NCEA Level 2 Economics
12ECO Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr T. Tinworth.
Recommended Prior LearningY11 Commerce, or in consultation with the teacher in charge of Economics. Students need to be interested and curious in how the world works and relating real world events to economic models. Regular watching of the news and keeping up to date with current events is expected.
Literacy and Numeracy at L1 is essential.
This course covers major economic issues that affect all of us, inflation, international trade, and economic growth. You will be able to understand and measure these issues as well as understand their cause and possible effects. You will also become aware of Government policies designed to address these issues.
It is a very informative and topical course, which provides you the opportunity to better understand the nature of the New Zealand economy. Economics complements learning in other subjects and this course provides a good background of understanding for study at a higher level.
A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student attempting the assessment.
Course Overview
Term 1
Inflation topic with derived grade approx week 8
Start economic growth
Term 2
economic growth derived grade approx week 5
Government policies internal - due approx week 2 of term 3
Term 3
First internal due week 2
Second internal for approx 5 weeks
Revision inflation with second derived grade
Revision Growth with second derived grade
Term 4
Revision
Assessment Policy & Procedures Pathway Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
It is recommended that students purchase an economics workbook at approximately $25.
Ring Binder, A4 Refill (14B8), 1J5
A personal device is required for this subject.