Week 7 THURSDAY Mar 29 2007

Final Preparations for the School store!  Store set up, inventory, price setting and promotions continued!!
**** Decide the name of the school store! ***** (vote)

GUEST SPEAKER TOMORROW: Topic is on working in British Columbia, workers rights.  (important for both employee's and employers to know!)

Week 7 WEDNESDAY Mar 28 2007

Continue to get ready for YOUR School Store Opening.  
(Time for Project)

For those of you that have reached "Employee of the Month" Status there is a 'Special Assignment' available.  Please see Mr. Southwell for details..

Week 7 TUESDAY Mar 27 2007

As you know, we are now in charge of the school store.  The Grand Re-Opening will me on Monday April 2nd.  You have the class to take on a project to get the school store ready. Or work on your new project.  Here are some of the things that are needed to prepare the store:
Inventory
Ordering
Setting up the cash register
Promotions
Setting prices
New Product Development
and more...
If you help you will recieve Marketing Points (Remember you need at least 80 to pass this course!!!)

Week 7 MONDAY Mar 26 2007

WELCOME BACK!! (discussion)

Read and discuss "Service Competition" pg 99-104.  

Classwork/Homework: Explain how each of the following is important to Service Based Businesses?
Degree of Service
Selection
Reputation
Price

There was a NEW PROJECT assigned.  (50 marks!!)  If you were away, see me ASAP please.  

Week 6 FRIDAY Mar 16 2007

Today is a Review of some of the things we have learned so far.
You are to play a game of JA Titan again. This time, keep in mind the importance of Supply and Demand, the importance of Marketing, R & D Research and Development, (and capital investment {not part of the course}. This is for marks, here is the marks breakdown:
If you play a Short Game and get a Performance Index Score of 60+ you get 3/5
If you play a Medium Game and get a Performance Index of 50+ you get 3/5
If you play a Short Game and get a P.I. of 90+, you receive 4/5
If you play a Medium Game and get a P.I. of 80+ you receive 4/5
If you play either a Short, Medium, or Long game and get 100+ you will get 5/5
(If you try 2 games and still can't score a high Performance Index, you will still receive a 3/5)
Good Luck
Here is the link: http://titan.ja.org/  The User Name is: frank hurt and the Password is: hornets
NEXT, You can play the Review Game, Fling the Teacher (A review of Chapters 1 and 2)
To get there, access the shared drive, Classes, Mr. Southwell, Fling the Teacher, and open Review.swf
HOMEWORK: Think of a company or service that you are interested in. When you get back after spring break you will have a project where you will have to research the marketing plan of a company of your choice, so think of a few choices over the holidays.
HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!

Week 6 THURSDAY Mar15 2007

Hand in Worksheet F from Yesterday!

Commercial Log

Introduction to Junior Achievement Business Simulator Game "JA Titan" (This is the BEST on-line business simulator on the market) Today we are going to play the game for practice and tomorrow you will be using the game to review your business knowledge from the course so far for marks!

Here is the link to the business simulator

http://titan.ja.org/
User Name: frank hurt
password: hornets

Week 6 WEDNESDAY Mar 14 2007

Class Vote to determine the top 3 slogans and jingles, made in class on Tuesday.

Worksheet E on Direct and Indirect competition
Worksheet F on Unique Selling Proposition, Niche Markets, and Customer Loyalty.

Classroom Game/Competition: Do you recognize these slogans/jingles

HOMEWORK: Worksheet F will be collected in class on THURSDAY

Week 6 TUESDAY Mar 13 2007

Commercial Log
Discuss Advertising Slogans and Jingles
Go to the following link and complete the e-activity with a partner.
http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/studactivities_ch03_01.html

When you are finished, submit your work (WITH BOTH OF YOUR NAMES) to shared drive, classes, Mr. Southwell, Advertising slogans and jingles folder.

Week 6 MONDAY Mar 12 2007

Read Section 3.2 Competative Advantages (Sustainable and Unsustainable Advantages)as a class. Discuss reading as we read.

HOMEWORK: Complete handout on Competative Advantages. (there are extra's available at the back of class. Read pgs. 98-99 and answer question #2 on pg 99. DUE TOMORROW (Tues)

Week 5 FRIDAY Mar 9 2007

Continue watching clips from the documentary 'The Corporation'.

Here is the link to the second part of the film (We will not watch all of it in class so you can watch the rest on your own time if you wish)
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=7365345393244917682&q=the+corporation

Either during or after watching, you are to come up with (and write down) three questions that you have either related to the film or about business in general and hand them in.

Once you hand in your questions, you are to create a comparison chart comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the 'free market'. (this will be HOMWORK if you do not finish in class time)

Enjoy your weekend!!

Week 5 THURSDAY Mar 8 2007

Interim Reports Issued!

Watch sections from the locally produced documentary "The Corporation"

This course has a very 'pro' business focus, we will use this film as a way of looking at some of negative impacts of business and the Free market.

Here is a link to the film if you were away.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-3969792790081230711&q=the+corporation

Week 5 WEDNESDAY Mar 7 2007

CHAPTER 2 TEST

(Homework Check)

Read Section 3.2 in the textbook on the free market, monopolies, oligopies etc. Complete worksheet 3.1 Competiton in the Free Market and go over as a class.

Homework:Complete worksheet 3.1 Competition in the Free Market

Week 5 TUESDAY Mar 6 2007

Review/Vocabulary BINGO game (for Wed. Ch 2 Test)

customer, consumer, gatekeeper, Product Life Cycle(s), niche, fad,trend, demographics, baby boomers, gender, non-users, motivation, Thorndikes Law of Effect, Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, The Buying Decision, Household name, Branding, Self actualization, Celebrity endorcement, Bust, the 4P's, peer pressure.

HOMEWORK: Read pg. 82-83 on CARA inc and answer ques 1 and 2 DUE TOMORROW

Week 5 MONDAY Mar 5 2007

Sorry for being away today! (If you are handing in your Consumer Research Project, please hand it in to the T.O.C. [substitute]).

Complete handout on demographics and HAND IN.

Complete Ques 1,2,4, and 5 on page 78 in your textbook (you may need to use the internet for Question 5)

When your finished you can continue to review and complete the following practice quiz
http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/quizzes/chapter_2_self-quiz.htm

HOMEWORK: Study, your TEST will be this WEDNESDAY

Week 4 FRIDAY Mar 2 2007

Case Study: McDonalds "Falling Profits Tarnish the Golden Arches", reading and questions.

For those who finish, they can get ahead start on Monday's work.

HOMEWORK: Study TEST WEDNESDAY!!!

Week 4 THURSDAY Mar 1 2007

Read and Discuss Sec 2.4 Motavational Theories (pgs 69-70) The Thorndike' Law of Effect and Maslow's Hierarchy of needs will be on the next test.

HOMEWORK: (Check) Woksheet/handout on Motavational Theories.