Jacaranda Business Studies in Action

The latest editions of Jacaranda Business Studies in Action include these key updates:

• Rigorous adherence to the content of the Stage 6 Business Studies Syllabus, including greater emphasis on ‘learn tos’ as well as ‘learn abouts’
• Available in learnON for the first time, where teachers get greater visibility into student progress and performance, allowing you to easily tailor lesson plans and create custom tests
• For the HSC course, access to 300+ official HSC exam questions in the print textbook and every exam question from 2006-2020 in learnON
• For the Preliminary course, access to practice exam questions in print and learnON
• Every subtopic now has a quick quiz, questions and exam questions to give students plenty of opportunity to practice
• The trusted Kathmandu year-long case study is now available in print and learnON
• Colour-coded learning pathways to support differentiation (Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3)
• NESA glossary of key words to prepare students on how to answer exam questions
• HSC ‘key process verbs’ are colour-coded and used in graded questions throughout the text that appeal to all levels of learners
• Clear explanations and useful visual learning aids help explain complex business concepts

Jacaranda provides a range of format options to allow teachers to teach their class their way.

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.