SECONDARY COMMERCE, BUSINESS STUDIES AND LEGAL STUDIES CATALOGUE Please pass on to: - Head of Business Studies - HSIE Department - Legal Studies Teacher - Economics Teacher Dear Teacher, Welcome to our catalogue of ready-to-use resources that will bring key ideas and concepts alive for your students and help them to understand theory in real-life contexts. Brand new to our range of best-selling titles is the Exploring Business series. Suitable for senior secondary Business subjects and VET studies these books contain lesson content that integrates short movie clips, interactive games and student work sheets into units of work ready for immediate delivery to your classes. Book 1 Introducing Business includes the elements of business, its significance to the Australian economy and society, key functions and the role of innovation. Day-to-Day Operations of Business focusses on communication, financial management and workplace health and safety. Ideal for senior Legal studies classes, the Interactive Instant Lessons Legal studies series contains lessons suitable for delivery on IWBs and laptops with interactive tasks, case studies, discussion questions and work sheets. The Australian legal system covers topics such as the Australian Constitution, why we need laws, sources of laws, human rights and justice and how disputes are resolved. Criminal laws and processes includes the nature of crime, criminal investigations, the court system, sentencing and punishment, international crime, and dealing with youth offenders. Civil laws and processes covers the nature of civil law, resolving disputes, contracts and torts, consumer laws, family and workplace law, and shelter and tenancy law. Happy teaching! Jennifer Gough Publisher www.blake.com.au
NEW RELEASE Exploring Business Business is a complex area of study and students at senior secondary and VET levels are expected to develop a range of knowledge and skills that cover diverse areas. This multimedia series provides easily accessible information through text, video and interactive games, which spans key secondary curriculum areas and VET performance criteria. The variety of activities encourage and support comprehension, informed consideration and discussion, decision making and understanding of reallife issues in business. Senior Year 11-12 RRP:$176.00 NEW The resources contained in these titles are ideal for presenting the compulsory unit course work content in a visually stimulating and varied manner. Page 24, Book 1 Introducing Business Screen shots of video & game Introducing Business The nature of business Key business functions Innovation Business classification and structures Corporate management Establishing and running a small business Targeting customers and customer relations Advertising Managing the market and PR relations Page 24, Day-to-day Operations of Business Screen shots of video & game Day-to-Day Business Operations Communication in business Financial management Occupational health and safety Knowing your organisation Personal organisation Working with colleagues and customers Technology and change Technology in business - ethics Technology in the workplace - creating documents
Interactive Instant Lessons - Legal studies This simple-to-use interactive series is designed for the busy teacher who needs curriculumspecific resources. The series features full-colour lessons for the IWB, supported with interactive activities and discussion questions, as well as student work sheets that can be completed onscreen or on hard copy. It is the ideal supplement to your existing resources, and it has the flexibility to be used in a range of learning environments and suits a range of teaching styles. RRP:$99.00 NEW Page 8, Civil Laws and Processes Page 26, Criminal Laws and Processes Page 26, The Australian Legal System Senior Year 11-12 The Australian Legal System Criminal Laws and Processes Civil Laws and Processes The need for laws The Australian Constitution Sources of law Human rights and justice Resolving disputes The nature crime Criminal investigation The court system Sentencing and punishment Special situations The nature of civil law Resolving disputes Contracts and torts Consumer laws Family law
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