Level 2 Accounting & Business Enterprise (ABE202)
ABE202 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs N. Sewell, Mrs A. Peszynski.
Recommended Prior LearningOpen Entry - you may select this course, even if you have did not take Year 11 Commerce (COM101)
In this Social Science course students learn about the language of business, investigate practical applications for aspiring small business owners and develop skills in personal financial literacy. We look at decision making and future proofing with the aim of businesses becoming more sustainable.
This course has a commerce theme combining Achievement Standards and Unit Standards from the Accounting, Business Studies, Agribusiness and Financial literacy domains. It provides a pathway for students wishing to continue with their studies of accounting, and for those who are interested in business studies and developing practice financial literacy skills and want to pick it up for the first time.
Students are offered between 14 and 18 credits in this course, depending on their future goals, interests and abilities.
Course Overview
Term 1
Do you want to be a millionaire? Look at how to manage your money.
Making decisions and adjustments to budgets to ensure they are fit for purpose and you have a money goal in mind so that you can afford that school trip, ball dress or other expensive items.
Term 2
What motivates employers and employees to turn up at work?
Look at the links and connections with Maori Business Concepts.
Using case studies of small businesses we look at how they operate and the source documents that they use.
Term 3
Do you want to run a small business in the future?
Gain an understanding of financial statements for sole traders and how they work.
Term 4
Small business financial statements will be fine tuned ready for the external examinations
Level 2 optional courses, Social Sciences
Assessment Policy & Procedures Assessment Information
3 internals and 1 or 2 externals. Assessments will be targeted to the needs of the students
Level 3 Accounting & Business Enterprise (ABE303)
Small Business, Chartered accountant, Entrepreneur, Accounts Manager, Business Administration
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery1 x1B8 exercise book , calculator
Workbook purchased through the school (approx. $25 to be confirmed in 2023)