Yr.13 Independent Assessment Work

Now that you have identified the relevant AO levels in class, you must now apply them to the attached case study.

Remember that it is key to apply your AO level knowledge in each task. Select link below for case study.

http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/primark/engaging-with-stakeholders/introduction.html#axzz2DJlEXMV1

Yr.12 Business Half-term Study

Very well done to you all today when completing the test - I look forward to marking them all.

Ensure that you all complete 'The Importance of HR' hand out that I gave to you.

Enjoy your break - great start to the course.

Mr Allum

Yr.12 Business - Period 2 cover - Thursday 25th

You should all be almost ready for your end of term test tomorrow as you have now completed the Eggheads activity cards and had a revision/quiz lesson yesterday.

Today's Task:

Today you simply need to create individual revision posters on ALL that you have learnt this term.

I will be back in the lesson before the end so you must have something to give me individually.

Year 10 P.E

Please use the link below to revise and complete the revision tasks about Muscles. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/appliedanatomy/

Year 11 BTEC - Assignment 3 (Unit 12) Useful Websites

Below you will find some links to a few websites that will give you some further information and a little more detail about on-line business:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-online-business/11368.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/running-an-online-business/9566.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/legislation/8577.html

http://www.runanonlinebusiness.co.uk/online-business-regulations-consumer-rights.html

http://tutor2u.net/ebusiness/ebusiness-operations-setting-up-a-business-website.html

Rememeber Yr.12 Law

Law Trip Wednesday 24th October

New Olympic Sport Proposal

So, what have you come up with?

What are the possible commercial opportunities?

Comments below...

Yr.12 Business & Economics Induction Lesson

Click here to read ' London 2012 Olympics: The Games are coming, so where is the housing boom?'

Click here to read 'Landlords 'evicting tenants' to make Olympic profit.'

The Cooper Business Department mobile app.

The Cooper School Business Department now has a FREE mobile app. for students and parents to download.

It provides a wealth of information including course break downs, reading material and useful links to video clips for all business students at The Cooper School.

Should you feel there is anything that we have missed, please do let us know.

For link to android app click below:

Cooper Biz Android app.

For link to iPhone/iTouch etc app enter the address below in to your browser on your phone:

http://appsbar.mobi/96bc75

Year 10 Business Mascot homework

Task 1

You must first create a checklist to used to evaluate the success of a mascot. It must have at least 8 different requirements or aspects for grading on it. You may wish to look at some previous mascot entries on this blog to help you get some initial ideas.

Task 2

Using the checklist that you created for task 1, you now need to pick 3 mascots from any industry (Sport, charity, food etc) and evaluate how successful you think they have been using your newly created criteria.

Due Date: 26/6/12

How to create a successful sports mascot?

Year 10 Business Studies

Your task is to create a new Euro 2012 Mascot and Logo. Mascots are not simply chosen because they look good or funny. Instead they are created as an image that is both marketable to a mass market, but also convey a sense of personal identity for that country/club or organisation.

You may wish to use the link below to help you think of some reasons as to why your design is as it is...

http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/14/sports-marketing-mascots-biz-sports-cx_tvr_0115mascots_slide_2.html

Year 10 Business Comm. - Why have a company mascot?

Using the link below, you must firstly read the article attached to give you some background information.

The Company Mascot article - Click here...

Your task is to write an article in reply in which you explain whether you feel a company mascot is important or not.
You must consider:

·Advantages and disadvantages

·Target groups

·Merchandise possibilities

·The image or reputation that the mascot could create

·Any examples of successful or unsuccessful company mascots (this will require you to do some independent research)

NB - Remember each of your articles will be published on the blog so ensure that you have completed the task in the correct and appropriate manner expected of you.

Year 10 Business Olympic Mascot

Select the link below to create your own Olympic mascot

Mascot design here...

AS Business Past Exam Paper

Select the link below to access another past exam paper

January 2011 paper

Unit 12 BTEC web links

Below you will find a number of links to useful websites that will help you with the online aspect of your assignment.


Clip 1 - The Online Business

Clip 2 - Running an Online Business (Monitoring section)

Clip 3 - Online Business Legislation Case Study

Mr Allum

BTEC Business - Unit 12 - Pass Guidance

Select the link below to receive guidance on the Pass criteria tasks of Unit 12 (Business Online)

Select here for Pass guidance clip

Year 10 Business Comms. Homework

As discussed during your lesson today your homework this week is to revise all that we have covered so far this year in preparation for your test next Tuesday.

Remember to use your class notes, revisit Mr Allum's twitter feed and try tutor2u for further assistance.

Click here for Mr Allum's twitter feed

Click here for link to tutor2u


Mr. Allum

Mail Merge Activity

Click here for the Mail Merge Activity

A Level Business Easter Homework

Click here for Task 1 of the Easter Homework

A Level Business Revision Clips

Use the links below to access the individual topic revision clips.

The Role of Business
The Market - Part 1
The Market - Part 2
Technology
Stakeholders
Sampling
Objectives
Business Size
Human Resources
Finance
Ethics
Classification of Business
Business Resources

Well done to all.

Year 10 Business Comm. - Easter Homework

Your task is to write a magazine article that is appropriate and professional enough for publication.

You need to write a persuasive article, that details the pros and cons of using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft PowerPoint. 

nYou must:

nUse Microsoft word to produce your article.

nHave appropriate use of images and pictures.

nEnsure it has a professional feel and approach.

These will all be bound together and will create a complete magazine about Presentation software, to which you will have all contributed.

Year 10 Business Comm - Presentation of data class tasks

Click here for today's lesson tasks

A Level Business - Finance and HR revision

Use the links below to find the tasks, and case study required.

Lesson 1 & 2 tasks

Case Study - 'Enterprise cars'

Mr Allum

Letter Layout guide

Click here for the letter layout guide

Yr.10 Business Communications Leaflets Homework

For your homework you need to find two different documents and evaluate both of them. This means that you need to provide detailed comments upon each one explaining both the good and bad points to each one.

You need to find an example of analyse the following two documents:

• A leaflet for a local gym
• A job advertisement for your favourite job

What you need to evaluate is the overall look and effectiveness of the two documents. Is the layout correct? Are there good use of pictures? Is the font and size helpful of all headings etc...

Due Date: 27/3/12

Yr. 10 Business Comms. 'Bicep Builders' leaflet information

Click here for 'Bicep Builders' leaflet information

BTEC Assignment 2

Select the link below to access Assignment 2

BTEC Assignment 2_2012

Year 11 Business Communications

Task 2 Link:
http://www.btplc.com/responsiblebusiness/

BTEC Assignment 2 - D1 help

Click here for Kellogg's link

Remember that you need to focus on DETAIL and full explanations.

The answers will not be in front of you, so you need to do a bit of reading and digging.

A Level business Test and Mark scheme

Attached below you will the original exam that you did and a mark scheme that will help you grade each question paper given to you.

Remember, if you know and recognise how the exams are marked and how to achieve each mark for each question, then you will be able to get yourself a better grade.

This will be the first of such exercises that we will practise up until your exam.

Click here for the test questions

Click here for the mark scheme

Year 10 Business Comm Project Homework

For your homework you need to ensure that all of the tasks are completed upon application software and that your portfolio's are ready to be submitted at the beginning of your next lesson (next Tuesday)

S1 is available during Friday and Monday lunch time should you require the computers and any other resources.

Mr Allum

A Level business class work

Technology lesson

Social demographic lesson

BTEC unit 2 - P3 and M1 PowerPoint

Use the link below to help you explain Kellogg's objectives. It will also serve as good evidence for your objectives. Make sure you detail these well and explain how they meet the organisations' overall aims.

Click here for Kellogg objectives help

Year 10 Business Comm - Application software portfolio

Click here for Portfolio project criteria

Year 12 Supply and Demand tasks

Supply and Demand Quiz

Supply and Demand question bank link

http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/economics/qbank/markets1.htm

Supply and Demand Aid

Please use the link below to read in to Supply and demand.

1. What is Demand?
2. What is supply?

http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/business-theory/marketing/demand-and-supply-for-goods-and-services.html

Supply and Demand - The 'Lemonade Game'

Use the link below to play the 'lemonade game' which is a great way to understand the application of the laws of supply and demand that we have just learnt.

http://www.lemonadegame.com/

Year 10 - Rewarding Staff Research Tasks

Use the links below to help you complete the questions from the Power Point.

Tesco - Click here...

RBS - Click here... 

Virgin Atlantic - Click here...
    

Short and Concise Video clips

What is GDP? Click here...

What is inflation? Click here...

A Level Business Studies - Classification of Business Sectors

Most attention is aimed at 2, 4 and some 6 mark style questions, with a couple of stretching 10 mark questions included too.

Longer 14 and 18 mark questions are not included here.  

1.      Explain the difference between a "franchisor" and a "franchisee" (4 marks)

2.      Outline two advantages and two disadvantages of setting up a new business to run a franchise (4 marks)

3.      Define the term “sole trader” (2 marks)

5.      Explain why there are so many sole trader businesses in the UK (4 marks)

6.      List two advantages and two disadvantages of setting up in business as a partnership (4 marks)

7.      Who owns a partnership? (2 marks)

8.      What is the difference between “unlimited liability” and “limited liability” (4 marks)

9.      Define the term “shareholder” (2 marks)

10.  List three examples of “not-for-profit” businesses (3 marks)

11.  Define the term “public sector” (2 marks)

12.  State, with an example of a business in each, the three main sectors of the UK economy (6 marks)

13.  Give an example of how a business could operate in both the primary and secondary sectors (4 marks)

14.  Define the term “private sector” (2 marks)

15.  Explain one reason why public sector organisations might have different objectives as compared to others in the private sector (4 marks)

16.  Define the term “diseconomies of scale” (2 marks).