10ENT

10 Enterprise (Line 1)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

Enterprise is about developing skills and attributes which will equip students to be resourceful, creative, and strategic thinkers. The first module includes exploring the economic world of sustainable use of scarce resources and positive outcomes for stakeholders. Students will participate in team challenges to provide opportunities to show their innovative and problem-solving skills.

The second module includes exploring the marketing mix by designing, creating and marketing their product ideas for either our school Craft Market Day and/or presenting to a Shark Tank panel.

Student learning be assessed by sitting two individual topic tests (open book) and a team product idea Slides presentation. The commerce concepts students will cover in this course includes circular flow of income, notion of scarcity, kaitiakitanga, decision-making process, pūtake, marketing mix and break-even.

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Disclaimer

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