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Week 26Revision & Examination Preparation.

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Lecture AgendaRevision Tips.Examination Tips.Discussion of Exam Topics

Q & A.

O utcomesAn appreciation of the need for good preparation.

Knowledge of how to structure an exam answer.Awareness of the exam topics. Where to search forfurther information.

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S tart Early! Exam date - Fri 6 th May 12-3pm.Plan ahead & create a revision timetable & stick to it!If it suits, work with friends and have discussiongroups.Thursday 5th May is not the time for burning themidnight oil.Build (& read!) a collection of relevant articles & followthe Reference List audit trail! (textbook & lecturenotes WILL NOT suffice).

Look where authors either complement or refuteexisting prior theories summarise key themes (thinkback to tutorial exercises)The Double Edged S word of ExamNet.

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H ave a good breakfast!Get there in good time.Avoid pre-exam preparation discussions onthe day.S tay calm & be confident.

REMEMBER! were not trying to catch you out Questions will be based upon what has beenstudied on the module.

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C heck the Exam Instructions & rubric.Read all questionsMake your selection.Analyse the question but do it quickly!Apportion equal time to each question, they areafter all, equally weighted.

Marks are usually front loaded.Dont finish earlyyou can always write more,Ive yet to see a perfect answer.

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P ersonal preference:1. Start with your favourite:

Provides confidence & promotes fluency.

2. Start with the most difficult:Get it out of the way whilst youre still fresh.Leave your better questions to the end as areward

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Make sure it answers the question. Payattention to the question wording!Write your essay plan

1. It provides guidance2. Its an aide memoire3. Provides intra question time management.

Answer should have an introduction, a mainbody and a conclusion.

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Evaluate - to assess the worth of something

Disc uss - give pros & cons on some assertion

Comp are & c on tra s t - to give similarities & differences

A naly s e - to break into parts

Cr i t icis e - to judge good and bad points

Ex pla i n - identify causes of or reasons forsomething

D esc r ib e - provide major features of something

A rgue - give reasons for & against differentviews

Comm ent - to make statements aboutsomething

D emon s trate - to show something

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Knowledge

Theory Application

Understanding

Synthesis(theory &

data)

Evaluation

Critical Appraisal & Originality

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Answer any two questions from the following four topics for selection.

Paper will be 3 hours, each question is equally weighted.

1. Industry attractiveness

2. Value Chain Analysis

3. Strategy as formation and formulation

4. Approaches to strategic change management

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http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/Support/Guides/index.php?page=359

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