Hello world!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Welcome to my e-portfolio. My name is Sharry Cu and I am a current BCIT Financial Management student. The purpose of this blog is to showcase examples of the work I have done this past year at school! At BCIT, I am currently taking seven courses where I am acquiring many skills for the future [...]

Learning to use MS Excel 2007

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In Business Information Systems class, along with learning the functions of Powerpoint and Word, we are also learning how to use MS Excel 2007. Excel is really useful, and I am learning all the shortcuts so that I am become an expert Excel user. I know that many jobs use Excel and that these skills [...]

Team Charter

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In Business Organizational Behavior class, we made team charters with the group we were put into. Because working in teams exists in every organization and workplace, it is important to have a set of rules and disciplinary actions to follow by. The team charter had a set of guidelines, expectations, and team norms! It was [...]

Canty International: Marketing Case Study

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In marketing class, we were assigned a case study group project. We analyzed a wall-covering company, Canty International. The case study was a great way to explore different marketing techniques and develop a marketing plan that was practical and useful. The report is fully detailed with precise with price calculations. It was fun pretending to [...]

why WE chose BCIT

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In our Business Information Systems computer class, we made a video explaining why we preferred BCIT over other post secondary options. This project allowed us to use our MS Powerpoint 2007 skills, and really appreciate how great our school is!:

Marketing presentation: Apple Vs. RIM

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In marketing class, My team and I presented a marketing case study about how RIM (Blackberry’s Research in Motion) can overcome objectives and beat its competitor – mainly Apple. This included extensive research of both competitors and some very unique solutions on how RIM can stay on top of the game! We presented our marketing [...]

MS Word Project:Introduction to Facebook

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In Business Information Systems computer class, we created an e-book for new Facebook users. The purpose of creating the e-book was to learn the different functions of MS Word 2007. We also posted the e-book on Lulu.com to see if anyone would buy it! you can download the full version here

Set Rep Meet

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

On October 7th, there was a set-rep meeting for all BCIT Financial Management first year and second year students. Set-rep are the representatives for each class, which passes important messages to their classmates. During the meeting, we talked about the importance of being a set-rep, and the importance of passing on information to our fellow [...]

Playing Basketball

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

I’ve been playing basketball for 6 years for school teams, a club team, and in intramurals. This has always been one of my hobby’s and I plan to continue playing in a women’s league when I have extra leisure time! In November 2008, I played on a high school team and we played at a [...]

BCITSA

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

I am a councilor on the BCIT Student Association. We have bi-weekly meetings at school and discuss things like installing new microwaves, and amending policies. It is great because we meet many people from different schools; from the school of health science, engineering, broadcasting, business, etc. I was also student council’s treasurer in high school, [...]

Excel Team Project

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

In Business Computers class, we got together in teams to do an excel team project. We had to make a number of different charts, each with tables and formula functions, and we also had to create our own business model. The business model we made was a Paycheck calculator based on commissions sales people: You [...]