Online+Shopping+Task+Time

=Online Shopping Task Time.... =

1. Group Activity  - a) **Select **a product you would like to purchase = joint decision.



Your budget is $100 (including delivery). Use your own team's project pages located on the top tool bar to share your thoughts.... 

b) ** Focus: ** Evaluate the benefits/drawbacks of online shopping.

In your groups:

i) Research the fundamentals of e-commerce: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> "What are important things to consider when we buy online?"

<span style="color: #0029ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">ii) Form 'Expert' groups and investigate <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">expert 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Financier ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">(compare online pricing, delivery costs, purchasing alternatives - WHERE buying from, WHICH <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> outlet/country/region, WHAT hidden costs etc). <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">expert 2 - **<span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Consumer affairs **<span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">(product knowledge, suspected false marketing, false imagery and terms and conditions etc). <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">expert 3 - <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**Legislation investigator** ( <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">consider relevant consumer laws, purchase protection etc). <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">expert 4 <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> - **<span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Secure payment ** ( <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">evaluate alternative payment options for safety, speed, simplicity etc).

<span style="color: #0029ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">iii) Return to Home group <span style="color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Regroup and share information and new knowledge. ATTEND TO: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- the <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">process <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> of purchasing and paying for goods/services electronically. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">*consider the impact of technology, delivery times, exchange rates etc. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">secure payments <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> online. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> *consider payment options available, problems associated with online payments, safeguards for individuals prior to transferring. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- domestic or international <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">consumer protection <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> laws. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">*consider the conduct of the organisation providing goods/service, are they honest and fair? Do they operate in a reputable manner? Do they provide accurate information? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- to what extent is protection provided? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> *analyse the importance of protection for consumers - scams, wrongful advertising etc. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- how reliable is online shopping? Is it trustworthy? <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">*investigate any examples of satisfaction/dissatisfaction with e-commerce, make inferences, draw conclusions.

<span style="color: #3d53c2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Individually <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">create a Word.Doc Table (1 pg, font 12, 1.5 spacing) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Use <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[|template] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> and <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">submit <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">your own table - outlining the positive and negative aspects of online shopping, illustrating what you consider to be relevant aspects of online shopping and the impact these have on purchases/sales over the internet (e-commerce). <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">+ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;"> write a short response answering the question: Why would you choose e-commerce? considering when and why online shopping is effective/ineffective (justify your opinion).

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">REMEMBER <span style="color: #5b0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">this is an individual response based on the research conducted by the group - help each other yes, submit your own work only.. attend to individual copyright!!

<span style="color: #5b0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Submit word.doc to <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">myteacher@det.nsw.edu.au <span style="color: #3d53c2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">* make sure you include your name on the word.doc.*

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">c) **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">Develop: **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">an argument to persuade people to buy/not buy over the internet. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008048; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 40px;">Create <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1c0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;"> a Toondoo comic - illustrating your group's response to <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1c0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;"> the benefits/drawback of online shopping: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1c0080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 28px;"> can you do it <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 50px;">???

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0029ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 38px;">Have some fun ..

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Check out mine... [|online shopping is easy]