Tuesday June 12th
case_study_daily_grind_coffeehouse.pdf
Friday June 8th
Today we will be finishing off our presentations and then finishing up our design thinking projects.
If we have time, we will watch a documentary called The Story of Stuff and answer the discussion questions from this document.
Monday June 4
We will be using today as a catch up period.
Please check in with me for any missing assignments that you can hand in.
If you are all caught up, you can choose to work on this case study for extra credit.
case_study_daily_grind_coffeehouse.pdf
Please answer the questions in the case study in a word document and send it to me with the subject:
"Daily Grind Coffeehouse"
Thursday May 31st - Design Thinking Assignment
Tuesday May 28th - Problems not Products
Below are the sites you can use to complete your research:
ClassPass
Yelp
DropBox
If you need to translate any of these websites to help you understand, please go to translate.google.com and copy and paste the URL into the translator box.
If you're interested in finding out more about Airbnb, Facebook or Uber, you can visit the sites below:
Airbnb
Facebook
Uber
Wednesday May 23rd.
Today we will be starting our last unit on Design Thinking. We will be watching a documentary on Tinker Hatfield, the Nike shoe designer.
Please answer at least three of the questions below as the assignment for today. This will be due on Friday May 25th.
Tuesday May 15thPlease find in the link below, the information for your sock branding assignment. Presentations will be on May 17th.
Friday May 11th, 2018
1. Take the first ten minutes to complete your strategy on marketmaneuversonline.com
2. Let's take a look at the three different kinds of logos today.
3. Today we will be continuing on with our sock branding project. Today you will need to think about creating a logo and putting a power point presentation together. Please check out these sites to help you create your logo. Some websites will require you to create an account. 4. Remember that you will need a slogan, logo and brand name.
5. Think about what makes your competitive as a sock and also how your branding helps you communicate that to the consumer.
case_study_daily_grind_coffeehouse.pdf
- Today, you will organize yourselves into groups of two or maximum three to compete in a case study competition about a coffee shop.
- Each case has a business problem you need to solve and gives you three different options
- You will need to read through the information carefully and decide on one of the three options and provide reasons for choosing that option.
- You will have the same case study as one other group and will be competing for the best analysis
Friday June 8th
Today we will be finishing off our presentations and then finishing up our design thinking projects.
If we have time, we will watch a documentary called The Story of Stuff and answer the discussion questions from this document.
Monday June 4
We will be using today as a catch up period.
Please check in with me for any missing assignments that you can hand in.
If you are all caught up, you can choose to work on this case study for extra credit.
case_study_daily_grind_coffeehouse.pdf
Please answer the questions in the case study in a word document and send it to me with the subject:
"Daily Grind Coffeehouse"
Thursday May 31st - Design Thinking Assignment
Tuesday May 28th - Problems not Products
Below are the sites you can use to complete your research:
ClassPass
Yelp
DropBox
If you need to translate any of these websites to help you understand, please go to translate.google.com and copy and paste the URL into the translator box.
If you're interested in finding out more about Airbnb, Facebook or Uber, you can visit the sites below:
Airbnb
Uber
Wednesday May 23rd.
Today we will be starting our last unit on Design Thinking. We will be watching a documentary on Tinker Hatfield, the Nike shoe designer.
Please answer at least three of the questions below as the assignment for today. This will be due on Friday May 25th.
- How did Bill Bowerman impact Tinker Hatfield’s thinking around footwear?
- What competitor required Nike to innovate their shoe design?
- Why did Thinker Hatfield start to design basketball shoes?
- What do you notice about the process to developing the E.A.R.L shoes (think of the design thinking model)?
- What is his ultimate message at the end of the documentary?
- What kind of characteristics/personality traits does Tinker Hatfield have that makes him a successful designer? Give some examples.
Tuesday May 15thPlease find in the link below, the information for your sock branding assignment. Presentations will be on May 17th.
Friday May 11th, 2018
1. Take the first ten minutes to complete your strategy on marketmaneuversonline.com
2. Let's take a look at the three different kinds of logos today.
3. Today we will be continuing on with our sock branding project. Today you will need to think about creating a logo and putting a power point presentation together. Please check out these sites to help you create your logo. Some websites will require you to create an account. 4. Remember that you will need a slogan, logo and brand name.
5. Think about what makes your competitive as a sock and also how your branding helps you communicate that to the consumer.
Friday, Apr 6th, 2018
Please download this power point for today's class
Please download this power point for today's class
l2_types_of_competition_for_products.docx | |
File Size: | 16 kb |
File Type: | docx |
apr_6th_perceptual_mapping_exercise_.pptx | |
File Size: | 405 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
Tuesday Apr 10th, 2018
Today, we will be familiarizing ourselves with the Titan program
1) Please start off by reading this article on general Pricing Strategy
2) Check out what Samsung did by reading this article on Samsung's Pricing Strategy
3) Answer the following questions in this document and submit to Ms. Kwon
Thursday Apr 12th, 2018
1) Launch of Titan Game
Monday Apr 16th, 2018
1) Please go to titan2018.ja.org
2) We will be continuing with our game and keeping track of our statistics using this excel sheet
3) Please send the excel sheet to every member in your group and also to me with your team name in the subject title. (E.g. Subject: Rebels 1 Statistics)
Wednesday Apr 18th, 2018
Everyone will start out in new teams today.
We will watch a couple of videos on some tips on how to use strategy to play the game.
You will be assessed on your Titan game simulation based on this rubric
You will need to make sure you complete the following tasks both individually and as a team.
1) Get one team member to open this excel sheet on their computer
2) Log onto titan2018.ja.org
3) Play game with your team members and make sure to keep track of your statistics as a team using the excel sheet you downloaded earlier
4) Please send the excel sheet to every member in your group and also to me with your team name in the subject title. (E.g. Subject: Rebels 1 Statistics)
5) Fill out a strategy reflection sheet and the self-evaluation on your team work
Wednesday Apr 25th, 2018
1) We will finish up our reflections on the Titan game.
Please make sure you answer these questions thoroughly and make sure that you show off your knowledge of how the different types of decisions affect your strategy. Remember this will make up 50% of your Titan Strategy mark.
2) We will talk be going through some important definitions when it comes to competition in business. Please download this document and fill in the blanks to keep as notes for your reference
Friday Apr 27th, 2018
1) We will be learning about the ways that businesses, governments and other entities organize the general population by groups. Use this word document to take your notes for today.
2) Please read through this article. We will be discussing the article together. Think about the following articles when reading through this article.
3) Read this article about Generation X (your parents' age!).
May 1st 2018 - Alternative Assignment
1) Please read this article on the successful marketing of the Canucks in 2011.
2) Answer the following questions in a word document:
3) Look up three other hockey team logos and compare them to the Canucks logo. I have listed some teams to look at if you don't know any other teams:
Please include all of your responses on one word document and send it to me via email.
Mar. 6th - Entrepreneurship Characteristics
›Choose two characteristics from the list below and complete a reflection on why you display these characteristics.
›Initiative
›Persistence
›Information Seeking
›Concern for high quality work
›Commitment to work contract
›Efficiency orientation
›Systematic planning
›Problem solving
›Self-confidence
›Assertiveness
›Persuasion
›Use of influence strategies
A reflection on yourself….
›In 300 words (a short paragraph), comment on what two characteristics you have that will help with being an entrepreneur with specific examples
Today, we will be familiarizing ourselves with the Titan program
1) Please start off by reading this article on general Pricing Strategy
2) Check out what Samsung did by reading this article on Samsung's Pricing Strategy
3) Answer the following questions in this document and submit to Ms. Kwon
Thursday Apr 12th, 2018
1) Launch of Titan Game
Monday Apr 16th, 2018
1) Please go to titan2018.ja.org
2) We will be continuing with our game and keeping track of our statistics using this excel sheet
3) Please send the excel sheet to every member in your group and also to me with your team name in the subject title. (E.g. Subject: Rebels 1 Statistics)
Wednesday Apr 18th, 2018
Everyone will start out in new teams today.
We will watch a couple of videos on some tips on how to use strategy to play the game.
You will be assessed on your Titan game simulation based on this rubric
You will need to make sure you complete the following tasks both individually and as a team.
1) Get one team member to open this excel sheet on their computer
2) Log onto titan2018.ja.org
3) Play game with your team members and make sure to keep track of your statistics as a team using the excel sheet you downloaded earlier
4) Please send the excel sheet to every member in your group and also to me with your team name in the subject title. (E.g. Subject: Rebels 1 Statistics)
5) Fill out a strategy reflection sheet and the self-evaluation on your team work
Wednesday Apr 25th, 2018
1) We will finish up our reflections on the Titan game.
Please make sure you answer these questions thoroughly and make sure that you show off your knowledge of how the different types of decisions affect your strategy. Remember this will make up 50% of your Titan Strategy mark.
2) We will talk be going through some important definitions when it comes to competition in business. Please download this document and fill in the blanks to keep as notes for your reference
Friday Apr 27th, 2018
1) We will be learning about the ways that businesses, governments and other entities organize the general population by groups. Use this word document to take your notes for today.
2) Please read through this article. We will be discussing the article together. Think about the following articles when reading through this article.
- What differences between millennials and Generation Z does this article highlight?
- Do you agree with how this article describes your generation? Why or why not?
- How do you think businesses will need to change their strategies to meet your needs?
3) Read this article about Generation X (your parents' age!).
May 1st 2018 - Alternative Assignment
1) Please read this article on the successful marketing of the Canucks in 2011.
2) Answer the following questions in a word document:
- List three examples of successful marketing strategies that the Canucks used according to the article
- What features of Canucks games, does this article say, draws fans in?
3) Look up three other hockey team logos and compare them to the Canucks logo. I have listed some teams to look at if you don't know any other teams:
- Winnipeg Jets
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Ottawa Senators
- Montreal Canadiens
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Boston Bruins
- Detroit Red Wings
- New York Rangers
Please include all of your responses on one word document and send it to me via email.
Mar. 6th - Entrepreneurship Characteristics
›Choose two characteristics from the list below and complete a reflection on why you display these characteristics.
›Initiative
›Persistence
›Information Seeking
›Concern for high quality work
›Commitment to work contract
›Efficiency orientation
›Systematic planning
›Problem solving
›Self-confidence
›Assertiveness
›Persuasion
›Use of influence strategies
A reflection on yourself….
›In 300 words (a short paragraph), comment on what two characteristics you have that will help with being an entrepreneur with specific examples