[vet-it] Setting up companies in VET

[Lawson, James]

I created a dummy company called 'Chiptech'.  We have been able to get
donations of a few old PCs for the units which require basic
maintenance, but full on technical stuff and rebuilding is really
outside the scope of the Cert II course.
To confirm knowledge, and for extra assessment I sometimes get the
students to go and clean the PCs in our Junior School classrooms - both
they and the little tackers get a buzz out of that.

Re the discussion list - You may end up getting too many technical
requests that the students to handle, leading to frustration of people
who want a tech service for free.

In terms of OSs, Linux is the best bet to avoid licensing issues.  Melb
PC Users Group run a scheme which refurbishes old PCs for disadvantaged
countries.  They might also have some suggestions. 

James Lawson
Head of IT
Trinity Grammar School



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Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2006 10:37 AM
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Subject: [vet-it] Setting up companies in VET

Hi All,

I am currently teaching VET 1/2 and VET 3/4 IT (software) and have
decided to set up a dummy company with my 1/2 class. 

We have been working on a logo and company name. Soon we will create
some offical letterheads and documentation.

We have placed a notice in the school newsletter to indicate that we
have set up a discussion list on the Intranet (assessible from home)
that allows parents and students to list technical problems they are
having with hardware and software. It will be one of the companies roles
to act as a help desk and answer problems that may be listed.

We are also asking for donations of old computers so that we can rebuild
them (if they are not working) and give them out to the disadvantaged in
the community. The difficulty is licencing as far as MS goes? Does
anyone know of a way around this? We can install Linux on the machines
and their office equivalent.

Is anyone else creating a dummy company with their students or is
everyone and I am just slow off the mark? Can anyone provide any further
ideas or suggestions?

Cheers,

John Edwards
Gippsland Grammar, Sale
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