Friday 26th October Business Lesson

Everyone should know what they need to do; you are continuing the work that you started at the beginning of the week to consolidate learning outcome 2:
James ensure you have completed the assessment on p.310 then follow the advice on the earlier post Title: lessons beginning 22nd October

Homework for Half term due 6th November

Either write a 500 word report to consolidate your learning in Business this term:

1. what types of businesses are there and what is their purpose?
2. what are the main functioning areas of a business?
3. what advice would you give to someone thinking abouts starting up an online business?
4. what SMART objectives would you set the Butty Box to increase their sales?

or

re-read the first few sections of the chapter Business Online up to pages 310.

• ensure you thoroughly understand the usability and construction features of a website
• check out different websites and analyse the features; which are attractive? which are useful?
• think about what might you include on a website and why?

Business Lessons week beginning 22nd October 2012

Business Online Tasks for Learning Outcome 2
Learning Objective
To understand the issues that affect an online business
Lesson Outcomes
To know what issues affect an online business and to have identfied solutions
Success criteria
500 word report
bullet pointed report on online trading
completed assessment activity page 321

Using pages 313 onwards identify issues which we discussed in class. This should be presented as a 500 word report:

• set up issues
• technical, hardware, software and broadband issues
• payment security
• world wide web bring language barriers, time zones, different legislation and regulations
• security/ hostile attacks, viruses
• staffing issues, illness, hoildays
• Data protection, Regulations, consumer rights, equal opportunities
• distribution, storage, postage

Kayleigh and Oktober- you need to put a sub title set up issues and then write about the issues that might arise. This only has to be a paragraph but needs to include things like technical skills, whether you spend the money getting someone else to build your website? choosing the name, considering the style and design etc. Each of the bullet points above needs a few sentences on each.

Now go to www.worldpay.com/onlinetrading
Read through their report to help those new to e-business or online business
Write a bullet pointed report using their guide. Use the blue heading as pointers

Check your understanding of the issues affecting online businesses by carrying out the assessment on page 321. instead of e-mailing Matt please e-mail me for question 1 (eday6512@ocnmail.net)

Presentations to class will be chosen from those that did not present last time.