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OCR F297 Strategic Management Case Study Thread 2012

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Reply 160

wwelol

Original post by pk92

Hey i'm resitting marketing! :frown:

yh i h8 marketing too

Reply 161

Campsa

Original post by pk92

Hey i'm resitting marketing! :frown:

Same! I got a C in January but I really need the A for these modules... what did you guys get? From previous papers it seems pricing strategy and "Considering marketing and other issues" is surely going to come up.. any advice on how to structure/answer these or other questions which are likely to come up?

Reply 162

chica123

Original post by ameena.milly

Thank you very much.

Have you calculated free floats? Cause I am not sure whether what I have done is right.

Thank you

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Hi - for the floats the APT notes state: A = 0, B = 0, C = 1, D= 115, E = 0, F = 0, G= 24. H= 0, J =39, K=0, L= 0

I got the same answer except from on
E i got 10 and on F i got 58

I don't understand if what ive done its right or not. What did you get?

Reply 163

chica123

Original post by Campsa

I got a C too! I'm just resitting just incase i mess up on the SLSL paper .. i'd love to get an A in it! And yeah the Considering marketing and other issues question will probably definitely come up as its like a ritual for this paper! I don't know if pricing will as it has come up so much so they might not now but i think it's just best to revise everything. And well i think its much simpler than the strategic management paper .. but probably the same structure - you have to use you knowledge.. for example for promotion .. you'd have to try and apply 3/4 methods to the business (stating both benefits and drawbacks) and then in the conclusion say which would be the best and why.

Reply 164

chica123

Original post by wwelol

yh i h8 marketing too

Ahh i know .. it's so simple yet so hard at the same time!

Reply 165

undertaker1

anyone have a spare copy of the APT booklet/pdf please???

Reply 166

amyy009

Does anyone know of any good material for f297 from teachers blogs?

Thank you

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Reply 167

amyy009

Original post by Moyosola

My teacher also predicts a CPA question and a macroeconomic one seeing as there is always a calculation and economics question.
I also think there will be a question about recommending a strategy and justifying it, possibly for the future success of SLSL. This might be the 23 marker as they have provided us with three strategic options in the case study.
And one of the 18 markers might be to discuss the importance of CPA for the business as the calculation question usually follows with a question that requires us to discuss its uses and benefits.

Have your teacher said anything about the stakeholder question that may come up?

Thank you

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Reply 168

sophiakhan

Original post by ameena.milly

Is anyone doing f295 people in organisations?

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yep im doing f295. i love that module!!

Reply 169

amyy009

Original post by sophiakhan

yep im doing f295. i love that module!!

What are u revising for it?

I hate the module it is so boring I am retaking it.

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Reply 170

Moyosola

Original post by ameena.milly

Have your teacher said anything about the stakeholder question that may come up?

Thank you

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No, but it's advisable to know the case study inside-out as we cannot be too sure.

Reply 171

Moyosola

Original post by ameena.milly

Does anyone know of any good material for f297 from teachers blogs?

Thank you

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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/ocr-f297-case-study-impact-of-the-economic-environment-on-the-housing-marke

Reply 172

Moyosola

Original post by pk92

Also how is it possible to use table 4 - "public awareness of local estate agents" in the essays?

That would just be to compare how popular SLSL is in relation to its rival. SLSL appears to be the most popular, but does it mean that their completed sales are improving with the business' popularity? So you would really be assessing the effectiveness of the business' marketing, and what SLSL can do in order to make sure that the sales match up to the popularity.

Reply 173

amyy009

Original post by Moyosola

No, but it's advisable to know the case study inside-out as we cannot be too sure.

Thanks

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Reply 174

chica123

Does anybody think a strategic management essay ill come up?

Reply 175

chica123

Also would it be possible to get just get a calculation question on the Critical Path Analysis? And it being worth 13 marks?

Reply 176

Emy25

Original post by pk92

Also would it be possible to get just get a calculation question on the Critical Path Analysis? And it being worth 13 marks?

Yes it is possible

Reply 177

chica123

Original post by Emy25

Yes it is possible

so would we not even have to explain how we came to the calculation? It just seems too easy?

Reply 178

porcalin123

What would you put in a 18 or 33 marker on CPA?

Reply 179

Emy25

I'm guessing we would have to put in the figures an then there is a part b question where we might be asked to evaluate CPA usefulness or ask questions such as these:

17. Using Fig.1 calculate how long it took to sell the property and determine the critical path.

18. Using Fig.1 calculate how long it took to sell the property and determine the critical path, if the
viewings took 82 days, the buyer had to wait 61 days to secure finance, and completion took 10
days.

19. SLSL have produced a diagrammatical representation (in days) of a typical sale. Critically discuss
the use of such analytical tools in helping SLSL identify ways to speed up the purchase process.