A2 Project Intro

Description of the organisation

Point of program: To calculate workers payment, provide the institute with a list of people available to work on a particular day and their contact details and to book in events

Kings' Institute

Kings' Institute is an organisation that deals with events and functions
that take place within the college. This ranges from afternoon teas, weddings and
camps. The Institute needs to record each of the events that the school is booked out for and their duration. Normally each of these functions requires casual workers to look after the paying guests. The head of the institute is John Powell and he deals with managing and directing the rest of the institute in ensuring that their is an available period and enough workers required for each booking.

Methods Currently in use:

Normally Mr John Powell asks some of the students if they are keen to work and asks them to spread the word about work. He also sends an email to housemasters asking them to ask senior students if they are willing to work. So advertising for the job is done by word of mouth. When someone wishes to book out the school they contact Powell and he checks for an availability and a price. He normally works out the costs use a spreadsheet and has a white board that acts as a visual aid in seeing which dates are available for latter bookings.

Origin and form of the data used

The information comes from the students who wish to work at the school who will 
contact Mr John Powell and confirm that they are able to work. Each worker has their own unique ID and respective contact details. Those who wish to book the school out will also contact Powell and confirm availability. Mr Powell will also provide ratings as to how productive and committed each worker is to provide a useful indication as to which workers he will want for the next booking.