Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Entrep Exercise

Please download and complete the following activity

Entrep Classwork

Monday, July 11, 2016

Supervisory Management

Please download the following documents

Leadership Style Questionnaire


Leadership Style Case Study

Complete the two docs and email it to me

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Carry Out Data Entry and Retrieval Procedures Exam Checklist

Carry Out Data Entry and Retrieval Procedures

Assessment Checklist

I am able to do the following:

Ms Excel
  • ·         Type in the cells
  • ·         Wrap text in a cell
  • ·         Adjust columns and rows
  • ·         Insert a new/blank column and row
  • ·         Remove existing column and row
  • ·         Use the following formulae

o   =SUM()
o   =AVERAGE()
o   =MAX()
o   =MIN()
  • ·         Use formula to calculate total by multiplying
  • ·         Use standard formatting features

o   Bold, Italic, Underline
o   Copy and paste
o   Fill colour
o   Change font colour, size, type
o   Align left, centre, right
o   Merge and centre
o   Change number values: currency, text, percentage etc.
  • ·         Insert borders
  • ·         Insert header and footer
  • ·         Adjust margins
  • ·         Adjust paper size and orientation
  • ·         Rename worksheet
  • ·         Save workbook

Ms Word
  • ·         Type the document
  • ·         Create bulleted and numbered lists
  • ·         Create table given number of columns and rows
  • ·         Merge cells in the table
  • ·         Use standard formatting features

o   Bold, Italic, Underline
o   Copy and paste
o   Fill colour
o   Change font colour, size, type
o   Align left, centre, right
  • ·         Insert borders
  • ·         Insert header and footer
  • ·         Adjust margins
  • ·         Adjust paper size and orientation
  • ·         Save document

Internet
  • ·         Open a browser
  • ·         Use a search engine to do online research
  • ·         Save the information found in a Ms. Word document
  • ·         Modify the formatting of the document
  • ·         Send the document as an attachment



Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Use Established Document Systems

For today's class please download the databases and zipped pictures.

Suppliers

Project2

Pictures

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Use Document Systems: Access Database Tutorial

Please click on the link below to download the database file and the short tutorial

Database

Tutorial

Thursday, July 9, 2015

BCD Entrep Pretest

SECTION 1

Instruction for questions 1 to 5:

For each of the following select the most suitable response. One (1) mark will be awarded for each correct answer.


1.      The creation of new firms is important because they contribute to economic development by providing all of the following benefits EXCEPT:
a.       Product-process innovation
b.      Increased tax revenues
c.       Unemployment
d.        Social betterment

2.      Entrepreneurs need to be creative for all the following reasons EXCEPT:
a.       generating new business ideas
b.      recognizing new needs of customers
c.       finding new ways to avoid paying debts
d.      finding new solutions to problems they encounter

3.              Play-Doh, a modeling compound used by children for art and craft projects, was first manufactured as wallpaper cleaner in the 1930’s. What aspect of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R model is this scenario describing?
a.       Put to other use
b.      Reverse
c.       Amplification
d.      Combination

4.      The total value of goods and services produced in a country within any given period is called its:
a.       Gross Domestic Product
b.      Market
c.       Environmental Scanning
d.      Import

5.      Risk can be best defined as:
a.       Making a guess involving all the management and workers of the company
b.      A judgment call to all customers who are engaged in risk taking
c.       Degree of probability that the possible result of a particular course of action will occur
d.      Being full of anxiety and having a gut feeling



SECTION 2

Instruction for questions 6 to 10:

For each of the following statements, place T for True and F for False in the space provided. One (1) mark will be awarded for each correct answer.
6.                     ___ Exchange Rates and Inflation Rates are economic variables.
7.                     ___ The Marketing Mix entails product, price, package, promotion.
8.                      ___ The SCAMPER model is used for generating ideas for products.
9.                     ___ Self Concept is a mental picture of how a person sees him/herself while Self Esteem is the degree to which a person likes or dislikes him/herself.
10.                 ___ Entrepreneurship covers all types of businesses whether illegal or not.

SECTION 3

Instruction for questions 11 to 15:

For each of the following statements, place EV if they describe entrepreneurship venture and WE if they describe wage employment. One (1) mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

11.                                    Can always determine the work hours                      __________
12.                                    Is self-employed                                                        __________   
13.                                    Pursues further education at employer's expense      __________
14.                                    Earns money from the business as “Drawings”       __________
15.                 Never uses personal assets to finance the business    __________

SECTION 4

Instruction for questions 16 to 19:

From your knowledge of the Johari Window Model, state which quadrant is represented by each scenario. One (1) mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

16.     Everyone, including you, knowing that you received a professional certificate in your trade/vocation represent this quadrant of the Johari Window.
_____________________
17.     Everyone in your family knowing that you have the potential to be a skilled tradesman even though you constantly believe that you do not would represent this quadrant of the Johari window.
________________________
18.     Keeping your ability as an accountant a secret from everybody you know would be an example of this quadrant of the Johari window.
_____________________
19.     No one, including you, knowing how you will respond if the country enters a state of emergency would represent this quadrant of the Johari Window
___________________
SECTION 5

Instruction for questions 20 to 26:

For each of the following questions provide suitable short responses on the writing paper provided by the assessor.
20.    Define the following terms
a.       Nuisance Risks.                                                                                   (2 marks)
b.      Niche Market.                                                                                     (2 marks)

21.    State the meaning of each letter in the acronym SWOT.                                    (4 marks)

22.    List two benefits of entrepreneurship to Jamaica.                                               (2 marks)

23.    State the name and business of TWO (2) prominent Jamaican entrepreneurs.    (4 marks)

24.    Explain TWO (2) personal entrepreneurial characteristics.                                 (6 marks)

25.    Mr. Walters owns a restaurant in Portmore. He notices that since 2011 the number of repeat customers has steadily declined. One of his employees has recommended that they place a suggestion box in the restaurant and provide cards that the customers can use to provide feedback on the goods and services offered. Explain how feedback can benefit Mr. Johnson’s entrepreneurial venture.                                                                     (4 marks)

26.    Paul, who operates a building drafting business, offers an option to print blueprints for repeat customers at a 50% discount. However, the plotter has stopped working due to poor maintenance. Paul then placed a notice in the front window, informing clients that they will now have to print the blueprints themselves. Since then, there has been a decrease in the number of clients.

a.       Which part of the SWOT analysis would this scenario represent to Paul?  (2 marks)
b.      Describe what Paul could have done differently to mitigate a decrease in the number of clients.                                                                                                 (5 marks)


TOTAL MARKS: 50

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Project Tips

The deadline for the project draft and final submission is fast approaching. You have one week to complete the draft and two weeks to submit the final version for marking. Here a reminder of the project process.


Gathering Information
To conduct any research you need to gather information. For this particular project you were required to:
  1. Conduct a literature review.
  2. Conduct an observation of the cafeteria.
  3. Write and administer interview questions to pose to the cafeteria's staff and users of the cafeteria.
  4. Write and conduct a questionnaire to about 30 users of the cafeteria.
  5. Tabulate your questionnaire responses to create charts/graphs/tables/diagrams.

Literature Review: After doing the lit. review you woud have had a clear set of guidelines to which cafeteria's should adhere.

Observation: Using your guidelines, you examine the premises to see if the conform to or breach the set of guidelines

Interview: Allows you to question the workers about areas that you could not observe, areas that you observed but you needed some clarification. The inteview of the users (about 5) allows you to ask open-ended questions to determine how users feel about the food and services offered by the cafeteria.

Questionnaire: Based on the points or views raised in the interviews, the questionnaire is designed to determine how many other persons had similar views. After the questionnaires are conducted then you would have an idea of how the sample feel about the cafeteria and its products.

Tabulating Data: At this satge you tabulate your responses to create charts/diagrams. Tip: Separate your responses into two groups (1) Food (2) Services. For each of these you then organize the respones into negative, positive and neutral. Then comb through your questionnaire responses and tabulate them.

Click on the link below to see a tabulation sample. The sample shows how the response from three questionnaire sheets were tabulated and how one part of the tabulation was converted to a chart.

Sample Tabulation

Click the link below to view a PowerPoint show that explains how to create charts using Excel

Creating Charts in Excel

Organizing The Information

After you have made all the diagrams you intend to use you need to prepare what you are going to say about them. In other words you must describe what each chart is saying and what the information implies as it concerns the research topic. Please note that you may and should have other information that may not be represented by any chart e.g. data about physical breaches or inadequate furniture e.t.c.

Bear in mind your research topic every time you write or prepare a chart. Your aim is to determine if the cafeteria is operating up to standards. Which standard? The standard or guideline you found when you did your literature review.

Once again I urge you to work diligently on your research project and your incident reports. You are almost out of time! Do not procrastinate any more! Email your questions and/or sample work at marvin.williams9@gmail.com or m_williams99@yahoo.com