Questionnaire Friday Fieldwork

On Friday the fieldwork will require you to find out how local businesses use the internet to support their businesses. After a short introduction by yourselves to explain that you are studying Business as part of a BTEC qualification you will then ask them some direct questions.

1. What kind of online presence does their business have and what impact does it have on sales?
2. How do they maintain and update their online presences?
3. What are the operational risks to operating online?
4. What advice would they give to a new business in terms of having an online presence?
5. How will the increase of online activities affect the high street?

These questions can be adapted.

Final Essay

Final assessment: Business Online Unit 12

Using the evidence that you have gathered throughout this unit write a report for the unit bringing together all the areas you have covered. The report should be structured into PETER paragraphs and you should use examples from your research/ web designs. Please write a paragraph for each of the questions. You may use your textbook to support your report but please do not copy chunks from there.

1.       Explain the operational risks for a business operating online?

2.       Outline the impacts of online business on society?

3.       Analyse the consequences on society of an increase in online business

4.       What are the benefits to both business and society to increasing business online?

5.       What are the most important features of a website to ensure businesses successfully meets their aims and objectives?

6.       Justify the use of construction features.

7.       What are the drawbacks and, ultimately a warning to business of an increase in business online?

Tick the criteria below to ensure you have fully covered this criterion.

Assessment and grading criteria

P3 explain the issues a business organisation would need to consider to go online

P4 explain the operational risks for a business organisation operating online

M2 analyse the benefits to businesses and customers of conducting business online

D2 suggest ways in which a business could deal with the operational risks associated

with an online presence

M3 explain how the website assists in achieving the aims and objectives of the business user

D3 justify the use of different construction features in the design of a website

P6 describe the benefits to a business organisation of marketing a product or service online

P7 outline the impact of online business on society.

M4 analyse the consequences for society of an increase in online business.

D4 evaluate the benefits and drawbacks to society of increasing business online.