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Design and technology at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 09bi: Designing for markets Focus: food
Section 13: Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 3

QCA

Objectives
Children should learn:
  • how companies are made up of team members with particular roles and responsibilities

Activities

Outcomes
Children:
  • Discuss with the pupils the different roles required to run a successful business. Ask teams of pupils to talk about the best roles for each team member, eg project manager, finance manager, personnel manager, production manager, marketing manager, and what the main tasks for each might be. Ask the pupils to think about each other's skills and abilities, but remind them that the roles need to be flexible because of varying workloads.
  • list the main roles and responsibilities of three different types of managers in a company, and decide which role would suit which team member, according to their skills

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  • Ask the whole class to discuss the range of managerial roles in a successful business and to develop basic role definitions for each kind of manager. Then, in teams of five, six or seven, the pupils discuss what each manager's tasks might be in their project, and what qualities and skills they might need, eg a finance manager should be numerate, able to estimate and able to use spreadsheets.
  • Ask pupils to write brief notes on which role might suit them and which they would like, and use these to come to a team decision on who should do what. Teamwork like this needs a chair or facilitator, and someone to keep a careful note of decisions.

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1. Design and make assignment (DMA)
2. Product evaluation
3. Product evaluation - 2
4. Product evaluation - 3
5. Product evaluation - 4
6. Product evaluation - 5
7. Product evaluation - 6
8. Product evaluation - 7
9. Product evaluation - 8
10. Product evaluation - 9
11. Focused practical tasks (FPTs)
12. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 2
13. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 3
14. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 4
15. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 5
16. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 6
17. Focused practical tasks (FPTs) - 7