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Management in Living

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Year 1

5 topics
Resource Management Practices
  • Apply various aspects of the scope and importance of management in living to meet daily needs.
    • Describe the scope of management in living.
    • Discuss the importance of management in living.
  • Apply the knowledge of resource management principles and values to achieve personal and family goals.
    • Discuss values that influence management among individuals and families living and working together.
    • Identify career opportunities in Management in living.
    • Analyse the differences and similarities of the various careers and their benefits to the individual, family and society.
Management Principles for Quality Living
  • Evaluate the application of management principles in enhancing quality living through everyday activities.
    • Discuss the focus of personal and family resource management in everyday living.
    • Describe the characteristics of management and their implication.
    • Apply management processes in everyday activities to achieve personal and family goals and promote healthy living.
  • Analyse the application of management motivators to enhancing family life and quality living.
    • Identify the motivators of management in everyday life.
    • Evaluate the impact of applying management motivators to improve family well-being and quality living.
    • Demonstrate how different motivators influence management decisions and processes in everyday activities.
Creative Product Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Apply creative thinking and entrepreneurial skills to identify opportunities in family resource management.
    • Explain the concept of creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship.
    • Explain the concept, resources in everyday living.
    • Identify innovative ideas for managing family resources to achieve personal, family and society needs.
    • Discuss the importance of creativity in solving challenges related to family resource management.
  • Develop and apply entrepreneurial skills to create and manage resources.
    • Conduct a survey to identify potential entrepreneurial opportunities in family resource management.
    • Develop creative solutions for utilising underused or waste family resources as entrepreneurial ventures.
    • Analyse basic business concepts for family resource-based products or services and their innovative characteristics.
Responsible Family and Social Living
  • Apply knowledge of family systems, role and stages of the family life cycle to promote healthy and responsible family relationships.
    • Explain the concept of family and its role in building healthy relationships.
    • Identify the role of families in the development of individuals, families and the society.
    • Examine various stages of family life cycle and their implications on family living.
  • Use knowledge of the interrelationship between families and society to promote meaningful contribution to societal development.
    • Describe the relationships between families and society.
    • Discuss the contribution of family to the society.
    • Examine the contribution of the society to the family for healthy living.
Consumer Education and Sustainable Living
  • Make informed consumer choices to meet diverse needs and promote sustainable living among individuals, families and society.
    • Analyse product information to compare and select items that meet diverse needs.
    • Examine how consumer choices affect the environment, economy and society to promote sustainable living.
    • Make ethical and responsible purchases decisions to meet the needs of individuals and families to promote healthy family living.
  • Apply care and maintenance practices to promote sustainable and family wellbeing.
    • Identify suitable methods of maintaining household materials, tools and equipment.
    • Discuss how maintaining resources improves family safety, comfort and financial stability.
    • Analyse how maintenance practices reduce waste and support environmental sustainability.

Year 2

5 topics
Resource Management Practices
  • Apply the knowledge and understanding of resources to develop, preserve and make efficient use of resources to meet the needs of individuals, families and society.
    • Classify resources available to families into various categories.
    • Discuss the characteristics of resources and their implication to management.
    • Analyse ways individuals and families can develop and utilise their resources.
    • Apply management processes in resource management to achieve individual, family and community goals.
  • Apply management processes in resource management to achieve individual, family and community goals.
    • Evaluate how to apply management processes in resource management to achieve individual, family and community goals.
Management Principles for Quality Living
  • Analyse and use decision making principles and skills efficiently to make quality decisions to achieve individual, family and society goals.
    • Discuss how to apply decision making principles and skills to make quality decisions.
    • Compare the types of decision-making processes individuals and families employ.
    • Exhibit the ability to make personal and family decisions that enhance the quality of life.
  • Apply good communication skills in family decision making to improve quality of life.
    • Explain the concept of communication in family decision making to improve the quality of life.
    • Discuss the importance of communication in promoting healthy family living.
    • Exhibit good communication skills in family decision making processes to promote healthy living.
Creative Product Development and Entrepreneurs
  • Apply creative and innovative techniques to develop products that meet specific needs and preferences of individuals and families.
    • Explain the basic concepts and stages of product development.
    • Apply knowledge of product development to create a simple product using available materials and resources.
  • Evaluate personal and family resources for starting entrepreneurial ventures.
    • Identify personal and family resources that can support entrepreneurial activities.
    • Explain how budgeting and resource allocation affect business success.
    • Demonstrate how effective utilisation of family resources can contribute to entrepreneurial success.
    • Develop practical strategies for starting a business with family support.
Responsible Family and Social Living
  • Apply the knowledge, understanding and skills to select, design, acquire and provide housing to meet the needs of individuals and families.
    • Explain the concept of housing and its implication to healthy family living.
    • Discuss ways individuals and families can acquire houses in diverse contexts.
  • Apply the knowledge, values, principles and skills of home furnishing to create comfortable, friendly and improved home settings to meet individual and family needs.
    • Explain the concept of home improvement and its relevance to responsible family and social living.
    • Identify the soft and hard furnishes used for home improvement.
    • Exhibit skills of furnishing the home for comfort in different settings.
Consumer Education and Sustainable Living
  • Appreciate and apply storage principles to maintain quality and extend the lifespan of items.
    • Discuss the type of storage to maintain the quality and extend the lifespan of household items.
    • Identify methods of storing different food, clothing and other household items to extend their lifespan.
    • Apply the principles of storage in storing food, clothing and other household items to maintain quality and extend the lifespan.
  • Analyse potential hazards in the home and apply safety practices to prevent accidents and promote healthy living.
    • Discuss potential hazards and their implications to healthy family living.
    • Identify the types of accidents that occur in the home and workplace.
    • Examine the cause and ways of preventing home-based accidents to ensure safety and healthy family and social relationships.
    • Provide first aid to accident victims to save lives and promote responsible family and social living.

Year 3

5 topics
Resource Management Practice
  • Apply knowledge, values and skills to manage time, money and human resources effectively to achieve personal and family goals.
    • Develop a personal and family time management plan to enhance individual and family well-being.
    • Create a family budget plan, including saving, expenditure tracking and financial goal setting.
    • Identify skills and knowledge within the family that can be utilised to achieve shared goals.
Management Principles for Quality Living
  • Assess ways of applying financial literacy to promote individual and family financial security.
    • Discuss the importance of savings, investment and their contribution in promoting financial security.
    • Identify the principles and types of credit available to individuals, families and groups.
    • Apply financial literacy skills to create savings plans, manage credit and assess investment options to promote financial security.
Creative Product Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Analyse and apply the principles of product planning and estimation to ensure efficient and cost-effective production.
    • Explain how to plan and estimate resources, cost and time required for selected products.
    • Prepare a cost estimation sheet, materials, labour and overhead costs for planned products.
    • Develop a detailed production plan, outlining the steps, timeline and responsibilities for completing products.
Responsible Family and Social Living
  • Apply the knowledge, understanding and skills of caring and maintaining home facilities using local and modern technologies.
    • Identify various facilities and environment within and outside the home.
    • Discuss ways to care for and maintain the various surfaces in the home environment.
    • Demonstrate the ability to care for and maintain the various surfaces in the home.
Consumer Education and Sustainable Living
  • Apply knowledge, values and skills of consumer education in daily consumer related activities.
    • Explain the concepts of consumer education.
    • Compare consumer behaviours and identify good consumer skills.
  • Analyse factors that influence purchasing decisions and appreciate how they contribute to sustainable living.
    • Identify purchasing decisions individuals and families make.
    • Analyse factors that influence purchasing decisions and explain how they contribute to sustainable living.
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