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TransitionPackforBTECLevel3ExtendedCertificate/NationalDiplomainBusiness
GetreadyforBTEC!AguidetohelpyougetreadyforBTEC
Businessincludingeverythingfromtopicguidesandrecommendedreading,toplacestoresearchandvisitinthe
future.
Studentname:
BookRecommendations
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BasedonmorethanfortyinterviewswithJobsconductedovertwoyears—aswellasinterviewswithmorethanahundredfamilymembers,friends,adversaries,competitors,andcolleagues—WalterIsaacsonhaswrittenarivetingstoryoftheroller-coasterlifeandintensepersonalityofacreativeentrepreneurwhosepassionforperfectionandferociousdriverevolutionizedsixindustries.
Outlines how founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have taken Google from being just another internet start-up to a company with a market value of over $80bn. They never accepted what is the norm and always questioned ‘normal business practices.
SirRichardBransonsharestheinsidetrackonhislifeinbusinessandrevealstheincredibletruthabouthismostrisky,brilliantandaudaciousdeals.DiscoverwhyVirgintriedtotakeononeoftheworld'sbiggestsuperbrands,howVirginMobileUSAholdstherecordasthefastestcompanyinhistorytogeneraterevenuesofoveronebilliondollars(fasterthanMicrosoft,GoogleandAmazon)andhowRichardistheonlypersonintheworldtohavebuilteightbillion-dollarcompaniesfromscratchineightdifferentsectors.
FilmRecommendations
• WallStreet• TheInsider• TheFounder
TelevisionSeriesRecommendations• DragonsDen(BBC2)• TheApprentice(BBC1)• TheHotelInspector(Channel5)• TheMartinLewisMoneyShow(ITV)
Documentaries/ClipsavailabletowatchAmazonsRetailRevolution(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UhrIEUjtwI)
BBC2Documentary1929TheGreatCrash1929(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXNziew6C9A)
AVeryBritishAirline-BritishAirways(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKMVvKI87yw)
WorldBusinessReport(https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rncnh)
Websitestosupportyourstudieshttps://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk–researchthedifferentcareersinbusiness
http://www.careers-in-business.com-readandlearnaboutthemanydifferentcareersinbusiness
YoucanalsokeepuptodatewithcurrentissuesbyreadingtheBBCBusinessNewsonadailybasis(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business)
Youshouldalsokeepuptodatebyusinghttp://www.tutor2u.netorfollowthemonTwitter
TopicGuideThefollowingaretopicsyouwillbecoveringaspartofyourcoursesoyoushouldtryandlinkanyresearchyoufindtothese.
ExtendedCertificate
• 1ExploringBusiness
• 2DevelopingaMarketingCampaign
• 3PersonalandBusinessFinance
• 8RecruitmentandSelection
NationalDiploma
Inadditiontotheaboveunits:
• 4ManaginganEvent
• 5InternationalBusiness
• 6PrinciplesofManagement
• 14CustomerService
PlanaVisitTask-Usetheinternettoresearch3ofthefollowingplacesthatyoucanvisitinthefutureusingthetemplatebelow:
(seetemplateonnextpage)
ManchesterUnited
www.manutd.com
BankofEngland
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk
HousesofParliament
http://www.parliament.uk/visiting
TheShard
http://www.the-shard.com
TheWhiteRoseCentre
http://white-rose.co.uk
LeedsArena
http://www.firstdirectarena.com
RoyalArmouries
https://www.royalarmouries.org/leeds
Placetovisit 1-
2- 3-
WhatIwouldliketoexplore/findout/see
TelephoneNo
Location
TravelPlans(e.g.whattrain/bus)
BaselineAssessment
Activity1
• Inthespacebelow,listallthebooks,films,websites,documentaries,daysoutyouhaveplannedfromthispackthatyouhavecompleted.Remember,behonest–youmaybeaskedabouttheseduringyourinductionperiod.
Activity2
• Chooseoneoftheresourcesinthispack.Imaginethatyouworkforabusinessmagazine.Aspartofyourjobyouhavebeenaskedtowriteareviewofyourchosenresourceaimedatstudents.Thepurposeofthereviewistopromoteittootherbusinessstudentssothattheyread/watch/visitittoo.
• Youcanwriteyourreviewinanyformatyouchoose(writtenpiece,letter,PowerPoint,poster)butitmustinclude:
o Thetitleoftheresourceandwheretofindito Abriefoverviewoftheresource(butdon’tgivetoomuchaway)o Informationaboutwhyyouwouldrecommendittootherbusinessstudents.
BringthispackandyourcompletedactivitiestoourfirstlessoninSeptember.