Introduction
Business students often learn about business management or product marketing in a traditional classroom setting. Unfortunately, this pedagogical method suffers from a major drawback i.e. it does not provide students with the practical experiences that are equally important as their theoretical counterpart. As a consequence, the students’ mastery in these topics is superficial and unstimulating.
To address this shortcoming, this project will provide students with an opportunity to run a mock business venture and thereby gain the relevant practical experiences. In addition, it will also fulfil another learning objective i.e. to comprehend the social responsibilities of a business and how to discharge them effectively. For this last purpose, students will donate 100% of their profits from the project to the charitable organization of their choice.
Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this project, students will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Describe and analyse the theories of human resources management, marketing, production and finance and their applications.
- Explain the ethical and social responsibility issues faced by businesses.
- Undertake leadership roles and make quality decisions/judgments in the context of simulated business environments.
Tasks
In a group of 4, students have to do the following:
- Run a charity drive and reach the target RM2000
- Report to show all the information
- A 10 minutes video with reflection
Submission
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Members: Ronn Chua, Teo Chong Yih, Voon Sze Lun, Bibi Ameerah
Report:
Reflection
What I have learnt from this project is that "leadership" is a very important things in a team. A proper meeting should needed in every assignment but for this assignment. A responsible leader should carry out a discussion meeting rather than giving order. A caring leader should know what her/his teammates are doing and not just judge them and complain them in front the lecturer but lead them. A good leader should not lie but my leader ask me to cheat on the account record and I'm that stupid to follow her order. It's okay, I promise no next time, I have grow from this assignment. A leader can't borrow the money(RM1350) from her teammates and give back them products plus improper number but not exact money because that is not their money but their parents'. My leader is kind and positive because she said she will sells the products to get back all money (RM1000+) is she is the one who borrow the money to the group. But it is unluckily that our leader have a flight on the next day :( and she is quite good also because she encourage us and advise us we can do it!
Besides,what I learnt from my leader is, we should be confident in the lecturer not among the mates because they will look good at you."Lecturer" is the one who give you mark, you should act good in front of him rather than be real. When I talk to my lecturer, look like, he is quite dislike me as his eyes tell me that because I know someone is complain me at my back. Next time, I will use what I have learnt from my leader, that is the acting skill in front of the lecturer. Now, I just notice that my acting skill is not that good.
Moreover, we need to understand and know our teammates well. From this project, I know my leader well through her previous group mates of other project. We should be careful will team with someone with a lot problems, we should be strong and not just bullied by him/her.
I'm quite disappointed as my team and I have throw about RM400+ in this project and still didn't reach the target which is RM 2000 as someone order too much of chocolate and fly back for HOLIDAY =') so touching that it is so dramatic
I heard that the target for next semester will increase to about RM3000, good luck my junior, welcome to Taylor's.
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