The Higher Business Management course requires 2 real things - you need to do the required reading to develop the breadth and depth of knowledge in each topic. However, you also need to learn how to answer the questions using the various command words e.g. identify, distinguish, explain, describe etc.
If you don't answer a question in the correct fashion, it may not matter how much knowledge you have - you won't get the marks! Therefore, to help you, I have put together this slide show which talks you through each of the different command words and how to answer them. This is just intended as a support and you should always come and see me if you are struggling.
Hope it helps!
Thursday 21 October 2010
Marketing & Operations Revision Questions
I have compiled a list of Marketing & Operations Revision questions for you to print off if you want and use for revision, either for tests or for the NAB before Christmas.
Marketing Questions
Operations Questions
Marketing Questions
Operations Questions
Monday 11 October 2010
Monday 4 October 2010
Rooney dropped from Coke Zero advert
Wayne Rooney has been dropped by Coca-Cola from one of its advertising campaigns in the wake of allegations about his private life. They said they "did not feel it appropriate" to use him at this time on their Coke Zero packs.
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Friday 24 September 2010
Thursday 16 September 2010
Friday 10 September 2010
Fall in the number of Scottish business start-ups
Latest figures from Scotland's banks have shown the number of new businesses has fallen in the last three months of this year.
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Full story
Friday 3 September 2010
Marketing - Product & Branding Slides
2. Product & Branding Nov 2008
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Thursday 2 September 2010
Thursday 25 February 2010
Monday 8 February 2010
HRM - Employee Relations Slides
Please find below the slides for the Employee Relations part of the Human Resources Management unit.
Human Resource Management slides
Please find below the first batch of Human Resource Management slides.
Thursday 4 February 2010
Did you know?
- The UK national minimum wage for workers aged over 21 is £5.80 an hour.
- A full-time worker has a statutory right to 24 days paid holiday a year
- All employed new mothers are entitled to 52 weeks' maternity leave.
What is an employment tribunal?
An employment/industrial tribunal is a a body of people, usually consisting of a legally qualified chairman and two other independent individuals, who settle disputes between employers and their employees. Disputes could arise as a result of things like maternity rights, equal pay and unfair dismissal. A tribunal is not able to enforce any awards it makes - that has to be done separately through a court. People can represent themselves or anyone else and there is no legal aid although trade unions will often pay for one of it's members expenses.
If a tribunal finds in favour of the employee, they may decide to award someone compensation to make up for loss of earnings - net pay, overtime payments, bonuses etc. - or reinstate the individual to their original job or a different job in the company.
The negative aspects of a tribunal are that it is very emotional and distressing for people involved and it is likely that personal information may become public which could seriously affect the employees relationship with their former employer.
Wednesday 3 February 2010
How quality can affect a business
Toyota have announced that a massive vehicle recall due to uncontrolled acceleration could cost them up to £1.25 billion in lost output and the check might need to spread from the US and Europe to the Middle East, Latin America and Africa. 1.8 million cars were recalled across Europe while another 2.3 million cars have been recalled in the US over the last four months. 5 millions vehicles in the US were also recalled for another similar problem. The effect of the recall on the world's largest car maker is likely to seriously affect its 2010 sales forecasts.
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Sunday 31 January 2010
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Testing
A few of you asked if you could do some tests that would be used in a selection situation. Here are a few - hopefully we can use them during class but if not, have a go at home and see how you get on.
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Today in class we continued looking at the HRM material from yesterday and the class worked through questions. The class were asked to finish these questions at home and I will spot-check jotters tomorrow. Remember, you are expected to have read up on the following:
- Recruitment
- Job analysis
- Job description
- Person specification
- Internal sources
- External sources
- Student Notes: Pages 68-75
- Leckie & Leckie: Page 101
As ever, if you have any questions. don't hesitate to ask.
Tuesday 19 January 2010
Job Description & Person Specifications
I have added a couple of real life examples of job descriptions and person specifications for you to have a look at. They relate to a Primary Teaching role in the Scottish Borders and appeared on the Times Education Scotland website in the recruitment section. The newspaper is also published each Friday and the jobs appear in that as well. This is an example of external recruitment.
You will see from the attached documents the kind of information which has been researched through the initial job analysis and how it has been split into what the job itself actually entails and what kind of person they are looking for.
Tuesday 19 January 2010
Today in class we continued looking at the Human Resource Management unit. We covered the following:
- Recruitment
- Job analysis
- Job description
- Person specification
- Internal sources
- External sources
- Student Notes: Pages 68-75
- Leckie & Leckie: Page 101
As ever, if you have any questions. don't hesitate to ask.
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Articles to expand your knowledge
I have posted links to various articles down the right side of this blog using delicious. These are stories I have read on the web and thought they would be good for helping to give you real-life scenarios and to develop your understanding.
Again, this is only optional but I think reading about something you have seen in the news and linking it back to what we do in class is a really good way of helping you remember during prelims and exams.
Let me know if you need any help with this!
Thursday 7 January 2010
Icy weather hits milk deliveries - external factor and distribution!
My Higher Business Management class were looking at external factors which can effect the distribution and delivery of goods and on the BBC website tonight, there was an article which illustrates that point.
The recent icy weather has severely affected the distribution of milk as suppliers struggled against the wintry conditions. In order to keep fresh milk in the shops, dairy farmers require collections every day or second day but drivers have struggled to negotiate country roads in eight-wheel tankers. As a result, farms have had to dump milk due because few of them have facilities capable of storing more than a day's stock. This is likely to have a serious financial impact on farmers with the average dairy farm having 120 cows producing up to 2,500 litres every day. In Somerset, one cooperative said it would have to dump more than 10,000 litres.
Thursday 17 December 2009
BICS / Marketing & Operations NAB Revision Questions
A couple of you have asked about revision style questions to work on in preparation for the Marketing and Operations NAB and resits for the BICS NAB. You can find questions by doing the following:
- Click on the Business Studies Document icon on the right and it will take you to Scribd.
- Make sure you have clicked on the Higher Business Management folder.
- Scroll up and down until you find your desired questions.
Feel free to print them off if you want to work on them. I am happy to spend time discussing your answers with you outside of classtime.
Thursday 26 November 2009
Monday 23 November 2009
Impact of new Scotch whisky legislation
New legislation which will protect whisky from cheaper foreign versions is coming into force in Scotland on Monday. This will include new rules on how the bottles are labeled and marketed in an effort to protect the product. The new legislation will cover things such as:
New rules to prevent the misleading labelling and marketing of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies.
A ban on the use of a distillery name as a brand name on any Scotch Whisky which has not been wholly distilled in the named distillery.
Clear rules on the use of age statements on packaging.
Five categories of Scotch Whisky are defined for the first time; Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky.
New rules to prevent the misleading labelling and marketing of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies.
A ban on the use of a distillery name as a brand name on any Scotch Whisky which has not been wholly distilled in the named distillery.
Clear rules on the use of age statements on packaging.
This new legislation will have a major impact on how whisky is marketed across the world.
Monday 16 November 2009
Marketing Case Studies - Marketing Mix
Extending the product life cycle
The use of the marketing mix in product launch
The product life cycle and online fashion
Using the marketing mix to drive change
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Decision Making Slides
H Bm Decision Making
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Pogadscie
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Monday 19 October 2009
Revision Questions for Unit 1
I have put together all the questions we covered in class into revision sheets which you can work through. I am happy to go over any answers if you want to speak to me.
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Business Information & ICT Slides
Business Information & ICT - Information
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Business Information & ICT - ICT In Business
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Business And The Law
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Monday 28 September 2009
Information Slides
Business Information & ICT - Information
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Internal & External Factor Slides
11 Int And Ext Factors
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Thursday 17 September 2009
Economics Conference - 9 November 2009
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that we had the chance to go to the Students & Teachers of Economics in Scotland Annual Conference. This is a full day event at the Glasgow Science Centre and although we don't do Economics, I felt some of the content could be very useful from a business point of view.
Quite a lot of you said you wanted to go but we have had to restrict numbers to 10. Therefore, to ensure only those with a genuine interest don't miss out, we are going to have a little competition.
First of all, click on the link below and have a look at what the day entails. Then you must write a short but detailed explanation as to why you should go to the event. The first 10 people who respond who we feel would genuinely benefit get to go.
LINK: Economics Conference Information
You can either post your response here or write it and hand it directly to me.
Speak to me if you have any questions.
Quite a lot of you said you wanted to go but we have had to restrict numbers to 10. Therefore, to ensure only those with a genuine interest don't miss out, we are going to have a little competition.
First of all, click on the link below and have a look at what the day entails. Then you must write a short but detailed explanation as to why you should go to the event. The first 10 people who respond who we feel would genuinely benefit get to go.
LINK: Economics Conference Information
You can either post your response here or write it and hand it directly to me.
Speak to me if you have any questions.
Tuesday 15 September 2009
The global recession - key events of the last year.
It is now one year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a US investment bank, which is considered to be the beginning of the global recession. Over the year, there were some key events and each link below has a short video that is worth looking at to see how the business world has changed in the last year.
- 15 September 2008: Lehman Brothers goes bankrupt
- 17 September 2008: Lloyds takes over HBOS
- 3 October 2008: $700 billion bailout approved by congress
- 13 October 2008: UK government rescues the banks
- 14 February 2009: US Congress passes $787 billion stimulus
- 2 April 2009: G20 Summit in London
- 22 April 2009: UK budget reveals huge deficit
- 15 July 2009: Record unemployment in the UK
Thursday 10 September 2009
Wednesday 9 September 2009
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