Week 1

Reflection

In the lecture and the seminar there wasn't much to reflect on as it was very much an introduction to the module where everything was outlined for us; how the lecture and seminars are going to run, how coursework will be marked and the deadline dates for example.


In the seminar we learnt how to create a blog account so we can post here every week at the end of each seminar. Before this we chose our groups for the coursework project then used the time to begin a plan for the project as well as choosing a name for our group and what company we would base our work on.

Teamwork

For the first seminar we have created a team of 4, which consists of myself, Chloe, Keelan and Jess. Our group name is Kinetic Consultancy; the business we have chosen to work with is JTI, short for Japan Tobacco International, as Chloe's dad is a regional manager for this company so he has a high position within the company while also being someone who is willing to open up about the company and its potential problems, in order to help us with this project.

We have also set out a plan for the timings of each section of content to ensure that we can finish this project on time while keeping a high standard of work. We have set 1 week to introduce ourselves to the business case which means for this next week we will all be doing our own research on the company so we understand the company, its objectives and what its purpose is.

After this we will have 3 weeks to identify problems of the company, which will include meeting with Chloe's dad to interview him on the business. Prior to this we will meet as a group ourselves so we can plan together what questions we want to ask, this will ensure we are getting the most important information we need and we are using the time we have with Chloe's dad effectively.

Then we have set ourselves a further 3 weeks to suggest possible solutions and how they would solve the business, as well as 3 weeks after that to propose and justify our groups ideal solutions along with our expected outcomes from the solutions. This final step will be where we make the video presentation. We haven't planned these last two steps into much detail yet as they're the final two steps, we want to find out the problems of the business and how deep these problems may be before properly deciding how long and how often to meet to think of suitable solutions.