Commerce 2 – the economic and business environment
A Stage 4 commerce learning sequence, where students develop an understanding of the importance, and features of, the economic environment, including markets.
Students explore the nature, role and operation of businesses in the context of an increasingly globalised economy. Students investigate cause-and-effect relationships in relation to a major economic event or development affecting Australian consumers and businesses.
Syllabus
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Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Commerce 7–10 (2019) Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2019
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