Transcript Hot Shot Business by Disney

Hot Shot Business
Homework
1)Play the game at:
http://www.disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb/index.html
all the three environments (pet spa, comics shop, custom
skate)
2)Provide copy of the final sheet (after 6 V-weeks) for
each business
3) Answer Questionnaire 1
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Competition
1)Play Version 3 of the game as:
http://www.disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb3
as to the following environments:
2)Printout each week sheet + the final one
3) Answer Questionnaire 2
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The winner will be …
The one who presents the highest
global final Balance in the two
environments
(summing up the final balances of the two environments = Landscape +
Candy )
But ……only if:
- Both the questionnaires (1-2) have been properly
filled
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A special award of distinction will be…
…given to the ones who:
•
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Properly filled in all the
questionnaires
Proved to give the best answers to
the final questionnaire
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Questionnaire 1
1.
The game deals at a general level with key issues that ought to be of concern to
those intending to become entrepreneurs. Please list the issues you think the
game addresses and specify which ones you think ought to be examined in
further depth
2.
What were the steps you needed to take to start the business? What is the
importance of each step (hint, the first one is Finance)? Can you suggest other
steps?
3.
Starting and running the business requires strong decision making skills. What
decisions did you have to make to ensure the success of your business? Explain
the rationale behind your decisions.
4.
What are some obstacles you encountered during the process of starting and
operating your business? How did you solve these problems?
5.
List the main pedagogical features embedded in the game that, in your opinion,
contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of learning.
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Questionnaire 2
List significant differences between:
• the five game environments (skate, pet, comics, landscape, candy)
• Version 1 and Version 3 of the game
Reflect on the gaming strategies you have adopted and :
• Illustrate one strategy (referring to any of the game environments)
that proved to be effective and one that proved to be not effective
• Kate and Jack suggest different strategies which one do you
prefer and why?