commerce student you will develop transferable skills like:
critical thinking
being innovative
communicating - oral and written
collaboration
leadership
resilience
self-management
You will also learn subject specific knowledge of:
financial literacy (loans, interest rates, capital)
Accounting concepts and analysis (how to read a financial statements)
fundamentals of marketing (the 'marketing mix')
the decision making process
What WILL I DO?
You will play a two semester simulation game running your own clothing store as part of a group. You will be competing against other teams in your class to operate the most successful store.
Teams will make decisions about what to sell in your store, where it will be located, how to advertise it, what price to charge etc.
Activities will include:
brand development (designing a logo, catch phrase, advertisements and infomercials)
developing customer profiles from a target market
applying for a loan
designing a store plan layout
During the game you will explain how your decisions have been made and it's impact on the business.
wHAT will I NEED?
Be willing to participate in group and class discussions and work collaboratively.
You will need to enjoy critical thinking, reading, writing, role playing, problem solving and sharing ideas.
How is this course assessed?
There will be two main ways you will be assessed:
you will build a portfolio of work during the course (e.g. monthly decisions and class activities), and
prepare a final report analysing your business performance (such as include market analysis, mark up and interpretation of profitability)
We hope you have a successful and interesting year!
Luke Williams is in charge of Commerce – please feel free to contact him: