Getting a 45 in BM?

[_avO]

How many marks can I afford to lose in the exam to get a 45? I'm guessing no more then 5 marks?

Currently sitting rank 1 in BM (100% average) against a fairly weak cohort (average is maybe 70-75% with a few high scorers but no1 with 100%)  :coolsmiley:

[olly_s15]

probably like 4?

you're sitting in a good spot however exam is really important - i was ranked equal first with four people i think? 2 of them got 41 and one got 37, all because of exam

[_avO]

omG that sounds so difficult to achieve xD, I guess i'll be spending my term 3 break soley on BM exams and Language exams

still it pisses me off that they changed the study design, exams might be totally different

[olly_s15]

omG that sounds so difficult to achieve xD, I guess i'll be spending my term 3 break soley on BM exams and Language exams

still it pisses me off that they changed the study design, exams might be totally different

not as hard as you think..  if you're getting 100% for SACs then you should be confident with the course content and all you need to do is just learn how to answer the exam questions properly

[linahh123]

probably like 4?

you're sitting in a good spot however exam is really important - i was ranked equal first with four people i think? 2 of them got 41 and one got 37, all because of exam

Why does your sig say 46 then?

[_avO]

He got 46, the other 3 with high sac marks for 41,41,37 o.0 scary

[_avO]

omG that sounds so difficult to achieve xD, I guess i'll be spending my term 3 break soley on BM exams and Language exams

still it pisses me off that they changed the study design, exams might be totally different

not as hard as you think..  if you're getting 100% for SACs then you should be confident with the course content and all you need to do is just learn how to answer the exam questions properly

Yea but i'm thinking my teacher is sort of biased and marks me more leniently, so although I may be getting 100% it may not appear that I know all the content (in the amount of depth that I should be knowing)

[olly_s15]

omG that sounds so difficult to achieve xD, I guess i'll be spending my term 3 break soley on BM exams and Language exams

still it pisses me off that they changed the study design, exams might be totally different

not as hard as you think..  if you're getting 100% for SACs then you should be confident with the course content and all you need to do is just learn how to answer the exam questions properly

Yea but i'm thinking my teacher is sort of biased and marks me more leniently, so although I may be getting 100% it may not appear that I know all the content (in the amount of depth that I should be knowing)

honestly the bm exam is not very concerned with the depths of the concepts. rather, it is more about structuring your response and including things that you need to attain full marks for that question (such as relating answer to case study, definition of key terms and the provision of an example)

there really is no "depth" to BM...

[_avO]

Say for example I had to apply maslow's theory to a case study, to attain full marks (4 marks) what would I need to be doing?
I was thinking something like:
Identifying the theory (brief description [no more then 1 line] per level of need)  <-- 2 marks?
Apply it to the case study and mayb link to organisational objectives<-- 2 marks?

Or am i missing something

[olly_s15]

brief explanation of motivation

accurately explain the theory and apply it to the situation at hand

identify which levels need to be met and how this can be done - explain why you think the previous levels have been met and are not necessary to fulfill anymore

[_avO]

Ah okay that last point explain why you think the previous levels have been met and are not necessary to fulfill anymore

I would have not done, cheers for the insight.

Neways i'm going off i'll see ya later

[olly_s15]

Ah okay that last point explain why you think the previous levels have been met and are not necessary to fulfill anymore

I would have not done, cheers for the insight.

Neways i'm going off i'll see ya later

ah okay well yeah thats sort of an idea of where to expand on your answers

if you need to ask anything else dont hesitate

[mba]

107/120 got me a 43 in Business Management last year. That was with a Unit 3 mark of an A and a Unit 4 mark of an A+.

The course has only changed somewhat this year, previous examinations can still be used for revision at end of year.

I have referred to this story before to highlight how important the end of year exam is:
The boy at the top of our BM cohort was sitting on 99/100 for his combined U3 and 4 mark.
He got something like a B or B+ on the exam (the exact mark alludes me now) and he ended up
getting a mid 30 study score.
The moral of the story: the Exam is key. As long as you are ranked near the top of your cohort a 45
is achievable if you are able to do very well on the exam.

MBA

[_avO]

Thanks a lot MBA, I do realise that the exam is more important, as business is really easy to achieve A+ in SACs. So hopefully enough practice on the old study design exams should be adequate enough to achieve a good result end of year

[Slumdawg]

110/120 got me 44 (Now that I'm thinking about it.. that 44 at the end of this year better be like 44.98). Weird how a 43 was 107/120. and yet a 50 was 115/120 last year .... It's just super competitive...don't screw a question up or risk getting below 45. Getting over 45 and below it are literally half a mark difference (and yes there can be half mark differences because there's two assessors and one could allow the mark and the other could not). So just be as precise as possible and you should be able to get the mark you deserve.