Reflection (Introduction to Business)

Throughout this semester I have learned a lot of things from this subject which is Introduction to Business. This subject helped me deepen my knowledge on how to run a business and the many components which makes a business successful. This knowledge can prove useful to me when I decide to run my own business in the future as I already know some of the basics and learning the advance part would be easier.

From the first assignment which is the model calendar project, I have learned how coordination of a team is important in completing a goal. The team should have a leader which is persistent and knows what the goal is. This project was completed successfully because everyone played their role well. This is an important lesson to me because in the future I will have to work with other people and this lesson can prove useful. Besides that, in the second assignment, I learned that we should do things for a good cause as it can help the world in a good way. The charity project taught me that we should use a different strategy when the current strategy isn’t working well. I also learned not everything will go as planned and we should improvise when the time comes. This lesson is important to me as I will be working on projects as an architect and things won’t go as planned.

The topic that I like the most is management process as it teaches me a lot of things that are useful in daily life. My overall experience of this module was good and interesting. The topics taught were interesting to learn and the charity drive project was fun to do.

 

Charity Drive (Introduction to Business)

In this assignment, we were required to raise money for charity and donate it to a organization of our choice. We formed a group of 4 people for this assignment. The organization we wanted to donate to was SPCA. Our target amount was RM2000 and to reach that goal we had to sell products and collect donations. As such we sold pudding, seaweed, SPCA products and video game services. To be able to sell food products, we also had to get typhoid injections. Overall, this was interesting and fun to do. It was a memorable experience.

 

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In class exercises (Introduction to Business)

This is one of the in class exercises we had to do. It required us to explain about false advertising and how it affects customers. The in class exercises that were done very useful in understanding the topic being taught and it gives us a deeper insight into the topic. We are able to build our confidence in presenting in front of an audience as well.

 

This slide is a business plan proposal presentation that is done prior to charity drive as a practice before the real thing.

 

Model Calendar (Introduction to Business)

Project 1: Create and Market a Product (i.e. Model Calendar) for the Charity Drive Event

Your tasks are as follows:

1. Publish a Model Calendar for sale during the FNBE Charity Drive Event (in week 14).
2. The steps involved in producing a calendar include:
3. i) Choosing a calendar theme;
   ii) Assigning roles and tasks to the group members: scouts, photographers, editors, makeup artists, and wardrobe specialists, etc;
   iii) Scouting for eligible models and locations (note: Candidates for modeling are restricted to current students of Taylor’s University and College only);
   iv) Photoshoot sessions with the shortlisted models;
   v) Designing the calendar layouts and editing the photos, and;
   iv) Locating a printing business who will print the calendar at a reasonable price.
4. A 10-minute video that documents the process of producing the calendar is also required for submission on week 9. (The video will be uploaded to YouTube and the link will be provided to the lecturer-in-charge.)

In this assignment we formed a group of 8 people to execute this project. We had to scout for models, arrange a time with them and have a photoshoot. Some locations required permission prior to the photoshoot as well so we had to call and send letters. The process was time consuming and had to repeat the same cycle for a few weeks. My role in this project was designing the calendar. I had to do a few designs to see which was suitable. This project required teamwork and I think our group did well in this aspect. Everyone played their role and this project was completed successfully.

 

 

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