SUMMER WORK BTEC

BUSINESS

Diploma

Review You should use the summer to review your year 12 learning and plan for your

short and long-term future. Over the summer we would like you to complete pages 1-19 with the exception of the areas shaded in yellow.

You can either print this booklet or complete by hand or you can obtain this from Moodle and the shared area and complete on screen.

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Business Ownership Define the following terms:

Sole trader Partnership Private limited company Public limited company

Political, legal and Social Environment Outline 3 different political, legal and social factors that influence businesses

(positively or negatively). One of each has been given as an example. Political factors e.g. change in government

1. 2. 3.

Legal factors e.g. introduction of the living wage 1. 2. 3.

Social factors e.g. ageing population

1. 2. 3.

Economic Environment Below outlines the business cycle showing Gross Domestic Product (Output)

over time. Annotate the diagram to explain what happens to employment, consumer spending (demand) and inflation during a recession and recover.

Organisational Structure

Private Sector Business include…. Public Sector Business include… Explain how public sector and private sector aims may differ…

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Human Resources Define the following terms:

Recruitment Person specification Retention Job description Personal skills Contract of employment Employability skills Human Resources

Physical and Technological Resources Highlight the physical resources one colour and the technological resources another colour from the list below.

Patent Buildings and Facilities ICT

Plant and Machinery Copyright Equipment

Intellectual property

Financial Resources Circle all the sources of finance that are internal and underline the sources of finance that are external.

Overdraft Bank Loan Mortgage Leasing

Owners Savings Factoring Shares Issue

Venture Capital Capital from Profit

Financial Ratios Outline the formulae for the following ratios: Profitability Ratios Efficiency Ratios Gross profit margin = Stock turnover = Net profit margin = Debtor collection period = Return on capital employed = Asset turnover = Liquidity Ratios Current ratio = Acid test ratio =

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Unit 15: Development Planning for a Career in Business

BTEC Assignment Brief

For the Summer Assignment please complete all work in the Career Development Portfolio except those highlighted in yellow.

Qualification Unit number and title

BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma Unit 15: Development Planning for a Career in

Business

Learner name Assessor name

Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on

June 2020 First Business lesson

September 2020

Task 1

Learners will need to examine their current skills profile and carry out a skills audit. They need to understand the importance of identifying skills gaps. This will involve looking at a

wide range of skills that they may have developed through a variety of ways. This will include their current level of Skills for Life which is likely to be built into their learning programme. It will also require learners to look at other sources and a wider range of relevant vocational and employment-related skills. These may be practical, interpersonal or technical skills developed in part-time employment or through voluntary activities. They may be skills they are demonstrating on the learning programme, such as research skills or time management skills. Learners will need to include provision for continuous professional development in the career plan.

Checklist of evidence required

Skills audit report

Criteria covered P3 - Carry out a skills audit to identify skills gaps

In order to complete your skills audit, you must first determine the skills you have and do not have.

Complete Worksheet below to get an overview of the sorts of skills you have and how you could develop

those that you need. Your personal career development plan should include your current qualifications, past experience and current range and level of skills. It is relatively easy to keep an up-to-date record of your qualifications and experience. However, people sometimes overlook their skills when assessing their strengths and are not always aware of their skills gaps. Employers are interested in the skills that you will have developed in your career and they are important when you are applying for jobs. You should therefore be clear on what skills you can offer and

what your level of ability is in each area. It is easier to grade your level of ability in some skills than in

others. For example, you will have achieved a level in key skills and this will be useful when completing the

personal skills audit table. Complete the personal skills audit in the table on the next page. You can add skills in the blank boxes.

Use the following ratings for your skill level: 0 No experience with this skill – requires high level of training

1 Basic competence – requires ongoing training 2 Competent – requires updating as appropriate 3 Competent and confident – training not required at this stage

P3 Carry out a skills audit to identify skills gaps

Skill Skill level

Training needs/ comments Justification of your skill level and how you plan to

develop this skill

Verbal communication skills

Listening skills

Written communication skills

Numeracy skills

Information technology skills

Team-working skills

Problem-solving skills

Working on own initiative

Time-management skills

People skills

Key skills

Assignment brief BTEC

Qualification Unit number and title

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business/Extended

Diploma in Business

Unit 33: The Impact of Communications

Technology on Business

Learner name Assessor name

Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on

June 2020 First lesson back in September

Assignment title The Impact of Communication Technology on NC and Burberry

In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found.

Criteria reference

To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able to:

Task no. Evidence

P1 describe how the internet operates

1 Written

document

P2 describe examples of how the internet is used by selected, contrasting businesses

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Written document

Learner declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Learner signature: Date: June 2020

Summer Independent Learning Assignment Brief

Qualification BTEC Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma

Unit number and title Summer Independent Learning Assignment Unit 33

on Business

Communications Technology on Business

Assessor name

Date issued June

Hand in deadline First less back in September

Assignment title Business Communication at NEW College in Pontefract – Assignment 1

Purpose of this assignment

To evidence relevant criteria to

1 Know how the internet operates and the facilities available

2 Be able to use the internet and related technology for a range of business activities

3 Understand how organisations adapt to trends in the use of e-business

4 Understand the key features of planning for the increased use of e-business at different levels

Scenario

You are a part of a group of interns working for a local business advisory organisation. As an intern you will be requested to research and prepare a number of documents that will provide advice for local organisations in the form of an information pack. In addition you may be asked to help with training materials.

Task 1

In order to create an introductory document for local organisations research how the internet works. Once the research has been completed individually prepare an introductory written document that describes the internet

and the worldwide web and how they operate.

Your introductory document should include:

• The Internet and the worldwide web

• Servers and clients

• Types of connections to the Internet

• Internet service providers (ISP)

• Protocols – Internet Protocol (IP); Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

• Domain names

• Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C)

Internet Society This provides evidence for P1

Task 2

Individually, investigate and describe in a written document how the Internet can be used for different types of

business activity* and apply the findings of your investigation to 4 different types of business activity. Application of your findings should include at least one from each of the following types of organisations:

● a not-for-profit organisation

● a commercial business from the private sector ● a public sector organisation

This provides evidence for P2

Your document should include not only the general ways in which your chosen organisations use the internet, but also how they use the Internet for:

Research purposes – including types of data eg demographics, competitor analysis, environmental analysis (including weather); legislation; specialist sites and how the businesses can make use of the different search engines and how they would need to refine their searches.

Procurement; - including using the Internet to select a suitable supplier; using intermediary sites; using secure payment methods; methods of reducing risks; security symbol; legal protection and limitations as per Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 and Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

Promotion – including websites, banner advertising, link registrations, direct emails, social media

Communication – including email to individuals and to groups, hidden CCs, attachments, business tone, style for emails, company policies on use and abuse; use of digital cameras; use of video images; voice over internet; videoconferencing

*Note: Business activity for this activity means selling, persuading, promoting, informing or offering a service.

Evidence checklist

[Summarise evidence required, e.g. ‘leaflet’, ‘presentation notes’ etc.] [tick boxes]

Task 1/2 – Written Report

Sources of information BTEC level 3 Book 2 ncpontefract.ac.uk – shared area/Moodle www.burberry.com/.co.uk www.newcollpont.ac.uk

Newspaper articles Youtube Secondary research as needed