ECONOMICS 21F - Full Year
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Warren.
This course leads on from Economics 11F.
It covers four major issues:
1.Inflation - What causes prices to rise, how rising prices affect people and businesses and how economists try to reduce inflation.
2.Economic Growth - How do economists attempt to grow the size of our economy and the positive and negative effects of a growing economy.
3.Trade - Why does NZ trade with other countries, what countries do we trade with and what goods and services does NZ import and export.
4.Government - Looks at how the government helps to reduce inflation, create growth and encourage international trade.
5.Employment - Examines what causes changes in employment and how these changes affect people and businesses.
In each topic students will use the share market, newspapers, internet and television, case studies and other media to help them understand how the NZ economy works.
Future Possibilities
Leads on to Year 13 Economics.
Career prospects are in the areas of business, management, marketing, law, media and many more.
Recommended Prior Learning
None although Year 11 Economics or Year 9/10 Accounting and Economics is an advantage.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Economics 2.1 - Analyse inflation using economic concepts and models
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Economics 2.2 - Analyse international trade using economic concepts and models
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Economics 2.3 - Analyse economic growth using economic concepts and models
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Economics 2.4 - Analyse unemployment using economic concepts and models
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Economics 2.6 - Analyse how government policies and contemporary economic issues interact