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EDF5125 · Humanities: Business management in secondary years A
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5Faculty of Education
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit enables you to build a strong foundation for your career-long professional learning as a teacher of secondary school business management and related commerce studies. You will acquire a sound understanding of key theoretical and pedagogical perspectives and issues in the teaching of business management and related curriculum. Through an examination of a range of curricula and related documents drawn from state, national and international contexts, you will be familiarised with current developments in the theory, research, and practice of business management education. You will work independently, collaboratively and interdependently to develop your capabilities in planning and implementing appropriate curriculum and pedagogy. You will learn how teachers plan for and undertake educational projects and research as part of your professional work. The unit reinforces a view of learning about teaching as an ongoing, collaborative process that is developed through critical reflection on experience.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Research report (2000 words or equivalent) | Written | 50% | — |
| 2 | Lesson planning (2000 words or equivalent) | Artefact | 50% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.
Learning outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of relevant discipline areas associated with the teaching and learning of business management and related studies across Years 7 to 12
- research, select and evaluate appropriate teaching and learning resources for business management and related studies
- set clear, challenging and achievable goals for students in their learning of business management and related studies
- research and design innovative teaching and learning procedures to engage and motivate the diverse range of learners in every classroom
- demonstrate a capacity to draw on a range of teaching approaches, including the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), in ways that align with pedagogical intentions
- employ accountable and theoretically grounded processes to monitor student learning and progress
- critically evaluate practicum experiences of teaching business management and related studies in schools and other settings.
Workload
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements. Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 16 hours |
| Lectures | 8 hours |
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