11HACS

Year 11 Humanities - Accounting

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Miss S. Lal.

Students study Accounting specifically as it affects individuals, households, community organisations and sole proprietor's businesses. It equips students with the ability to cope with the essential skills of modern money management regardless of the career path they choose in their future.

Accounting enables the students to understand, process and communicate financial information for both an individual and a wide variety of business entities. It promotes self-management of personal financial and spreadsheets skills that are essential in daily life. Students also develop the ability to apply financial knowledge and skills to practical situations. It provides the basis for the accurate processing of data into meaningful information which in turn is analysed and interpreted to assist many users of financial reports to make wise decisions.


This is a half year course and counts as one option course selections.

Who would be interested in this course?

Students who enjoyed Accounting in Year 10 Commerce or students who enjoy numbers in Maths.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 5 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 5 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 92028 v3
NZQA Info
Commerce 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of an organisation's financial decision-making
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: Y
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 5
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 5