what to expect on Friday's exam??

[iwannagetA]

what kind of questions will be there .. anyone know?

[iwannagetA]

in the vcaa sample exam, i didn't see anything about management roles and styles??

[_avO]

Sample questions generally ask new concepts, but it isn't a 'trial' exam as such

[_avO]

My guess would be something along the lines of:

• Compare and contrast motivational theories (6-8 marks)
• 2 or 3 strategies relating to HR or OM and organisational objectives (4-6 marks)
• Management structures (2 marks)
• Driving and restraining forces (3 marks)
• Kotter's theory related to an issue (8-10 marks)
• Stakeholders (2 marks)
• Compare and contrast two different management styles (4 marks)
• Management skills (3 marks)
• Evaluating effective change management, low and high risk practices (6 marks)
  
• Quality management strategies (4 marks)
• Define questions (2 marks)
• ESM (4 marks)
• Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination (6 marks)
• POLC (4-6 marks)

or maybe

• Compare and contrast motivational theories (6 marks)
• Employee expectations (4 marks)
• Differences between a manufacturing and a service business (4 marks)
• Detail some of the driving and restraining forces (4 marks)
• Kotter's theory related to an issue (8-10 marks)
• Internal and external pressures of an LSO (3 marks)
• Discuss a particular management style (4 marks)
• Contributions of an LSO (3 marks)
• Methods of recruitment (2 marks)
• OM Management strategies (6 marks)
• Evaluate the ethical and socially responsible actions of the LSO (4-6 marks)
• Compare and contrast centralised and decentralised (6 marks)
• Leading and Controlling (4 marks)
• Performance indicators (4 marks)

[mumakai]

My guess would be something along the lines of:

• Compare and contrast motivational theories (6-8 marks)
• 2 or 3 strategies relating to HR or OM and organisational objectives (4-6 marks)
• Management structures (2 marks)
• Driving and restraining forces (3 marks)
• Kotter's theory related to an issue (8-10 marks)
• Stakeholders (2 marks)
• Compare and contrast two different management styles (4 marks)
• Management skills (3 marks)
• Effective change management, low and high risk (4 marks)
  
• Quality management strategies (4 marks)
• Motivational theory (4 marks)
• ESM (4 marks)
• Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination (6 marks)
• POLC (4-6 marks)

Good call

[Scoota.]

My guess would be something along the lines of:

• Compare and contrast motivational theories (6-8 marks)
• 2 or 3 strategies relating to HR or OM and organisational objectives (4-6 marks)
• Management structures (2 marks)
• Driving and restraining forces (3 marks)
• Kotter's theory related to an issue (8-10 marks)
• Stakeholders (2 marks)
• Compare and contrast two different management styles (4 marks)
• Management skills (3 marks)
• Evaluating effective change management, low and high risk practices (6 marks)
  
• Quality management strategies (4 marks)
• Define questions (2 marks)
• ESM (4 marks)
• Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination (6 marks)
• POLC (4-6 marks)

ESM? and when you say management structure do you mean organisational structure such as functional, geographic, matrix, etc?
Also what do you mean by "Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination"
coz ive never come across that in my practice exams.

much appreciated.

[burbs]

I feel like answering all of those and putting them up ^.

Ummm - apparently no need for current corporate examples except maybe for 10 marker?

[_avO]

ESM? and when you say management structure do you mean organisational structure such as functional, geographic, matrix, etc?
Also what do you mean by "Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination"
coz ive never come across that in my practice exams.

much appreciated.

ESM = Ethics and socially responsible management (basically may ask how can the operations of the business be more ethical etc.)
Organisational structure is how you said it, maybe talk about traditional and modern structures from a bureaucratic to a flat structure
Last one just talking about centralised and decentralised wage system (awards/collective agreements/individual contracts)

[Scoota.]

ESM? and when you say management structure do you mean organisational structure such as functional, geographic, matrix, etc?
Also what do you mean by "Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination"
coz ive never come across that in my practice exams.

much appreciated.

ESM = Ethics and socially responsible management (basically may ask how can the operations of the business be more ethical etc.)
Organisational structure is how you said it, maybe talk about traditional and modern structures from a bureaucratic to a flat structure
Last one just talking about centralised and decentralised wage system (awards/collective agreements/individual contracts)

Thanks heaps man. your a legend.
I think you're pretty accurate with there being more stuff on employee relations too.
And the high and low risk practices was a good pick up too.
cheers.

[sajib_mostofa]

Does anyone know if the questions on the exam actually have parts to them? Or are they just one whole Q?

[burbs]

Pretty sure its parts.

[sajib_mostofa]

Well if there's 7 Q's and there are parts to them, that would mean not as many 6-8 mark Q's?

[burbs]

Mate I doubt more than 2x 6-8 markers.

[_avO]

I'm thinking 1 6,8 (or 2 6's and no 8's) and 10 mark question and the rest around the 4's and 5's and a couple 2's

[burbs]

You forgot the best ones - 3s. 3s and 1s are the best to answer!