Monday Week 5 March 2, 2009

This is Week 5 of the Communication Module that we are completing this week.

By Thursday, I will let you know which work is still to be handed up.

How can this class help me?
In discussions with Susheel, he has let me know that some of you wish to move to a different subject but that you are not able to since the other classes are filled. I hope that you will keep on trying to give this class a chance. Most of the topics that we cover will be useful to you in other areas of your life - goal setting, time management, verbal and nonverbal communication skills, how to listen skills.

The other area that will be of use to you next year is the computer skills that we hope that you develop as we go along.

What should I have done by now?

• Be able to log into the student email account.
• Be able to log into the Google email account.
• Be able to type 8 wpm with only 1 mistake /minute average on Lesson Three Review from Powertyping website.
• Have opened up the following Google goodies accounts - Gmail, Gtalk, iGoogle, Blogger, Picasa, GCalendar, Google Earth, Google maps, Google Images and Google Youtube!

Work to hand up!
For this week, we are looking at using Word 2997 to format characters, paragraphs and pages. Start with the Blooming Deals notice and then go onto the Rent a Cabin flyer. Here is the second page of instructions for the Blooming Deals notice.

We also have some Word 2007 Skills sheets to try. The ones on setting tabs and using leaders will be shown to you in class on Thursday. When you have completed these, please email then to me (0woldham@gmail.com). You can find them here:
Skills 14
Skills 15
Skills 16
Skills 17
Skills 18
Skills 19
Skills 20
Skills 21

You will need to complete the online activities from here, Questions 1 - 8.

Timeline for VET Year 11 Business
Here is the outline of what is ahead for the next few weeks. You can also find this on myvce.com.

Wk	Start	Content	Learning Strategies	Assessment
1	2/02	Communicate in the Workplace (40 hours) • Communication methods used are appropriate to the audience.	Verbal communication	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
2	9/2	Communicate in the Workplace (40 hours) • Messages and written communication are clear, concise and correct.	Non verbal communication	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
3	16/2	Communicate in the Workplace (40 hours) • Requests for information are responded to promptly.	Telephone communication techniques.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
4	23/2	Communicate in the Workplace (40 hours) • Information is given to clients in a clear and concise format.	Written communication techniques	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
5	2/3	Communicate in the Workplace (40 hours) • Correspondence produced is relevant to request.	Business letters	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
6	9/3	Communicate in the Workplace (40 hours) • Consolidate work from weeks 1 - 5.	Personal Resumes, interviews,	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
7	16/3	Provide Information to Clients Maintain technology Establish contact with clients	Appropriate interpersonal skills are used to facilitate accurate and relevant exchange of information.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
8	23/3	Provide Information to Clients Respond to client enquiry	Client enquiries are responded to promptly and politely and in accordance with organisational requirements.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
9	30/4	Provide Information to Clients Determine client needs	Following up customer contact.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
10	20/4	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Use safe working practices	Case studies Demonstrating work exercises for the neck, shoulders eyes and wrists	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
11	27/4	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Use safe working practices	Facts about paper wastage Tips for practising conservation.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
12	4/5	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Confirm document requirements	Showing examples of different documents Case studies	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
13	11/5	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Produce documents	Demonstrating functions such as paragraph formatting, headers, and footers.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
14	18/5	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Produce documents	Case studies	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
15	25/5	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Produce documents.	Demonstrations.	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
16	1/6	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Produce documents	Use of templates and signatures in Outlook for email	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
17	8/6	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Produce documents	Use of drawing toolbar to create simple logos	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.
18	15/6	Produce Simple Word Processed Documents Produce documents	Design and production of a brochure	Combination of: Written work Discussion Test Portfolio, project.