Level 1 Commerce

Commerce is the use and exploration of accounting, economic, and business concepts and models to make sense of society, and solve problems. In this subject, students will build the knowledge, skills, and values they need to navigate, and participate in, the economic world. They will learn how participants in the economic world make decisions, and they will analyse how these decisions impact on sustainability.

Students will learn that decision making is necessitated by scarcity, and that decisions are informed by a variety of cultural perspectives and lenses. Learning and assessment will examine Māori, Pacific, and other approaches to commerce, and business models from whānau and organisation contexts.

Notes

1. All credits gained in Commerce will count towards an student’s NCEA Level 1 Certificate.
2. As a subject, students need to enter at least three of the four of assessment standards
3. Students will need to be prepared to work in groups.
4. Students will require their own computer device for research purposes and assessment completion including externals. (All externals are to be completed digitally)
5. Students will be expected to interact with members of the community. It is hoped that members of the community will act as mentors for the ākonga taking Commerce.
6. Level 1 Commerce will provide an introduction to those ākonga wanting to take Level 2 Accounting and /or Level 2 Economics