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Economics and business / Year 10 / Economics and Business Skills / Questioning and research

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Develop questions and hypotheses about an economic or business issue or event, and plan and conduct an investigation (ACHES055)

Elaborations
  • establishing questions to form the basis of an economic or business investigation into an issue or event, such as ‘Why do standards of living differ within an economy?’, or formulating a hypothesis such as ‘Responding to an upswing in the economy with expansionary measures will improve business productivity’
  • devising the steps needed for an investigation, and evaluating and modifying the plan or adjusting the research focus as appropriate
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Research questions,  Business and enterprise

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