Society & Environment Learning Area
ANCIENT HISTORY (D300) Year 11 TEE Subject 2008
Skills Required of Student
This subject is most appropriate for students who enjoy reading and writing. It is a literary subject where much of the reading requires thought and analysis.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 11 Prerequisites
Level 5 minimum in the Society and
Environment ICP outcome;
Level 5 minimum in any Society and Environment outcome.
Course Description
The emphasis of the course is on Late Republican Rome, between 133B.C. and A.D. 14, and the transition to the Roman Empire. Students will investigate the military and political history of this time period including the relationship between generals and politicians, civil wars and the growth of the empire. Key individuals studied include Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Augustus. Students will also be required to use and critique relevant primary sources. There is also the opportunity for students to research social and cultural during the time period.
Assessment
Students will be required to undertake short answer tests, essays and research assignments.
ANCIENT HISTORY (E300) Year 12 TEE Subject 2008, 2009
Skills Required of Student
This subject is most appropriate for students who enjoy reading and writing. It is a literary subject where much of the reading requires thought and analysis.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 12 Prerequisites
It is advisable that students have completed Year 11 Ancient History with at least a C grade.
Course Description
The emphasis of the course is on Ancient Greece in the 5th Century B.C., the Golden Age. Students will investigate the military and political history of this time period including the growth of imperialism, the development of democracy and the numerous wars between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League. Students will also be required to use and critique relevant primary sources, in particular the ‘first’ history, Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War. Students will also have the opportunity to explore social and cultural developments during the time period.
Assessments
Throughout the year students will be required to complete tests, extended writing tasks as well as one research assignment and examinations.
ASPECTS OF TOURISM (D943 & D944) Year 11 WSA Subject 2008
Year 11 Prerequisites
It is recommended that students have demonstrated a minimum of Level 4 in the Society & Environment ICP Strand.
Skills Required of Student
The skills to investigate, communicate and present in different ways are desirable. An interest in tourism, especially in the Australian context, and careers in the industry would be an advantage.
Work Load
This course requires commitment in class and up to two hours per week of homework to keep up. Finishing off or preparing for some of the assessment tasks may require a little more time. As with any course that has an industry focus, time management and responsibility are important.
Course Outline
In Year 11 there are actually two courses: they are semester courses, designated D943 and D944 B, and are accredited separately together to make up the year's work.
D943 - Semester One
This subject focuses on a range of tourist activities, services and facilities within Western Australia as well as an awareness of customers' needs including:
· Understanding of the culture of significant tourist groups.
· Skills in participating, cooperating and negotiating with people.
· Skills in locating, processing and communicating tourist information.
D944 – Semester Two
This subject has the same focus but extends the awareness of customers' needs to include:
· Researching Australia's major tourism destinations.
· Discussing the impacts of tourism on the environment, economy and character of natural features.
Assessment
There are six assessment tasks for the year, three for D943 and three for D944; each is quite significant. There is variety in the nature of these assessments: investigation, oral, written, visual and analytical. There are no semester examinations in this subject.
ASPECTS OF TOURISM (E713) Year 12 WSA Subject 2008, 2009
Skills Required of Student
The skills to investigate, communicate and present in different ways are desirable. An interest in tourism, especially in the Australian context, and careers in the industry would be an advantage.
Work Load
This course requires commitment in class and up to two hours per week of homework to keep up. Finishing off or preparing for some of the assessment tasks may require a little more time. As with any course that has an industry focus, time management and responsibility are important.
Year 12 Prerequisites
This is a vocational subject and is wholly school assessed. They are no prerequisites although there may be some initial advantages for students who have studied at Year 11 level.
Course Description
This is a year-long course which is especially relevant to students contemplating careers in the Hospitality and Tourism industries and for students planning to travel overseas when school finishes or later. It is a Preferred Subject’ for TAFE entry into associated TAFE courses.
The Year 12 course enables students to develop an understanding of tourist activities and the tourism industry on an international level including:
· cultural understandings;
· overseas destinations and activities;
· travel requirements;
· tourism in developing countries;
· SWOT analysis of international tourism in Australia (SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats).
Assessment
Assessment is outcomes based and consists of four major tasks to be completed through the year. The tasks are varied and multidimensional. Each relates directly to outcomes specified in the course.
ECONOMICS (D304) Year 11 TEE Subject 2008
Skills Required of Student
The subject is suited for a logically minded student who is capable of reasoned written communication. The student should also show an interest in Australian economic affairs and a preparedness to regularly access current economic information.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 11 Prerequisites
Level 5 minimum in the Society and
Environment ICP outcome;
Level 5 minimum in any Society and Environment outcome.
Course Description
This course is designed to give students the essential economic vocabulary, concepts and skills. In year 11 the Microeconomics course includes the following topics:
* The Economic
Framework;
* The Stock market;
* Firms and Productions; and
* Environmental Economics.
It involves studying areas such as demand and supply, the buying and selling of shares, and the economics of environmental issues.
Assessment
A range of assessments are used including multi-choice, class exercises, investigation work, class essays and exams.
ECONOMICS (E304) Year 12 TEE Subject 2008, 2009
Skills Required of Student
The subject is suited for a logically minded student who is capable of reasoned written communication. The student should also show an interest in Australian economic affairs and a preparedness to regularly access current economic information.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 12 Prerequisites
Students should have completed Year 11 Economics with at least a C grade.
Course Description
In the year 12 Macroeconomics course builds on the year 11 course. It also aims at being relevant, exposing students to real world economic developments that can then enrich students’ conceptual understandings. Students interested in current affairs and who want to intelligently participate in the political, economic and social debate occurring at present find this course both useful and exciting. The topics studied are Macroeconomics; International Economics and Economic Policy.
Assessment
A range of assessments are used including multi-choice, class exercises, investigation work, class essays and two examinations.
GEOGRAPHY (D305) Year 11 TEE Subject 2008
Skills Required of Student
The course is suited to students who are able to organise and express ideas reasonably well and who are prepared to work steadily. More than is the case with other Social Sciences, Geography has appeal to students interested in the biological and physical sciences, and in environmental issues.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 11 Prerequisites
Level 5 minimum in the Society and
Environment ICP outcome;
Level 5 minimum in any Society and Environment outcome.
Course Description
This course is designed as a unit approach. Through each of the units you
will learn about Physical Geography and Human Geography. There will be
emphasis placed on developing the special practical skills necessary for
Geography. Examples come from around the world but there is considerable
local content, some of which will be studied through fieldwork. The units
studied are geomorphic studies, atmospheric studies, world biomes and resource
studies.
Assessments
Students will be required to complete practical work, field work, research assignments and tests.
GEOGRAPHY (E305) Year 12 TEE Subject 2008, 2009
Skills Required of Student
The course is suited to students who are able to organise and express ideas reasonably well and who are prepared to work steadily. More than is the case with other Social Sciences, Geography has appeal to students interested in the biological and physical sciences, and in environmental issues.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 12 Prerequisites
It is advisable that students have completed Year 11 Geography with at least a C grade.
Course Description
The Geography program is concerned with understanding the ways in which the earth's environment and human activity influence each other. To gain this understanding the course devotes attention to developing factual knowledge about how the earth's environment operates. We look at processes responsible on a global scale for the creation and destruction of the earth's surface. We also study the human responses to the earth's environment. The most significant responses in terms of change to the physical landscape are those of agriculture, industrial development, and the growth of urban living.
Assessment
A number of assessment types are used including tests, field reports, assignments, mapping skills and exams.
HISTORY [MODERN] (D306) Year 11 TEE Subject 2008
Skills Required of Student
This subject is most appropriate for students who enjoy reading and writing. It is a literary subject where much of the reading requires thought and analysis.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 11 Prerequisites
Level 5 minimum in the Society and
Environment ICP outcome;
Level 5 minimum in any Society and Environment outcome.
Course Description
Students will complete two units:
Investigating Fascism - The focus of this unit will be Nazism, exploring the cause, impact and consequence of this movement both within Germany and globally. Aspects such the nature of Nazism and the Nazi state will also be studied.
Investigating Change - Both conflict and resolution have been dominant forces in history, creating change. This unit will focus on conflict within society, particularly relating to race via the Civil Rights movement in America. Students will have the opportunity to investigate key groups and individuals involved.
Students will develop important historical skills such as evaluating differing perspectives.
Assessment
Students will be required to complete document studies, essay responses, research assignments and oral investigations.
HISTORY [MODERN] (E306) Year 12 TEE Subject 2008, 2009
Skills Required of Student
This subject is most appropriate for students who enjoy reading and writing. It is a literary subject where much of the reading requires thought and analysis.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 12 Prerequisites
It is advisable that students have completed Year 11 History with at least a C grade.
Course Description
Students will study two units:
Revolutions and Australian history.
Revolutions: The revolution studied is the Bolshevik Revolution of
1917. Students will study the reasons for the decline of the Tsarist regime,
the anatomy of a revolution and the steps undertaken to establish the first
Communist society. The role and significance of key individuals such as Lenin
and Stalin will be investigated as well as the importance of ideology and the
level of support and opposition evident in all time periods.
Australian History: Will focus on the time period from Federation to the end
of World War Two. Students will study Australia’s involvement in
international events and how this has affected the nation. Key economic and
political crises will also be covered as well as the social and cultural
experiences of Australians.
Assessments
Each unit will include a skills test, document study, cognitive test, an oral investigation, a research assignment and an examination.
POLITICAL AND LEGAL STUDIES (D315) Year 11 TEE Subject 2008
Skills Required of Student
Students who are curious about political and legal systems, desire a greater knowledge of the legal system and want to become actively involved in political and legal issues should take this course. Inquiry, reflection and participation in political and legal issues are encouraged in this course and opportunities are given to pursue areas of individual and particular interest.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Year 11 Prerequisites
Level 5 minimum in the Society and
Environment ICP outcome;
Level 5 minimum in any Society and Environment outcome.
Course Description
The course of study in Politics and Law contributes to all students’ social, intellectual and ethical development. It aims to support all students in developing both their sense of identity, and their sense of political, cultural and social agency as well as preparing them to shape the future through engaging as active citizens of their community, their country and internationally. The course focusses on four key areas:
- Acquiring an understanding of the development of values and ideology with particular attention paid to their influence on the historical emergence of political systems and structures within Australia and abroad.
- Examination of the central political systems and structures that underpin the operation of Australian politics. These include the Westminster system, federalism, the separation of powers and the three tiers of government.
- Examination of the tenets of the Australian legal system through the historical emergence and lawmaking processes of common law and the processes of statute law creation. Fundamental aspects of criminal and civil law concepts and processes are also examined within the context of judicial process.
- Analysis and inquiry regarding the electoral system and its operation in Australia, with particular attention paid to its ability to fulfil its democratic aims and adequately represent 'the will of the people'.
Assessments
Students will be required to undertake research investigations, written expositions and analytical responses to source material.
POLITICAL AND LEGAL STUDIES (E315) Year 21 TEE Subject 2008, 2007
Skills Required of Student
Students who are curious about political and legal systems, desire a greater knowledge of the legal system and want to become actively involved in political and legal issues should take this course. Inquiry, reflection and participation in political and legal issues are encouraged in this course and opportunities are given to pursue areas of individual and particular interest.
Workload
The course necessitates between two and three hours per week out of school time. This involves completion of homework and study for assessments.
Course Description
The emphasis of this course is on the practice of politics and law in Australia. Students will thus be expected to keep abreast of current political and legal issues. This can be done by reading newspapers, searching the internet and keeping abreast of current affairs and new programmes on television.
The Year 12 Political and Legal Studies course focuses on:
· Law and Politics of the Constitution (the Australian Constitution, establishment and role of the High Court, federalism, the 1975 constitutional crisis, republicanism).
· Participation and Change in the Political and Legal System (Parliamentary structure and process, court made law and rules of statutory interpretation, the role and purpose of pressure groups, the media, the ideology and structure of the major political parties).
· Problems and Issues in the Political System (function and practice of parliament, Prime Minister and cabinet, electoral systems).
· Problems and Issues in the Legal System (procedures of criminal and civil trials, access and equity in the legal system, social and cultural differences and the law).
Assessments
A number of assessments types are used including tests, short answer, extended writing and examinations.