The Process
These are the steps you have to take to complete this project. Please follow them carefully and do all of them. If you have any questions you can ask your teacher in class or by email.
Step 1.
First, your teacher will assign you to a group to work on this project with.
Step 2.
Second, you will decide the company each of you will research. Each of you needs a different company to research. Decide this now and tell your teacher.
Step 3.
Next, you will need to study the investment criteria on these web pages. Once your group has read them and can answer the questions for all the sites, please fill in the form with your group's answers.
Questions for Step 3:
What are the criteria for investing on each site?
Who is publishing each list of criteria?
Who is the audience for each site?
What bias do you think each site has?
Should you trust each site? Why or why not?
Websites for Step 3:
http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/investment.html
https://www.key.com/keyventurepartners/html/criteria.html
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/stock-investing-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-in-Dividend-Stocks
Step 4.
After reading the websites, fill in your answers as a group on the form at this link.
Step 5.
Now compare these two YouTube presentations and discuss the questions below with your group members.
Questions for Step 5:
Who is publishing this video?
Who is the audience?
What bias do you think they have?
Should you trust them? Why or why not?
What did you learn here that was useful?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPkPbKPaBI
http://youtu.be/nW93AyN8u5A
Step 6.
Now you need to agree as a group what criteria to use to evaluate your companies. Use the ideas from the websites and videos to guide you, but agree on one set of criteria for your group.
Fill in your criteria on the form at this link.
Step 7.
Study the vocabulary on the Important Language page (click on the link). This language is more detailed than in the textbook and will help you discuss your company. Also, your teacher will give you a quiz on this language in class.
Step 8.
Next you need to start researching your company. You can get general information about the company by searching the Internet and finding their official website. Please find out what you can about the history of the company, the products and services it provides, and so on. Also you will need to research the stock performance of your company. The two sites below can help you with this. I suggest you use both of them to research your company. Be sure to take notes so that you can prepare your presentation later. Watch these videos to help you know how to use these pages.
http://finance.yahoo.com/
http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/stock-reports.aspx
Step 9.
After researching your company, you must meet with your group and discuss each company. Use your investment criteria and agree on how much of the ¥1,000,000 you will invest in each company. You must invest in all the companies and the smallest amount you can invest in one company is ¥10,000.
Step 10.
Now you must prepare your presentation. Remember, this is a group presentation and each member is expected to participate. Each of you should talk a total of about 5 minutes, including at least three minutes about the company you researched. You must also explain your investment decisions and why you made these decisions. You should use charts or other visuals to help make your presentation more clear. Please check the evaluation criteria on the next page to see how you will be graded.
Step 11.
Give your presentation to the class and your written investment choices to the teacher. Your teacher will tell you when you have to give your presentation. Your presentation will be videotaped and shared with you.
2014 Timeline
December 5 - Introduction, Steps 1 - 4.
December 12 - Do steps 5 and 6 in class. Start steps 7 & 8.
December 17 - Finish step 8. Start steps 9 and then 10.
December 17 to January 9 - Continue step 10 (prepare and practice).
January 9 & 13 - Step 11 (make your presentations). Your group must be ready on Jan. 9.
Step 1.
First, your teacher will assign you to a group to work on this project with.
Step 2.
Second, you will decide the company each of you will research. Each of you needs a different company to research. Decide this now and tell your teacher.
Step 3.
Next, you will need to study the investment criteria on these web pages. Once your group has read them and can answer the questions for all the sites, please fill in the form with your group's answers.
Questions for Step 3:
What are the criteria for investing on each site?
Who is publishing each list of criteria?
Who is the audience for each site?
What bias do you think each site has?
Should you trust each site? Why or why not?
Websites for Step 3:
http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/investment.html
https://www.key.com/keyventurepartners/html/criteria.html
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/stock-investing-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Invest-in-Dividend-Stocks
Step 4.
After reading the websites, fill in your answers as a group on the form at this link.
Step 5.
Now compare these two YouTube presentations and discuss the questions below with your group members.
Questions for Step 5:
Who is publishing this video?
Who is the audience?
What bias do you think they have?
Should you trust them? Why or why not?
What did you learn here that was useful?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPkPbKPaBI
http://youtu.be/nW93AyN8u5A
Step 6.
Now you need to agree as a group what criteria to use to evaluate your companies. Use the ideas from the websites and videos to guide you, but agree on one set of criteria for your group.
Fill in your criteria on the form at this link.
Step 7.
Study the vocabulary on the Important Language page (click on the link). This language is more detailed than in the textbook and will help you discuss your company. Also, your teacher will give you a quiz on this language in class.
Step 8.
Next you need to start researching your company. You can get general information about the company by searching the Internet and finding their official website. Please find out what you can about the history of the company, the products and services it provides, and so on. Also you will need to research the stock performance of your company. The two sites below can help you with this. I suggest you use both of them to research your company. Be sure to take notes so that you can prepare your presentation later. Watch these videos to help you know how to use these pages.
http://finance.yahoo.com/
http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/stock-reports.aspx
Step 9.
After researching your company, you must meet with your group and discuss each company. Use your investment criteria and agree on how much of the ¥1,000,000 you will invest in each company. You must invest in all the companies and the smallest amount you can invest in one company is ¥10,000.
Step 10.
Now you must prepare your presentation. Remember, this is a group presentation and each member is expected to participate. Each of you should talk a total of about 5 minutes, including at least three minutes about the company you researched. You must also explain your investment decisions and why you made these decisions. You should use charts or other visuals to help make your presentation more clear. Please check the evaluation criteria on the next page to see how you will be graded.
Step 11.
Give your presentation to the class and your written investment choices to the teacher. Your teacher will tell you when you have to give your presentation. Your presentation will be videotaped and shared with you.
2014 Timeline
December 5 - Introduction, Steps 1 - 4.
December 12 - Do steps 5 and 6 in class. Start steps 7 & 8.
December 17 - Finish step 8. Start steps 9 and then 10.
December 17 to January 9 - Continue step 10 (prepare and practice).
January 9 & 13 - Step 11 (make your presentations). Your group must be ready on Jan. 9.