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Unit
1: Outcome 2
On completion of this
unit the student should be able to analyse contemporary Australian economic
issues using the tools and methods of economics and describe the changing
nature of economic issues in Australia.
To achieve this outcome
the student will draw on knowledge and related skills outlined in area
of study 2.
Key knowledge
This knowledge includes:
the meaning, measurement
and associated trends related to the selected contemporary economic issues
in the Australian economy;
a range of factors
affecting the selected contemporary economic issues in the Australian
economy; o the effect of changes in the Australian economy and how these
affect economic decision-making in the Australian economy;
a range of costs
and benefits associated with contemporary economic issues and their significance
for the Australian economy;
possible strategies,
policies and solutions for overcoming economic problems in the Australian
economy;
the validity of
alternative ideas, proposals or solutions to economic problems;
the importance of
citizenship, social and ethical considerations in relation to the selected
contemporary economic issues in the Australian economy.
Key skills
These skills include the ability to:
use a range of sources,
including print and electronic materials, to acquire economic information;
research and communicate
economic information;
apply economic knowledge,
concepts, models and skills;
express, interpret
and analyse economic information;
evaluate economic
arguments in relation to selected contemporary economic issues in the
Australian economy;
work cooperatively
in groups.
Assessment
The award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on a decision
that the student has demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes
specified for the unit. This decision will be based on the teacher's
assessment of the student's overall performance on assessment tasks
designated for the unit.
Demonstration of achievement of Outcome 2 must be based on the student's
performance on a selection of assessment tasks. Assessment tasks for
this unit will be selected from:
an analysis of written,
visual and statistical evidence;
a folio of applied
economic exercises;
problem-solving
tasks;
a folio of exercises
using print or electronic materials;
a report of an investigation;
case studies; a
debate;
an essay;
a-presentation (oral,
multimedia, visual, poster);
a web page design;
simulations;
tests.
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