Year 11 Business Studies Tour of Coles

Year 11 Business Studies Tour of Coles

During the Business Studies Preliminary and HSC course, students learn about the management of a business in which there are four key components: operations, finance, marketing and human resources. For that purpose, we went on a very interesting excursion to Coles on Norton Street, Leichhardt.

We were taken on a private tour of Coles by one of the managers who was in charge of the deli and fresh foods: Frans. He stopped at multiple sections throughout the store, specifically the fresh food section, dairy section, and the delicatessen. He explained to us the importance of colour and placement of specific fruits in order to visually attract customers. This is just one of the many things that we had discovered and gathered valuable information about. Frans also provided us with a lot of useful information about the importance of human resources and good management.

Students appreciated the opportunity to situate ourselves within a business environment and also get taught at the same time as an alternative to learning from a textbook.  At the end of the excursion students also had the opportunity to purchase whatever we wanted.

Students are expected to refer to as many case studies as possible and the information that our class collected will assist with the Preliminary course we are currently studying.   It will also soon be able to help us during the HSC in 2019.

On behalf of the entire class, we would like to personally thank Coles and Frans for providing the students of Fort Street with a great learning opportunity that was both incredibly informative and fun.

Chelsea Hoang and Manit Anand (Year 11)