Fly guyz case study

Managing Business Information – Year 2014/2015
Summative Coursework Assignment

Marks awarded
This assignment is worth 30% of your final mark towards the module.
What you need to submit
You should submit the following:
• 1 x Word document, containing the report aspects of the coursework (part 1 and part 3)
• Any Excel and/or Access files you create as part of the coursework (part 2)
How to submit your work
Look in the MBI area on Studyspace in Summer 2015 > Coursework.
You should submit your report using the link underneath Summative MBI coursework – Fly Guys Case Study – Report,

View/Complete.
You will be presented with the following screen:

Click the blue Submit button and then follow the instructions to submit your report.
Once your report has been submitted, you can submit your Excel and/or Access files using the link Summative MBI

coursework – Fly Guys Case Study – Excel/Access Files. For each file you want to submit, click Attach File / Browse My

Computer.
When you have finished attaching your files, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the blue Submit button.

Paper Copy
Please submit a paper copy of your final report to the student office. Your Excel and Access files can be printed and

placed as appendices to your report.

Managing Business Information – Year 2014/2015
Individual Assignment

The Case Study

Fly Guys is a company that operates flights to and from the cities of Aberdeen, Birmingham and Cardiff.
Fly Guys have only one plane. This plane has eighty seats. Each day the plane goes on one journey with two stops. On

Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays they take off from Aberdeen, stop at Birmingham and finish at Cardiff. On Tuesdays,

Thursdays and Saturdays they fly back from Cardiff, stop at Birmingham and finish the journey at Aberdeen.
Passengers can book a flight for any part of the journey (e.g. just from Aberdeen to Birmingham) or for the complete

journey (from Aberdeen to Cardiff via Birmingham). They may choose to book a return flight which would involve them

returning the following day when the plane comes back.

When a passenger books a flight they are given a booking number. This booking number is used when they check-in for their

flight.
Fly Guys have recently introduced a rewards scheme for their loyal customers. If a passenger completed 5 full journeys

(e.g. from Aberdeen all the way to Cardiff) or 10 partial journeys (e.g. Birmingham to Cardiff or Aberdeen to Birmingham)

they are entitled to get their next flight at half price.
If a passenger books a return flight at the same time as their outbound journey the whole booking is charged at 75% of

the regular price.
The prices of journeys are as follows:
Aberdeen -> Birmingham – £50
Birmingham -> Cardiff – £60
Aberdeen -> Birmingham -> Cardiff (i.e. the whole journey) – £110
(The same pricing is applied in the opposite direction).
The CEO of Fly Guys would like you to use the applications available in Microsoft Office to design a system which will

allow him to
• Keep details of passengers
• Keep details of all bookings made by passengers
• Calculate the price of a passenger’s ticket based on departure point and destination
o This should include any discount due as a result of the Frequent Flyer scheme or because a return journey has

been booked
• Keep details of all passengers booked on a given flight

The CEO would also like to be able to produce reports detailing:
• The number of bookings for each part of the journey
• The amount of revenue generated for each leg of the flight schedule
• An up-to-date list of the number of bookings for each day of the working week (Monday-Saturday)

Part 1
Using the case study of Fly Guys, evaluate which aspects of their operation might best be managed using a spreadsheet

(Excel) and which would be more suited to a database (Access). Justify your assertions by drawing comparisons between the

activities and lectures you have done in class to support your recommendations. This part should be presented as a

written report. (20 marks)
Part 2
Using Access and/or Excel, design solution(s) to implement your recommendations from Part 1. You will be assessed on the

quality of your solution. Marks will be awarded based on whether you have used all the techniques and functions of the

Access and Excel applications that have been taught. Further marks are available for going beyond the workshop activities

and undertaking independent research to use further features of the applications. (40 marks)
Part 3
Evaluate how successful your solution has been at fulfilling the requirements of the CEO of Fly Guys. Make reference to

the basic operations of the organisation and discuss whether or not your solution is able to achieve the desired outcomes

of the CEO. Conclude with a final recommendation on the business use of spreadsheets and databases. This part should be

presented as a written report. (20 marks)
Presentation
You will also be assessed on the structure of the written components and the quality of the writing. Your written reports

should be in clear and concise English and should follow a logical structure. This includes use of appropriate headings

and if necessary subheadings. Use appropriate sources to back up your points and use correct referencing techniques. (20

marks)
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