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54 Thebarton Senior College

l Stage 2 Subjects

SA Certificate of Education (SACE)

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STAGE 2 SUBJECTS

AccountingAnimation and Game DesignBiologyBusiness and EnterpriseChemistryCISCO NetworkingClassical StudiesDigital PhotographyDigital Video and SoundEnglish as a Second LanguageEnglish as a Second Language StudiesEnglish CommunicationsEnglish StudiesFood and HospitalityFurniture ConstructionIPP - ExtendedIPP - PersonalLegal StudiesMathematical ApplicationsMathematical StudiesModern HistoryNutritionPhilosophyPhysical EducationPhysicsPsychologyResearch ProjectSociety and Culture Specialist MathematicsTourismVisual Arts - ArtVisual Arts - DesignWomen’s StudiesWorkplace Practices

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ACCOUNTINGSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDAccounting Stage 1.

CONTENTYou will acquire an understanding of the financial information processes used in society and learn to apply accounting information in financial decision making. There are three topics in this course.

The Environment of AccountingEntities, decision-making, influences on accounting information produced, users of accounting information and the accounting process.

Financial AccountingThe accounting equation, double entry, accounting reports, cash flow and analysis and interpretation of financial statements.

Management AccountingCash budgets, recording inventories, understanding depreciation, control over debtors and assets and decision making using both financial and non financial information.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Skills and Applications Tasks 50% Report 20%External Assessment Examination 30%

PATHWAYPrepares you for entry to careers associated with business and helps you to manage your financial affairs throughout your life.

ANIMATION & GAME DESIGN Design & Technology Communication Products SACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUND Fundamental knowledge of Adobe Flash will be assumed. Successful completion of 2D Animation Stage 1 is desirable.

CONTENTStudents use symbols, signs, behaviour, speech, images, sound, or other data to design and make products that communicate information. Students demonstrate knowledge and skills associated with using manipulation of communication media, both manual and digital.

You will use Adobe Flash and Photoshop to produce interactive 2D animation and games. You will learn the fundamentals of game design and action script programming to produce games and web interfaces for web distribution.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Skills and Applications 20% Product Design & Development 50%External Assessment Folio 30%

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BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISESACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDRecommended that you have some background in Stage 1 Business Studies, Accounting, Legal Studies or Economics.

CONTENTFor a 20-credit subject, students complete the study of a core and options:

Core TopicThe Business Environment

Business in Australia• The Nature and Structure of Business• The Business Enterprise•

Option TopicsAny two topics from:

People, Business, and Work• Business and the Global Environment• Business and Finance• Business, Law, and Government• Business and Technology• Business and Marketing• Business Research Task/Practical Application.•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 30% Practical 20% Issues Study 20%External Assessment Report 30%

PATHWAYThis course will prepare you for University and TAFE courses in Business.

CISCO NETWORKINGSACE Stage 2 10 credits per module

PREREQUISITESBefore beginning this course, you should have basic computer literacy and awareness of the operation of the internet. Prior experience with computer hardware, binary maths and basic electronics and knowledge and experience in cabling is an advantage. This practical and technical introduction to the field of networking needs to be completed in sequence.

Each of the four modules runs for 10 weeks.

CCNA EXPLorATioN 1: NETWORkING FUNDAMENTALSYou will learn about communication over a network, network addressing and subnetting of networks, OSI and TCP/IP models, planing, cabling and configuring small networks and Ethernet.

CCNA EXPLORATION 2:ROUTING PROTOCOLS AND CONCEPTSYou will learn to configure a router using the CLI, path determination, static routes, routing metrics, at least three routing protocols, advanced examination of routing tables and troubleshooting.

ASSESSMENTIn each unit, you will be required to demonstrate your knowledge through:

On-line assessments for each module of work• Laboratory sessions where practical skills are • assessed using routers and switchesOn-line exams at the completion of each of the • four sections of the courseCase Studies which apply knowledge gained in • real life situations.

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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYDesign & Technology Communication Products SACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDA sound background in using computers including filing systems.

CONTENTStudents use symbols, signs, behaviour, speech, images, sound or other data to design and make products that communicate information. Students demonstrate knowledge and skills associated with using manipulation of communication media, both manual and digital.

This course teaches skills in digital photography. You will use digital cameras and flatbed scanners to acquire images. You will edit your photographs and create complex design layouts using the Adobe Photoshop software. You will manipulate images and apply filters, special effects and restoration techniques including red-eye reduction, masking, colour channels, noise reduction and many more of the numerous effects and adjustments possible with this complex and powerful software.


DIGITAL VIDEO AND SOUNDDesign & Technology Communication Products SACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDA sound background in using computers including filing systems.

CONTENTStudents use symbols, signs, behaviour, speech, images, sound or other data to design and make products that communicate information. Students demonstrate knowledge and skills associated with using manipulation of communication media, both manual and digital.

You will learn how to use a digital video camera to capture video and transfer to a computer to edit using Final Cut Pro software. You will also learn how to edit sound tracks to accompany the video using specialised software.

You will produce digital video output for web-based publishing as well as for DVD production.


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FURNITURE CONSTRUCTIONDesign & Technology Material Products SACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDRecent background in woodworking techniques.

CONTENTStudents use a range of manufacturing technologies such as tools, machines, and/or systems to convert resistant materials into useful products. Students demonstrate knowledge and skills associated with using systems, and processes and resistant materials such as, metals, plastics, wood, composites, ceramics, textiles, and foods.

This is an advanced course to develop wood machining skill, with work involving power saws, surface planers and other powered equipment. You will design and construct your own medium-sized piece of furniture.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Skills and Applications 20% Product 50%External Assessment Folio 30%

FURTHER INFORMATIONYou are required to purchase some furniture construction materials as required for larger projects.

INFORMATION PROCESSING & PUBLISHING - PERSONALSACE Stage 2 10 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDKeyboard skills and/or IPP Stage 1.

CONTENTPersonal Documents is an Information Processing and Publishing unit in which you learn to operate a keyboard efficiently and correctly. Personal Documents involves the use of computer hardware and software to present and display personal documents for the purpose of communication. This unit contains two sections, one on practical skills and the other on issues and understandings.

You will learn the efficient use of computer technology and apply the designing process to develop and present communication tasks for individuals. You will apply the principles of design and page layout in completing tasks. You are required to use word processing and at least one other software application to produce letters, tables, assignments, reports and display items.

You will also consider related social, ethical and legal issues such as health and safety, plagiarism, intellectual property and employment.

ASSESSMENTSchool based assessment Practical Tasks 50% Issues Analysis 20%External Assessment Product & Documentation 30%

NOTEStandard keyboarding tests can be undertaken in this course.



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INFORMATION PROCESSING & PUBLISHING - EXTENDEDSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDKeyboard skills and/or IPP Stage 1.

CONTENTIPP-Extended includes keyboarding and other material presented in IPP Personal, and builds on it, developing information processing skills for business.

Another software application (Excel) is introduced and also used to complete task such as letters, reports, tables, memoranda, forms, agreements, financial statements, newsletters, programs and itineraries.

You will also consider the social, ethical and legal issues associated with the use of computerised technology for communication within businesses. Issues include confidentiality, retraining, multiskilling, occupational health, safety and welfare, intellectual property and security.

ASSESSMENTSchool-Based Assessment Practical Tasks 40% Issues Analysis 30% External Assessment Product & Documentation 30%

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WORKPLACE PRACTICES A & BSACE Stage 2 10 or 20 credits

CONTENTThere are three focus areas of study of this subject:

Industry and Work Knowledge• Vocational Learning• Vocational Education and Training (VET)•

For both a 10-credit and a 20-credit subject, students must include the following areas of study:

Industry and Work Knowledge• Vocational Learning and/or Vocational Education • and Training (VET)

For the Industry and Work Knowledge component, students undertaking:Workplace Practices A (10 credits) and/or Workplace Practices B (10 credits), study two or more negotiated topics in each subject.

Workplace Practices (20 credits) study three or more topics from the list below:

Work in Australia Society• The Changing Nature of Work• Industrial Relations• Finding Employment• Negotiated Topic•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 25% Performance 25% Reflection 20%External Assessment Investigation 30%


VISUAL ARTS - ARTSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDPrevious experience in the visual arts would be an advantage but is not essential.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course provides you with the opportunity to work as artists in ways appropriate to your needs, skills and future aspirations. You are expected to demonstrate your ability to generate visual ideas and concepts and to be able to present them with appropriate skill. You are also expected to be able to talk and write about aspects of the visual arts.

CONTENTFolio - visual ThinkingYou will develop the skills to think visually and to record this thinking using a range of media. It involves applying a creative or problem-solving process in a logical sequence.

Practical - Practical ResolutionWorks can be resolved through a range of media including; painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video and installation.

You will learn to produce a practitioner’s statement where you evaluate what you have achieved and provide insights into how processes have affected the outcome.

visual Study - visual Arts in ContextYou will explore one or more styles, ideas, concepts, media, techniques or technologies through research and critical analysis. You present your findings as a written text or oral presentation.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 30% Two Practical Works 40%External Assessment Visual Study 30%


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VISUAL ARTS - DESIGN SACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTIn this course you will develop skills in designing for different purposes - Graphic, Product or Environmental Design. The relationship between form and function will be covered. The context of time, culture and environment will be studied and analysed. You will use industry standard software and develop skills for future design pathways.

The course consists of three main parts:

Folio - visual ThinkingVisual thinking for designers usually involves the development of a design brief, and then using visual thinking and recording techniques, to follow a design process through to a successful outcome.

Practical - Practical ResolutionTwo or three works can be resolved using the various practical genres.

You will evaluate what you have achieved and provide insights into how processes have affected your outcome. You learn how to produce a practitioner’s statement.

visual Study - visual Arts in ContextYou will explore one or more styles, ideas, concepts, media, techniques or technologies through research and critical analysis. You present your findings as a written text or oral presentation.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 30% Two Practical Works 40%External Assessment Visual Study 30%

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RESEARCH PROJECT ASACE Stage 2 10 credits

CONTENTYou will choose a topic of interest, linked to a SACE course or to a workplace or community context. You will learn and apply research processes and the knowledge and skills specific to your research topic. You will record your research and evaluate your learning.

You will demonstrate the following:

CapabilitiesAll students develop and show the learning capability and choose one other from communication, citizenship, personal development and work, relevant to their research.

Research frameworkinitiating, planning and managing the research• carrying out the research• communicating the research outcome• evaluating the research•

Requirements150 - 200 word written • summary of the research project, the processes used and outcomea choice of written, oral and/or multimodal • external assessmentresearch project of 1500 words maximum or • 10 minutes maximum if presented orally or multimodally (excluding summary).

This version of the Research Project does not contribute to the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 50% Research Outcome 20%External Assessment Evaluation 30%


ENGLISH COMMUNICATIONSSACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTStudents undertake tasks within the following:

Text Study• Text Production Study• Communication Study (consists of two parts)•

1 Analysis and comparison of one of the following categories of communication:

mass media• personal• business• computer-mediated• advertising.•

2 Completion of a practical application involving the development of a product, reflection on the process of development, and the findings reached by the student. Students select one of the following applications:

film-making• interacting• investigating• language• multimedia web authoring• oral language• workplace writing• writing for publication.•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Text Analysis 20% Text Production 20% Communication Study 30%External Assessment Folio 30%

ENGLISH STUDIESSACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTThere are two areas of study:

Text StudyThe text study comprises four shared studies and an individual study.Shared studies consist of a study of:

two single texts• paired texts• poetry• critical reading of short texts.•

Among the texts chosen for the four shared studies there must be:

one film text• at least one extended prose text• at least one written drama text• at least 1000 lines of poetry• a range of short texts for the critical reading • study.

Individual Studycritical essay• collection of supporting material•

The individual study provides scope for the development of student interest outside the texts studied as a class. It is undertaken independently.

Text Production StudyStudents compose texts, both written and oral covering a range of text types. They are given the opportunity to explore a range of forms eg narrative, persuasive, expository and descriptive to enable them to model their own text production.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Shared Studies 30% Individual Study 20% Text Production 20%External Assessment Examination 30%


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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGESACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDYou need to be able to demonstrate a minimum competence at Scale 9 in most texts.

CONTENTIn this course, students develop their confidence and competence as users of English, developing skills as critical viewers, listeners, speakers, readers, and writers.

Students undertake tasks within the following areas of study:

Communication Study Oral – instructions or demonstration• Written – letter of complaint•

Text Production StudyOral – poetry study on an issue• Written – film study•

Interaction StudyOral – interview in the community• Written – report on interview•

Investigative StudyResearch a social issue such as binge drinking, • cyber bullying etc.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Communication Study 20% Text Production 30% Language Application 20%

External Assessment Investigation 30%

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAIf you have had more than five years of education in the medium of English in Australia or overseas you must show that your performance in at least two texts is at Scale 12 or below (ESL Scope and Scales 2002).

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE STUDIESSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDYou need to be able to demonstrate a minimum competence at Scale 9 in most texts.

CONTENTStudents read and analyse texts used for social and academic purposes. They develop skills in locating key ideas as well as synthesising and expressing them in their own words. They produce a range of written texts including academic essays, investigation reports, business letters as well as various creative texts. In constructing oral and written texts, students develop their understanding of the ways audience and purpose affect the organisation and language features of those texts.Students also develop skills in listening for specific purposes as well as confidence in expressing information and opinions orally in various contexts.

Students undertake tasks within the following areas of study:

Text Study• Text Production • Investigative Study•

ASSESSMENT School-based Assessment Issues Analysis 20% Text Production 20% Investigation 30%External Assessment Examination 30%

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAIf you have had more than five years of education in the medium of English in Australia or overseas you must show that your performance in at least two texts is at Scale 12 or below (ESL Scope and Scales 2002).

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FOOD & HOSPITALITYSACE Stage 2 20 credits

COURSE DESCRIPTIONStudents focus on the impact of the food and hospitality industry on Australian society and examine the contemporary and changing nature of the industry. Students develop relevant knowledge and skills as consumers and/or as industry workers.

CONTENTStudents study topics within the following five areas of study:

Contemporary and Future Issues • Economic and Environmental Influences• Political and Legal Influences• Sociocultural Influences• Technological Influences.•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Practical Activity 50% Group Activity 20%External Assessment Investigation 30%

PATHWAYTAFE Food and Hospitality courses or employment in the industry.

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDA recent background in Stage 1 or 2 Physical Education and prior experience of badminton, basketball, volleyball or soccer is desirable.

CONTENTThis course consists of two areas of study:

Practical Comprising three practical topics, such as badminton, basketball and volleyball for example.

FolioIncludes the following:

Study of exercise physiology, how sports skills • are learned and the biomechanics of sports skills.

Issues Analysis, which is an investigation of an • issue relating to physical activity eg. violence in sport, racism in sport, lifestyle diseases, etc.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Practical 50% Folio 20%External Assessment Examination 30%

FURTHER INFORMATIONYou are required to be suitably dressed for all practical work.


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CLASSICAL STUDIESSACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTThere are three sections in Classical Studies:

Section A - LiteratureStudents undertake a focus study of at least one of the following topics:

Greek Epic• Greek Drama• Roman Poetry•

Section B - Society, Culture and HistoryStudents undertake a focus study of at least one of the following topics:

Greek Society, 5th century BC• Greek History, 500-479 BC• Roman History, 70-28 BC• Greek Religion• Greek and Roman Material Culture, 7th Century • BC - 2nd Century AD

Section C - Special StudyStudents undertake a research essay in an area of specialty or interest.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 30% Essays 40%External Assessment Special Study 30%

LEGAL STUDIESSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDThere are no formal prerequisites but you need to have a good level of critical literacy and writing skills. If you have recently arrived in Australia you are advised to obtain satisfactory achievement in Stage 1 Legal Studies before enrolling in the Stage 2 course.

CONTENTThis course provides you with the chance to learn about the Australian legal system, its origins and functions. The course focuses on the Australian Constitution and how the legal system deals with civil and criminal disputes. You will learn how laws are made and enforced and the legal issues affecting Australian citizens. You are encouraged to take a critical view of the legal system as well as understanding its strengths.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Course Work 50% Civic Participation Task 20% External Assessment Examination 30%

The Civic Participation Task is an activity where you will research and respond to a contemporary legal issue. It will involve an action and a recommendation or conclusion. Most students will present a written report of a maximum of 1500 words.

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MODERN HISTORY SACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDStudents are required to read widely outside of allocated lesson time. You should also have a willingness to learn skills in essay writing.

CONTENTStudents study:

one topic from a choice or six thematic studies• one topic from a choice of five depth studies• an individual history essay•

Topics that may be studied include:

Thematic StudyRevolutions and Turmoil: Social and Political • Upheaval since C1500 Intruders and Registers: Imperialism and its • Impact since C1500

Depth StudyThe War to End all Wars: The First World War and • its Consequences C 1870-1929An Age of Catastrophies: Depression, Dictators • and the Second World War C 1929-45

Individual History EssayStudents choose a key area for inquiry from one of eleven topics.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 50% Essay 20%External Assessment Examination 30%

PHILOSOPHYSACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTStage 2 Philosophy consists of two sections and three key areas of study.

The two sections are:Philosophical Inquiry Skills• Key Areas of Philosophical Study•

The three key areas for study are:ethics• epistemology• metaphysics•

Students undertake an in-depth study of one topic from each key area

ASSESSMENT School-based Assessment Argument Analysis 25% Issues Analysis 45%External Assessment Issues Study 30%

The issues study is a piece of writing of a maximum of 2000 words. Students examine a philosophical issue from any of the key areas, and consider why it is a philosophical issue; what position various philosophers hold and what their reasons are; what objections or counter examples are relevant to the positions, and what their position is and why.



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SOCIETY AND CULTURESACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDA willingness to develop skills in primary and secondary research. Must read widely and meet set deadlines.

CONTENTThree topics each from a different group of topics.

Topic group 1 - CultureCultural Diversity• Youth Culture• Work and Leisure• The Material World•

Topic Group 2 - Contemporary ChallengesSocial Ethics• Contemporary Contexts for Aboriginal and Torres • Strait Islander PeoplesTechnological Revolutions• People and the Environment•

Topic group 3 - global issuesGlobalisation• A Question of Rights• People and Power•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 50% Interaction 20%External Assessment Investigation 30%

TOURISMSACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTThere are four themes and three topics:

Themesoperations and structures of the tourism industry• travellers’ perceptions and the interaction of host • community and visitorplanning for and managing sustainable tourism• evaluating the nature of work in the tourism • industry

Topics Three topics selected from:

applications of technology in tourism• the economics of tourism• establishing a tourism venture• indigenous people and tourism• management issues of local area tourism• the impacts of tourism• marketing tourism• responsible travel• special interest tourism• the role of governments and organisations in • tourismtourism industry skills• negotiated topic•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Folio 20% Practical Activity 20% Investigation 30%External Assessment Examination 30%

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WOMEN’S STUDIESSACE Stage 2 20 credits

CONTENTStudents study six key issues from the following:

Representations of Women in Cultural Texts• Women and Work• Family Life and Caring• Health and Well-being• Women and the Law• Women’s Struggles, Achievements and • EmpowermentWomen, Culture and Society• Lifestyle and Choice• Communication and Technology• Development and Globalisation• Negotiated Issue•

A Gender Analysis Framework provides the key concepts and analytical tools that students use in examining the key issues.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Text Analysis 20% Essay 20% Folio 30%External Assessment Issues Analysis 30%



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MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONSSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDIt is assumed that students have satisfactorily completed a unit of Mathematics at Stage 1 or equivalent. A knowledge of spreadsheets and simple and compound interest as well as mean and median, is assumed.

CONTENTStudents study four topics. There are two topics per semester.

Semester 1Investments and Loans

You will investigate a range of ways of • investing and borrowing.

Share InvestmentsInvestment as it applies to the trading of • shares on the stock exchange.

Semester 2Mathematics and Small Business

The physical and financial planning • of a small business, using a variety of mathematical applications.

Statistics and Working with DataCritical analysis of the large and varied • data that is presented to us on a daily basis.

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Skills and Applications Tasks 30% Folio 40%External Assessment Examination 30%

MATHEMATICAL STUDIESSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDStudents who undertake this course should have studied at least 2 units of Stage 1 Mathematics, including the successful completion of Mathematical Studies A and B, or equivalent.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThrough the study of Mathematical Studies students explore, describe and explain aspects of the world around them in a mathematical way. Students understand fundamental concepts, demonstrate mathematical skills, and apply routine mathematical procedures, making informed and critical use of electronic technology.

CONTENTThe subject consists of the following three topics.

Working with statistics• observing and deciding from data

• types of data, normal distributions, central limit theorem, testing population means, binomial distribution and confidence intervals

Working with functions and graphs using Calculus• using functions for describing change. Rate of

change, limits, derivatives, exponential and log functions and integrals

Working with linear equations and matrices• using linearity and matrices to solve problems,

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SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS SACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDMathematical Studies A, B and C.

A graphics calculator or equivalent will be essential for class work, assignments and examinations.

CONTENTTrigonometric Preliminaries• trigonometric graphs, properties and identities

Polynomials and Complex Numbers• complex numbers, conjugation, argument,

number plane and polar form • Quadratic iteration and operations with

polynomials

vectors and Geometry• algebraic and geometric treatments of three-

dimensional vectors, lines and planes, circles and tangents and vector methods

Calculus• functions varying with time, quadratics and

cubics, related rates eg velocity and tangents, derivatives of circular functions and trigonometric functions

Differential Equations• introduction, separable differential equations and

cyclic behaviour


FURTHER INFORMATIONThis subject is studied with Stage 2 Mathematical Studies.


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BIOLOGYSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDIt is strongly recommended that you have studied Stage 1 Biology. Other Stage 1 science studies are also highly recommended.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course is organised around four themes:

Macromolecules• Cells• Organisms• Ecosystems•

Each theme is divided into the following six threads:

Organisation• Selectivity• Energy Flow• Perpetuation• Evolution• Human Awareness•

ASSESSMENT

School-based Assessment Investigations Folio 40% Skills and Applications Tasks 30%External Assessment Examination 30%

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CHEMISTRYSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDStage 1 Chemistry or equivalent.

CONTENTStage 2 Chemistry is organised so that each intended student learning is related to a key chemical idea or concept within five topics. Through the study of these key ideas and concepts students develop their chemistry investigation skills.

Topics:Topic 1: Elemental and Environmental Chemistry• Topic 2: Analytical Techniques• Topic 3: Using and Controlling Reactions• Topic 4: Organic and Biological Chemistry• Topic 5: Materials•

ASSESSMENTSchool-based Assessment Investigations Folio 40% Skills and Applications Tasks 30%External Assessment Examination 30%

PATHWAYStudy of Chemistry can lead to a range of science and engineering courses at university. Chemistry is recommended for most biology based courses. You should check which courses have Chemistry as a pre-requisite or as assumed knowledge.

NUTRITIONSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDA basic understanding of biology, chemistry and human physiology is assumed. The ability to read, research and write at an ESL scale of 9 or more is essential.

CONTENTStudents undertake the study of four core topics and one option topic.

Core TopicsCore Topic 1: The Fundamentals of Human NutritionCore Topic 2: Diet, Lifestyle, and HealthCore Topic 3: Food Selection and Dietary EvaluationCore Topic 4: Food, Nutrition and the Consumer

Option TopicsOption Topic 1: Global Nutrition and Ecological SustainabilityOption Topic 2: Global Hunger


PATHWAYTAFE Food Technology or university studies in Nutrition or a related discipline.


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PHYSICSSACE Stage 2 20 credits

PREFERRED BACkGROUNDA good knowledge of SACE Stage 1 Physics as well as SACE Stage 1 Mathematics or equivalent.

CONTENTStage 2 Physics is organised into four sections. Each section is divided into four topics. Each topic includes an application.

Section 1 - Motion in Two DimensionsProjectile Motion• Uniform Circular Motion• Gravitation and Satellites• Momentum in Two Dimensions•

Section 2 - Electricity and Magnetism Electric Fields• The Motion of Charged Particles in Electric Fields• Magnetic Fields• The Motion of Charged Particles in Magnetic • Fields

Section 3 - Light and Matter Electromagnetic Waves• The Interference of Light• Photons• Wave Behaviour of Particles•

Section 4 - Atoms and Nuclei The Structure of the Atom• The Structure of the Nucleus• Radioactivity• Nuclear Fission and Fusion•


PSYCHOLOGYSACE Stage 2 20 credits

COURSE DESCRIPTIONPsychology introduces students to an understanding of ourselves, our behaviour and our view of the world as members of society.

CONTENTYou will study the following topics:

Introduction to Psychology (compulsory)• Social Cognition• Learning• Personality• Psychobiology of Altered States of Awareness• Healthy Minds•


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