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 * 21st March to 25th March (Week 2) **

Apply Porter's Generic Strategies on Les Maisonnettes Compare Porter's generic Strategies and his 5 forces model. Review Unit 1.9 on globalisation and its effects on businesses
 * MONDAY **
 * Go through worksheet on Porter's Generic Strategies. **

WEDNESDAY Discuss trading blocs after reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4510792.stm Start Unit 1.8 on changes

THURSDAY Discuss Lewin's force field analysis and apply the business tool on IA and Les Maisonettes case study

FRIDAY Discuss a pastyear exam question on globalisation & MNCs.

28th March to April 1 (Week 1) Monday P1 & 2 Why study change and change management? Go through Change worksheet (MCQ and vocabulary) Drivers of change (External & Internal)

Wednesday P4 Apply Lewin's force field analysis on real-life situations and IA topic Read

Thursday P1 Discuss mini case studies and past year exam questions on change and change management

Friday Don't forget to get your parents to meet your teachers to discuss your progress and strategies to improve!

Week ending April 8 (Week 2) Monday P1 & 2 Correction analysis on Globalisation Assignment Case study analysis http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case-study--embracing-pursuing-change--94-246-1.php Unit Question: Why is change important to a business? What problems can be caused?  What factors have generated change for the business?  Why have they done so? || What is meant by the ‘culture’ of an organisation? What was Aegon’s ‘vision for change’? What business ‘strategy’ came from this for Aegon? How did Aegon implement the changes they needed? || Wednesday P4 Case study Discussion Unit 1.8.2 & 1.8.3 ESF Foundation Thursday P1 Market research
 * What type of business is Aegon?

Friday P4 Questionnaire design discussion Complete activity sheet on HOW TO DESIGN AND USE A QUESTIONNAIRE Homework: Search for an online advertisement, apply the AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire and Action) model and critique for next lesson.

Week ending April 15 (Project Week) Enjoy your new environment in Indonesia!! Take care!

Monday P1 & O2 Discuss/Critique different online advertisements and importance of promotion Group work preparation of commercials Discuss questionnaire design/implementation
 * Week ending April 22 (Week 1)**

Wednesday P4 Group work preparation of commercial a Going through rubric and rules for Best of the Best commercial competition Discuss questionnaire presentation

Thurs - Enjoy School Sports Day

Friday - Enjoy Easter Holiday and your well-deserved break! See you on May 3rd 2011!

Wed P4 Presentation of questionnaire results refining 30-second commercial based on rubric Design voting platform on survey monkey
 * Week ending May 6 (Week 2)**

Thursday P4 Submit questionnaire design, results and analysis Introduce the case study with powerpoint (characters and definitions)

Fri P4 Submit commercial on you tube Don't forget to vote for your favourite commercial. Voting closes on Monday 4pm. Guess which team is going to win the 'beaurtiful' crystal plaque???? Go to e-classroom Year 11 Business Week 37 and cast your vote NOW!

Monday P1&2 Review the main purpose of CPA, rules to draw network, event nodes, activity, duration, EST & LFT and critical path Draw network analysis diagrams
 * Week ending May 13 (Week 1)**

Wednesday P4 Draw critical path analysis network in worksheets

Thurs P1 More illustrations on CPA and practise past year exam papers on CPA

Fri P4 Enjoy completing the field trip activity sheet and Coca Cola factory!!

Monday P1 & P2 Reach Out case study - SWOT & PESTLE-G analysis, market research, ethics, cashflow forecast
 * Week ending May 20 (Week 2)**

Wed P4 Written assignment - CPA past year exam question

Thurs P4 Revision for Summative Assessment Module 3

Fri P4 Revision for Summative Assessment Module 3

Mon P1 & P2 Complete revision question on CPA past year exam question & Reach Out SWOT & STEEPLE analysis Completing research proposal (HL) & analysing 4 sources of secondary research
 * Week ending May 27 (Week 1)**

Wed P4 Revision for Summative Assessment Module 3 Revise Balance Sheet Format. How to treat depreciation to get net book value of Fixed Assets In Balance Sheet, depreciation (more accurately accumulated depreciation) has to be deducted from fixed asset figure to reflect net book value of fixed asset. Otherwise your balance sheet may not balance (ie Net Assets not = Capital Employed) How to handle Evaluation questions. See markband for DISCUSS/EXAMINE/ANALYSE/EVALUATE

Thurs P4 Revision for Summative Assessment Module 1 Prepare for discussion of pastyear exam question on Toyota( globalisation/growth), Jennie Smart (CPA) and Gladrags Ltd (Ratio)

Friday P4 Revision for Summative Assessment - market research & network analysis Create 10 questions and answers for discussion in class.

Week ending June 3 (Summative Assessment Week - Take care & study hard CHAMPIONS!)

Monday - ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY
 * Week ending June 10 (week 2)**

Wednesday - Go through exam corrections and do self-reflection on units studied/semester

Thursday - ENJOY YOUR TOK PRESENTATIONS!

Friday - Work on your internal assessment and put all relevant information in your folder (to be submitted on June 27)

Monday Work on research proposal of your internal assessment
 * Week ending June 17 (Week 1)**

Wednesday Work on internal assessment, discuss with teacher and work on feedback

Thursday Work on internal assessment, discuss with teacher and work on feedback

Friday Work on internal assessment, discuss with teacher and work on feedback


 * Week ending June 24 (Week 2)**