business exam, anyone else terrified??

saywhaat

anyone with useful predictions or thoughts??:p
this exam, i'm DREADING!!

:eek::eek:

titan18

Not really, its mostly common sense.Anyone with half a brain could bluff their way through it.

1huge1

Well marketing mix for the ABQ, thats so important.
Know you acts from chapter two. One comes up every year.

Just go over your notes and test yourself. Then after that try some exam questions and just write out the points to see if you can answer them, the ones you can't just go back to your notes and go over it. Do this back and forth and you'll be grand.

Theres a lot of stuff to know in Business but most of it is easy and its just a case of going over and over it.

If you've any problems send me a pm or post it here.

philologos

at the weekend I will be going over this pretty seriously. Unfortunately I do honours Irish which doesn't help very much.

BaRcOe

Jakkass wrote: »

at the weekend I will be going over this pretty seriously. Unfortunately I do honours Irish which doesn't help very much.

Tell me about it like whats going on?

HONOURS IRISH PII(The harder one) + Business on the same fricken day??

My god this timetable really needs to be sorted out!!!

I don't do Chemistry but I feel for those who had chemistry today after English 2!
Ridiculous, I was shattered after English 2, couldn't imagine what it was like having to stroll into chemistry after!

Business is so unpredictable.

But obviously the last three units.. and all the main acts.

Not worried though.

Banking on my A1.

Twee.

There could be an EU question because of all this business with the Lisbon Treaty. For section one just make sure you know definitions. Definitely look over the Hirearchy of Needs, how to draft memos and notices. You'll be kicking yourself for not getting those easy ten marks and dear god don't forget to put a heading on any drawings/graphs, it's worth two marks.

laura*

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Business is so unpredictable.

But obviously the last three units.. and all the main acts.

Not worried though.

Banking on my A1.

i'm hoping for a B1
but then again i will baffle on
so i'll probs get deducted marks for it !

gona study the night before too!

Father Hernandez

Business is ridiciliously hard, i heard Marketing Mix for the ABQ.
Labour Court and LRC seems likely too along with HRM

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

Business is ridiciliously hard

Are you actually joking? :eek:

Father Hernandez

Deleted User wrote: »

Are you actually joking? :eek:

I wish i was. I know it's basically a load of waffle and the likes but I just can't seem to do that well. Especially with the terms and definitions. Plus it's harder than other subjects to predict what's coming up. The fact that my teacher wasn't the best either probably added to the problem.

1huge1

If you find it very hard you should be doing pass because either it comes easily to you or it doesn't.

Im hoping for a B1, i've put the work in and im fairly prepared for whatever they send my way.

Father Hernandez

1huge1 wrote: »

If you find it very hard you should be doing pass because either it comes easily to you or it doesn't.

Im hoping for a B1, i've put the work in and im fairly prepared for whatever they send my way.

I can't (Points wise). I've done a good deal of work but the definitions and the likes....I just can't seem to explain them well. Basically, I go the long way round explaining them and in the end, don't even answer the Q properly !

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

The fact that my teacher wasn't the best either probably added to the problem.

I hate this excuse.

BaRcOe

This is probably the best link for Business right now leading up to the exam!

click me!

Father Hernandez

Thanking you, Never knoew that existed, I was only ever on the interactive part of the Business section. Cheers !

1huge1

hogey143 wrote: »

I can't (Points wise). I've done a good deal of work but the definitions and the likes....I just can't seem to explain them well. Basically, I go the long way round explaining them and in the end, don't even answer the Q properly !

Well study study study mate over the weekend and good luck to you.

Father Hernandez

1huge1 wrote: »

Well study study study mate over the weekend and good luck to you.

Oh i will, ha, good luck to you too. I'm sure you'll see me giving out about the Business paper after it !

BaRcOe

ye just keep writing about stuff(study technique) even if you are copying it from the book, you'll be surprised what comes back while sitting the actual exam!
Thats the way I was with english today, I knew so much more than I thought!

Take a chill pill, and when sitting the business exam just put yourself in the shoes of a business man, question yourself, what would I do to make this business run more efficiently, how would I come about this, is it even possible?

Learn a few definitions over the weekend. This will Boost your confidence level and make you excited when you are asked for the definition in the exam!
Relax and think of the celebrations afterwards!

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

I'm sure you'll see me giving out about the Business paper after it !

Yay.

Father Hernandez

Deleted User wrote: »

Yay.

Is there a smell of sarcasm right there ??

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

smell of sarcasm

Brilliant use of english.

BaRcOe

pity English is over, you could have used that in your essay. E.G How the smell of sarcasm brought out the contrast in Iago's manipulation to Desdemona's innocence. ha

barcoe4

barcoe4 wrote: »

pity English is over, you could have used that in your essay

Father Hernandez

I know yeah, I'll translate and use it in French on Wednesday !

Sorry for your inconvenience Ava-Adore. I'll be sure not to 'offend' you in future.

BaRcOe

Wtf are we doing posting a million posts about the business exam which is on Tuesday? Thanks a lot hogey!;)

We should be going over arithmetic, differentiation, waterfalls, global interdependence and what not for tomorrow!! Its terribly addictive writing on these forums I must say!

saywhaat

just the timing scheme sucks, its so exact!like 24 mins for a question, 8 mins per part (A,B or C) and 2mins per point....blah blah blah!!:mad:thats all thats scarin me really, people in business qn.s can usually be a lotta bs so they're grand!and knowin units 5, 6 and 7 can really carry ya through the exam....but seriously, IRISH PAPER 2 on the same day?!?ridiculous! oook i'm really goin on a rant here, better wrap it up!:o:o:pac:

Father Hernandez

barcoe4 wrote: »

Wtf are we doing posting a million posts about the business exam which is on Tuesday? Thanks a lot hogey!;)

We should be going over arithmetic, differentiation, waterfalls, global interdependence and what not for tomorrow!! Its terribly addictive writing on these forums I must say!

True that, highly addictice, you hons or pass ??

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

I know yeah, I'll translate and use it in French on Wednesday!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Translate.. ha ha ha oh jeeezuss ha.

hogey143 wrote: »

Sorry for your inconvenience Ava-Adore. I'll be sure not to 'offend' you in future.

Yeah, you should be, for your inconvenience.

BaRcOe

Higher: English Irish Business and Geo
Pass: Tech drawing, French(easiest exam ever), maths

dreading irish!

BaRcOe

where is this so called 'City of Delusion.'?

barcoe4

barcoe4 wrote: »

We should be going over arithmetic, differentiation, waterfalls, global interdependence and what not for tomorrow!! Its terribly addictive writing on these forums I must say!

Wooo.. none of either for me!

BaRcOe

Deleted User wrote: »

Wooo.. none of either for me!

you don't do maths?

Father Hernandez

Honours Irish, jesus fair play, I wasn't up for doing that at all, dropped in 4th year ! Pass Irish and Maths for me. Maths shouldn't be too bad, just full of differentiation really !

Ava-Adore: 'l'odeur de sarcasme' what do you think ? reckon it will get me the marks ?

barcoe4

barcoe4 wrote: »

where is this so called 'City of Delusion.'?

Oh, you havent been? Shame on you.

barcoe4 wrote: »

you don't do maths?

I'm special.

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

Ava-Adore: 'l'odeur de sarcasme' what do you think ? reckon it will get me the marks ?

You typed that into a translator.. didnt you?

BaRcOe

lol,

Im off to dreamland,

Best of luck with the exams lads!!

Father Hernandez

Deleted User wrote: »

You typed that into a translator.. didnt you?

Of course, but what else would it be in fairness ? Sorry it is not 'perfected' for your pleasure.

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

Of course, but what else would it be in fairness ? Sorry it is not 'perfected' for your pleasure.

You need to stop apologizing.. You're embarassing me.

Father Hernandez

Deleted User wrote: »

You need to stop apologizing.. You're embarassing me.

Excuse me your highness

hogey143

hogey143 wrote: »

Excuse me your highness

Yeah... that's me.

jessie11

abq units

6 acts


like abq units and unit one makes up 2 of ur long q n d abq...so thats a gd few marks jst frm four units

act always on d paper n i say the ratio usually come u for short q..

im brickin it...ders so much 2 know and my class was unreal...
4 of us doin honours

jessie11

jessie11 wrote: »

4 of us doin honours

4? :eek:

Out of how many??

jessie11

twenty something...was about 30 at start...gd few left school..

not many ppl r doin honours in any subjects 2bh

cson

This is summat I wrote for the Irish Times earlier in the year, most of it still holds even this late.

Me wrote:

Time to get down to Business!

There’s only weeks left to the mocks, you haven’t got the course done, you can’t remember all the things you’re supposed to and well, there just doesn’t seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. It’s time to push the panic button, right?

Not at all. You’ve got lots of time. It’s how you use that time that’ll determine how well you do come June. Time is very important, especially in Business. I always enjoyed Business in school, it interested me a lot. But even without the interest you can do very well in Business.

There are basically two things you need to have off to set yourself up for the exam. The first one is the ABQ and the second one is the timing. The ABQ is what gets most people, you can’t just regurgitate what you’ve learned back out, you have to apply it. The best way I felt to do this was, to read the questions very carefully (Take part C of the 2007 ABQ as the reason for doing this), highlight the parts of the text relevant to the questions and base your answer around these highlighted parts using them as quotations. And remember, as tedious as it may be, the old adage of “practise makes perfect” is most definitely true here.

Timing is a major issue in Business. Firstly it’s never too late to start working for the exam although it would help if you started as early as you can. Break the chapters up into little bits to make it easier for you to remember them. You can prioritise some areas; for example you’ll know what sections your ABQ is on, so pay particular attention to them as the examiners will usually draw on those chapters for other questions. Secondly, timing in the exam is of serious importance. You’ll have seen the time you have per question already and you have to stick to that rigidly. Be ruthless with time. I wrote down the time I had per question in the exam itself and kept a track of it throughout. Also its very important you get the finger out as soon as you get in there, be decisive in choosing you’re questions and then get stuck into them. I got stuck in the moment in the mocks and nearly didn’t get the exam finished.

Another important thing is to test yourself. Keep testing yourself and don’t be afraid of getting things wrong (I still remember a question I got wrong in class once). Our teacher was excellent this way, she kept testing us with questions and little class tests every week. It keeps you interested and makes you work. I found Business easy to sit down to study because I’d pull out a Section A short questions and go down through them; they’re short enough to keep you interested and they’re an excellent way of studying. You can really get good marks in the short question section by just knowing definitions and the few diagrams and ratios.

Another thing I think examiners find vitally important and some students neglect is neatness and laying out your answers. I was never the neatest writer but I forced myself to adopt some form of neatness in my answers. Number you’re answers, give them headings, lay them out neatly, leave spaces (You’re not paying for the paper in the exam!), use your red pen liberally. If you make your paper presentable to the examiner they’ll appreciate that. Much more than a page of mono-colour scrawl with no paragraphs.


Business is not a hard subject. You can make it hard by sitting in front of the book reading listlessly. Don’t be afraid of taking time out if you’re mind starts to wander. Two things I did last year was to join boards.ie, a message board where people in the same boat as you talk about things, you can ask questions about anything on Business there and coming up to the mocks we had our own quiz! In the lead up to the exam I used to go on msn and myself and a friend would spend ages quizzing ourselves on Business (No books allowed of course!). I always read the business pages of the paper, they’re excellent for examples of companies and it’ll impress the examiner if you show an up to date knowledge of current Business affairs (Ryanairs takeover bid of Aer Lingus was an example that came in handy for the exam)

I think the reason I did so well in Business was that I applied myself. I was always working, writing never just reading. I always tried to give the best answer possible, I used to time myself too. Coming up to the exam our teacher gave us a full mock paper to do at home, I sat down and gave myself 2 ½ hours to do it. Its excellent practise for the exam, I’d even suggest doing one the day before the exam if you have a free day. I remember being totally relaxed going into the exam, why? – Because I knew all the work I had done before would stand to me. If only take one bit of advice from me make sure its this; apply yourself, its never over til its over so don’t give up, I know it seems like dark days at the minute but believe it or not there is life after June! Come September you’ll barely remember what all the fuss was about in June. Good Luck!

Also, if you're not looking for an A1 and just want a pass or to hike it around hons country, I'd say go for broke and study the chapters your ABQ is on cos they usually base a lot of the paper around them besides the ABQ itself. Cut out the legislation bits at the start too, its only a load of shoite and you won't remember it. Learn the BE formula and Ratios and all that - you can have them learnt in a hour with a bit of practice.

Good luck anyway.

Oh, and use boards to help you study > Ask each other Qs on here so you're not wasting time, you're actually studying!

Answer this someone: Outline the characteristics of a Private Limited Company

KeyLimePie

i'm ****tting myself

I'm only learning units 5,6 and 7
And break even analysis, ratio analysis and HMR and managing change

Works for my ABQ and covers questions 2,3,6, and 7

If anyone can get "A Question of Business", full of sample answers which you should be learning opposed to going through the book

jessie11

does units 5,6,7 not cover first section of long qs?

LayLay

I'm quite worried about business! There is just so much to learn. Maybe I should drop to pass. At least I have the weekend do some cramming.

tasha1

Jakkass wrote: »

at the weekend I will be going over this pretty seriously. Unfortunately I do honours Irish which doesn't help very much.

I Know Right..

tasha1

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh, you havent been? Shame on you.



I'm special.

Lmao

xxxkacixxx

jessie11 wrote: »

does units 5,6,7 not cover first section of long qs?

As far as I know units 6 and 7 cover two questions on the first section of long questions, and then unit 5 covers one from the second section. Basically there is only one other long question then to cover I think.

I will definitely be mainly focusing on them.