Welcome to the first edition of Compak for 2012 and we look forward to working with you this year. Hope you are feeling refreshed and ready to go! I wish to extend thanks to Sasha Mildenhall who in recent years has co-edited Compak Accounting with me. Fortunately, Sasha will still contribute activities to Compak this year as well as taking on other tasks across a range of VCTA services. Thank you Sasha! Thanks also go to Vicki Baron who greatly assists by casting an eye over activities before  we publish. And thank you so much to all valued contributors.

There are eight issue of Compak for the year; you can view more about Compak here including the dates of the eight issues.

In this investigation, students research what is required to be a successful small business owner and prepare a report. This is an assessment task that is designed to meet the requirements of Outcome 1 in VCE Accounting Unit 1.

This student resource consists of five theory questions based on Unit 3 of the reaccredited VCE Accounting Study Design (2012–2016). From 2012 there is greater emphasis on higher order questioning using words such as ‘discuss’, ‘interpret’ and ‘evaluate’, as a result of changes to the key skills.

This exercise could be used as class work or as a revision task in preparation for the first assessment task for Area of Study 1 in VCE Accounting Unit 3.

Welcome to the first edition of Compak for 2012 and we look forward to working with you this year. Hope you are feeling refreshed and ready to go! There are eight issue of Compak for the year; you can view more about Compak here including the dates of the eight issues. (By the way, if you have not renewed your VCTA membership then please do so soon otherwise you won’t receive future issues.)

The following test has been prepared as an assessment task for Outcome 1 in VCE Business Management Unit 1. Teachers are invited to modify this four-part, 100-minute test to suit individual classroom needs. Suggested answers are included.

This assessment task for Outcome 1 in VCE Business Management Unit 3 is based on information on the Heinz Australia website. This organisation was chosen as the basis for a case study because of recent media coverage relating to the closure of manufacturing plants in regional Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

Welcome to the first edition of Compak for 2012 and we look forward to working with you this year. Hope you are feeling refreshed and ready to go! There are eight issue of Compak for the year; you can view more about Compak here including the dates of the eight issues. (By the way, if you have not renewed your VCTA membership then please do so soon otherwise you won’t receive future issues.)

The following assessment task requires students to investigate and report on Australia’s two-speed economy, focusing on two major markets—the mining industry and the retail industry. The assessment task has been designed to allow students to demonstrate achievement of Outcome 1 in VCE Economics Unit 1.

The market system in Australia, including the role and operation of markets, forms of market structure, sources of market failure and reasons for government intervention in markets, is a focus of Area of Study 1 in both Units 1 and 3 of VCE Economics.

Welcome to the first edition of Compak for 2012 and we look forward to working with you this year. Hope you are feeling refreshed and ready to go! There are eight issue of Compak for the year; you can view more about Compak here including the dates of the eight issues. (By the way, if you have not renewed your VCTA membership then please do so soon otherwise you won’t receive future issues.)

This update contains information relevant to VCE Legal Studies Units 1–4. The material was current at the time of preparation but may have changed by the date of publication. More information on all matters is available by contacting Leanne Newson on (03) 9607 9468 (phone) or by email at lnewson@liv.asn.au.

In Area of Study 1 in VCE Legal Studies Unit 1 students investigate the difference between legal and non-legal rules, the role of law, the need for effective laws, and the main types of laws.
 

In Area of Study 1 of VCE Legal Studies Unit 3 students consider the role of individuals and groups in influencing a change in the law and the means by which they influence legislative change. This case study focuses on the action taken by individuals and groups to influence parliament to change the laws on puppy farming and why change in these laws is needed.

In Area of Study 1 of VCE Legal Studies Unit 3, students consider the reasons why laws may need to change and the influence of individuals and groups in bringing about legislative change. They also examine the principles underpinning the Australian parliamentary system.

The following sample assessment tasks are designed to assess the outcomes for VCE Legal Studies Unit 3, based on the current Study Design (2011–2015). Outcome 1 is assessed using two folio exercises. Outcome 2 is assessed by two sets of structured questions. For Outcome 3 students are required to complete an essay.

The focus of this student resource is maritime piracy, a significant and growing global problem given that around 80 per cent of world trade is transported by sea. Students will compare and contrast the so-called ‘Golden Age of Piracy’ with maritime piracy today, assess the economic costs including the impact on living standards, and explore possible ways to tackle this problem.

The media and the public are often not shy about commenting on the sentences handed down to offenders in serious criminal cases. Usually this comes in the form of criticism about the offender receiving an inappropriately lenient sentence. How much focus does the media place on the full circumstances of such cases though? This resource explores how judges are required to reach a sentence in each case.