Make Teaching Business Easy with SimVenture Evolution
To help make teaching business easy, our team of experienced higher education academics continually develop ready-to-use support materials. One example is a flexible module-long Programme of Study which you’ll find on this page.
Linked to the Growth Scenario within SimVenture Evolution, the Programme is designed as a progressive set of lessons over 14 weeks. Critically, and to help make teaching business easy, the design of the Programme means it can be adapted to accommodate shortened courses if preferred.
This Programme of Study has been designed for both Undergraduate and Post Graduate modules. It also reflects the QAA Benchmark statement for Business and Management and has been delivered/tested in partnership with UK HE Institutions for students undertaking business and management courses.
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The QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Business and Management forms the basis of this programme and can be viewed in PDF format by clicking this icon.
14 fully resourced lessons…
▼ 1 - What you will learn - This lesson explains the range of knowledge and skills that can be developed in the simulation.
This lesson explains the range of knowledge and skills that can be developed in the simulation.
1-1 What you will learn
1-2 What you will learn
▼ 2 - Introduction to SimVenture Evolution
This lesson explains why SimVenture Evolution is being used in this module and how to log in to the simulation.
2-1 CBI Employability Skills
2-2 Future fit-Preparing-graduates for the world of work
2-3 Introduction to SimVenture Evolution
2-4 Introduction to SimVenture Evolution
2-5 Video Quiz answers
▼ Lesson 3 - Employability skills
This lesson helps students to become aware of and develop their employability skills.
3-1 Employability skills
3-2 Employability skills
▼ Lesson 4 - Market Research
This lesson begins the process to get to market which starts with a Market Research case study.
4-1 Market Research Case Study
4-2 Market Research
4-3 Market Research
▼ Lesson 5 - Setting up your company
This lesson shows how people set up a company and choose team roles.
5-1 Company set up
5-2 Company set up – Team Roles Instructions
5-3 Company set up – Team Roles Case Study
5-4 Company set up – Team Roles Case Study
▼ Lesson 6 - Product
This lesson analyses and evaluates the current product and opportunities for new product development.
6-1 Product Design Case Study
6-2 Product
▼ Lesson 7 - New Product Design
This lesson explains the process for creating a new product design.
7-1 New Product Design
▼ Lesson 8 - Selling Points and Pricing
This lesson covers how to set the selling points in line with product design and segmentation choices.
8-1 Selling Points & Pricing
8-2 Pricing Case Study
▼ Lesson 9 - Promotions
This lesson reviews the company’s promotional strategy, resources, and budgets.
9-1 CBI Employability Skills
9-2 Promotion Case Study
9-3 Promotion
▼ Lesson 10 - Sales Channels
This lesson reviews sales channels currently used and explores potential changes to strategy.
10-1 Sales Channels
▼ Lesson 11 - Production
This lesson explores the company’s approach to manufacturing its products.
11-1 Production Case Study
11-2 Single product costs
11-3 Production
▼ Lesson 12 - Finance
This lesson reviews the company’s finances (cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheets).
12-1 Finance
▼ Lesson 13 - Reflexivity and Employability skills
This lesson uses ‘Gibbs reflective model’ to learn how to think and write reflectively.
13-1 Reflexivity & Employability Skills
▼ Lesson 14 - Business Plan
This lesson gives guidance as to how to construct a Business Model Canvas and a Business Plan.