LEVEL: Year 10
LENGTH: 1 Semester
Recommended background: Satisfactory completion of Year 9 History and/or Year 9 Law & Personal Finance or Year 9 Geography
Content:
This course aims to give students the opportunity to explore Australia’s role and responsibilities in global politics and the global economy. Students will develop the understanding and skills that will enable them to become informed and active global citizens. Students will develop the understanding and skills that will enable them to become informed and active global citizens. There are three topics of study in this course.
In Globalisation, students study the national and international nature of decisions and how they impact both physically and financially on Australians and on the environment.
In the Civics and Law unit, students may study the history of law and different systems of government around the world, Australia’s legal obligations such as its role in the United Nations and/or the global rights of children.
In the Economics and Business unit, students may study the different economic systems around the world, Australia’s trade agreements, the stock exchange and/or sustainable economic development in a globalising world.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes. Students understanding and skills will be assessed in a variety of tasks that may include:
- A folio that analysis several different governments’ globalisation strategies around the world.
- Media analyses into contemporary Australian and World issues.
- Short answer tests on course content.
- Case studies that explore Australia’s economic and political obligations.
- Practical collaborative tasks that investigate a current business topic.
Leads to: Stage 1 Legal Studies, Stage 1 Business Innovation, Stage 1 Modern History, Stage 1 Society & Culture.