 |
 |
yes please, i remember the original, your adaptation sounds excellent.jonathan blane latymer school ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Parton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Break-even > A couple of years ago someone on the list asked for a copy of the Gateaux > game. This is a great introduction to Break Even. > > Duncan and I developed this a bit. I used it with a Y10 GCSE group recently > during an OFSTED and the Inspector was dead impressed! > > If any one wants the students task sheet, students spreadsheet and the > teachers control spreadsheet just ask. > > I've also got a nice simple little excel spreadsheet where when you alter > the variables the graph changes (its a doddle to set up if you remember to > use the $ sign to lock in variables as you copy and paste formulae) again if > anyone wants it just ask. > > Julie Parton > > >From: Mike Hollis <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: For teachers and lecturers interested in curriculum issues > > affecting the te <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Break-even > >Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:31:21 -0000 > > > >I have a simple introduction to break-even that trainee > >business education students have found useful. If you would > >like this spreadsheet file please mail me. > >Mike Hollis > >Institute of Education > >Manchester Metropolitan University > >Crewe+Alsager Faculty > >Crewe Green Road > >Crewe, Cheshire CW1 5DU > >Phone: 0161 247 5110 > >Fax: 0161 247 6370 > >www.mmu.ac.uk/ioe/ > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Andy Beharrell" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <> > >Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:09 AM > >Subject: Break-even > > > > > > > Since the list seems to have gone a bit quiet in the last > >24 hours, I > > > thought I'd just start another thread :-) Has anyone got > >any useful > > > ideas on how to teach break-even analysis? I thought I'd > >just throw in a > > > few ideas, and see if there are any others. > > > > > > A resource I found recently which is just a demo for a > >model building > > > product, but which gives an excellent visual representaion > >of > > > break-even is on: > > > > > > http://www.multiverse.co.uk/gallery/index.html > > > > > > Scroll down the page a little and there are a couple of > >different > > > versions - a good way of visually showing how the > >break-even level of > > > output changes. > > > > > > Also there's the Biz/ed Virtual Learning Arcade break-even > >simulation: > > > > > > > >http://www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/vla/break_even_analysis/index > >.htm > > > > > > Also - I don't know if it's any help, but do list members > >know about > > > using Google to find particular types of files? You can > >set a Google > > > search to find just Excel files, or just Word files, or > >just PowerPoint > > > presentations. Try: > > > > > > * www.google.co.uk > > > * Click on the advanced search link to the right of the > >search box > > > * Put in 'Break-even analysis' in the exact phrase match > >box > > > * Set the file format (just below 'language') to return > >only files of > > > type Microsoft Excel > > > * Click search > > > > > > Might be worth also doing the same for the phrase > >'Breakeven analysis' > > > (without the hyphen). > > > > > > Anyway - any other ideas? > > > > > > Andy > > > ---------------------- > > > Andy Beharrell, > > > Biz/ed > > > Institute for Learning and Research Technology > > > 8-10 Berkeley Square > > > Bristol BS8 1HH > > > > > > Tel: 0117 928 7189 > > > > > > http://www.bized.ac.uk > > > http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com