ISSUE THREE 2011

Please take some time to review the updated the CETA Catalogues for Term 3 which are now on our website as they contain resources appropriate for learning, teaching, and assessing in each of the subjects we support. This term our new resources focus on Accounting and Business Studies, while not forgetting Digital Technologies and Economics which we continue to review to ensure they meet current requirements.

The 2011 CETA Practice Exams have been added to the catalogues and of course are still available.

A number of schools have decided of offer courses in Accounting in order to meet the New Zealand Curriculum Level Five Social Sciences Curriculum Objectives:

  • understand how systems of government in New Zealand operate and affect people’s lives, and how they compare with another system.
  • understand how economic decisions impact on people, communities and nations
  • understand how people seek and have sought economic growth through business, enterprise and innovation.

Clearly such a course should have meaningful outcomes for students whether they select Accounting at Level 5 only or continue their studies at a higher level. The newNZCETA New Zealand Curriculum Level 5 AccountingHandbook has been written to assist with the programme design and implementation ensuring that the subject can progress to meet the Accounting Learning Objectives through The New Zealand Curriculum Levels and links with NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3. Topics have been suggested which are appropriate for students at Level 5 and allow for the varying time allocations that different schools make available.

This Handbook will be a valuable resource for any school where Accounting is offered as well as for classroom teachers, including for the assistance it will give to teachers who may not be Accounting subject experts but are required to teach a Level 5 class.

We have also begun developing teaching and learning materials to support the suggested NZCETA Level 5 Accounting course, see Acc 11/3/1 below. This development is continuing.

Another addition to our resources are the A3 posters which overview Accounting at Level 5 and Level 6. These are suitable for classroom display. Although these have copyright to NZCETA, we are making them available in electronic form to schools who may wish to include them in documents such as course selection booklets as they clearly show course coverage. Refer below and to subject catalogues.A similar overview is available for Business Studies. Refer below and to subject catalogues.

We are pleased to offer a range of new NZC Level 7/NCEA Level 2 Business Studies resources which are detailed below.

Accounting teachers will be aware that CPA Australia is growing its membership in NZ and is one of the world’s largest accounting bodies. With more than 130,000 members working in over 100 countries, their brand and their market is global. CPA Australia is a major sponsor of Business Educators Australasia of which NZCETA is an affiliate and therefore CPA Australia is also a major sponsor of NZCETA.

Addressed to The Teacher in Charge of Accounting - all schools should have received a CPA Australia DVD packand enclosed a copy of CPA Passport Registrationwhich invites secondary students to join CPA Australia in order to receive information to assist them with their studies. There is no charge for registration. Please note in New Zealand students in year 13 are welcome to join. Teachers can also register for membership using this form. Further copies can be photocopied or registration can be online at

Please note the completed form/s return address in New Zealand is:

Attention: Bronwen

CPA Australia

PO Box 105-893

Auckland 1143

Fax: 09 9148790 or scan the passport form to email

Please let CETA know if you have note received the pack and we will ensure one is sent to you. We will also be sending out with all orders from Term 3 a copy of the CPA Australia magazine Real Business issue 2 2011, which will be useful for accounting, business studies and economics references.

Please

We informed members in the 14 July CETA Chat of the two half-day workshops we were offering in Term 3 and during the holiday break we sent out registration forms.Please note the two extra workshops being offered – Accounting inNelson and Economics in Palmerston North. The workshops are intended to prepare participants for 2012 teaching in Accounting NCEA Level 2 and Economics NCEA Level 2. Both subjects have new achievement standards which will be examined for the first time in 2012. We are pleased to have facilitators both of whom participated in the development of the new achievement standards and have in-depth knowledge of the subjects. The workshop is 2 hours followed by an optional session for anyone who wishes to ask general questions relating to the subject.

Registration Fees are GST inclusive Members: $85 and Non Members: $120. When your registration has been processed CETA will email you with relevant information including the workshop venue. Note: No door sales are permitted.

An overview of the programme is as follows

Note the times – each workshop will be as follows

  • 8.30 am till 9.00 am: Registration, tea, coffee
  • 9.00 am till 11.00 am: Preparing for NCEA Level 2
  • 11.00 am till 11.30 am: Morning Tea
  • 11.30 am till 12.30 pm: Optional Add-on Session ‘Addressing Your Questions on any NCEA Level’

Accounting Preparing for NCEA Level 2 in 2012 facilitator Andrea Thompson

10 August: Auckland

11 August: Rotorua

12 August: Wellington

15 August: Christchurch

16 August: Dunedin

26 August: Palmerston North (NB: Times 9.30 amstart and 12.30 pm finish followed by optional session - programme as above)

10 November:Nelson (NB: Times 4 pm start and 6 pm finish followed by optional sessions – programme as above)

Economics Preparing for NCEA Level 2 in 2012 facilitator Derek McLauchlan

15 August: Dunedin

25 August: Auckland

26 August: Rotorua

30 August: Wellington

14 September: Christchurch (NB: date has now changed)

16 September: Palmerston North (NB: Times 9.30 am start and 1.30 pm finish - programme as above).

Please note that there is a comprehensive range of previously advertised resources in each of the Catalogues which can be found on or email requesting the specific catalogue/s you would like emailed to you. NOTE all prices are GST inclusive.All resources are sent on disk with the exception of booklets which can be hardcopy or disk copy and posters which are hardcopy only. Please ensure you read the NZCETA Sales Policy prior to purchasing resource materials. All credit orders MUST include a school order number.

ACCOUNTING

NZCETA New Zealand Curriculum Level 5 Accounting Handbook Code AB9 Price $84

Published July 2011

This booklet has been developed to assist schools and teachers when designing and implementing programmes for Accounting appropriate for The New Zealand Curriculum Level 5; the Social Sciences Learning Objectives. It links with the NZC Level 5 Social Sciences Curriculum Objectives and shows how Accounting progresses through the NZC Levels and links with NCEA Levels 1, 2 & 3. This comprehensive booklet addresses all of the topics that need to be considered in programme design for scheme development, documents to refer to and the appropriate steps to follow. Also included are sections on teaching strategies; content development; learning experiences and assessment activities; resources; and evaluation. The key competencies and values are included where appropriate.

Contents: Introduction

Part A

NZC Level 5 Accounting Programme; Developing and Implementing an Accounting Programme; Key Competencies and Values in Accounting; Curriculum Objectives; Resources in Accounting; Assessment in Accounting; Evaluation of an Accounting Programme; Topic Plans

Part B

Scheme Planner; Extrapolating the Topics

Appendix

Appendix One – Possible Term Planners; Appendix Two – Accounting Terms

NZCETA New Zealand Curriculum Level 5 Accounting Programme Code AB10Price $30

This poster is suitable for the classroom wall. It gives a graphic overview of the NZCETA Accounting Programme appropriate for NZC Level 5. It shows the suggested topics, the key competencies woven through the topics and the possible contexts to be used, along with extension points. The poster is printed on A3. The poster is also available in electronic form for schools to use in documents such as course selection booklets, etc. Posters available in hardcopy only

NZCETA New Zealand Curriculum Level 6 & NCEA Level 1 Accounting Programme Code AB11 Price $30

This poster is suitable for the classroom wall. It gives graphic overview of the NZCETA Accounting Programme appropriate for NZC Level 6/NCEA Level 1 which has been developed to ensure the course progresses in a logical way through the Learning Objectives outlined in the Senior Secondary Teaching and Learning Guidelines for Accounting. It shows the suggested strands, the key competencies woven through the topics and the possible contexts to be used, along with extension points. The poster is printed on A3. The poster is also available in electronic form for schools to use in documents such as course selection booklets, etc. Posters available in hardcopy only

Introduction to AccountingCode ACC 11/3/1Price $40

Suitable for NZC Level 5/Year 10

Curriculum Objectives: Level 5 Social Sciences

  • understand how economic decisions impact on people and communities.
  • understand how people seek and have sought economic growth through business, enterprise and innovation

This comprehensive teaching and learning pack is a resource which allows teachers and students a variety of interesting ways of discovering aspects of introductory accounting. It assumes little or no prior knowledge of accounting. Students will develop an understanding of accounting, the terminology used and how it is applied in context.

Contents: Resource Descriptor; Teacher Guidelines – what is accounting; financial elements; accounting equation; Activities: role play; board game; timed activity; presentation activity; monopoly; flow chat; card game; fact or fiction

BUSINESS STUDIES

Give and Let Live! Code BS 11/3/1Price $40

NZC Level 7 NCEA Level 2Assessment LinksAS 90844 (2.2) AS 90848 (2.6) Theme: Business Environment

Learning Objective: explore how and why businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to internal and external factors

Key Competencies: Thinking - Makes links and connections; Relating to others - Interacts effectively with a diverse range of people; Participating and Contributing - demonstrate willingness to participate in own time, as and when appropriate

This resource includes useful teaching and revision notes to support teachers of Business Studies in the delivery of content and activities in the topics of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. It may also be used as a foundation for discussing Achievement Standard 909848 which requires students to conduct a business activity with a ‘community well-being focus. This unit defines corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. It compares the difference between the two concepts and explores issues around marketing and ethics. An assignment based activity is included.

Contents: Teacher Notes & Teacher Guidelines; Five Activities; PowerPoint (16 slides); Two Appendices; Appendix - Student Assignment

Political Influences Code BS 11/3/2Price $40

NZC Level 7NCEA Level 2Assessment LinksAS 90844 (2.2) Theme: Business Environment

Learning Objective: explain how and why large businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to external and internal factors

Key Competencies: Participating and Contributing - participate actively in a learning activity; choose an appropriate response from a range of options; justify own or others’ choice of action in a specific situation; critique a range of possible actions in a situation and their likely consequences

This resource has been created to support teachers of Level 2 Business Studies with activities that relate to the topic Political Influences. The resource pack contains discussion questions, mock general election activity, a political quiz, kiwisaver activity, worksheets with suggested teacher solutions and a detailed guideline for teachers. The eight activities will provide students with a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the political influences:

  • Identify the political influences that impact on business
  • Explain the impact of changes on business

Contents: Teacher Notes & Teacher Guidelines; PPT discussion question; Political quiz with suggested solutions; Political impacts that relate to a business worksheet with suggested solutions; Budget winners and losers student worksheet with student solutions; How will win? General Election debate; Guest speaker – possible preparation questions; Kiwisaver activity with suggested solutions; In the news. Political Influences activity

Technological Influences Code BS 11/3/3Price $40

NZC Level 7 NCEA Level 2 Assessment Links AS 90844 (2.2) Theme: Business Environment

Learning Objective: explain how and why large businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to external and internal factors

Key Competencies: Managing self - in particular the following: follow an example set by others; give opinion of own progress towards meeting learning goals; select and discuss evidence of own or others’ progress in relation to a learning goal

This resource has been created to support teachers of Level 2 Business Studies with activities that relate to the topic Technological Influences. The resource pack contains a Venn diagram about technology in both personal and business lives, technology brainstorming tools, PPT notes, quizzes, general class discussion questions on technology, worksheets and suggested teacher solutions and a detailed guideline for teachers. The activities will provide students with a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the technology influences:

  • Identify the technological influences that can impact on business
  • Explain the positive and negative impacts of technology on business stakeholders

Contents:Teacher Notes & Guidelines; PPT discussion questions; Technology Venn Diagram; Technology Cut and Paste Activity; PPT Technology notes with a student worksheet; Mindmap of different technologies; Technology worksheet; Student Research Worksheet; Poster or technology diagram for students

Making ConnectionsCode BS 11/3/4 Price $40

NZC Level 7 NCEA Level 2 Theme: Business Environment

Learning Objective: explore how and why businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to internal and external factors

Key Competencies: Thinking - makes links and connections; Relating to others - interacts effectively with a diverse range of people; Participating and Contributing - demonstrate willingness to participate in own time, as and when appropriate

This resource includes useful teaching and revision notes to support teachers of Business Studies in the delivery of content and activities in the topic of Global Trends.

This unit defines multinationals. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages for both the multinational and the host country. An explanation of the complimentary and conflicting relationships between multinationals and local competition is explored. Cultural awareness issues when conducting international business are also investigated. Activities are attached for both.

Contents: Teacher Notes & Teacher Guidelines; Scenarios: Appendices

Booming Marvellous!Code BS 11/3/5Price $40

NZC Level 7 NCEA Level 2 Theme: Business Environment

Learning Objective: explore how and why large businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to internal and external factors

Key Competencies: Thinking

This resource in Business Environment addresses the role of social influences on business. It investigates the impact of an ageing population on business. The activity involves reading a news article, ‘Ageing population a business opportunity’, and answering questions. Students then take one area of retail and consider what businesses could do to appeal to the older generation. Students investigate differences between generations in the workforce and the challenges facing business. The aim of the activity is to find a solution to one or more of the challenges of the generation gap at work. There is a set of student worksheets which are used in conjunction with the Powerpoint presentation.

Contents:Teacher Notes & Teacher Guidelines; Key competency – Thinking; Guidelines for Teachers; Definitions; Background; Working in groups; Getting started; Powerpoint (18 slides); Four Activities

Business Operations & DevelopmentCode BS 11/3/6Price $45

NZC Level 7 NCEA Level 2 Assessment Link AS 90846 (2.4) Theme: Functions of Business

Learning Objective: explore how and why large businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to internal and external factors

Key Competency: Using Language, Symbols and Texts

This resource in Business Operations and Development helps the students to understand why evaluation of the research process in market research is important and how to improve the methods of research, as well as using different presentations formats. The resource is designed to enhance students’ research data processing skills for Achievement Standard 2.4 (AS90846) and will require computer access for all the students. Students will discover the difference between open-end and closed-end questions, to critique and re-write questions for a problematic survey. Students will also be introduced to two important Spreadsheet features (COUNTIF and SUMPRODUCT) to help them process and present their survey data.

Contents: Teacher Notes & Guidelines for Teachers; Students Handouts including Activities and Spreadsheet How To Guide with Screen Shots; Microsoft Excel Exercise File; Suggested Solution File

External Factors GameCode BS 11/3/7Price $45

NZC Level 7 NCEA Level 2 Assessment Link AS 90844 (2.2) Theme: Functions of Business

Learning Objective: explore how and why large businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to internal and external factors

Key Competencies: Relating to Others and Participating and Contributing

This resource in Business Operations and Development address the business function of production process with the special focus on supply chain management. Students will understand the components of the supply chain and the need for efficiency in business production by playing a simplified version of the famous Beer Distribution Game. Students will be able to identify the weakness of the traditional batch-order production and to understand the importance of streamline communication in a Just-In-Time (JIT) system.

Contents: Teacher Notes and Teacher Guidelines; Individual Score Sheet; Team Score Sheet; Student Worksheet; Game Board (Electronic Version for Print-Out); PowerPoint File for Administering the Game

Going GlobalCode BS 11/3/8Price $40