TransitionPackforBTECLevel3ExtendedCertificate/NationalDiplomainBusiness

GetreadyforBTEC!AguidetohelpyougetreadyforBTEC

Businessincludingeverythingfromtopicguidesandrecommendedreading,toplacestoresearchandvisitinthe

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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.