Course curriculum

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    Instructions -Start Here

    • Read This Course Overview (Nothing To Write Down)

    • Write Down Your Schedule: May 2025 IB Exam Schedule - Last Day Of IB DP Classes With A Completed & Submitted Passport Is Thursday April 24, 2025
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    After the 3.6 Quiz = Outline Textbook Chapter 61 (= 24 Headings In Two Class Days)

    • Read All Of This To Know What To Do After The 3.6 Quiz

    • Chapter 61 "External Assessments" = 24 Headings
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    After The 3.7 Quiz: "Chains Of Analysis" (7 Posts With Approximately 63 Minutes In Total = Finish For HW). Write The Title Of Each Video Followed By The Highlights/Summary

    • Title This Section 3.7 Exam Prep "Chains of Analysis"

    • 1) Video: What Are Chains Of Analysis? (Watch All 16:30 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 2) Video: How To Show GREAT Analysis (Watch All 8:48 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 3) Video: How To MASTER Analysis (Watch All 7:26 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 4) Video: How To Show Examiners Your "Application" Skill (Watch All 6:52 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 5) Video: How to Structure Conclusions To Earn The EVALUATION Marks (Watch All 10:00 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 6) Video: Watch How To Write An Answer To A 4 Mark Question (Watch All 6:40 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 7) Video: How To Earn Full "EVALUATION" Marks (Watch All 6:53 Minutes & Take Notes)
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    After The 3.8 Quiz: How To Earn More Marks For Each Of Your Answers (7 Posts With Approx 47 Minutes In Total = 1 Class Period + Finish For HW) . This Is The Final Set Of Strategies For Writing Answers To Earn The Most Marks.

    • 1) Video: Watch How To Write An Answer To An 8 Mark Question - Notice How To Answer "In Context" (Watch All 6:53 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 2) Exam Tip: How To Answer The 10 Mark Questions- Take Notes

    • 3) Video: How To Answer 9-12 Mark Questions (Watch All 8:33 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 4) Video: How To Write A 10-Mark Question (Watch All 7:49 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 5) Video: How To Answer 16-20 Mark Questions (Watch All 14:50 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 6) Video: 3 Key Tips for Long Answers (Watch All 6:21 Minutes & Take Notes)

    • 7) How To End Your 10-Mark "Discuss" Answers
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    After The 3.9 Quiz: Overview (10 Posts With Approx 35 Minutes In Total = 1 Day)

    • 1) The Long-Term Side Effect Of Focused Independent Learning & Studying.

    • 2) Video Testimonial: UF Student Confirms That You Will Sometimes Have To "Teach It To Yourself" (This Is Called Independent Learning)

    • 3) Structural Components Of The Exam, Marks, Time Limits & Weighting

    • 4) Video: IB BM Teacher Gives Tips For Approaching Exam Questions

    • 5) Never Use Bullet Points On The IB BM Exam

    • 6) Seems Like A Good Answer, But It's Not! (From An Examiner's Perspective)

    • 7) Video: Watch This IB Candidate Get Her Diploma Scores Online

    • 8) VIDEO: How To Study For A Perfect IB Diploma Score (Start on March 1st)

    • 9) Handout: Look At Your Exam Day Supply List & Exam Room Forms

    • 10) The Official IB BM Guide 2023-2030 (Look Through Pages 23-36 To See All The BM Course Topics You Can Be Tested On) List The Titles Of The 5 Units.

    • The End Is Nigh: An Attitude Of Gratitude. This RHS Student Scored a 7!

    • Finished With Today's Work Before The Packup Bell? = Blooket Formulas
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    Finished With The Textbook? Do This Paper 1 Overview = Take Notes & Do Tasks For 9 Posts Below. Answer All The Sample Paper 1 Exam Questions Without Using Any Resources (Same For SL & HL). Homework = Finish Notes, Exam Answers & Do Only Circles & Scores.

    • 1. What Do I Need To Pass? Or To Earn A 7? = IB BM Scoring Bands.

    • 2. Introduction To The Paper 1 Exam (PowerPoint Slides). Take Notes For Each Slide.

    • 3. Here Is The SAMPLE Paper 1 Case "Statement" Provided To Teachers & Students Before The May Exam. Same Story/Case For Both SL and HL. Write A Single Summary Sentence.

    • 4. Here Is The Actual FULL Paper 1 Sample Case. Notice How Much More Is Added On Exam Day! Read & Write A Reflection.

    • 5. MOST VALUABLE PREP INFO! Here Is How You Should Approach Your Paper 1 Exam When You Are In The Exam Room. Listen Carefully & Take Notes On These Exam Day Strategies & Techniques.

    • Instructions Only: Answer All The Section A Questions. Then Answer Both Section B Questions. Use The Full Case.

    • 6. Read & Take Notes On The Special Rubric Used To Score Your 10-Mark Question In Section B

    • 7. Here Are All The Paper 1 Exam Questions For The Sample Case. Read The Instructions Then Write Your Own Answers To All The Questions To See How Many Matches You Get To The Markscheme. (Careful! On Exam Day, Only Answer 1 Question In Section B )

    • 8. Read The Paper 1 Section A Markscheme. Circle & Score Your Own Answers In COLOR INK.

    • 9. Read The Paper 1 Section B Markscheme & The Special Rubric (#5 Posted Above). Circle & Score Your Own Answers In COLOR INK.

    • If There Are Less Than 10 IB Senior School Days Until Your IB Exams Begin... Go Now To Your Teacher's Paper 1 Course
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    Remember To Sprinkle CCES Into Every Answer.

    • Here Are All The Ways To Add CCES To Your Answers
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    Paper 1 Exam Prep For YOUR Real IB Exam In A Few Weeks (Get Into 5 Unit Teams)

    • Assignment = Unit Analysis
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    Optional Paper 1 Exam Prep Set 1 For The Paper 1 Case Using The 5 Assignments Below

    • Time Permitting: Complete The Paper 1 Prep Assignments In The Following Sections To Build Your Case Background Before Exam Day
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    Optional Paper 1 Exam Prep Set 2: Time Line For This Year's Paper 1

    • Assignment = Create the Case Time Line
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    Optional Paper 1 Exam Prep Set 3: Human Resources Work

    • Assignment = Organizational Chart & Personnel Profiles

    • Worksheet & Lesson: The Importance Of Creating A Stakeholder Map (Explain This On The Exam)

    • Assignment = Create a Stakeholder Map From the Perspective of Our Main Stakeholder Using The Characters From Our Paper 1 Case- Justify Your Placements

    • Assignment = SWOT Analysis Worksheet

    • Exam Review: Know The Pros & Cons Of Outsourcing (Chapter 2.1 & Chapter 5.4)
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    Optional Paper 1 Exam Prep Set 4: The External Environment Using a PEST or STEEPLE

    • Handout: The PESTLE Answers These 6 Questions

    • Handout: What Are Ethical Factors In A STEEPLE Analysis?

    • Visual: SWOT vs. PEST

    • Assignment = Analysis of External Factors
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    Optional Exam Paper 1 Prep Set 5: Focus On The Key Terms

    • Team Assignment = Key Term SWOT Analysis

    • Key Term Analysis Form (Complete One Form For Your Assigned Paper 1 key terms)
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    Optional Paper 1 Exam Prep Set 6: External and Internal Constraints

    • Assignment: Theory of Constraints to Growth
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    Overview Of Paper 2: Look At The Format Of The HL & SL Sample Exams. There Are 7 Posts For Your To Take Notes On.

    • 1. Introduction To The New Paper 2: Sections A & B (PowerPoint Slides). Take Notes For Each Slide.

    • 2. Read The Rubric, Take Notes, And Copy The Description of the 9-10-Mark Band In The Rubric Used By IB BM Examiners To Score Your Big Answers.

    • 3. Where To Find The Formulas. Please Read This Post Before Working With The Formula Sheet Assignment. Write Down The Names Of The Formulas Listed & Their Chapter Numbers

    • 4. The Official 2-page BM Formula Sheet Provided During The May Exams (HL & SL) . List The Names Of The Formulas On This Handout Along With Their Page Number, A Brief Explanation Of When/Why To Use Each, Including Limitations Presented In The Textbook.

    • 5. Read The Different HL & SL Exam Instructions On The Cover Sheet Carefully Now & On Exam Day (Write Down The Time Limits & The Rules)

    • 6. Here Is What The Complete HL Paper 2 Exam Booklet Looks Like. LIST The IB BM Key Term In Each Question. Notice That The Word "QUESTION" Really Means "QUESTION SET" (a, bi, bii, c).

    • 7. Important: Take This Tour Through The (New) Paper 2 Exam. Take Notes!
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    Paper 3: There's A Separate Course For This Paper 3 Exam - HL ONLY

    • Follow This Link & Enroll In The Paper 3 Course - HL ONLY
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    Below This Point Are Quantitative Practice & Prep Questions For Homework & Study Time. (The Chapter Numbers & Titles Need To Be Updated For The 5th Edition- The Skills Are Still The Same)

    • Commands Terms & How How They Should Be Applied

    • IB BM Command Terms Document

    • Command Term Quizlet

    • Here Is The Formula Sheet You Will Get During The Exam

    • Stuck On A question? Here Is What You Should Do...

    • BLOOKETS To Review Formulas
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    Unit 1 Chapter 1.6 Growth & Evolution

    • How To Tell The Difference Between Internal & External Growth
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    Unit 1 Chapter 1.7 Quantitative Analysis Practice for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • Video: Example of How to Create a Decision Tree (ex. format shown here = do nothing + 2 choices)

    • Video: Slower Explanation of How To Create and Calculate a Decision Tree

    • Video: Most Complete Explanation and Calculation of a Decision Tree

    • Your Decision-Tree Guide (Also Posted In The IA Course)

    • MUST WATCH: Pros and Cons of Decision Trees (use this for answering a higher mark question)

    • Questions?

    • Assignment 1: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #1

    • KEY 1: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #1 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 2: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #2

    • KEY 2: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #2 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 3: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #3

    • KEY 3: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 4: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #4 (From An Old Paper 1 IB BM exam: PU)

    • Answer Key 4: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #4
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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.2 and Chapter 3.3 Quantitative Analysis Practice for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • Your Break-Even Guide (Also Posted In The IA Course)

    • Assignment 1: Chapters 3.2 (Costs & Revenues) & 3.3 (Break-even)

    • Answer Key- Chapters 3.2 & 3.3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Questions?

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    Unit 3 Finance Chapter 3.4 Review - There Are 3 Main Financial Statements That You Should Be Able To Create On The Exam (Income Statement+Balance Sheet+ Cash Flow Forecast)

    • Video: Watch This Quick But Detailed Review Of The Components of An Income Statement (aka Profit & Loss Account)

    • Study This To Do A Great Job On Creating A Profit & Loss (P&L) Statement - Also Called An Income Statement (Chapter 3.4)

    • Study This To Do A Great Job On Creating A Balance Sheet (Chapter 3.4)

    • Study This To Understand What A Cash Flow Statement Is & Why It's Important To A Business (You Will Not Be Tested On This)

    • Video: Watch This IB Student Work Out A Cash Flow Forecast Exam Answer So You Can Also Do It (Chapter 3.7)
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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.4 Quantitative Analysis Practice for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • An Image That Summarizes The Balance Sheet

    • IB BM Teacher Lecture On How To Do A Balance Sheet

    • 3.4 (Final Accounts) Quantitative Exercises

    • Answer Key Chapter 3.4 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Video: How To Construct a Balance Sheet For an IB Exam Question

    • Photo: Practice Building A Balance Sheet With Legos

    • Practice A Simple Balance Sheet Exam Question

    • Markscheme For The Simple Balance Sheet Exam Question

    • Questions?

    • Test Yourself With This Zawada Electronics Case (Great Practice & Learning Opportunity!)

    • Examiner Notes / Markscheme For Zawada Electronics Ltd. (Surely after this practice, you can score full marks on the IB exam Balance Sheet question!)
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    Unit 3 Finance Chapter 3.5 Exam Review A - There Are 5 Financial Ratios That You Should Be Able To Calculate On The Exam

    • Video: Detailed Explanation Of The GROSS PROFIT MARGIN- Be Able To Calculate This On The Exam If Given The Numbers

    • Video: Detailed Explanation Of The NET PROFIT MARGIN- Be Able To Calculate This On The Exam If Given The Numbers (= Different Method Than Textbook)

    • Video: Detailed Explanation & Worked Calculations For CURRENT RATIO & QUICK RATIO (AKA Acid Test)

    • Video: Why Is The ROCE Ratio Important & How Do You Calculate It?
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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.5 Quantitative Analysis Practice for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • 3.5 (Profitability & Liquidity Ratios) Quantitative Exercises

    • Handout: Quick Way Of Interpreting Ratios

    • Questions?

    • Answer Key Chapter 3.5 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes
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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.6 Quantitative Analysis Practice for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • 3.6 Efficiency Ratio Analysis Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

    • Answer Key Chapter 3.6 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Questions?

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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.7 Quantitative Exercises for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • 3.7 Cash Flow Quantitative Exercises

    • Answer Key Chapter 3.7 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Questions?

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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.8 Quantitative Analysis Exam Practice

    • Be Prepared...

    • Video: How To Calculate The Payback Period (PBP)

    • Video: Payback Method of Investment Appraisal (PBP)

    • Visual For The Steps You Follow With The ARR Formula

    • Video: How To Calculate the Average Rate of Return (ARR)

    • Video: Review The Net Present Value (NPV) Calculation (HL only)

    • Video: Net Present Value Method of Investment Appraisal (HL only)

    • Video: Discounted Cash Flow Explanation (HL only)

    • Questions?

    • Assignment 1: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #1

    • Answer Key For Assignment 1: Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #1 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 2: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #2

    • Answer Key 2 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #2 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 3: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #3

    • Answer Key 3 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 4: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #4

    • Answer Key 4 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #4 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Assignment 5: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #5

    • Answer Key 5 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #5 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • An Example Of How To Calculate Just The ARR
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    Unit 3 Chapter 3.9 Quantitative Exercises for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • 3.9 Budget Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

    • Answer Key- Chapter 3.9 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Questions?

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    Unit 4 Chapter 4.3 Quantitative Exercises for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • 4.3 Sales Forecasting Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

    • Answer Key - Chapter 4.3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Questions?

    • Quizlet For All Unit 4 Review Questions (Thanks Joey)
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    Unit 5 Chapter 5.5 Quantitative Exercises for Paper 1 & Paper 2

    • Be Prepared...

    • 5.5 Production Planning Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

    • Answer Key - Chapter 5.5 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

    • Questions?

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    TEST YOURSELF SOME MORE! Here Are Lots Of Questions To Practice Answering (No Answer Keys- Look Up Answers In Textbook)

    • Unit 1 Study Active-Recall Questions

    • Unit 2 Study Active-Recall Questions

    • Unit 3 Study Active-Recall Questions

    • Unit 4 Study Active-Recall Questions

    • Unit 5 Study Active-Recall Questions
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