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27-11-2012 11:12pm#1Anyone who has done well in this subject in the past able to offer a bit of advice here?
I'm particularly worried about the marking scheme in the subject. Can someone please clear this up for me, it's been bugging the life outta me for ages. If a point is given in your textbook, but it isn't mentioned in the marking scheme, will an examiner give marks for it or completely disregard it? I was talking to my business teacher about this and he said that because "Etc." is written at the end if most lists of points, the examiner will give marks for the point if they see it as relevant but then I've heard the horror stories of people giving points that were in the textbooks, and that they're teachers had previously marked as correct, and yet they still didn't get the marks (including me last year
). So then does it depend on the examiner's interpretation or what? Anyone able to help me here cos' this has really been stressing me lately.
So then I was thinking of downloading marking schemes from previous years and learning off the answers from them because the questions are quite repetitive, but even they aren't consistent?
I was looking through the papers and in 2012 and 2005 they asked the pretty much the same question, principles of communication, but there were two different sets of points given... What the hell like? :pac:
So how does anyone suggest I should study for Business? Looking for a fairly high grade, B1 - A2 hopefully.
Sorry, I always seem to be posting about marking schemes, I'm an awful boring fecker aren't I
Thanks in advance!0
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They can't expect to every single book to have the exact same definition on everything, so there will be more than one answer being accepted for those kind of questions. But you may need a certain word in the definition to get the marks, e.g (I do Economics, not business so I'll give an economics definition) : If the Q was State the law of Diminishing Marginal Utility, the Answer is, 'it states that as a consumer consumes additional units of a good, the marginal utility for that good will eventually decline.' To get full marks, you would more than likely need the word 'additional units' (or same point, different words could be used) and 'marginal utility'. The word marginal utility MUST be there to get the marks. In the end it does come down to the corrector whether the definition you gave is actually right or not and includes every detail necessary.
But to answer your question, the definitions in your book should be ok 0 -
Yep, they have to accept it if it's logical and valid...thats the guideline anyway. It does say the sample answers in the marking scheme are just suggestions, after all. I viewed my script though and was shocked to see a few 30/60s on mine, certainly not what I had expected, but I didn't care enough to investigate. Apparently a lot of people just got 0 if it wasnt on the marking scheme, maybe they were just more strict this year!
But yeah I'd say the marking schemes are your best bet. For the short questions and definitions take the MS ones, not the book's. 0 -
I do Econ too and I get what ya mean about the definitionsThey can't expect to every single book to have the exact same definition on everything, so there will be more than one answer being accepted for those kind of questions. But you may need a certain word in the definition to get the marks, e.g (I do Economics, not business so I'll give an economics definition) : If the Q was State the law of Diminishing Marginal Utility, the Answer is, 'it states that as a consumer consumes additional units of a good, the marginal utility for that good will eventually decline.' To get full marks, you would more than likely need the word 'additional units' (or same point, different words could be used) and 'marginal utility'. The word marginal utility MUST be there to get the marks. In the end it does come down to the corrector whether the definition you gave is actually right or not and includes every detail necessary.
But to answer your question, the definitions in your book should be okYep, they have to accept it if it's logical and valid...thats the guideline anyway. It does say the sample answers in the marking scheme are just suggestions, after all. I viewed my script though and was shocked to see a few 30/60s on mine, certainly not what I had expected, but I didn't care enough to investigate. Apparently a lot of people just got 0 if it wasnt on the marking scheme, maybe they were just more strict this year!
But yeah I'd say the marking schemes are your best bet. For the short questions and definitions take the MS ones, not the book's.
I can relate
As can half the country this year apparently :pac: It's so off-putting and confusing when your textbook doesn't even match the marking scheme
Thanks Patchy ... You're always a good help
Anyone else who can help, keep the advice comin' 0 -
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I use global business...........very out of date does not even begin to describe this book, the majority of work my class does now is off of sheets. I bought a revise wise last year and shortcuts to success revision book, if you're going to buy a revision book get a shortcuts to success rather than a revise wise. IMO it is much better. IDK about any other revision books though.
General consensus seems to be that ReviseWise isn't all that good alright 0 -
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Is it possible to get an A1 if your doing it in one year?
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Definitely, if ya work at it (as cliché an answer as that might seem :pac:) I've heard of people getting A1's in one year in subjects that are alot harder than Business. It's all rote learning in business with very little understanding required, for the most part, so I can't see why ya couldn't get a really good grade Marking schemes a bit of a b*tch though 0 -
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Let's get a bit of traffic going though this thread lads, could really use your help here
Any teachers or examiners (that one's a long shot!) able to say for definite if a relevant point will get the marks in the business exam without being on the marking scheme?
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I find it pretty good .. It summaries down the points from the book but then it has a lot of extra information that the bool is missing but that's just my opinionanirishlad wrote: »Cant help you but we've got the global business book as well and its horrible!! Is the less stress to success revision book the best one?? 0 -
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I got an A1 in my Christmas test so happy with that.
I'm only in 5th year. When did you all finish the course? We've already finished units 1, 2, 3, and 7. I would imagine we could finish the course by summer, though some of the remaining units seem a bit longer so maybe mightn't get them all finished. Are we going fast or is it normal?0 -
I got an A1 in my Christmas test so happy with that.
I'm only in 5th year. When did you all finish the course? We've already finished units 1, 2, 3, and 7. I would imagine we could finish the course by summer, though some of the remaining units seem a bit longer so maybe mightn't get them all finished. Are we going fast or is it normal?
I got an A1 too
We have 1,2&3 done, so you're only a bit ahead I suppose 0 -
Shh, the SEC will hear you :pac: Nah but seriously, I don't do predictions. Sylvia and Seamo put me off predictions last June :rolleyes:Business is my strongest subject so I'd be hoping for an A1 naturally, but I'd take a B1.
We pretty much have the course done so its all revision from here on..
What topics do ye want to come up or reckon have a good chance of coming up? Obviously I'm aware that nobody actually knows but its fun to speculateI got an A1 in my Christmas test so happy with that.
I'm only in 5th year. When did you all finish the course? We've already finished units 1, 2, 3, and 7. I would imagine we could finish the course by summer, though some of the remaining units seem a bit longer so maybe mightn't get them all finished. Are we going fast or is it normal?
To have that much done is good progress. You must have a really good teacher? 0 -
BrownBear11 wrote: »Shh, the SEC will hear you :pac: Nah but seriously, I don't do predictions. Sylvia and Seamo put me off predictions last June :rolleyes:
Plath will come up this year.
I whisper that to myself every night before sleep so it has to be true0 -
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BrownBear11 wrote: »Make sure you cover yourself is all I'll say
Nope, never.
You're gonna open up the paper in June and see Sylvia Plaths sexy question and laugh at your stupidity in doubting the Plath and studying other poets whilst I shall have already written my introduction whilst laughing at "BrownBear11" in my head.
But in all seriousness I shall be well covered 0 -
Nope, never.
You're gonna be lying in bed happily in June and see Sylvia Plaths sexy question and not really be bothered and study Maths for a bit whilst I shall have already written my introduction whilst laughing at "BrownBear11" in my head.
But in all seriousness I shall be well covered
FYP. Don't do English this year The irony is it was my best result in August 0 -
Crisis averted lads, for anyone who cares They will give the marks so long as the point is relevant to the question asked, even if it's not on the marking scheme's suggested answers. That's according to my mock anyway.
Relief Just hope I get as reasonable an examiner come the Summer 0
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