Taking the subject Business Studies at Woodbridge School.
Project 1 I am basing my I.T. project on creating a website which displays information about taking the subject Business Studies at Woodbridge School. My purpose is to produce an effective website, which is eye-catching and simple to use. I am creating these pages on Microsoft Front Page - a website editor/creator. It will show a general outlook on business studies, GCSE business studies course, AS and A2 level Business Studies course and Business Studies lessons at Woodbridge School. I collected my information from the business studies teachers at Woodbridge School, 6th form booklets from Woodbridge School, GCSE booklets from Woodbridge School, and from the website http://www.learn.co.uk/. I gathered up all my information and read through it all. I highlighted the relevant information, and planned which pages it should go on. The booklets I collected from Woodbridge School were extremely useful, they covered a lot of what business studies is like, and what your expected to do and learn. Miss Piper (My Business Studies teacher) also provided a lot of useful information of what business studies lessons at Woodbridge School are like. http://www.learn.co.uk/ displayed good information on each part of the business studies syllabus, and what was required in coursework, and the units of assessment. I checked through each source of information to check whether it was
The estate agency Halletts is an experienced business in Thatcham and have not yet benefited from a computerised system. They are now looking for an efficient database system for all the houses for all the houses they have for sale.
Database Coursework Identify The estate agency Halletts is an experienced business in Thatcham and have not yet benefited from a computerised system. They are now looking for an efficient database system for all the houses for all the houses they have for sale. Estate agency though is not really that simple. To run the business successfully with a computer you need a minimum of three database systems, but ideally you need four. You need one system for the houses you currently have for sale. You need one for all the houses you have sold. You need another one for all the houses that have been taken off the market or put up for sale with another estate agency (these are called 'take offs'. You also (if you find it necessary) have a system for all the people on your mailing list. All this is too complicated for the project that I am doing, so I have decided to use one system for houses the agency have for sale and once they are sold, ideally they should be transferred onto another database but because I do not have another one, I will just take it off the system. The current system works by employees going to the houses for sale and taking down all the details of that particular house and writing it down on a particular form. Then, the employees go back to their headquarters in Newbury and process the newly obtained information about the house into another form. This form is
Woolworths
In my mini assignment I am first of all going to be talking about the main activities that goes on within Woolworth's plc. Introduction In this piece of coursework, I am going to be briefly talking about what goes on within Woolworth's plc. I have chosen to write about Woolworth's because it is a well-known place for children's clothes, toys etc. Woolworth's have adopted a code of conduct that defines Woolworth's Group's minimum standards for ethical business practice. It applies to all employees of companies within Woolworth's Group plc, whether established or on temporary contracts. Consultants or agents who are retained to represent the Woolworth's Group are also required to conform to the relevant sections of this Code. There are a number of basic principles that should guide everything that we do. These are:- * be truthful and fair in all aspects of our business; * abide by the law; * uphold our good reputation with customers and business partners; * encourage mutual respect, openness and integrity in the workplace Business Activity Woolworth's superstore is a public limited company (p.l.c), which means there shares can be sold on the London stock exchange. As Woolworth's plc is a growing and successful business, a number of business activities would be carried out. One of Woolworth's main activities are the services they provide to the public. Without
Franchises.
Franchises Another type of business is a FRANCHISE. Gordon Chester could also consider changing his ownership to a Franchise- making him a FRANCHISOR. If Gordon Chester wishes to change his ownership to a franchise he will be controlling other businesses that want to trade under Fit - for - Life. A franchise ownership is one where a business gives other businesses the right to sell goods and services under its name, in return for total control over the business. A franchisee seeks independence that goes hand in hand with the business ownership. Unlike a PLC franchises do not have different owners. The FRANCHISEE is prepared to pay good money for this set up. To be ethical a franchise system must be transparent. There can be no part of the system that is hidden from the franchisee. The principle applies to everything in the system: the pricing structure, how the marketing money is to be spent, what the franchisee's obligation to the franchisor are, the franchisee's and the franchisor's responsibilities in the business, the precise nature of the legal arrangement between the franchisee and the franchisor - nothing may be kept from the person who has invested in a franchise or is considering to do so. Franchising is not a solve- all business opportunity. Franchising is an excellent opportunity to expand through the use of other individuals, their investment and their
Choose Cadbury.
Introduction The person, who created the Cadbury business, is John Cadbury in 1824. The business started as a shop in a fashionable place in Birmingham. It sold things such as tea and coffee, mustard and a new sideline - cocoa and drinking chocolate, which John Cadbury prepared himself using a mortar and pestle. In 1847 the Cadbury business became a partnership. This is because John Cadbury took his brother, which also made it a family business. The business was now known as The Cadbury Brothers. A factory in Birmingham was rented, to produce their products. In 1854 the company received its first Royal Warrant as 'manufacturers of cocoa and chocolate to Queen Victoria'. In 1856 John Cadbury's son Richard joined the company, followed in 1861 Richard and George became the second Cadbury brothers to run the business when their father retired due to failing health. In 1969 Cadbury and Schweppes that is a beverage business merged together as a business. This business grew worldwide over centuries, it manufactured, marketed and distributed products in over 200 countries and new chocolates and drinks were been created. While confectionery and soft drinks remained the core of the business, the group also expanded into related food categories such as hot beverages and biscuits and also into health and hygiene The main activities of Cadbury after it merged with Schweppes are to
Business Cards and other documents.
Tasks Included in this section are.... * Research into different document types. * Collecting Business Cards and other documents from various companies. * To do three original document types designed for my chosen company along with analysis work. * To do an application form and the analysis of the design. * A Bibliography. ASSIGNMENT ANALYSIS 1 a. In this section I will collect document pieces from a range of companies so I have wide variety of information to analyse. I can use this information to find out about different Writing styles and presentation types. I will carefully consider the use of language when studying the documents so I know how to do mine. b. For this task I will use Microsoft word to produce a portfolio of original document for the company that I choose. I will give a lot of thought and consider the image that I wish to project for the company. I will show all my ideas and developments before producing my final designs. I must produce three of the following choices... * Agenda * Invoice * Minutes * Delivery note * Purchase order * Business card * Business letter * Memorandum * Report c. For this section I will produce a document to collect information from individuals. For example I could produce an application form. d. In this section I will design and create a booklet for my selected company. It will consist of
MG Rover. Latest news shows that the car company, MG Rover will be taken over by a Chinese car manufacturer. This may vastly affect the sales of car production for the MG Rover Company.
Business Studies coursework Task 8 continued: Latest news shows that the car company, MG Rover will be taken over by a Chinese car manufacturer. This may vastly affect the sales of car production for the MG Rover Company. The company 'Shanghai Automotive' will own 70% of the company whilst MG Rover owning 30%, which means that the company may change names and affect customer's who already own a MG car, meaning they may feel unhappy with the change, as the company production maybe moving to China. This means sales and customer satisfaction may change dramatically for the business. As the company is taking over (Shanghai Automotive) this means that they are going to inject around £1 billion pounds aiming to make over 100 million cars a year. This means saving over 6000 jobs that would have been depleted if the Chinese car manufacturers had not come up with the money to save the business. This maybe recognised by the public, meaning that they like the new changes as they will be able to carry on with their job. However, the problems that have occurred are that they want to concentrate the main manufacturing of the car over in China, and bringing machines and technology over to Britain, but only are considering making around 200,000 cars. This means that the cars available are lower, and that people who buy the cars may think that they are buying a British car, but are buying
Reviewing and considering any aspects of the supplies function which requires any immediate attention.
Report: To: Sidney Gardner (owner of Greenfingers) From: Salma Ishaq (Supplies Management Consultant) Date: 1/04/2003 RE: Reviewing and considering any aspects of the supplies function which requires any immediate attention. .0: Background: This report will critically review and consider any aspects of the supplies function within "Greenfingers" which requires attention but needs to focus specifically on the following: * The sourcing policy * Quality problems * The current stock situation Greenfingers was established in 1968, by Sidney Gardner. Sidney started from a small shop specializing in potted plants. Which was located on a main rod on the South Coast of England. Sidney developed a good reputation with the local community as a supplier of cheap flowers and pot plants. There were two important sources where Sidney attained his supplies from which included the following: * Land which was local: traded and grew plants from seed * Local nursery from which Sidney bought seeds from including spare capacity and plants that were not taken by the major suppliers. Greenfingers was successful therefore Sidney decided to expand with additional products which included gardening tools, fertilizers, pots and watering equipment. The growth of Greenfingers expanded at the beginning of the 1990's, mainly because UK legislation (e.g. opening hours did not effect
GNVQ intermediate ict unit 7
Unit 7 Multimedia Group Presentation User Needs Who is this presentation for? The presentation is for a BMW show room for people who have interests in quality BMW cars and who would like to know the type of quality BMW offer, also it's for people who are looking for a stylish BMW car to purchase or buy. What do they want it for? They want this presentation to show on a big screen in the BMW show room, so it will captures people's eye when people enter in. I think it will be persuasive when showing the cars interior and specifications. Who will be the audience of this presentation? The audience for this presentation is aimed at young and old people who like to go out on rough roads who like sporty cars and on road beauties. What points do you need to take into consideration? The points that need to be taking into consideration are first time buyers, pictures of different type of cars for different audiences e.g. people who like sporty cars, cars that are for cru zing, off road cars etc. What information do you need to include? The information that I need to include was pictures of cars, information about the cars and the BMW headquarters. How We Worked As a Group Include the following points and evidence Meetings (agendas and minutes) Brain storming Task Allocation Task Who is Going to do It Finding pictures of BMW M6 car, interior and information. Creating
Laws in business
Task 5 Laws There are many laws that Businesses have to comply with Ethics is a body of principles or standards of human conduct that govern the behavior of individuals and groups. Ethics arise not simply from man's creation but from human nature itself making it a natural body of laws from which man's laws follow. If a companys ethics is poor they are at a threat of getting poor publicity and ultimately loosing people that 'love' to shop with the company will not want to shop an QVC is a virtual shopping mall where customers can shop for quality merchandise 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 364 days a year via television, telephone or computer. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of our customers by offering unique and innovative products, which are unmatched in quality and value. To do this, we source product in the United Kingdom as well as every continent on the globe except Antarctica. As a responsible corporate citizen of local, national, regional and global communities, QVC realises that it must not only maintain its own economic health and viability, but that it must also play a role in contributing to the social and economic development of those communities in which it operates. Knowing that Business can be a powerful agent of social change, we have developed a set of "Business Ethics Guidelines" to communicate our values and our expectations to the people
