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Students learn about:
Commerce and choice
Commerce and choice
- decisions affecting the quality of our lives
- consumer, financial, business, employment, legal
- environmental
- investigate the scope of Commerce and choice
- identify and classify examples of different types of commercial and legal decisions that people make on a daily basis
Students learn about:
- decisions affecting the quality of our lives
- consumer, financial, business, employment, legal
- environmental
- identify and classify examples of different types of commercial and legal decisions that people make on a daily basis
- recognise the consequences of commercial and legal decisions on the quality of our lives and the environment
Students learn about:
Consumer decisions
Consumer decisions
- comparison shopping:
- types of goods and services
- different brands and products
- choosing what to buy
- research consumer information from a variety of sources that may include the internet, advertising material, specialist magazines and comparison shopping surveys
- select and apply appropriate criteria to rank alternative purchasing options
- research and report on comparison shopping processes anddecisions using word processing applications
Students learn about:
- choosing where to buy
- range of locations and sources
- internet purchasing and mail order
- explain the factors influencing decisions to buy locally, regionally, interstate or globally, retail or wholesale, or on the internet
Students learn about:
- choosing where to buy
- types of retail outlets
- locally, interstate, globally
- explain the factors influencing decisions to buy locally, regionally, interstate or globally, retail or wholesale, or on the internet
Students learn about:
- key factors affecting consumer decisions
- finance, price, marketing, age, gender, convenience, service
- environmental considerations
- explain the factors affecting consumer decisions
- examine factors which contribute to changes in behaviour and practices by individuals and organisations
Students learn about:
Consumer protection
Consumer protection
- the need for consumer protection—scams and rip-offs
- use the internet to research scams and rip-offs
- identify the methods used in scams and rip-offs and analyse the ethics involved
Students learn about:
- features of a simple contract
- identify the features of a simple contract using at least one case study
Students learn about:
- legal rights and protective legislation for consumers
- investigate consumer laws and appropriate processes for consumer protection
Students learn about:
- organisations that provide assistance for consumers
- government departments and organisations—state and federal
- independent organisations
- work collaboratively to gather, interpret and present information on the protection provided by consumer protection agencies and independent bodies
Students learn about:
- the process of consumer redress
- remedies and their outcomes
- examine the processes involved in achieving redress
Students learn about:
Payment choices
Payment choices
- methods of payment
- cash, credit, direct debit, electronic funds transfer
- identify the criteria that should be considered when determining methods of payment for different suppliers
- research the criteria to determine the most appropriate methods of payment in a range of contexts
Students learn about:
- methods of payment
- cheque, lay-by, book-up
- identify the criteria that should be considered when determining methods of payment for different suppliers
- research the criteria to determine the most appropriate methods of payment in a range of contexts
- identify the advantages and disadvantages of book-up
- propose options that could be taken to improve financial services available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and remote communities
Students learn about:
- methods of keeping records
- develop and use spreadsheets and databases to maintain effective records and monitor monthly transactions including running totals of cash, direct debit and credit purchases
Students learn about:
- changes over time and the impact of technology
- identify how technology has impacted on the payment processes of businesses and consumers