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Year 13
SOCIAL SCIENCES

BUSINESS STUDIES

13BUSE

Description


  • Analyse an existing business and prepare a strategic marketing plan

  • Analyse future-proofing strategies to ensure long term success of an existing business

  • Conduct an investigation into a human resource issue for local businesses and recommend strategies

  • Understand strategic management for a range of external factors for global businesses


Prerequisites

11 or 12 Business Studies or Commerce recommended



Course Contribution

Nil

HOD/TIC

Mr Trickey

trk@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • 13 Internal Credits

  • 4 External Credits

Course Endorsement

Yes

Univeristy Entrance

Yes

MEDIA STUDIES

13MEST

Description


During the course you will:

  • Produce a design and plan for a magazine that meets the requirements of a brief

  • Produce a magazine to meet the requirements of a brief

  • Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society

  • Demonstrate understanding of the media representation of an aspect of New Zealand culture

  • Write a media text to meet the requirement of a brief

Prerequisites

Level 2 Media Studies recommended but not essential

Course Contribution

$10

HOD/TIC

Ms Joyce

jce@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • 16 Internal Credits

  • 4 External Credits

Course Endorsement

Yes

Univeristy Entrance

Yes

ECONOMICS

13ECON

Description


  • Describe key economic ideas and what makes a market efficient

  • Look at how firms make their decisions about allocating scarce resources

  • Analyse how markets should operate and what happens when they fail

  • Describe Government influence in the economy

Prerequisites

10 Credits in L2 Eco recommended

Course Contribution

Nil

HOD/TIC

Ms Gilham

hgi@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • 10 Internal Credits

  • 10 External Credits

Course Endorsement

Yes

University Entrance

Yes

GATEWAY

13GATE

Description


  • Work experience placement along with some structured learning around this career

  • Plan a career pathway

  • Develop confidence and maturity to facilitate transition to work and/or ongoing education

  • Communication and interview skills

  • Financial goal setting

  • Expectations in the workplace and being a good employee

  • Limited to 20 places. Year 13 students only.

Prerequisites

Nil

Course Contribution

Nil

HOD/TIC

Mrs Bazsika

bzk@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • Compulsory Internal Unit Standards totalling a minimum of 20 credits

Course Endorsement

No

University Entrance

No

GEOGRAPHY

13GEOG

Description


  • Beach Processes - conduct geographic research on the natural processes that shape Dunedin coastlines. Field trips to local beaches

  • Tourism - Demonstrate how the cultural process of Tourism shapes an environment. Involves field trip to Queenstown (student expense)

  • Event - Analyse a significant event from a geographic perspective

  • Geographic Issue - Analyse aspects of a contemporary geographic issue

  • Geographic Skills - Apply skills and concepts to a geographic environment


Prerequisites

Level 1 and/or Level 2 Geography or by HOD approval

Course Contribution

$15.00 + Queenstown Field Trip (2024 cost tbc)

HOD/TIC

Ms Munro

mn@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • 11 Internal Credits

  • 8 External Credits

Course Endorsement

Yes

University Entrance

Yes

HISTORY

13HIST

Description


During the course you may:

  • Use primary and secondary resources to research and analyse an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders

  • Analyse the causes and consequences of various significant historical events such as the American Revolution, Women’s Suffrage, the struggle for sovereignty in NZ or the emancipation of slaves

  • Analyse the different perspectives around a contested historical event of your own choosing

  • Analyse a significant historical trend and the forces that influenced the world since the 1600s

  • Interpret historical resources

  • Examine the reasons behind European colonial expansion and migration


Prerequisites

16 Credits at Level 2 History and/or English (which includes an external essay) or HOD approval

Course Contribution

Nil

HOD/TIC

Ms Speight

sp@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • Up to 15 Internal Credits

  • Up to 10 External Credits

Course Endorsement

Yes

University Entrance

Yes

TOURISM

13TOUR

Description


During the course you may:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the Pacific Islands as a tourist destination

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Australia as a tourist destination

  • Promote a New Zealand tourist destination

  • Describe and analyse the economic significance of tourism using a case study


Prerequisites

Nil

Course Contribution

$140.00

HOD/TIC

Ms Munro

mn@oghs.school.nz

Assessment

  • 18 Internal Credits (Unit Standards)

Course Endorsment

No

University Entrance

No

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