Functioning Areas in Business

Functioning areas in Businesses

A functioning area of a business is a discrete area like IT. The IT department will be responsible for all IT support, software and hardware. Other areas are like Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources.. etc

Assessment criteria:
P4 describe the functioning areas in two contrasting business organisations
P5 explain how these functional areas link in one of these organisations
M2 compare the interaction of functional areas and how they relate to each other in two selected businesses to support the business objectives

Functioning areas: All businesses must carry out a number of functions to ensure the business runs smoothly. These functions also link to the aims and objectives of the business and what it wants to achieve.

Tasks:
Produce a case study on two businesses from different sectors using the questions below:
1. Choose two businesses; one from the private sector and one charity or voluntary business. Spend time researching different businesses so that you find two that make good case studies. Look at the structure of the company and consider how they market themselves; who is in charge of sales and what their business activities are?
2. Try to identify three functioning areas in both companies and write about them. Give examples of each area and the tasks that they might do?
3. What is the role of research and development in the companies?

http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/business-theory/strategy/aims-and-objectives.html#axzz2IzTIPVKP

Case Studies
http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/companies/#axzz2IzTIPVKP

Wednesday 17th July 2013

Again many apologies but I'm in Birmingham visiting a school:

Please watch the first couple of episodes of the Dragon's Den. This is a programme that gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to gain investment for their new businesses or invention (the guy who made Reggae Reggae sauce gained his fame from Dragon's Den).

Whilst you are watching it think about the different purposes of the businesses and what makes a successful bid.

Monday 15th July

Double Lesson
For those who were not in the lesson on Friday; many apologies I am not here today
Please begin by completing all tasks including the note taking of chapter 1. All of this will count as evidence towards Business Purposes.
Once you have reaches this point complete an in depth case study of Morrisons. See if you can find out about the current construction project in Carterton; planning applications (WODC Planning in Google search), what about the company? aims and objectives? ethical trading? the way they treat their staff and stakeholders (CSR)?
Write a 10 question questionnaire that you use to survey Carterton residents about the store and their hopes and concerns about traffic/ noise/ pollution? Does Carterton have too many supermarkets? How will the store affect us?
Write a letter to the regional manager of Morrisons (search for their name) and ask if you would be able to shadow their first year in Carterton by a series of surveys to find out how successful the store is when it opens and in its first year.
no headphones, no food, drinks as it is hot but no energy drinks.

Thursday 11th July 2013

The tasks you need to do were explained on Tuesday. Ensure that you have completed the sheet on corporate social responsibility and the case study on the public funded and charitable business. Examples are on the board: The BBC and Oxfam are two good case studies as are the NHS and the Blue Cross.
Its important in your case study to state:

1. what the business does
2. what are the products they sell
3. what are their aims and objectives

Following this look at chapter 1 in the books and complete the tasks. You will need notes of the chapter. if you complete this try the assessment activity at the end.

No headphones needed for these activities; no drinking or eating allowed in this lesson. Please put your laptops back at the end.

Business Lesson Wednesday 19th June

Many apologies for missing your first lesson; welcome to Business. We are going to be looking at a diverse range of businesses (time might limit this to one or two businesses) over the next few weeks to give you an understanding of the broader spectrum of businesses and how they operate. We are beginning the project with the business Primark and looking at their practice of ethical trading and corporate responsibility

 

Activities for this project

1.      Research and prepare a presentation on the business Primark

a.     Who are they?

b.     What do they sell?

c.     Find out about Primark’s ethical trading and corporate social responsibility projects

 

 

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.