Jacaranda Business Studies in Action

FOR THE NSW STAGE 6 SYLLABUS YEARS 11 – 12

NSW’s favourite Business Studies series, Jacaranda Business Studies in Action, is freshly updated with new content and tools to help you deliver engaging and contemporary lessons for your students, while preparing them for exam success.

How we are different

  • Relevant

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    Relevance in a changing world

    Explore 100+ new case studies (Tesla, Uber Eats) and contemporary business trends with your students, including how COVID-19 has impacted the business environment.

  • Engaging

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    An engaging learning experience

    Captivate learners with new videos in every chapter and access to the learnON platform, where theory is supported by an expansive range of interactive media and resources.

  • exam prep

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    Unrivalled exam preparation

    Practice makes perfect with access to 300+ official HSC exam questions, including the 2020 exam in print (HSC), plus every past exam question from 2006-2020 online with immediate feedback.

Titles in this series

Digital

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Title: Jacaranda Business Studies in Action Preliminary Course 6e learnON
ISBN: 9780730393375
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $50

Digital + print

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Title: Jacaranda Business Studies in Action Preliminary Course 6e learnON + Print
ISBN: 9780730393405
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $90

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Digital

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Title: Jacaranda Business Studies in Action HSC Course 7e learnON
ISBN: 9780730393894
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $50

Digital + print

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Title: Jacaranda Business Studies in Action HSC Course 7e learnON + Print
ISBN: 9780730393924
Publication Date: 2023
RRP: $90

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  • Series features

    The new Jacaranda Business Studies in Action series includes these key features:

    • Rigorous adherence to syllabus: Aligns with the Stage 6 Business Studies Syllabus, emphasising both ‘learn tos’ and ‘learn abouts’.
    • learnON availability: For the first time, teachers can gain greater visibility into student progress and performance, allowing for tailored lesson plans and custom tests.
    • HSC course resources: Access to 300+ official HSC exam questions in the print textbook and every exam question from 2006-2020 in learnON.
    • Preliminary course resources: Access to practice exam questions in both print and learnON.
    • Quick quizzes: Every subtopic includes a quick quiz, questions, and exam questions for ample practice opportunities.
    • Kathmandu case study: The trusted year-long case study is now available in both print and learnON.
    • Colour-coded learning pathways: Supports differentiation with Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 pathways.
    • NESA key words glossary: Prepares students on how to answer exam questions with a glossary of key words.
    • HSC key process verbs: Colour-coded and used in graded questions throughout the text to appeal to all levels of learners.
    • Clear explanations and visual aids: Helps explain complex business concepts with useful visual learning aids.

  • Authors

    Stephen Chapman

    Stephen Chapman is an active teacher, author, HSC marker and consultant, with 28 years’ experience as a classroom teacher and head teacher. He has authored/co-authored 24 textbooks in the areas of Commerce, Business Studies and Economics. He has won awards for teaching excellence and pedagogical writings, as well as a Commonwealth Parliamentary Teaching Fellowship. As a consultant, he works with schools to develop teaching programs and educational resources.

    Rosalinda Gallina

    Rosalinda Gallina is a teacher of Business Studies, Legal Studies, Commerce and Business Services, with over 14 years’ teaching experience. She is a Business Studies HSC marker and has been the co-convenor of the Business Studies Trial HSC Examination paper for the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW for three years. She also lectures and presents at student workshops on HSC Business Studies.

    Michael Doherty

    Michael Doherty has been teaching for almost 30 years. He has taught HSC Business Studies since its inception and has been an HSC marker and Judge marker. He has presented at both student workshops and teacher conferences. As an author, he has written articles for The Sydney Morning Herald’s Preparing for the HSC series and the Economic Literacy Centre’s Business Studies Review.

    Mohan Dhall

    Mohan Dhall is a teacher and author. He trains teachers at University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) in Business Studies, Legal Studies, Economics and Commerce methods. His experience of business extends to running three companies — the Australian Tutoring Association (ATA) and Global Tutoring Association (GTA) as well as Mohannah Education. The business principles he writes about are based on his experience of working in business and working with large and small companies both onshore and offshore.

    Cassy Norris

    Cassy Norris has 34 years’ experience as a classroom teacher and head teacher of Social Sciences, and is a former coordinating senior HSC marker in Business Studies. Currently she is Principal of Ryde Secondary College. She has co-authored textbooks in Commerce, Business Studies and Geography, and has written teaching resources for several educational departments and programs. She has also contributed to syllabus evaluation and development with the Board of Studies.

    Natalie Devenish

    Natalie Devenish is a teacher of Business Studies, Economics, Legal Studies and Commerce, with over 15 years’ teaching experience. She has been an HSC marker for seven years and has completed a Masters in Education. She has co-authored three textbooks in the areas of Business Studies and Commerce. Natalie has a specific interest in the development and implementation of literacy strategies to support student learning.

Want more from Stephen Chapman?


Our Business Studies in Action author, Stephen Chapman, has written a two-part guest blog series to help Business Studies teachers foster a renewed engagement in the classroom.

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