Secondary Education: Business Studies, Commerce, Work Education

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UNE unit code: EDSS321

*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

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Trimester 2 - Online

24/7 online support

Intensive schools

Supervised exam

Credit points

UNE student studies on a laptop on her lounge at home

Learn to become a confident teacher of Business Studies, Work Studies and Commerce in secondary schools. By studying Business Studies, Work Studies and Commerce, you will understand what is required in the Business Education curriculum from all Australian states and apply strategies to improve competence in the teaching of these subject areas.

In this unit you will examine the curriculum for Commerce, Business Studies, Work Studies and Life Skills and create effective learning and assessment tasks for your students, including those with diverse learning needs. You will learn how to articulate your rationale for incorporating literacy, numeracy, financial literacy, civics and citizenship, values education, ethics and sustainability, to your teaching and learning activities.

This unit will also examine the need for ongoing professional development for teachers in this area, so as to future proof your career and incorporate relevant teaching materials and pedagogical strategies in your lessons.

Offerings

Teaching period	Mode/location
Trimester 2	Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

EDSS311 or EDSS411 and candidature in BA/BTeach or BEd(InServConv) or BEd(K-12Teach) or MTeach(Sec)

Restrictions

EDSS421

Notes

This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Catherine VolpeLecturer in Social Science Education - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of Stage 6 Business Studies, Years 7–10 Commerce and Years 7–10 Work Education (GTSD 2.1.1);
organise syllabus content into effective teaching and learning sequences and lesson plans which demonstrate knowledge of curriculum, assessment and reporting as well as understanding of financial literacy and numeracy teaching strategies applicable to Stage 6 Business Studies, Years 7–10 Commerce and Years 7–10 Work Education (GTSD 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1);
incorporate a range of teaching strategies including ICT, that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students across the full range of abilities and backgrounds to engage and expand their curriculum learning. (GTSD 1.3.1, 1.5.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1); and
demonstrate a capacity to design assessment tasks, provide timely feedback to students on their learning, and interpret assessment data to evaluate student learning and modify teaching practice. (GDTS 5.2.1, 5.4.1).

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Assessment 1	Yes	40%	All offerings	Essay and teaching plan.Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1 No. Words: 1500
Assessment 2	Yes	60%	All offerings	Curriculum Planning Task. Relates to GTSD: 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 5.2.1, 5.4.1 No. Words: 2500

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assessment 1

Yes

40%

All offerings

Essay and teaching plan.Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1

No. Words: 1500

Assessment 2

Yes

60%

All offerings

Curriculum Planning Task. Relates to GTSD: 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 5.2.1, 5.4.1

No. Words: 2500

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.