How to remember all the business notes

[vivacious]

So I have about 11 pages of notes (double sided) worth of content to remember for my upcoming SAC in 2 weeks time on Human Resource Management. I am not good at remembering a lot of info.....especially for business. I want to see how people studies large amounts of content. Ive tried re-reading and re-writing but it just doesnt marinate into my memory:( does anyone know any good strategies or advice?? Also im not a huge fan of cue cards.

and also how many hours a day do you guys study business per night! thats another thing i need to improve on as Im not motivated or disciplined enough.

Thaaaankyoou!!!!

[heids]

So I have about 11 pages of notes (double sided) worth of content to remember for my upcoming SAC in 2 weeks time on Human Resource Management. I am not good at remembering a lot of info.....especially for business. I want to see how people studies large amounts of content. Ive tried re-reading and re-writing but it just doesnt marinate into my memory:( does anyone know any good strategies or advice?? Also im not a huge fan of cue cards.

Didn't to BusMan, but basically copying these quick tips from other stuff I've written:
> figure out what the minimum is you have to know - cut out any bits that aren't necessary, focus on highlighting the really really important stuff
> stick pages up in your locker, on your toilet door, etc.
> pace backwards and forwards reciting them again and again (joys of rote learning )
> read them out loud and record them, then listen to them while you're jogging/on the train/whatever
> try in some way or other to make them funny or interesting, like say them in weird accents or sing them to tunes or whatever
> try to teach them to the mirror/dog/patient family member, referring occasionally to your notes but trying to say it with as little reference to your ntoes as possible
> get a topic, and sit and try and write as much as you can about it without notes; then get out your notes and figure out what you've missed, and focus on learning that
> try the Anki flashcard app - well it's flashcards, I suppose, but much easier to use than paper ones, you could at least give it a try.

Here's how it works if you're interested

1.  You create a 'deck' of cards through the app.  You can add any card to the deck at any time.
2.  Daily, you go through the flashcards the app chooses to present to you.
3.  For each flashcard in turn, you are shown the word you need to define/describe.
do your best to answer it – you can record your voice answering it, and the recording will be deleted as soon as you move to the next flashcard.
4.  It then shows the answer (you can compare with your recorded voice)
5.  You rate how well you answered it; based on how well you answered it, it will decide in how many days you'll next be shown that card.

It's a really great app, but may take you some time to learn how to navigate it.  You must also be willing to go through it daily, or else the cards begin to pile up overwhelmingly – any you haven't addressed on one day are added to the next day's bunch. 

[fwdslxsh]

Apply them. Find questions from previous VCAA exam papers and other companies.

I don't see a better way of remembering content, especially in the case for humanities-based subjects, than actually applying them (handwritten to retain the information better). You can read the notes you typed-up as much as you want, but if you can't apply them according to the question then all your studying would be for nothing. And by doing practice questions, you're also preparing for your exams as well (as you're learning how to write answers that fulfils the marks allocated). Annoy your teacher as well. Keep handing her your answers until she gives you full marks for all of them. That way, you have something that will actually help you achieve good marks (well for me, anyway).

How many hours a day is dependent on you. If you're worried about not feeling motivated, then discipline yourself. Remove all distractions and find a space where you only have your notes, a pen and paper in reach. I do 45 minutes non-stop, then a 10-15 minute break because I find that after an hour I don't retain all the information that I've just read.

I also find that rewarding yourself really helps. If you have a favourite TV show, game, book or even food, then tell yourself, "if I finish X amount of work, then I'll watch one episode of X and play X for 30 minutes".

Good luck!

[Jawnle]

If it's something like adv/disadv, you're better off memorising a few words from each point and ask yourself why/how which leads to linking to the case study.
For example

Autocratic mgt
Adv
- quick decision making (don't rote learn the why/how decision making is quick cause its different in each case)

Disadv
- demotivational (how/why)

[Zlatan]

One of the ways that I was able to memorise and take in large amounts of information was to just talk about a certain topic with my bus man group both face-to-face and through facebook, and just try to go into as much detail as we could, and answer questions out loud straight after talking about it.

For instance, when learning the different motivational theories and factors, we read the chapters and just started trying to evaluate the pros and cons of each theory and talk about the stages/factors, and then just answer questions. It really did help because we were trying to teach ourselves and just try to come up with really concise and detailed answers.