Business and Marketing Course List

Course Components

• Accounting
  This section of the course will develop your awareness of the need for financial affairs of individuals, whānau, and local small entities
• Economics
  This part of the course focuses on the interaction between consumers and producers in the marketplace. You will look at the issues involved in decision making and budgeting
• Business Studies
  This section of the course is about how businesses are developed and operate. You will also cover issues such as marketing, business organisation, and human resources

Course Components

Semester One

• Gain practical experience in operating a business as part of a group, creating a product, and selling it
• Managing debt and KiwiSaver
• Develop creative thinking and problem solving skills
• Visit a local business to learn fi rsthand about starting a business

Semester Two

• Investigate how businesses motivate their staff , and look at this firsthand when visiting a local business
• Apply business knowledge to a critical problem in a large business context

Course Components

• Investigating the fi nancial life stages
• Managing debt and KiwiSaver
• Becoming fi nancially secure and responsible
• Insurance and banking products

Semester 1

• Finances and Insurance
  Flatting and Budgeting

Semester 2

• Taxation and Investment
  Employment

Course Components

• You work in groups to form a company, undertake market research, produce a business plan, present a pitch on your business idea and sell your goods or service
• There is the opportunity to take part in the Young Enterprise Scheme
• As a budding entrepreneur, you will have the chance to make money while still at school
• Develop skills such as problem-solving, co-operation, decision-making, negotiation, and communication
• There is the option to explore some major NZ businesses and government organisations and their effect on the economy