Year 9 GCSE Business Studies students enjoyed a visit to Plymouth University to take part in a marketing workshop run by staff and students from the University's Business School. The full-day visit was part of an outreach event designed to give our youngsters an insight in to university life and some of the courses on offer. After a guided tour of the campus the students worked in teams on an interactive marketing project which focused on the leisure industry. The students then enjoyed an excellent lunch, concluded their workshop with some outstanding presentations and listened to a fascinating talk on student life from one of the University's Student Ambassadors. Here are the thoughts of Charlie Bartlett on the day: |
| Charlie Bartlett makes his point |
I really liked the event. It helped me understand what marketing means and helped me to see how to apply it to a particular situation.
Did it give you a useful insight to the opportunities available at university?
It helped me understand what I might be able to do in the future and to see what life is like in a university.
Is university an option you would consider in the future?
I would like to be a vet, doctor or a dentist so I would need to go to a university to study. Plymouth has a School of Dentistry so it might be somewhere I would consider when the time comes. I would like to set up a chain of dental practices where I can use my business studies knowledge.
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| Lucy Cullum, Megan Selley & Mel Bastow present their marketing plan |
