About this Subject
- Length of Study: Full Year
- Number of SACE Credits: 20
- Pre-Requisite Information: Nil
Subject Overview
In Stage 2 students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and understandings to engage in designing, sustaining, and transforming business in the modern world. They engage with complex, dynamic, real-world problems to identify and design, test, iterate and communicate viable business solutions. Students learn to innovate and think like designers to find and solve problems that matter to specific people in a business environment characterised by change and uncertainty.
Stage 2 Business Innovation is based on three contexts:
- Designing Business
- Sustaining Business
- Transforming Business
Students develop and apply their understanding of the following learning strands, including:
- Innovation
- Decision-Making and Project Management
- Financial Literacy and Information Management
- Global, Local and Digital Perspectives
Assessment
Stage 2 assessment is comprised of 70% school-based assessment which is externally moderated by the SACE Board and 30% external assessment which is externally marked by the SACE Board. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
70% School Based Assessment:
- Assessment Type 1: Business Skills (40%)
- Assessment Type 2: Business Model (30%)
30% External Assessment:
- Business Plan and Pitch (30%)
