YEAR 9 ICT - Independent learning tasks
West End Theatre
Scenario
WEST END Theatre is a small theatre in the city of London. It has 600 seats and shows plays every day except Monday. The new manager has been very concerned that the theatre has not been making much money despite being the only theatre in the area. The old manager was scared of ICT and therefore everything was done on paper. The new manager wants you to sort out the problems by using ICT.
In recent years the theatre has become quite run down and is generally less than half full. When it has been full, on a few occasions, some of the seats were double booked.
Staff are paid hourly and all workers turn up for work at 4 p.m. and work through to 11.30 p.m. The cleaners work from 11.30 a.m to 1.30 a.m.
Customers rarely make regular visits and research indicates that they do not know what plays are being shown. There are booklets in the booking office and advertisements in the local newspaper. The theatre has no idea who the customers are and what they like to watch.
You need to resolve these problems using ICT.
Scenario
WEST END Theatre is a small theatre in the city of London. It has 600 seats and shows plays every day except Monday. The new manager has been very concerned that the theatre has not been making much money despite being the only theatre in the area. The old manager was scared of ICT and therefore everything was done on paper. The new manager wants you to sort out the problems by using ICT.
In recent years the theatre has become quite run down and is generally less than half full. When it has been full, on a few occasions, some of the seats were double booked.
Staff are paid hourly and all workers turn up for work at 4 p.m. and work through to 11.30 p.m. The cleaners work from 11.30 a.m to 1.30 a.m.
Customers rarely make regular visits and research indicates that they do not know what plays are being shown. There are booklets in the booking office and advertisements in the local newspaper. The theatre has no idea who the customers are and what they like to watch.
You need to resolve these problems using ICT.
Creating a job ADVERTISEMENT- Due Friday 11th October 2013
Advertisement for Assistant Manager
The manager of the theatre has decided he would like more time to find out about the theatre and the staff but at the moment he spends too much time in his office. He feels a new assistant manager would help him by taking on the routine jobs and leaving the manager more time to speak to employees to see how they are getting on and also to see other theatres to get new ideas.
The manager of the theatre has decided he would like more time to find out about the theatre and the staff but at the moment he spends too much time in his office. He feels a new assistant manager would help him by taking on the routine jobs and leaving the manager more time to speak to employees to see how they are getting on and also to see other theatres to get new ideas.
Task 1:
What tasks would the assistant manager need to carry out? This is called a job description.
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Task 2:
Using the job description, list the qualifications, personal qualities and skills required to carry out the job properly. This is called a person specification.
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Task 3
Look at examples of job advertisements:
HYPERLINK https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/odeon/vacancies.aspx" https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/odeon/vacancies.aspx
They all have three parts to them;
a list of the duties the new employee will have to do (this comes from the job description)
a list of the qualifications, personal qualities and skills required (this comes from the person specification)
the name of the company and contact details
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Task 4:
What information should you put on your job advertisement in order to get the best person for the job. Who is your advertisement aimed at? (age, gender, etc)
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Task 5:
Create your advert using a suitable software; e.g. Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher. You can use custom templates if you want to.
What tasks would the assistant manager need to carry out? This is called a job description.
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Task 2:
Using the job description, list the qualifications, personal qualities and skills required to carry out the job properly. This is called a person specification.
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Task 3
Look at examples of job advertisements:
HYPERLINK https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/odeon/vacancies.aspx" https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/odeon/vacancies.aspx
They all have three parts to them;
a list of the duties the new employee will have to do (this comes from the job description)
a list of the qualifications, personal qualities and skills required (this comes from the person specification)
the name of the company and contact details
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Task 4:
What information should you put on your job advertisement in order to get the best person for the job. Who is your advertisement aimed at? (age, gender, etc)
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Task 5:
Create your advert using a suitable software; e.g. Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher. You can use custom templates if you want to.
Creating a leaflet- due Friday 25th October
Creating a Leaflet
Leaflet for the theatre’s June programme.
WEST END theatre want to send a folded leaflet to customers which has details about all of the events going on in that month.
Task 1:
See if you can get hold of a few different leaflets e.g. takeaway, cinema etc. Who are you targeting your leaflet to? What should you take into account when planning the layout of the leaflet?
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Task :
Create a template for the leaflet on Microsoft Publisher. Use the you tube video below to help you
Leaflet for the theatre’s June programme.
WEST END theatre want to send a folded leaflet to customers which has details about all of the events going on in that month.
Task 1:
See if you can get hold of a few different leaflets e.g. takeaway, cinema etc. Who are you targeting your leaflet to? What should you take into account when planning the layout of the leaflet?
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Task :
Create a template for the leaflet on Microsoft Publisher. Use the you tube video below to help you
Creating a questionnaire - Due- Friday 8th November
Questionnaire for market research
The management has become aware that they do not cater for their younger audiences. Last month they received a complaint from a 13 year old customer that said there was never any shows for young teenagers.
The management has become aware that they do not cater for their younger audiences. Last month they received a complaint from a 13 year old customer that said there was never any shows for young teenagers.
Task 1:
Create a questionnaire in Microsoft Word to gather the data. Your questionnaire must had 2 open questions and 4 closed questions.
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Task 2:
Collect data from at least 5 youngsters.
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Task 3:
Create a report in Microsoft Word for the manager which shows the results of your questionnaire. Give your opinions on what sort of shows should be included next year based on your results.
Create a questionnaire in Microsoft Word to gather the data. Your questionnaire must had 2 open questions and 4 closed questions.
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Task 2:
Collect data from at least 5 youngsters.
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Task 3:
Create a report in Microsoft Word for the manager which shows the results of your questionnaire. Give your opinions on what sort of shows should be included next year based on your results.