Business

· Independent projects are designed to give you hands on experience to develop skills (initiative, follow-through, leadership, communication, problem-solving, creativity, etc.) which are essential for operating a small business.

· There will be 4-5 independent projects that you complete during the semester. You are encouraged to design your own independent project. It can be related to course material, the school store, school events/groups, or your own business venture.

· The amount of time spent in a project will vary; an indepth task may count as two independent projects, but not more than two. Please communicate with your teacher how much time you spent on the project.

· If you are a manager in the school store, that is considered one independent project.

· If you complete more independent projects than required, you will have less work to complete for the business plan portion of your summative mark.

· ALL independent projects MUST be approved by your business teacher first (be sure to inform the I.P. Tracker of your topics)
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Evaluation {Printable Version}
Each independent project is worth 100 marks, and is graded by the rubric below: You must fill out the form below before your conference at which a mark is negotiated.

· Brief Description of Independent Project:

· Group Members (if applicable): _________________________

· Self-Evaluation: Circle the categories below that best represent your work.

Category	Level 1 (50%-60%)	Level 2 (60%-70%)	Level 3 (70%-80%)	Level 4 (80%-100%)
Initiative: seeing and doing what needs to be done before being asked to do it Follow-through: moving through the problem-solving cycle until a task is completed	Routinely needs prompting; rarely seeks assistance; rarely updates teacher on progress; problems stall the project	Occasionally seeks necessary information and assistance; sometimes updates teacher; some problems are solved some stall the project	Seeks necessary information and seeks assistance when needed; updates teacher with prompts; problems not hidden and are mostly solved	Designed own project; routinely seeks necessary information; updates teacher on project progress; problems are revealed and solved so the project can be completed effectively
Purpose of Project/ Completion of Goals	Unable to state goal(s); unclear on purpose of project; completes goal(s) of project with limited effectiveness	Vaguely states goal(s); somewhat purpose-driven; completes goal(s) of project with moderate effectiveness	States purpose-driven goals; completes goals of project with considerable effectiveness	Clearly states purpose-driven goals; completes goals of project with a high degree of effectiveness
Communication: Professionalism & Clarity	Communicates with limited professionalism and clarity	Communicates with moderate professionalism and clarity	Communicates with considerable professionalism and clarity with adults	Communicates with a high degree of professionalism and clarity with peers, teachers, suppliers, public, parents
Application of Information Technology	Demonstrates limited and ineffective use of technology	Demonstrates some appropriate use of technology	Demonstrates considerable and effective use of technology	Recognizes novel and thorough uses of technology, as appropriate

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Ideas Semester-Long Independent Projects (Must choose at least one of these)

· Manager of school store team (1-2 people)

· Manager of teacher accounts (1-2 people)

· Tracking daily cash & break even calculator (1 person)

· Vending Machines- tracking sales (1 person)

* New Item Co-ordinator

· Ordering: Store- lollipops/impulse sale items (1 person)

· Store web-master (1 person)

· Customer Service Rep. (responding to comments/complaints) (1-2 people)

· Employee Representative (schedules, conflicts) (1 person)

· Maintain list of unit prices: Store & Vending (1 person)

· Maintain menu price signs & make promotional/combo signs (1 person)

· Manage Marketing (assemblies, daily page, etc.) (2 people)

Other Business/School School Related Projects

Organizing a Class Event

· Gr. 10 interviews

· Staff Training Excercise

· Field Trip

· End of semester class celebration

· Member of a school group (ex: music council, leadership group)

· Updating/re-doing class bulletin boards

School Store

· Finding alternatives to 241 pizza

· Introducing new food items: Cooking and marketing a new food for the store

· Introducing & marketing new food items for the vending machine

· Staff hats/uniforms

· Opening the store for special events (tournaments, parent’s nights, etc.)

· Announcements/Promotions in assembly

· Commercial/Video

· Survey/Student Feedback

Major School Events

Drama Production

· Tickets: design & creating system for sales

· Programs (matinee, evening, and dinner theatre versions) & Posters

· Production Night: selling tickets or ushering, plus serving food at intermission.

· Food preparation and purchasing

· Matinee Usher--organize students that are coming for matinee

Graduation Events/Grad Committee

Music Nights

· Ushering & Offering: collecting, sorting, & filling out deposit form

· Selling food & beverages afterwards

· Helping with the music program

Personal Independent Projects

· Writing instructions for different sports (for P.E. Dept.)

· Preparing your personal income tax

· Private tutoring (talk to Ms. Vanderheide)

· Developing a web-page for a TDChristian course

· Web-page for your business

· Student's Council Events

· Music Council Events

· Prepare bulletin board or presentation for the March 21st Anti-Racism Day

· Speaking or Performing at an Assembly/School Function/Parent’s night

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