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Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« on: November 20, 2016, 02:33:47 pm »
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Hello. :)

I completed Business Management in 2011 with a study score of 48. If you're studying BusMan next year (or plan to at some point in the future) and are confused about any of the content, feel free to ask questions here. So if you fancy getting a head-start for BusMan 2017, this is the place! ;D

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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2016, 07:42:48 pm »
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What's the best way to study for Bus Man - note-taking, exercises?

 Is it a time-consuming subject in terms of amount of work required?
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2016, 09:02:09 pm »
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Hey Hannibal! ;D

What's the best way to study for Bus Man - note-taking, exercises?

It'll change from person to person, of course. I did Business in Year 11, so had a little more time on my hands. I personally found summaries, practice questions and mnemonics most useful. Business is pretty content-heavy, and I used to have a little bit of trouble differentiating things like management [i[skills[/i] and management styles. This is where mnemonics were really handy - and particularly relevant mnemonics. (So like, if you wanted to remember something for change management, it'd be best to link the concept of change to the mnemonic itself; I can elaborate on this if I've been unclear.)

So yeah, pretty stock-standard answer from my experience, but I'm sure other things work for other people. Something else you might like to consider is having different notebooks for a) class notes, b) practice questions, and c) chapter summaries/revision. I've found doing this useful for end-of-year revision come exam time.

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Is it a time-consuming subject in terms of amount of work required?

Subjective, and dependent on your interests, skills, and whatever else. I didn't do Accounting, so I can't compare it with something you've done already, but IMO it's similar to Psych and HHD (and I assume other content-heavy subjects, like Biology). Are you tossing up between Business and something else? :)

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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2016, 05:17:50 pm »
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Hi Joseph41!

I have a few questions :)
How much did you study for Bus Man? Was it an everyday sort of thing or did you allocate one particular day to one subject, or used some other method?
Did you do mainly practice exams, checkpoints, textbook questions, etc.? What was your main source of study material?
How and how much did you study before a SAC?

Thanks so much!! :D
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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2016, 07:40:21 pm »
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Hi Joseph41!

How's it going, geminii? ;D

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I have a few questions :)
How much did you study for Bus Man? Was it an everyday sort of thing or did you allocate one particular day to one subject, or used some other method?

I love this question because it's actually comically difficult to answer hahaha. As I said, Business was my only 3/4 subject at the time (Year 11), so I probably had a trifle more time to spend on it than usual. I didn't study it every day, though, that's for sure - and I also tried to avoid long study sessions wherever possible. So I can't really put a time on it, and I can't really say "I studied BusMan 9 times a week". To be honest, that wouldn't be at all useful for you, either; I really think that it's best to just go with your gut.

To answer your question more generally, though, I tended to allocate, say, two subjects per day. I found that doing just one became tiresome, and trying to do numerous subjects made things a little confusing. :)

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Did you do mainly practice exams, checkpoints, textbook questions, etc.? What was your main source of study material?
How and how much did you study before a SAC?

During the year, I spent a lot of time:

a) Making summaries of content;
b) Making (my own) mnemonics, and remembering those mnemonics; and
c) Teaching other people (and my mirror) that content.

Doing so gave me a pretty solid understanding of the content, giving me more time to then practice question answering. I didn't use Checkpoints much (just because I didn't have it - but apparently it's pretty useful). I upped the study before SACs and, primarily, the exam, mostly in the form of practice exams (as you alluded to). Something really important, though, is that I didn't just complete the practice exams. I completed them, then marked them myself, then got my teacher to mark them, and then re-did them with that feedback in mind. I improved a lot during this process, and learnt heaps.

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Thanks so much!! :D

Sorry I couldn't be more specific; these questions are notoriously difficult to answer! ;D

EDIT: You might also like to check this out.
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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2016, 09:58:42 pm »
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Hey, I was just wondering since the bus man course is changing this year, how much of 2016 notes are still relevant to the 2017 study design. Anything specific that has been added or removed?
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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2016, 01:06:00 pm »
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Hey, I was just wondering since the bus man course is changing this year, how much of 2016 notes are still relevant to the 2017 study design. Anything specific that has been added or removed?
Kind Regards Peter

Hey there, Peter. How are you going? Welcome to ATAR Notes! ;D Will you be studying BusMan in 2017?

I think what you're looking for is the "Summary of Changes" document, which is published by VCAA here. It outlines all of the changes (both general and specific) from the previous study design. :)

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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2016, 09:58:17 pm »
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What's the best way to study for Bus Man - note-taking, exercises?

 Is it a time-consuming subject in terms of amount of work required?
Hey mate,
This can come down to personel preference, however one thing you should be aware about is a concept developed which shows how well students are able to recall information. This is very important because it will lead to smart studying. This helps ensure that u maximise your study team resulting in you have able to spend less amount of time on a certain subject. Unfortunately i can not attach the picture as atarnotes says it is to big. But it called control theory in tue classroom by William Glasser 1986.

Obviously it's important to not only understand your content but be able to recall it. There are many ways to do this, you could memeorise content by flash cards, or having posters u've created hanged up on your wall where u reguarly read it say once evrey day or you do alot of practise questions. Obviously the choice is up to you and the best way to figure what u prefer is by expirementing it. Personally for me i did cue cards at like the start of the first term than decided to stick to posters and than questions. The posters are really useful for things such as memorising kotter's 8 step theory. Because all i had to do was evreyday for maybe a maximum of 30 seconds to read amd carefully understand it. And before u know it you memorise it without having to go through the tough cue card system.

Now to the important part which can help seperate you from the rest. Your gonna get questions which it may seem like you did not learn it at all. This is because it is an in depth question and it is not a question where  the answer can be pin pointed from your notes. Therefore, you need to have a good level of exposure. What i mean by that is you need to do questions which not only asks you these questions but asks them all differently. How u can do this is by doing exam styled questions and practise SACs etc. such as from check points or past vcaa exam papers. Doing questions i found was the best method because not only did it ensure you knew the content of by heart but it gave you the best preperation for exams compared to learning the content.


Lastly, just make sure that what ever you do ask yourself weather or not you will remember it in the future. For eg. U may decide to copy down notes but will u remember it. If u do questions on it it will help you remember the content better. And the subject isnt time consuming if you study right
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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2016, 11:35:32 am »
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^Thanks for this, The Commando! Great perspective. +1. :)

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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2017, 07:14:13 pm »
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Is it wise to do bus man via distance ed? Or is it too content heavy? Cheers

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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2017, 07:38:23 pm »
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Is it wise to do bus man via distance ed? Or is it too content heavy? Cheers

Hey, Wota! How are things? :)

That's a difficult question to answer just because I have zero experience with distance education (perhaps somebody else with more experience could weight in here?). But I would imagine that Business would actually be a pretty good subject to do in that way; in theory, I think you could learn the content well enough just from the textbook and practice questions, but that's just me (and it perhaps may be a little harder due to the study design)! :)

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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2017, 07:58:00 pm »
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I'd definitely say you could complete Business Management via distance :) I completed Legal in years 11 and 12 through the DECV and thought it was great. Content-based subjects, such as Business Management and Legal Studies, are very well suited to distance education in my opinion.

I also believe my year 12 Legal Studies teacher is currently teaching Business Management (as well) at the DECV, and I can provide confirmation that he's an excellent teacher, so if you get him you should be all set!
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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2017, 08:44:18 pm »
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Hey, Wota! How are things? :)

That's a difficult question to answer just because I have zero experience with distance education (perhaps somebody else with more experience could weight in here?). But I would imagine that Business would actually be a pretty good subject to do in that way; in theory, I think you could learn the content well enough just from the textbook and practice questions, but that's just me (and it perhaps may be a little harder due to the study design)! :)

Going pretty well, you?

I'd definitely say you could complete Business Management via distance :) I completed Legal in years 11 and 12 through the DECV and thought it was great. Content-based subjects, such as Business Management and Legal Studies, are very well suited to distance education in my opinion.

I also believe my year 12 Legal Studies teacher is currently teaching Business Management (as well) at the DECV, and I can provide confirmation that he's an excellent teacher, so if you get him you should be all set!

Sweet, are students allowed to choose teachers, or is it down to 'luck' haha

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« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2017, 10:21:25 pm »
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Sweet, are students allowed to choose teachers, or is it down to 'luck' haha

I don't think you're able to unfortunately haha
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Re: Looking toward 2017: ask your BusMan questions here
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2017, 12:15:24 pm »
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Hello. :)

I completed Business Management in 2011 with a study score of 48. If you're studying BusMan next year (or plan to at some point in the future) and are confused about any of the content, feel free to ask questions here. So if you fancy getting a head-start for BusMan 2017, this is the place! ;D
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i am in year 11 doing 3/4 vie busman, i am struggling to understand strategies to use to develop positive corporate culture. would be great if someone can help me!