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== Students of Rotterdam University of applied sciences I'm counting on you==__NOEDITSECTION__  
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<i>The competition has ended! Thank you all so much for joining, we've seen a lot of valuable, innovative ideas and creativity! Till we meet again. <br>
On behalf of Jill Jandal and the whole crew of the Emerald Forest Hotel.</i>
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== Organisation of the Game module ==
== Organisation of the Game module ==
It is essential that all of you, individually and as a team member, join in all events as scheduled. Keep in mind that you will be performing as business managers in the upcoming sessions and throughout the week duration of this game. So, next to working on your assignments, you ought to keep your social media and interaction alive.  
It is essential that all of you, individually and as a team member, join in all events as scheduled. Keep in mind that you will be performing as business managers in the upcoming sessions and throughout the duration of this game. So, next to working on your assignments, you ought to keep your social media and interaction alive.  
What to do first? Take it step by step.
What to do first? Just follow the steps, to prevent you from getting overwhelmed by information.<br><br>
hyr31<br><b><h2><font color="green">To be done in the week of Monday the 15th March, the start</font color="green"></h2></b>
Just follow the steps, to prevent you from getting overwhelmed by information.<br><br>
* '''Step 1: Kick-off'''<br>
Join in and participate in the main online kick-off along with other Management Teams: you will get instructions from the owner [[Christina Bergman]] or CEO [[Jill Jandal]].


* ''' Step 2: City meeting year 0.'''<br>
<b><h2><font color="green">February 25th, 11.00 - 12.00 Online</font color="green"></h2></b>
Check the time slot of your City in your schedule, and visit MS Teams. It might be shortly after the kick-off. If you have time, check the other tasks of this week. In this session you meet your coach, your competitors, ask questions, have a look at the assignments of this week etc. Very bad idea to miss out on this.
* '''Step 1: Visit central kick-off''' <br>
<br>In this session you will get information regarding your Team and the Game, such as
Check your schedule: this meeting will give an overview of the project.
** The team members with whom you will make up the Management Team of the hotel: the list has been made available via Teams, so you should familiarize yourself with your own Teams channel
** The team number of your hotel. This will look something such as "35NL-A01".
** Your Game is the 35th Game in row and takes (virtually) place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, so that is why it is number 35NL. Ignore any info you might see on other games.
** Your hotel. For instance, if your hotel is located in the fictitious city of Amstelburg, therefore the letter A will correspond to your hotel. The letter B stands for the city of Budano e.g. We have a total of ten cities. All cities are located in the Netherlands, or any European country and city.
** Your hotel in this case will be hotel number 01 out of approximately six hotels in your city. The 'other' (five) hotels in the same city, are your (direct) competitors.
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* '''Step 3: Meet (online) with your team members'''<br>
<b><h2><font color="green">To be done asap, for sure before week Monday the 7th March</font color="green"></h2></b>
It could be a bit of an extra challenge to cooperate online, due to the Corona measures, but still, be a team player and aim not to leave anyone behind. And, you will work in the same project groups as before, in MS-Teams. We know MS-Teams can work miracles, you can also use other back-channels. Managing a hotel is having your team and hotel well organized. Make sure you meet asap and work together in a professional manner, and do support everybody in the team to perform his/her tasks well and in time. Good management is also good team-management. If things don’t work out as planned, act immediately. In Year 0 you will make a Management Team contract. Now, be sure to get acquainted: the list with your team members will be provided (in MS-Teams and otherwise).
* '''Step 2: Create your Team'''<br>
You will work within a Team, your will create and organise yourselves: do this as soon as possible, according to the instructions. Make sure you meet asap and work together in a professional manner, and do support everybody in the team to perform his/her tasks well and in time. If things don’t work out as planned, act immediately. In Year 0 you will need to upload a Management Team contract, prepare this now.


* '''Step 4: Check the website of the hotel, as it is''' <br>
* '''Step 3: Check the website of the hotel, as it is''' <br>
Just have a quick look at the [https://www.emeraldforesthotel.com/site/ website of the Emerald Forest Hotel]. You see the 'training program', that is what you are in now.  
Just have a quick look at the [https://www.emeraldforesthotel.com/site/ website of the Emerald Forest Hotel]. You see the 'Training Program', that is what you are in now.  


* '''Step 5: Study Introduction to Hotel''' <br>
* '''Step 4: Study Introduction to Hotel''' <br>
Study the [[Introduction to Hotel]]: here you will find the ten pages ''you need to read'' on the hotel, the history and the situation as you will take over the management of the property.  
Study the [[Introduction to Hotel]] in the main menu on the left underneath the header 'The Start'. You will find the 10 pages ''you need to read'' on the hotel, the history and the situation as you will take over the management of the property.  


* '''Step 6: Study Introduction Game play''' <br>
* '''Step 5: Study Introduction Game play''' <br>
Study the [[Introduction Game play]]: here you will find the ten pages ''you need to read'' on what you can do as the new Management Team. <br>
Study the [[Introduction Game play]] in the main menu on the left underneath the header 'The Start'. You will find the 10 pages ''you need to read'' on what you can do as the new Management Team. <br>
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<u>Team File </U> <br>
<u>Team File </U> <br>
As a team you will work in a shared Team File, a Google spreadsheet. Shortly, you will get a secret link to this file.
As a team you will work in a shared Team File, a Google spreadsheet. At the first city meeting, you will get a secret link to your Team's own file.
With this link, only you and your Team members will have access to your hotel’s [[Team file]]: the most important file in the Game. This is the document in which you need to present your assignments, formulate your future plans for your hotel, and where you will also find your results. The secret link will look something like ''''https://bit.ly/L4cABC'''' and is case sensitive. <br>Keep your link private and secret! Inside this Team File (for your eyes only), you will work on:  
With this link, only you and your Team members will have access to your hotel’s [[Team file]]: the most important file in the Game. This is the document in which you need to present your assignments, formulate your future plans for your hotel, and where you will also find your results. The secret link will look something like ''''https://bit.ly/L4cABC'''' and is case sensitive. <br>Keep your link private and secret! In this Team File (for your eyes only), you will work on:  
::- Your assignments
::- Your assignments
And you will find after the ending of a year:  
And you will find, after the ending of a year:  
::- The revenues of your hotel
::- The revenues of your hotel
::- The profit of your hotel
::- The profit of your hotel
::- The ranking of your hotel on the assigned entrepreneurship (business) activities
::- The ranking of your hotel on the assigned entrepreneurship, business activities
::- Your ranking of your hotel on the assigned creativity activities
::- Your ranking of your hotel on the assigned creativity activities
::- Feedback from your coach
::- Feedback from your coach
Your coach will have access to your Team File at all times. A few things to bear in mind while working collectively in this Team File:
Your coach will have access to your Team File as well. A few things to bear in mind while working collectively in this Team File:
::- Please use Chrome as your browser (will work the best, both owned by Google).
::- Please use Chrome as your browser (will work the best).
::- When you are logged in in Google (YouTube, Gmail): you will get a few more options in your menu ribbon.
::- When you are logged in in Google (YouTube, Gmail): you will get a few more options in your menu ribbon.
::- It is real-time, with a small delay. And be aware that ''the last edit counts'': so make sure to agree with, which team member will do the final editing (mind the deadlines).
::- It is real-time, with a small delay. And be aware that ''the last edit counts'': so make sure to agree with, which team member will do the final editing (mind the deadlines).
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::- It can get busy online, on the Google servers, on your WiFi e.g. So loading might take a few seconds, if the file doesn't seem to load, exit and open it again or do a refresh (once!). For reassurance: we hardly had any problems on the 'Google side'.  
::- It can get busy online, on the Google servers, on your WiFi e.g. So loading might take a few seconds, if the file doesn't seem to load, exit and open it again or do a refresh (once!). For reassurance: we hardly had any problems on the 'Google side'.  


<u>More information</U><br>
* '''Step 6: More information, when needed''' <br>
After this, during the Game you can find much more info in:
After this, during the Game you can find much more info:
::- In the main menu you can see your Game 35NL, with its own homepage and information. Don't bother about other Games.  
::- In the main menu you can see your Game 42NL, with its own homepage and information. Don't bother about other Games.  
::- Always in the menu you can find the [[:Category:Hotel_info|Hotel Info pages]]. They give detailed information on the real hotel.
::- Always in the menu you can find the [[:Category:Hotel_info|Hotel Info pages]]. These pages give detailed information on the real hotel.
::- Clicking [[:Category:Game play|Game play info]] will show you information on how to handle your hotel in this simulation. This is also always available in the menu and on the Game play.
::- Clicking [[:Category:Game play|Game play info]] will show you information on how to handle your hotel in this simulation. This is also always available in the menu and on the Game play.
::- Clicking [[Help:Contents| Help]] will show more information on photos and videos of the hotel and links to the social media accounts of Emerald Forest Hotel
::- Clicking [[Help:Contents| Help]] will show more information on photos and videos of the hotel and links to the social media accounts of Emerald Forest Hotel
::- Clicking [[Social media EmeraldForestHotel]] will show the dominant currents social media accounts the hotel has.
::- Clicking [[Social media EmeraldForestHotel]] will show the dominant currents social media accounts the hotel has.
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::- Looking for specific content? You can also use the search box top right hand. Type in a relevant word and look for a page on this platform ,specifically on this word, or for pages containing this word.
* '''Step 7: Join the WhatsApp group''' <br>
As a service there is a special Whatsapp 'helpline: we suggest you to use this. Please choose one mobile number representing your Team in the Game: fill this number out in your Team File (it is part of the entrepreneurial assignment of year 0). Please send  an app from this mobile to Game Support 35NL  +31 6 8275 9959 with just your Team number: so 35NLE-A01 or 35NL-C07 e.g. Nothing else. You will be added to the group then. You'll get instruction in the app, on how to use e.g. <br><br>


'''Assignments'''<br>
'''Assignments'''<br>
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!colspan="3"|Marking in the Game
!colspan="5"|Marking in the Game
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| '''Year'''
| '''Game Week'''
| '''Assignment'''
| '''Business assignment'''
| '''Mark'''
| '''Content'''
| '''Creativity assignment'''
| '''Content'''
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|-
| Week 01
| Week 1
| [[35NL year 0 Entrepreneurial assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 0 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| New strategy
| [[42NL Year 0 Creativity assignment]]
| Logo, slogan, social
|-
|-
| Week 02
| Week 2
| [[35NL year 0 Creativity assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 1 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| Prices, costs, SWOT
| [[42NL Year 1 Creativity assignment]]
| Infographic
|-
|-
| Week 03
| Week 3
| [[35NL year 1 Entrepreneurial assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 2 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| Prices, costs and more explanations
| [[42NL Year 2 Creativity assignment]]
| Promotional video
|-
|-
| Week 04
| Week 4
| [[35NL year 1 Creativity assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 3 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| Prices, costs and stakeholders
| [[42NL Year 3 Creativity assignment]]
| New looks rooms
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Week 5 exam week
!colspan="5"| Week 5 exam week
|-|-
!colspan="5"| From now on, all tasks are 'live', no longer in the Team File
|-
|-
| Week 06
| Week 6
| [[35NL year 2 Entrepreneurial assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 4 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| Crisis
| [[42NL Year 4 Creativity assignment]]
| Press conference
|-
|-
| Week 07
| Week 7
| [[35NL year 2 Creativity assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 5 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| Review sites
| [[42NL Year 5 Creativity assignment]]
| Building a website
|-
|-
| Week 08
| Week 8
| [[35NL year 3 Entrepreneurial assignment]]
| [[42NL Year 6 Business assignment]]
| Score 1-10
| Trade Fair plan
| [[42NL Year 6 Creativity assignment]]
| Competitive analysis
|-
|-
| Week 09
!colspan="5"| Year week 18 holiday
| [[35NL year 3 Creativity assignment]]
| Score 1-10
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|A total of 8 assignments
| Week 9
| [[42NL Year 7 Business assignment]]
| Doing the Trade Fair
| [[42NL Year 7 Creativity assignment]]
| 3 minutes of fame
|-
!colspan="5"|A total of 16 assignments
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|-
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<center><font color="red">'''Though all the content of the Game is in English, you are allowed to do your assignments in Dutch.''' </center></font color="red">
<center><font color="red">'''Though all the content of the Game is in English, you are allowed to do your assignments in Dutch.''' </center></font color="red">


<b><h2><font color="green">Week 1 of the Game, from March, 7</font color="green"></h2></b>


* ''' Step 7: City meeting Year 0.'''<br>
Check the time slot of your City in your schedule, this might be shortly after the kick-off. If you have time, check the other tasks of this week. In this session you meet your coach, your competitors, ask questions, have a look at the assignments of this week etc. Very bad idea to miss out on this.
You will get information regarding your Team and the Game, such as
** The team number of your hotel. This will look something such as "42NL-A01".
** Your Game is the 42th Game in row and takes (virtually) place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, so that is why it is number 42NL. Ignore any info you might see on other games.
** Your hotel. For instance, if your hotel is located in the fictitious city of Amstelburg, therefore the letter A will correspond to your hotel. The letter B stands for the city of Budano e.g. We have a total of ten cities. All cities are located in the Netherlands, or any European country and city.
** Your hotel in this case will be hotel number 01 out of approximately six hotels in your city. The 'other' (five) hotels in the same city, are your (direct) competitors.


* '''Step 8: Make your year 0 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 8: Join the Facebook group''' <br>
Make your  [[35NL year 0 Entrepreneurial assignment]]. <br>
Go to [https://www.facebook.com/groups/608973420379907 Facebook group of 42NL] and request to join the group. You can join with a FB hotel page or a personal account (one per team will do). This is a private group and will not influence your timeline. You can use this group to communicate with potential customers, profile yourself e.g. <br>
 
* '''Step 9: Make your Year 0 Business assignment'''<br>
Make your  [[42NL Year 0 Business assignment]]. <br>
Your team will work in this file. In the same file you will also find the results of the years which have passed. After reading the assignment, discuss your strategic plans with regard to the hotel and come to conclusions. This all should be in your Team File well before the deadline. Changing after the deadline is not possible.  
Your team will work in this file. In the same file you will also find the results of the years which have passed. After reading the assignment, discuss your strategic plans with regard to the hotel and come to conclusions. This all should be in your Team File well before the deadline. Changing after the deadline is not possible.  
<br>You will only get feedback, after completing the creativity assignment of the year as well, so at step 13.<br>


* '''Step 9: Q&A on year 0 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 10: Make your Year 0 Creativity assignment'''<br>
Make your [[42NL Year 0 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 11: Q&A on Year 0 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
 
* '''Step 12: Q&A on Year 0 with your PC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, March 19th. at 23.59 </font color="red"></B><br>
<b><font color="red">Deadline both assignments Friday, March, 11 at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
<hr><br>
<hr>
 
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 2 of the Game, from March, 14</font color="green"></h2></b>
 
* '''Step 13: City meeting Year 1: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
Results of the Year 0, looking ahead at Year 1.
 
* '''Step 14: Make your Year 1 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 1 Business assignment]].


* '''Step 10: Join the Facebook group''' <br>
* '''Step 15: Make your Year 1 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Go to [https://www.facebook.com/groups/766009904323626 Facebook group of 35NL] and request to join the group. You can join with a FB hotel page or a personal account (one per team will do). This is a private group and will not influence your timeline. You can use this group to communicate with potential customers, profile yourself e.g. <br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 1 Creativity assignment]].


* '''Step 11: Make your year 0 Creativity assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 16: Q&A on Year 1 with your MC coach'''<br>
Make your [[35NL year 0 Creativity assignment]].
Check your schedule.


* '''Step 12: Q&A on year 0 Creativity assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 17: Q&A on Year 1 with your PC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, March 26th. at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
<b><font color="red">Deadline both assignments Friday, March 18 at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
<hr><br>
<hr>


* '''Step 13: City meeting year 1: check the time slot of your City in your schedule and visit MS Teams'''<br>
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 3 of the Game, from March, 21</font color="green"></h2></b>
Results of the year 0, looking ahead at year 1.


* '''Step 14: Make your year 1 Entrepreneurial assignment '''<br>
* '''Step 18: City meeting Year 2: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
Check the page [[35NL year 1 Entrepreneurial assignment]].
Results of the Year 1, looking ahead at Year 2.
<br>You will only get feedback after completing the creativity assignment of the year as well, so at step 18.<br>


* '''Step 15: Q&A on year 1 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 19: Make your Year 2 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 2 Business assignment]].
 
* '''Step 20: Make your Year 2 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 2 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 21: Q&A on Year 2 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, April, 2nd. 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
* '''Step 22: Q&A on Year 2 with your PC coach'''<br>
<hr><br>
Check your schedule.


* '''Step 16: Make your year 1 creativity assignment '''<br>
<b><font color="red">Deadline both assignments Friday, March, 25 at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
Check the page [[35NL year 1 Creativity assignment]].
<hr>
 
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 4 of the Game, from March, 28</font color="green"></h2></b>
 
* '''Step 23: City meeting Year 3: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
Results of the Year 2, looking ahead at Year 3.
 
* '''Step 24: Make your Year 3 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 3 Business assignment]].


* '''Step 17: Q&A on year 1 Creativity assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 25: Make your Year 3 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 3 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 26: Q&A on Year 3 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, April 16th. at 23.59. So, at the end of the exam week </font color="red"></B>
* '''Step 27: Q&A on Year 3 with your PC coach'''<br>
<br>
Check your schedule.
 
<b><font color="red">Deadline both assignments Friday, April, 1 at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
 
<hr>
<hr>
<br><center>'''Exam week''' </center><br>
<center>'''Week 5 Exam week''' </center>
<hr>
<hr>
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* '''Step 18: City meeting 2: check the time slot of your City in your schedule and visit MS Teams'''<br>
Results of the year 1, looking ahead at year 2.


* '''Step 19: Make your year 2 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 6 of the Game, from April, 11</font color="green"></h2></b>
Check the page [[35NL year 2 Entrepreneurial assignment]].
 
<br>You will only get feedback after completing the creativity assignment of the year as well, so at step 23.<br>
* '''Step 28: City meeting 4: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
Results of the Year 3
 
* '''Step 29: Make your Year 4 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 4 Business assignment]].
 
* '''Step 30: Make your Year 4 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 4 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 31: Q&A on Year 4 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.


* '''Step 20: Q&A on year 2 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 32: Q&A on Year 4 with your PC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, April 23rd at 23.59, 'Year 2' </font color="red"></B><br>
<b><font color="red">You will be informed when to perform your tasks, live, see your schedule</font color="red"></B>
<hr><br>
 
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 7 of the Game, from April, 18</font color="green"></h2></b>
 
* '''Step 33: City meeting 5: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
More information <br>


* '''Step 21: Make your year 2 Creativity assignment '''<br>
* '''Step 34: Make your Year  5 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[35NL year 2 Creativity assignment]].
Check the page [[42NL Year 5 Business assignment]].


* '''Step 22: Q&A on year 2 Creativity assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 35: Make your Year 5 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 5 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 36: Q&A on Year 5 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, April 30th at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
* '''Step 37: Q&A on Year 5 with your PC coach'''<br>
<hr><br>
Check your schedule.


<center>[[File:Jill_Jandal_CEO_Emerald_Forest_Hotel_04.jpg|250px]]</center>  
<b><font color="red">You will be informed when to perform your task, live, see your schedules</font color="red"></B>
<center>[[Jill Jandal|''Jill Jandal, CEO of the Emerald Forest Hotel, wishing you good luck in the final push forwards'']] </center>


* '''Step 23: City meeting 3: check the time slot of your City in your schedule and visit MS Teams'''<br>
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 8 of the Game, from April, 25</font color="green"></h2></b>
Results of the year 2, looking ahead at year 3, last year.


* '''Step 24: Make your year 3 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 38: City meeting 6: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
Check the page [[35NL year 3 Entrepreneurial assignment ]].
More information <br>
<br>You will only get feedback after completing the creativity assignment of the year as well, so at step 28.<br>


* '''Step 25: Q&A on year 3 Entrepreneurial assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 39: Make your Year 6 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 6 Business assignment]].
 
* '''Step 40: Make your Year 6 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 6 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 41: Q&A on Year 6 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
 
* '''Step 42: Q&A on Year 6 with your PC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, May 14th. at 23.59, 'Year 3' </font color="red"></B>
<b><font color="red">You will be informed when to perform your task, live, check your schedules</font color="red"></B>
<hr><br>
 
<hr>
<center>'''Holiday week''' </center>
<hr>
 
<b><h2><font color="green">Week 9 of the Game, from May, 9</font color="green"></h2></b>
 
* '''Step 43: City meeting 7: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
More information <br>
 
* '''Step 44: Make your Year 7 Business assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[42NL Year 7 Business assignment]].


* '''Step 26: Make your year 3 Creativity assignment '''<br>
* '''Step 45: Make your Year 7 Creativity assignment '''<br>
Check the page [[35NL year 3 Creativity assignment]].
Check the page [[42NL Year 7 Creativity assignment]].
 
* '''Step 46: Q&A on Year 7 with your MC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.


* '''Step 27: Q&A on year 3 Creativity assignment'''<br>
* '''Step 47: Q&A on Year 7 with your PC coach'''<br>
Check your schedule.
Check your schedule.


<b><font color="red">Deadline Friday, 21th. May. at 23.59 </font color="red"></B>
<b><font color="red">You will be informed when to perform your task, live, see your schedules</font color="red"></B>
<hr><br>


*'''Step 28: The Final: check the time slot of your City in your schedule and visit MS Teams'''<br>
*'''Step 48: The Final: check the time slot of your City in your schedule'''<br>
This will be the final and results of the competitions will be given. <br><br>
This will be the final and results of the competitions will be given. <br><br>


Latest revision as of 07:07, 28 June 2022

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The competition has ended! Thank you all so much for joining, we've seen a lot of valuable, innovative ideas and creativity! Till we meet again.
On behalf of Jill Jandal and the whole crew of the Emerald Forest Hotel.

Students of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, I'm counting on you!


Jill says hello!

Organisation of the Game module

It is essential that all of you, individually and as a team member, join in all events as scheduled. Keep in mind that you will be performing as business managers in the upcoming sessions and throughout the duration of this game. So, next to working on your assignments, you ought to keep your social media and interaction alive. What to do first? Just follow the steps, to prevent you from getting overwhelmed by information.

February 25th, 11.00 - 12.00 Online
  • Step 1: Visit central kick-off

Check your schedule: this meeting will give an overview of the project.

To be done asap, for sure before week Monday the 7th March
  • Step 2: Create your Team

You will work within a Team, your will create and organise yourselves: do this as soon as possible, according to the instructions. Make sure you meet asap and work together in a professional manner, and do support everybody in the team to perform his/her tasks well and in time. If things don’t work out as planned, act immediately. In Year 0 you will need to upload a Management Team contract, prepare this now.

  • Step 3: Check the website of the hotel, as it is

Just have a quick look at the website of the Emerald Forest Hotel. You see the 'Training Program', that is what you are in now.

  • Step 4: Study Introduction to Hotel

Study the Introduction to Hotel in the main menu on the left underneath the header 'The Start'. You will find the 10 pages you need to read on the hotel, the history and the situation as you will take over the management of the property.

  • Step 5: Study Introduction Game play

Study the Introduction Game play in the main menu on the left underneath the header 'The Start'. You will find the 10 pages you need to read on what you can do as the new Management Team.

Team File
As a team you will work in a shared Team File, a Google spreadsheet. At the first city meeting, you will get a secret link to your Team's own file. With this link, only you and your Team members will have access to your hotel’s Team file: the most important file in the Game. This is the document in which you need to present your assignments, formulate your future plans for your hotel, and where you will also find your results. The secret link will look something like 'https://bit.ly/L4cABC' and is case sensitive.
Keep your link private and secret! In this Team File (for your eyes only), you will work on:

- Your assignments

And you will find, after the ending of a year:

- The revenues of your hotel
- The profit of your hotel
- The ranking of your hotel on the assigned entrepreneurship, business activities
- Your ranking of your hotel on the assigned creativity activities
- Feedback from your coach

Your coach will have access to your Team File as well. A few things to bear in mind while working collectively in this Team File:

- Please use Chrome as your browser (will work the best).
- When you are logged in in Google (YouTube, Gmail): you will get a few more options in your menu ribbon.
- It is real-time, with a small delay. And be aware that the last edit counts: so make sure to agree with, which team member will do the final editing (mind the deadlines).
- Work online only: downloading, converting to Excel etc. will always give issues.
- You all have edits right, at the same time, in the same Team File.
- You have edit rights in a selected number of cells, only the yellow ones: follow the instructions, do not change tabs, don't make new tabs etc.
- Many cells have a small triangle on the top right hand: hover your mouse over it, as this will give additional information on the subject.
- You are not allowed to change things after the deadline, or in any previous year.
- It can be handy to install the extension "Editor for Docs, Sheets & Slides", available via this link. The extension is needed for copying / pasting information between Google files.
- It can get busy online, on the Google servers, on your WiFi e.g. So loading might take a few seconds, if the file doesn't seem to load, exit and open it again or do a refresh (once!). For reassurance: we hardly had any problems on the 'Google side'.
  • Step 6: More information, when needed

After this, during the Game you can find much more info:

- In the main menu you can see your Game 42NL, with its own homepage and information. Don't bother about other Games.
- Always in the menu you can find the Hotel Info pages. These pages give detailed information on the real hotel.
- Clicking Game play info will show you information on how to handle your hotel in this simulation. This is also always available in the menu and on the Game play.
- Clicking Help will show more information on photos and videos of the hotel and links to the social media accounts of Emerald Forest Hotel
- Clicking Social media EmeraldForestHotel will show the dominant currents social media accounts the hotel has.
- Looking for specific content? You can also use the search box top right hand. Type in a relevant word and look for a page on this platform ,specifically on this word, or for pages containing this word.

Assignments
The most important thing in the Game are the assignments you get, this is the way to manage your hotel and the quality influences your occupancy rate. Apart from that, the assignments are marked, at the end of this module. An overview::

Marking in the Game
Game Week Business assignment Content Creativity assignment Content
Week 1 42NL Year 0 Business assignment New strategy 42NL Year 0 Creativity assignment Logo, slogan, social
Week 2 42NL Year 1 Business assignment Prices, costs, SWOT 42NL Year 1 Creativity assignment Infographic
Week 3 42NL Year 2 Business assignment Prices, costs and more explanations 42NL Year 2 Creativity assignment Promotional video
Week 4 42NL Year 3 Business assignment Prices, costs and stakeholders 42NL Year 3 Creativity assignment New looks rooms
Week 5 exam week
From now on, all tasks are 'live', no longer in the Team File
Week 6 42NL Year 4 Business assignment Crisis 42NL Year 4 Creativity assignment Press conference
Week 7 42NL Year 5 Business assignment Review sites 42NL Year 5 Creativity assignment Building a website
Week 8 42NL Year 6 Business assignment Trade Fair plan 42NL Year 6 Creativity assignment Competitive analysis
Year week 18 holiday
Week 9 42NL Year 7 Business assignment Doing the Trade Fair 42NL Year 7 Creativity assignment 3 minutes of fame
A total of 16 assignments

The marks for your assignments have a direct influence on the occupancy rate of your hotel. Feedback from your coach after when each of the four years is completed, will support your team process. During the Game, only the coaches have insights into your marks. At the end of the Game, all he marks will be published per team in your Team File.

Though all the content of the Game is in English, you are allowed to do your assignments in Dutch.

Week 1 of the Game, from March, 7
  • Step 7: City meeting Year 0.

Check the time slot of your City in your schedule, this might be shortly after the kick-off. If you have time, check the other tasks of this week. In this session you meet your coach, your competitors, ask questions, have a look at the assignments of this week etc. Very bad idea to miss out on this. You will get information regarding your Team and the Game, such as

    • The team number of your hotel. This will look something such as "42NL-A01".
    • Your Game is the 42th Game in row and takes (virtually) place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, so that is why it is number 42NL. Ignore any info you might see on other games.
    • Your hotel. For instance, if your hotel is located in the fictitious city of Amstelburg, therefore the letter A will correspond to your hotel. The letter B stands for the city of Budano e.g. We have a total of ten cities. All cities are located in the Netherlands, or any European country and city.
    • Your hotel in this case will be hotel number 01 out of approximately six hotels in your city. The 'other' (five) hotels in the same city, are your (direct) competitors.
  • Step 8: Join the Facebook group

Go to Facebook group of 42NL and request to join the group. You can join with a FB hotel page or a personal account (one per team will do). This is a private group and will not influence your timeline. You can use this group to communicate with potential customers, profile yourself e.g.

  • Step 9: Make your Year 0 Business assignment

Make your 42NL Year 0 Business assignment.
Your team will work in this file. In the same file you will also find the results of the years which have passed. After reading the assignment, discuss your strategic plans with regard to the hotel and come to conclusions. This all should be in your Team File well before the deadline. Changing after the deadline is not possible.

  • Step 10: Make your Year 0 Creativity assignment

Make your 42NL Year 0 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 11: Q&A on Year 0 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 12: Q&A on Year 0 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

Deadline both assignments Friday, March, 11 at 23.59

Week 2 of the Game, from March, 14
  • Step 13: City meeting Year 1: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

Results of the Year 0, looking ahead at Year 1.

  • Step 14: Make your Year 1 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 1 Business assignment.

  • Step 15: Make your Year 1 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 1 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 16: Q&A on Year 1 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 17: Q&A on Year 1 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

Deadline both assignments Friday, March 18 at 23.59

Week 3 of the Game, from March, 21
  • Step 18: City meeting Year 2: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

Results of the Year 1, looking ahead at Year 2.

  • Step 19: Make your Year 2 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 2 Business assignment.

  • Step 20: Make your Year 2 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 2 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 21: Q&A on Year 2 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 22: Q&A on Year 2 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

Deadline both assignments Friday, March, 25 at 23.59

Week 4 of the Game, from March, 28
  • Step 23: City meeting Year 3: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

Results of the Year 2, looking ahead at Year 3.

  • Step 24: Make your Year 3 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 3 Business assignment.

  • Step 25: Make your Year 3 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 3 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 26: Q&A on Year 3 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 27: Q&A on Year 3 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

Deadline both assignments Friday, April, 1 at 23.59

Week 5 Exam week

Week 6 of the Game, from April, 11
  • Step 28: City meeting 4: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

Results of the Year 3

  • Step 29: Make your Year 4 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 4 Business assignment.

  • Step 30: Make your Year 4 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 4 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 31: Q&A on Year 4 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 32: Q&A on Year 4 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

You will be informed when to perform your tasks, live, see your schedule

Week 7 of the Game, from April, 18
  • Step 33: City meeting 5: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

More information

  • Step 34: Make your Year 5 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 5 Business assignment.

  • Step 35: Make your Year 5 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 5 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 36: Q&A on Year 5 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 37: Q&A on Year 5 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

You will be informed when to perform your task, live, see your schedules

Week 8 of the Game, from April, 25
  • Step 38: City meeting 6: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

More information

  • Step 39: Make your Year 6 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 6 Business assignment.

  • Step 40: Make your Year 6 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 6 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 41: Q&A on Year 6 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 42: Q&A on Year 6 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

You will be informed when to perform your task, live, check your schedules

Holiday week

Week 9 of the Game, from May, 9
  • Step 43: City meeting 7: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

More information

  • Step 44: Make your Year 7 Business assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 7 Business assignment.

  • Step 45: Make your Year 7 Creativity assignment

Check the page 42NL Year 7 Creativity assignment.

  • Step 46: Q&A on Year 7 with your MC coach

Check your schedule.

  • Step 47: Q&A on Year 7 with your PC coach

Check your schedule.

You will be informed when to perform your task, live, see your schedules

  • Step 48: The Final: check the time slot of your City in your schedule

This will be the final and results of the competitions will be given.

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