Hi Julie - I'd love to see a copy of the Gateaux game
thanks
Finbarr
At 16:27 08/03/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>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]
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