2010 EXAM THOUGHTS

[rafito.]

Did not know what the Management functions were, so just wrote communication and teamwork. Really don't care what I get since its my last exam! IM FREE!!!!!!!

[sajib_mostofa]

i know they didnt say Kotter but were we meant to include it? some did some didn't

I personally don't know how could be incorporated into the Q cos it talked about driving and restraining forces, not about the process of change.

[xharax]

My Experience with the Exam:

2 Management Functions
WTF, when has that ever happened?
Alot of people did POLC, but pretty sure they are wrong then!

Compare/Contrast 2 Management Structures?
I did Geographical and Functional, but once again, WTF

Kotter
Did you go missing or something mate?
But the 10 Marker wasn't too bad overall, it could be answered quite well

Selection Process
Once again, WTF?
I included things like Selection Criteria, Screening etc, but didn't know there were more processes?

Ummmm that's about all
WTF FML etc

Anyone care to reassess their A+ cutoff?
I reckon it'll almost be lower than last year

I'd say definately lower than last yr. For the question the required two functions, if you talked about operations management and the specific strategy such as Quality control, would that be ok?

that's what I did, talked about quality management and talked a bit about quality control, same with human resource management (and training and development)

yeah exactly wut i  did, wrote about quality and how its ethical to make sure there isnt any defective products sold to customers and with human resource, i wrote about training to keep employees motivated which increase productivity cant remember ==

[sajib_mostofa]

To think bisman would give me some respite from the overall harshness of the 2010 exams....boy was i wrong

[Slumdawg]

So wait, you guys didn't see any polc? That's a worry, because I remember polc is something that HAS to be on the exam. It's like a rule or something. Is everyone sure it wasn't on there? :S

[sajib_mostofa]

So wait, you guys didn't see any polc? That's a worry, because I remember polc is something that HAS to be on the exam. It's like a rule or something. Is everyone sure it wasn't on there? :S

100%

[studying_hard]

i wrote abot "quality assurance". i was stuck for time so i quickly said that an esm issue is not to bribe for coerce the independant agency. could that be right?

[xharax]

So wait, you guys didn't see any polc? That's a worry, because I remember polc is something that HAS to be on the exam. It's like a rule or something. Is everyone sure it wasn't on there? :S

100%

nope nothing on polc for sure

[puvlil]

That was probably the worst exam I've ever seen
For the management functions question a lot of people put POLC including myself and I personally don't see how we are wrong
The words "functions" and "roles" are synonyms, very poor choice of wording on VCAA's behalf
Technically the FUNCTIONS of managers are HR, Operations, I.T shit like that but some of those functions do not apply to all organisations, however all organisations need to plan, organise, lead and control therefore it would be more appropriate to use POLC. VCAA needs to take a lot into consideration when marking

[xharax]

for an organisation to operate they must have the basic function of Human resource and operation function = = so u could atleast use those 2 examples

[puvlil]

You are right in that respect, but the question was ambiguous in that not ALL management functions apply to ever organisation, which is how people got confused 

[Slumdawg]

That was probably the worst exam I've ever seen
For the management functions question a lot of people put POLC including myself and I personally don't see how we are wrong
The words "functions" and "roles" are synonyms, very poor choice of wording on VCAA's behalf
Technically the FUNCTIONS of managers are HR, Operations, I.T shit like that but some of those functions do not apply to all organisations, however all organisations need to plan, organise, lead and control therefore it would be more appropriate to use POLC. VCAA needs to take a lot into consideration when marking

Management functions is POLC, from what I remember... http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com/functions-management    >> scroll down..

So yes, writing on POLC is what you should have done. What did other people do? Was there something written that made POLC seem wrong to write about or something? If it was worded really weirdly they'll probably accept quite a few answers.

[mba]

That was probably the worst exam I've ever seen
For the management functions question a lot of people put POLC including myself and I personally don't see how we are wrong
The words "functions" and "roles" are synonyms, very poor choice of wording on VCAA's behalf
Technically the FUNCTIONS of managers are HR, Operations, I.T shit like that but some of those functions do not apply to all organisations, however all organisations need to plan, organise, lead and control therefore it would be more appropriate to use POLC. VCAA needs to take a lot into consideration when marking

You are wrong because it is stated in the VCE Business Management study design exactly what the management functions are, not technically as it is stated precisely what these are. Straght from page 21 of the study design:

• typical management functions in large-scale organisations, including operations, finance, human
resources, marketing, and research and development;

The question was not outside the scope of the exam. I've stressed this before but it so important to use the study design for each subject when preparing notes/understanding what is required knowledge. Don't rely on your teachers to cover everything you need to know. Double check yourself to make sure you have covered off everything.

I would love to have a look at the paper to see how tough it was.

[7132]

u guys kidding me... this exam was easy as. Didn't even study, i think i will get high 40's

[puvlil]

Well management functions are supposedly stuff like Human Resources and Operations. The question also asked for a strategy from each of those functions so therefore it would make more sense if the answer was Human Resources and Operations because POLC does not explicitly have any "strategies" HOWEVER you could use logic and common sense to create your own strategies for each step such as planning, a strategy could be proactively planning, for leading a strategy could be using a motivational theory.