Business Services 2017 HSC exam pack (archive)
2017 Business Services HSC exam paper
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Students should:
- distinguish between content from the different mandatory focus areas in the syllabus
- communicate business concepts and provide relevant examples
- bring a calculator
- explain strategies to address a range of business services issues
- respond correctly to the key words used, for example, ‘explain’ and ‘distinguish’
- communicate using appropriate business services terminology
- refer to relevant legislation
- provide relevant workplace examples.
Students should expect:
- questions to be of varying difficulty
- to be guided by the marks allocated and the number of lines provided, for depth of response required.
Students can prepare for this examination by:
- practising applying workplace examples to the different focus areas
- practising applying appropriate formulas to different calculations in the focus area
- knowing the appropriate application for relevant legislation
- applying relevant business services operations from student experience on work placement
- knowing the employability skills that are relevant to various situations
- practising past HSC examination questions from the different focus areas, referring to the marking guidelines.In better responses, students were able to:
- support arguments using relevant justifications or reasons
- effectively integrate relevant workplace examples and/or legislation where necessary
- accurately interpret the question, giving clear concise response
- communicate strategies linked to different business services issues.
In better responses, students were able to:
- support arguments using relevant justifications or reasons
- effectively integrate relevant workplace examples and/or legislation where necessary
- accurately interpret the question, giving clear concise response
- communicate strategies linked to different business services issues.
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