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Examples of Successful Businesses Operated in Year 11 Business Management.

Melbourne High School Bags

Centenary Scarves

Head Bands and Sweat Bands.

New School Ties

Business Management, a subject dedicated to educating its students on the ways of the business world, teaching them how businesses start, operate and in most cases, succeed.Students emerge from the subject with a comprehensive knowledge of business principles and a far greater chance of business success.Melbourne High's students traditionally thrive in this subject, under the expert tutelage of the business management staff at the school.

The course involves many different activities, including assessment tasks, work requirements, computer simulations and practical tasks, all of which apply the skills and principles students learn in class.

The major assessment task in Business Management was where students were required to create and operate their own Small Business.

The purpose of this work requirement was to assist students to -

Test, in a practical way, some aspects of their theoretical understanding of the management of small business; and develop skills in:

-Planning an activity
-Working cooperatively or individually on a business enterprise
-Communication with the market
-Performing a particular business activity
-Evaluating the quality of performance of the planned activity.

Students responded to this task with many creative and unique ideas such as:

-MHS VCE Tie
-MHS Dog Tags
-Computer Assembly Courses
-MHS Scarves
-Gardening & Cleaning Services
-MHS Pens
-Yarra River Cruise and many more great business ideas.

The business must involve in-depth planning, marketing research and a final report that realistically analyses the performance of the business.The emphasis of the activity, however, is to gain experience, and all students, regardless of the success of their business gain this valuable asset from the activity.Ultimately the task provides us with an insight into the highs and lows of small business.

Ilan Gordon, Sean Rapson and Gaurav Gupta
Business Management Students

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