Pupil Questionnaire

I have emailed you a Pupil Questionnaire, which is to be used both for target setting and as a self-evaluation tool.

It is not anonymous, as I am looking for people's strengths and areas for improvement.

Please do not feel threatened, but be rather be honest and truthful.

If there are areas to improve we will look at strategies to bridge the gap and take into account the way you learn best.

Web Based Notes

I have decided to save copies of the Core Notes on the network as webpages.

Any important materials will be uploaded onto the blog or emailed to you.

AB Test

I have decided that the AB Test will be held on Tuesday 18th of November in X2 and then X3 during the double period.

The AB Test is an important tool in order to focus you on the job at hand, which being totally brutal is passing exams.

Take the Test seriously, as while it is not a Nab, it will be used to consider the level you should take the Prelim.

As I have said before, I expect you to read between classes and take an interest in Business news, either on TV or on the net.

2008 Business Management Research Project Presentation WINNERS

Last year Jennifer McKendrick and Emma Lees won the Prize but in this year's battle of the sexes the boys have emerged triumphant.

The standard of presentations were very, VERY high. A worthy mention goes to Melanie Robertson and Catriona Jack for their excellent Diageo presentation but our judges ruled that the winners were REGGAE REGGAE SAUCE and the all male team of Grant Garrett, Fraser Porteous and Head Boy Grant Cuthbert.

The lads' presentation was very interesting and entertaining. The subject matter obviously helped, with the boys even showing a clip from Dragons Den of the sauce's creator, Levi Roots, unique musical pitch.

I will be publishing the presentations via slideshare pretty soon.

Outcome 1 Revision

Now that we are finished Outcome 1 - Business in Contemporary Society you will need to be aware of what you need to know!

definition of business and business activity
the business cycle
needs and wants
goods and services
factors of production
industry sectors (primary, secondary & tertiary)
business sectors (private, public, voluntary)
objectives
entrepreneurs (the role of)
types of ownership (the different types of business, be alert for compare and contrast)
methods of growth (integration)
stakeholders
PESTEC Analysis (external factors)

I will cover Sources of Finance in class soon. This does recurr in Finance, but it is needed for one of the homework questions.

I have added some excellent presentations by Higher BM 2008.

Your mission when it comes is to top these three. This was revision work for the final exam, so don't worry if some of the topics are unknown to you just now.

Now that you have all discovered the wonders of the Internet, perhaps then you can start finding business stories that you find interesting and that relate to parts of the Higher/Int 2 Business Management course.

If you do please do not copy and paste large sections of it. Give a hyperlink to the full article and write a short summary of what the story is about and more importantly what YOUR opinions are on it.

Broadening your knowledge outside of textbooks is vital to help you understand the wider world!