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brendan

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Useful Bus Man resources
« on: December 01, 2007, 09:23:15 pm »
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I'll start off with Harvard Business School's 'Working Knowledge'
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/

rustic_metal

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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2007, 09:47:25 pm »
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textbooks

...oh and www.afrbiz.com.au/

Odette

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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2007, 07:45:35 am »
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Oh say around early January I'll upload some (not all) of my notes for business management, which i'll have to refine and what not. Maybe a good thing to do would be to buy the a+ publishing book for business management, it was quite useful :D, just a little tip, you might like to have a look at the business section of some newspaper (preferably the age or the australian) every now and then (build up your examples early)...

Reason I can't give all my notes would be that I most likely will be tutoring next year, and it would be quite unfair if my students had to pay, whilst others got notes and resources for free.

Oh and Ben's right about that site, awesome business case studies on that site (didn't use it much though lol)   


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Re: Useful Bus Man resources
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2007, 08:03:40 am »
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I used both the A+ Publishing Business Notes that Odette mentioned, and The Leading Edge Business Management. I agree with Odette, build your examples up early by reading the business section of The Age/Australian/Herald Sun or by purchasing the Australian Financial Review/BRW. Take a look at some of the issues our society is faced with today, and see what companies are doing about these issues. As an example, we are faced today with the issue of climate change. Many large-scale organizations, such as CityLink, are being socially responsible by 'carbon-offsetting'.

At the end of each area of study/outcome, as preparation for a SAC, prepare a comprehensive summary and glossary and try to memorize as many definitions as you can. Remembering definitions is almost as important as memorizing the concepts themselves.

At least a month before the exam, collate these glossaries and summaries and begin trying to memorize the concepts and definitions again. During this month, attempt to do as many past exams/trial exams/practice questions and get them corrected by your teacher.

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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2007, 08:56:33 pm »
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I agree with both Odette and Josh, A+ Publishing Notes was really helpful and explained concepts slightly more coherently than my textbook.

Making my own flashcards really helped with memorising all those definitions. Only regret was not making them throughout the year instead.
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Re: Useful Bus Man resources
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2007, 12:46:22 pm »
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Odette, clearly ;).

You can buy cards from Jac instead... I used those in conjunction with sheets of things I felt needed to be covered, but weren't on the cards. Saves a lot of time :). Also try to summarise the text as you go, although it's often a good idea to complete each section in class so you end up with a better summary. Even if you know something isn't going to be covered on a SAC, learn about it as though it is the main focus. It only helps you later, and if it is able to be convincingly incorporated into the SAC, it only benefits you to do so.

Past the textbook and sources of current examples, you only really need one or two study guides throughout the year. You can always buy more if you happen to have spare time around the exams, but do try to use what you've got throughout the year. Again, A+ is a good one to have, and I liked Revise In A Month too, but that's just me. Leading Edge was quite thorough, perhaps not enough questions. I don't know, they've all got their pros and cons, but your textbook should cover most things; the course is not exceptionally complex.

When reading through any case studies, try to identify as many concepts as possible, even if they are only very lightly touched on. Consider the implications of any business action you hear of on the news (to all associated parties and whether advantageous and otherwise), and any suggestions/improvements you could make regarding these. Doing this will really help you in applying your knowledge in an efficient and detailed fashion when it comes to case studies in SACs and the exam. Inside Business on ABC Sunday mornings (after Insiders) was an easy way to practise that. Also reading the Business section from The Age, documentation from Annual Reports/attending AGMs if you're a shareholder, listening into/participating in parent's friends' discussions if they talk to interesting people, and simply having a job (particularly in terms of general HR, policies, Workchoices) all often prove useful in forming a better understanding of the business world.
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Odette

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Re: Useful Bus Man resources
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2007, 07:45:27 pm »
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Here's the link future bus.man students =)
http://rapidshare.com/files/75329632/Revision_Notes.pdf.html
Hope it works lol
Trust me they're useful =)
Lengthy but they cover everything ^_^ lol
« Last Edit: December 09, 2007, 08:07:16 pm by Odette »

costargh

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Re: Useful Bus Man resources
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2007, 12:42:44 pm »
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Have I already got that one Odette?

Odette

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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2007, 12:43:29 pm »
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Have I already got that one Odette?

Yeah you do =] hehe

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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2007, 11:27:29 am »
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Here's the link future bus.man students =)
http://rapidshare.com/files/75329632/Revision_Notes.pdf.html
Hope it works lol
Trust me they're useful =)
Lengthy but they cover everything ^_^ lol

thx :)

Odette

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Re: Useful Bus Man resources
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2007, 11:28:36 am »
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Npz =] glad i could help...

brendan

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Re: Useful Bus Man resources
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2008, 10:28:42 pm »
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Free course notes from one of the most prestigious Business Schools - MIT - Sloan Business School

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/index.htm

brendan

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Ren

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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2008, 11:27:09 pm »
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http://www.jaconline.com.au/backtobus/index.htm

chapter summaries, useful links etc

costargh

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« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2008, 03:28:55 pm »
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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24249961-5011681,00.html

I literally LOL'd when I read this
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