CISA 308 OYO Instructions

Each week you will be creating an On Your Own assignment that will be included in your final portfolio which is your end of course evaluation. The amount of effort you put into these assignments will affect your final grade. Please remember to backup these documents.

OYO1 - Complete the Business Design Plan. This may be either a real or imaginary business. The more complete you can make this outline, the easier the following assignments will be. The template for this document is on the BB website.

OYO 2 – Create a flyer or one page announcement to inform your customers, suppliers and the general public of an Open House Reception for your business. You will be presenting a new product, opening a new location or introducing a new service at this party. Food, Door Prizes, Coupons, Guest Speakers, and Music may possibly be included. Use your creativity and imagination

OYO 3 Formal Invitation Letter to your company’s vendors or stockholders.

OYO4 - Create a PowerPoint Presentation of your company/organization detailing plans for this coming year/ new products or services/ introduce your new employees/new or remodeled location. It will be shown at the Open House Reception for new and prospective clients.

OYO5 - Create a memo (check memo example in Course Documents) you might send to the employees in your Business (check your Business Design Plan) about the Company Open House. It should detail the where, when and why of your Open House. It should also include your expectations and their responsibilities at this event. This should cover all the points you might make at a team meeting.

OYO6 – 2 page (inside and outside, see example in this document) Brochure (use the Brochure template in Word-File, New, Templates on my computer, Publications tab) to be distributed to clients and prospective clients at the Open House-- include graphics (Word Art, Clipart or scanned images) and a business logo. The brochure must contain your business contact information. You may copy and paste text from the website of a similar business or organization for content or create your own.

Optional OYO—you may add any additional examples of your work such as:
Create a Standard Customer Letter and Letterhead for your business. Insert your business’s contact information and a logo in a header and / or the footer. Be sure to use no more than 1.5" at the top of the page. The Date must be at 1.9 or 2.1”. Information that does not fit in the header may be included in the footer.
Create a Resume that you might have sent to this company to acquire your job. You may use one of the Word Resume templates or design your own.
Create one page or Return Address Labels for your company or an Envelope with a return address included.
Create a one-month Calendar listing at least 8 events, meetings, holidays or any other business related appointments. You may use the Calendar template in Word.
You may create any other business document to display your skills—Invoices, Bills, Business cards. Use your imagination.

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Last Update: January 2008