Study Design Resource Update
This is an update of resources for VCE teachers to use with the VCE Economics Study Design accredited 2004-2009.
Books
Unit 1 and 2
Healy, J (ed.) 2004, Unemployment, Issues in Society, vol. 210, Spinney Press, Sydney.
Healy, J (ed.) 2004, Waste and Recycling, Issues in Society, vol. 208, Spinney Press, Sydney.
Healy, J (ed.) 2004, The Globalisation Debate, Issues in Society, vol. 202, Spinney Press, Sydney.
McConnell, J & Smith, W 2003, Economic Activity, Book 1, 3E, McMillan Education/VCTA, South Yarra.
Morris, R 2003, Economics Down Under, Book 1, 5E, Jacaranda/John Wiley & Sons, Melbourne.
Nailon, K & McKee, M 2004, EcoEleven Student Workbook, Indigo Publishing, Melbourne.
Prince, R, Forsyth, A & Prince, M 2004, Australian Economic Statistics: Trends, Objectivesand Policies, 16E, Warringal Publications, Melbourne.
Ransom, D 2001, The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade, Global Exchange, San Francisco.
Roddick, A 2003, Take It Personally: How Globalisation Affects You and Powerful Ways toChallenge It, HarperCollins, Melbourne.
Stokes, A 2004 An Economics Skills and Activities Workbook - Preliminary Course Edition, Greenacre Educational Publications, Mt Lewis.
Unit 3 and 4
Gittins, R et al. 2004, The Australian Economy: A Student's Guide to Current Economic Conditions, Warringal Publications, Melbourne.
McConnell, J & Nailon, K 2003, Economic Activity, Book 2, 7E, McMillan Education/VCTA, South Yarra.
McKee, M & Nailon, K 2004, The 2004 Study Guide to Economics Units 3 & 4, 9E, Indigo Publishing, Melbourne.
Morris, R 2003, Economics Down Under, Book 2, 4E, Jacaranda/John Wiley & Sons, Melbourne.
Nailon, K & McKee, M 2004, The Economics Revision Guide, Indigo Publishing, Melbourne.
Nailon, K & McKee, M 2004, 500 Multiple Choice Questions, Indigo Publishing, Melbourne.
Prince, R, Forsyth, A & Prince, M 2004, Australian Economic Statistics: Trends, Objectives and Policies, 16E, Warringal Publications, Melbourne.
Stokes, A 2004 An Economics Skills and Activities Workbook – HSC Course Edition, Greenacre Educational Publications, Mt Lewis.
Wilson, M et al. 2004, VCE Economics Units 3 & 4: Practice Examinations, A+ Publishing, Rosebud.
Wilson, M et al. 2004, VCE Economics Units 3 & 4: Practice Examinations Solutions, A+ Publishing, Rosebud.
Websites
At the time of publication the URLs (website addresses) cited were checked for accuracy and appropriateness of content. However, due to the transient nature of material placed on the web, their continuing accuracy cannot be verified. Teachers are strongly advised to prepare their own indexes of sites that are suitable and applicable to the courses they teach, and to check these addresses prior to allowing student access. It is not possible to organise this list in any more than general terms. Sites with links to other sites are listed first, single-interest sites are listed later. Generally the title given is the title of the page; where this is not possible a description of the content is given.
The WWW Virtual Library catalogue (www.vlib.org)
Click on category or search.
Sites specifically prepared for VCE economics teachers and students - these sites hyperlink to a huge range of websites which have been specifically organised under topic headings
Puppyspirits.com (www.puppyspirits.com)
Byrne, R, VCE Economics
Comnet, Victorian Commercial Teachers Association (www.vcta.asn.au)
VCAA's VCE Economics index page
Overseas Sites Specifically Prepared for Economics Teachers and Students
Biz/ed Consortium (http://bized.ac.uk)
Institute for Learning and Research Technology University of Bristol, UK.
National Council on Economic Education (www.nationalcouncil.org) USA.
Other Sites
Newspapers/Media
- Business Review Weekly (www.brw.com.au)
- The Australian Broadcasting Commission (www.abc.net.au)
- The Age (www.theage.com.au)
- The Australian Financial Review (www.afr.com.au)
- The Canberra Times (www.canberratimes.com.au)
- The Sydney Morning Herald (www.smh.com.au)
The Finance Sector
- AMP (www.amp.com.au)
- ANZ (www.anz.com.au)
- Australian Stock Exchange (www.asx.com.au)
- Bankers Trust (www.btal.com.au)
- Commonwealth Bank (www.commbank.com.au)
- National Australia Bank (www.national.com.au)
- Reserve Bank of Australia (www.rba.gov.au)
- Westpac (www.westpac.com.au)
Other sites
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (www.abareconomics.com)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (www.abs.gov.au)
- Australian Government Entry point (www.fed.gov.au)
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (www.accc.gov.au)
- Australian Government Budget (www.budget.gov.au)
- Austrade (Australian Trade Commission) (www.austrade.gov.au)
Student centre
- Business Council of Australia (www.bca.com.au)
- Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) (www.ceda.com.au)
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (www.dfat.gov.au)
- Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (www.dest.gov.au)
- Greenacre Educational Publications (http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gep/economics.htm)
- Australian Parliamentary Library (www.aph.gov.au)
- Productivity Commission (www.pc.gov.au)
- Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (www.actu.asn.au)
- The Treasury, Australian Government (www.treasury.gov.au)
Videos/DVDs
(New since publication of Study Design Teacher Advice.)
Enterprise Bargaining and the Workplace Relations Act (video) 2004, Video Education Australia, Bendigo.
Globalisation and Free Trade - at what price? (video) 2004, Video Education Australia, Bendigo.
How the Mighty Fall - Corporate collapses (video) 2004, Video Education Australia, Bendigo.
Rethinking Economic Growth (video) 2001, Video Education Australia, Bendigo.
Other resources
COMPAK, VCTA Publications, Collingwood
COMVIEW CD-ROM of published papers (2003)
Ecodate, Warringal Publications, Fitzroy.
Stokes, A 2004, Overhead Masters in Economics, Greenacre Educational Publications, Mt Lewis.
