AQA Business Studies 2015 Buss 1/2

For my school, not everyone gets high grades because they get too lazy so easily. But some of the teachers are actually great, but some waste so much time on something else.My friends have this problem with English Literature teachers.

Ah, right. Just curious because at my school everyone is expected to get an A and if they don't its dissapoinitng. Wasn't sure if it was the subject or the standard of teaching in the business studies department. This wasn't like bragging or anything like that., just our business studies teachers really committed.

Most people have done business studies at GCSE her though so maybe thats the difference?

Mine was so bad because I had a crap teacher, then I had a good teacher who taught us really good exam technique which I only started to use through BUSS3 and 4 (I got a B and then an A so my AS let me down which is why I'm retaking)

She taught us the template of:
- Defining the key term in the question (2 marks for knowledge)
- Making a point with reference to the case study for application marks
- And then building a chain of argument like ' A benefit of this is that....therefore... this leads to... consequently this means.....' etc. You can also do calculations if they are relevant

Then for evaluation you just need to look at the case study and make sure you have made reference to the business objective (there should be one stated in the study) and weigh up the decision e.g.
- Effect on the business.....
- Most significant factor......
- Whether they achieve their target or not depends on......

Using a template will make sure that you use this technique for each answer and the answers will just instantly come to mind The evaluation section is only needed for the 15 markers though.

Haha yeah I used the whiteboard technique for psychology too and I swear by it! It can be time consuming but it's the only way to get knowledge to stay in my head!

Thank you so much! You're a life saver I'll just practise endlessly and see how it goes. I know it's not hard, it's just that I didn't practise enough for me to get it up to top notch. Thanks everyone as well and good luck!

Really hoping for a big question on break even with a graph, easy marks.

Best thing to do in my opinion is to try and get close to maximum marks on section A and then you can afford to drop quite a few marks on section B and still get an A.

Let's hope for easy definitions and calculations.

My teacher said since its the last year of the syllabus it MAY be easier, she said there could be location questions which are the easiest. Location and finance questions and it will be ok

How many points for and against do you put for your 15 mark questions?

No problem!
Have you finished revising the content?

Just remember to read the case study 2/3 times before you start answering questions. Highlight anything that mentions key terms, finance, facts, and opinions. If anything pops into your head when you're highlighting, just write it down next to that text. It'll help when it comes to structuring your essays, and will make sure you don't forget to include it!

Good luck all

I did this structure and my teacher marked it 15/15! Thaaannkkkkkkk yyyyyoooouuuuuuuuuu! 😇😇😇👌🏽. And I haven't :O

Thank you everyone for your help! Good luck with all of your exams!

Wow that's great haha well done!! I couldn't even score that!

Good luck for the real thing I'm sure you'll smash it