Dr Liz Criddle – BComm, GradDipEd, MEd (Hons), PhD, has taught Accounting & Finance and Business & Enterprise subjects in Perth secondary schools for a number of years. Her involvement in this area includes a secondment to SCSA as Moderation Officer, a role as School Based Moderation Officer for Business subjects, member of various Syllabus Committees or Assessment and Moderation Panels, and positions as Chief Examiner or Chief Marker for different Business subjects. She chaired the Business Management and Enterprise course Reference Group and trialled the Accounting and Finance course. Liz has conducted numerous professional development sessions on business and financial literacy and been a judge for the Value Adding Quest and Plan Your Own Enterprise. Liz is a former President of Business Educators WA (Inc), member of the WA Institute of Educational Research and Australian Curriculum Studies Association, and former associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and CPA Australia.

A range of theory and practical questions are included to assist students in clarifying the various concepts covered.

The title is scaffolded so that students can gradually move through work of increasing levels of difficulty.

Within each chapter there are sets of Review Questions, which occur where they will provide a useful review of the content covered thus far.

Research Activities are spread throughout chapters and require further investigation beyond the information in the text.

At the end of each chapter there is a set of activities, which occur in two main types, short answer and extended answer. Activities can be chosen and used as required.

It is up to date, comprehensive, informative and makes being successful in the course achievable.