Oxford School EBIT Department

Understanding Retailing - P2 Research Task

Good Afternoon Level 3 students (including Maarya on her holiday)!

Please take time to read the IKEA case study below in preparation for your P2 task. Our work for the task will largely be based on this! Also included are the notes about distribution from your lessons this week.

Download IKEA Case Study

Download Distribution Notes from BusStudiesOnline

Your P2 Research task is available below....

A) Write an introduction about IKEA including who they are, what they do, when they were formed, where they are located, mission / aims. Please also include pictures!

B) Following on from P1, summarise and provide evidence for whether IKEA is 'clicks', 'bricks', 'hybrid' or 'clicks & bricks'. Provide picture evidence too!

C) Summarise IKEAs involvement in the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors. You will also need to describe what these sectors are!

D) Referring to your notes from this week (and available above), describe IKEAs 'Distribution Channel'. You will need to get facts / figures / evidence from http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/

E) Again, use your distribution notes from this weeks lessons to describe the other 4 remaining types of distribution channel. The diagram can be included. You must reference real-life examples!

Important: This is a research assignment similar to those set at University. Please observe the deadline 9am 9th March 2009 (999!) and ensure your work is emailed to contact.ebit@gmail.com before this time! 

Contracts of Employment - Great Presentation!

Morning All!

Here is a link to a fantastic basic explanation of what should be in a Contract of Employment from 'Business Studies Online'! Use it to complete your A3 Posters...

http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/AppliedGcseBusiness/TheoryNotes/Unit2/WorkingArrangements/FlashPaper/WorkingArrangements.swf

Mr Coakley

New Job for George Bush?

Good Morning!

Check out the link below regarding a new job for George W. Bush! Prizes go out to those students who come up with the best Job Description and Person Specification (What are these? Try.. Download Job & Person Spec Handout )

http://www.elliottshardware.com/greeter.html

Entrepreneur Case Study - ClippyKit

A terrific case study of a young entrepreneur in the Telegraph this week.  It tells the story of Calypso Rose, the founder of Clippykit.  Packed full of useful insights for students looking at the challenges of a business start-up!

Download student worksheet (pdf) and case study link

A 'Woolies' becomes a 'Wellies' - Video Case Study about entrepreneurship!

This has to be one of the most uplifting business stories of 2009 so far.  Out of Woollies comes..... Wellies.  An entrepreneurial store manager sees a viable business in the store she managed for 15 years, recruits her previous staff back and off they go.  If ever a business deserved to succeed, its this one.

Download student worksheet (pdf) and video link

Teamwork at N-Power

Good morning Year 10 and 12!

Use the case study link here to answer the questions below...

1. What does NPower do?
2. What hours do NPower engineers work?
3. Name 3 countries that NPower operates in..
4. Where are NPower's main power stations located?..
5. Copy the paragraph beginning "Teamwork"

Once you've answered these questions, use either this information or the Police Information from your previous lesson to fill in Row 3 of your 'Teamwork' table!

If you finish this task, get Mr Coakley to check if your work is ok and then have a go at these NPower Climate Change games...educational and fun (if a little bit cheesy!)

http://www.climatecops.com/

Mr Coakley

Email your Assignment to us!

Did you know that we have a Departmental email address where you can send your Assignments or Questions? The address is contact.ebit@gmail.com

Providing Business & Admin Support - P2

Good Morning Year 12,

In Part 2 (or P2) of your new unit, you will be writing a letter and using an electronic diary (just like a real Admin Dept does). The task and a letter example are included below...

Download PBAS Task 2

Download PBAS Letter Example Sk

Providing Business Administration Support - P1

Good Afternoon Year 12!

Today is the beginning of your new unit! The task for P1 is set out below along with an example and guidelines. You will need to refer to the Level 2 Textbook.

Download PBAS Task 1

Download PBAS Memo Example

National Training Awards - Work with Mr B and Mr F!

Good Morning Year 11 (and Mr Butler & Mr Flanagan!)

Straightforward task for today is to find out what the National Training Awards are and how they might be beneficial to Thorpe Park. This work needs to be added to your Investors in People and NVQ work to complete Assignment 7 Task 2. A very useful link is listed below...

http://www.nationaltrainingawards.com/index.cfm?sectionID=1&subsectionID=0

Thanks again,

Mr Coakley