The Game of Life

1 Homework Tasks

Research University and the costs involved in going, living and eventually repaying!
Using this government website answer the following questions:
- 1. What are the two types of student loans?
- 2. What are the maximum amounts for each living away from home outside of London?

Using this news website complete the following:
- 1. List the costs of at least 3 essential outgoings and 3 lifestyle outgoings at university
- 2. How much will you have left over a month with the maximum amount of student loan?

After 3 years of university, you would have around £40,000 of debt
This may seem scary but let's actually look at how much you would repay…
You will be on Plan 2 and the average starting salary for a graduate is £25,000
Using this website complete the following:
- 1. Find out how much of your £40,000 of debt you will have repayed after 5 years on Plan 2 with a starting salary of £25,000
- 2. Find out how long it will take for you to fully pay off your £40,000 of debt and what your final salary would be

Spreadsheet has been used in many businesses.
There are job roles for those who specialise in spreadsheet
Your homework tasks:
1. Conduct some online research to find out two jobs that require spreadsheet skills. For each job, write down:
  - the job title
  - salary
  - job nature - what the hired person expected to perform
2. Conduct some online research to find out how businesses can use spreadsheet. For your research report, you must include:
  - Descriptions of spreadsheet features that help businesses. An example of such features may include a small company uses spreadsheet to keeping track of monthly incomes and expenses.
Write your research in text editor or word or on paper. Upload your work to www.bournetolearn.com or bring in to hand it in to your teacher.