SQA Higher Business Management course assessment and study skills quiz quiz

Two: a question paper and an assignment

One: a single written examination only

Three: two question papers and an assignment

Four: a paper, an assignment, a project and a test

A multiple-choice test sat at the end of the course

Coursework researching and reporting on a business issue

A written exam testing all five areas under exam conditions

An oral presentation given to a visiting SQA examiner

Management of Transport and Logistics

Management of Government and Politics

Management of Operations

Management of Law and Order

A simple list of features with no explanation at all

Only the advantages of something, never the drawbacks

Only a definition of the key term in the question

Points for and against, ideally with a balanced judgement

Showing clearly how two things differ, point by point

Listing as many examples of one thing as possible

Giving reasons to support a single recommendation

Describing only one of the two things in great detail

Ignore the stimulus and write everything the candidate knows

Apply knowledge to the specific business in the stimulus

Only copy sentences directly out of the stimulus material

Answer about a completely different, unrelated business

The assignment, which is worth far more than the exam

They are always weighted exactly equally every year

The question paper carries the larger share of the marks

Neither, because the course is marked pass or fail only

Cover an extremely broad topic with no clear focus

Simply describe a business without any analysis

Avoid using any business terminology at all

Focus on a specific issue and analyse it with evidence

Giving reasons that link a cause to its effect

Listing items quickly with no detail or reasoning

Drawing a labelled diagram instead of writing

Comparing two completely separate businesses

Memorise one area of study and ignore the other four

Work through all five areas and practise past papers

Only read the textbook once without any practice

Focus solely on the assignment and skip the exam content

The marks have no connection to how much to write

More marks usually mean more developed points are needed

The marks tell the candidate which area of study it is

Reading the marks wastes valuable time in the exam

By a group of candidates working together as a team

At home with unlimited help from anyone available

Under controlled conditions set by the SQA

Only as a spoken interview with no written work