MALL PROJECT DESCRIPTION

							               PELICAN POINT MALL
DESCRIPTION:   In this unit your class will become the site of a new mall. Each
               student in the class will rent store space and design a floor plan
               for a business for which you will be both president and owner.
               Actual information will be obtained by visiting a store or business
               similar to the one which you are designing. Using the information
               obtained from your research and the appropriate computer
               applications, you will need to create a personnel file and payroll,
               develop customer files, plan budgets, graph profits, organize sales
               and run ads. During this project you will be simulating many of the
               true life activities of an actual business.

JOB 1:   After deciding what type of store you will own, jot down the types of
         merchandise found in that store. Research typical prices by visiting an
         actual business similar to the one you are developing and ask their advice
         not only for your stock list but to get an idea of overhead costs involved
         in running a business.

JOB 2    Design a logo to be used on your business card and letter head, etc using
         a computer graphics program.

JOB 3:   Make an outline of a floor plan on paper using the correct drafting
         symbols and account for building codes, etc. The computer generated
         floor plan will done using a computer graphics program.

JOB 4:   Now that you have a basic idea about your store, you need to create a
         full page advertisement that will be sent out to local newspapers and
         even magazines near the time of your grand opening day. Be sure to
         include graphics and a variety of text fonts!

JOB 5:   Create a business card that can be given out to prospective customers or
         posted on community bulletin boards as additional advertising and to
         identify you as the owner and president of your company. Print out a
         copy of your sample card that you will send to a professional printer for
         mass production.

JOB 6:   Using a publishing program, create a letter head for your business that
         can go on top of all your company correspondence. Be sure to include the
         company name and address as well as a small graphic.
JOB 7:    Create a web page to introduce visitors to your new store. You may use
          any web design program or use HTML to create your site. Include
          graphics to market your merchandise

                                           Bonus

          Using a graphics presentation program, create a multimedia presentation
          with animation for your business that will advertise the type of store,
          your plans for the grand opening, incentives for shopping at your store,
          drawings of some of the merchandise to be found at your store, etc.
          You must have a title screen, at least 3 different "scenes", and an ending
          screen. Use at least three different methods of movement and sound
          effects to enhance your project.
          .
JOB 8:    Use a spreadsheet program, to create a document which lists 25
          merchandise items, their wholesale purchase costs and the regular retail
          or selling prices in table format. Have the computer total the two
          columns and find the profit. If you are opening a service type business
          such as a restaurant, you may create a menu of at least 25 items instead.
            Be sure that it is well designed and easy to follow.

JOB 9:    After deciding what employee qualifications are necessary to work in
          your store and what positions are available, use a word processor to
          create a job application. Use fonts, borders, graphics, etc to make sure
          that your application looks professional or you won't get any employees!
          Be sure to include the sections listed on the grade sheet for this job.

JOB 10:   Create an employee database for your business. Include fields for first
          and last names, addresses, phone numbers, positions, hourly rate, and the
          number of hours worked for one week. Have the computer calculate the
          gross pay, income tax. social security tax and net pay. Input 20
          different employees being sure to include people for all required
          positions in your business. Print a sample record from the data base and
          a report called PERSONNEL FILE for <Your Store name>. You may need
          to change some column headings and compress the print. Total the 4
          calculated columns.
JOB 11:   Using a word processing program, design a company paycheck. Be sure to
          include a pay stub for each employee. Print a blank (unmerged) check
          and stub and then using the merge capabilities, print out weekly
          paychecks for each of the employees working as cashiers or sales.

JOB 12:   Use a database to create a file of customers for your business. Include
          separate fields for the first and last names, street addresses, city,
          state, zip code, phone numbers, and credit status (Gold Card, Cash Only,
          Regular Credit, Master Card, Visa, etc.) for each of the 20 customers.
          Make a report called CUSTOMER MAILING LIST for <Your Store
          Name>. Remember to adjust margins and column widths and compress
          the print before printing.

JOB 13:   Using a word processing program, create an introductory letter
          describing the new store opening. Make use of highlighting techniques,
          margins, centering, etc. Because you are going to have a letterhead at
          the top of the first page, be sure to leave enough space at the top of
          your document to print the letterhead. You will be merging the letter
          with the GOLD VISA card holders so use merged fields where needed.
          If your letterhead is not part of your document, you can print several
          sheets containing just the letterhead and then use them as the printer
          paper when you are printing your letter. Be sure to use Print Preview so
          that you don’t waste your paper. Print out mailing labels for the
          envelopes to be sent to the same customers with excellent credit
          ratings.

JOB 14:   Set up a spreadsheet of the store's monthly budget on paper. Then
          using a spreadsheet program, enter the allotted budget and actual
          expenditures, as well as their totals to figure the profit or loss for the
          month. Print out the entire display and the contents of all calculated
          cells. Create 2 graphs from your spreadsheet. The first graph will be a
          pie chart of the monthly expenses. The second graph will be a bar or
          column graph of the total sales of each item in your stock. It should have
          x axis labels and variable legends as well as main, sub, X, and Y axis
          headings. Print out both graphs.

JOB 15:   Put all 15 projects together in one folder and turn in the folder as a
          business proposal. Be sure to have a cover sheet and everything nicely
          organized.