Jacaranda Key Concepts in VCE Business Management

The editions include these key updates:

• Contemporary case studies, alongside updates to existing data, statistics and references to ensure currency and relevance
• More Apply your skills subtopics in each topic which allow students to practice key Business Management skills
• More Extend your knowledge subtopics in each topic providing more opportunities to explore key knowledge in greater depth
• New exam practice questions in every topic and subtopic, with exemplary responses and mark allocations available in the teacher resource
• For teachers, the eGuidePLUS includes lesson starters, answers to all the questions, school accessed coursework answers, topic tests and more

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

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a senior Commerce teacher at Ballarat High School with over 20 years’ experience teaching Business Management. Matt has held positions of responsibility with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) as a review panel member on the Business Management study design and as an examination vetter on the Business Management exam panel. He has presented professional development sessions for Victorian Commerce Teachers Association (VCTA) for Business Management teachers and has contributed articles to the VCTA journal Compak. Matt facilitates student revision and exam preparation lectures and is a prolific writer of assessment materials for Business Management.

Graeme Smithies

Graeme Smithies has over 45 years’ experience in secondary education in Victoria. During that time he has taught Legal Studies, Business Management, Economics, English, History and a variety of other Humanities and Commerce subjects. He spent over 19 years in assistant principal and principal positions in government secondary schools. He has created
a range of educational resources for VCE Commerce subjects, as well as the Years 7–10 National Curriculum learning areas of Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, and History.

Vlad Dumovic

Vladimir Dumovic is a Business and Economics teacher at Dandenong High School. He has authored a range of secondary school textbooks in the Business, Economics, Civics and Citizenship subject areas. Vladimir brings to his teaching and writing a passion for learning as well as industry experience from his previous job as an accountant.

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.

Simon Phelan

Simon Phelan has worked at a number of government and independent schools over the past 30 years. He has taught VCE Business Management/Accounting/Economics/Legal Studies for 30 years and has been involved in a number of Study Design Review Panels, including the most recent panel that developed the Study Design for 2017–22. Simon is an experienced VCAA examination assessor. He has presented professional development sessions for teachers at Comview, the annual VCTA conference, and has contributed articles to the VCTA journal Compak.