Course curriculum

  • 1

    Juniors: What Is This Assessment Paper?

    • Welcome New Juniors!

    • What Is The Internal Assessment Exam Paper For IB Business Management?

    • IA Intro Infographic

    • IA Detailed Poster
  • 2

    Juniors You First Need To Choose A Favorite/Popular Company.

    • New Juniors: You Don't Have A Company Yet? Here Are Some Suggestions...
  • 3

    Juniors: Build Your Practice IA In Class On Quiz Days & When You Finish Classwork Before Pack-Up Time

    • Build A Practice IA Paper That You Can Turn Into Your Final IA Exam

    • Pace Yourself For The Best Results & Timely Submission In March

    • How To Turn Your Practice IA Into Your Real IB Exam IA
  • 4

    Juniors: It Takes Multiple Attempts To Get Your RQ Perfect- Just Start With Your First RQ Now.

    • How To Write A Good Research Question
  • 5

    Support Documents: Your Knowledge About Your IA Case Must Come From The 3-5 Articles You Find. Look Hard, Look Frequently & Look Everywhere.

    • How To Select Support Docs

    • Your Support Docs From Junior Year Can't Be More Than 2 Years Old.

    • Examiner's Tip About Primary & Secondary Sources

    • Are You Using Your Imagination Or Providing Proof?

    • What Are Secondary Sources? (= Supporting Documents)

    • Humor: The Importance Of Providing High Quality Evidence

    • Video: How To Do Research Using Scholarly Business Journals (Ask The Media Specialist In The Library Which Databases Are Available)

    • Instructions For Selecting A Great Set Of Supporting Documents (For Quoting & Proving You're Not Making Up Everything In Your IA)

    • Create An APA In-Text Citation For Each Support Quote You Use. (= Author's Last Name, Publication Year)

    • Handout: 4-Page APA Booklet Showing Examples

    • Here Is The Complete APA Guide Book With Examples Of Different Sources
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    Juniors: Be Very Careful To Avoid Plagiarism & Unethical AI Use

    • Look: These Are The Rules For Using AI In The IB Program

    • What Is Plagiarism?

    • Read: Here Is How You Can Write Your Paper Without Plagiarizing- Use These 3 Methods
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    Juniors: Choose Your Tools, Techniques & Theories Strategically

    • Intro To Choosing Your Analysis Tools, Techniques, & Theories

    • Your Choice Of A Tool, Technique or Theory Must Come From The IB BM Syllabus

    • Here Is A Link To "The Tool Kit" Course
  • 8

    Juniors- Your Paper Must Have The Correct Structure

    • 7 Main Parts Of The IA Paper Structure
  • 9

    Juniors: You Must Integrate ONE CCES Concept Into Every Section Of Your IA

    • Intro To Integrating ONE Of The CCES Concepts

    • Samples of RQs That Could Focus On Creativity

    • Samples of RQs That Could Focus On Change

    • Samples of RQs That Could Focus On Ethics

    • Samples of RQs That Could Focus On Sustainability
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    Juniors: Before You Hand It In- You Must Check That The Finer Details Are Perfect

    • 7 Common Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make
  • 11

    Sample IA Final Drafts (None of These Draft Versions are Perfect)

    • Sample Final Draft 1 - Investigation

    • Sample Final Draft 1 - Supporting Documents

    • Sample Final Draft 2 - Investigation

    • Sample Final Draft 2 - Supporting Documents

    • Sample Final Draft 3 - Investigation

    • Sample Final Draft 3 - Supporting Documents

    • Sample Final Draft 4 - Investigation

    • Sample Final Draft 4 - Supporting Documents

    • Sample Final Draft 5 - Investigation

    • Sample Final Draft 5 - Supporting Documents
  • 12

    APA Citations (Don't Use MLA Style)

    • How To Write APA Citations Within Each Paragraph

    • APA Quick Reference Sheet
  • 13

    How To Earn More IA Marks

    • Use A Quote In Every Section

    • Video: Watch This Entire Video So You Can Talk About Reliability & Validity In Your IA

    • How To Earn Analysis Marks For A SWOT (If You Must Use One)

    • Read: How to Earn More Than 1 Mark For Analysis

    • Read: What Is An Evaluative Statement

    • Read: How To Write An Evaluative Statement (You Need 4 Of These Spread Out In Your IA)

    • Read: How To Write Your IA Conclusion

    • Examiner's Tip: Know Te Diference Between Primary & Secondary Sources & Don't Forget To Reflect.

    • Video: How To Start Numbering Your Pages After The TOC

    • What Counts In The HL Word Count?

    • "My Paper Is Too Long!"

    • Word Count Still Too High? (1800 max)
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    Would A Pie Chart Help Explain Your Analysis?

    • Instruction Sheet: How To Create A Pie Chart

    • Video: How To Make A Pie Chart In Word 2016 (Mute The Music!)

    • Optional Video: How To Make A 3D Pie Chart In PP & Then ScreenShot & Paste It Into Your IA
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    Add A Gantt Chart?

    • Gantt Chart Overview With Benefits & Limitations

    • Video: How To Draw A Gantt Chart In 2 Minutes

    • Video: How To Create A Gantt Chart Using Excel 2016

    • Which Tasks Should I Put In My Gantt Chart?
  • 16

    SWOT Analysis

    • Video: What Is a SWOT Analysis?

    • Label Your SWOT Table With "Internal" & "External"

    • How To Earn Analysis Marks For Your SWOT
  • 17

    Planning An FFA?

    • Past, Present Or Future?

    • Are These Good HL Research Questions?

    • How To Write An RQ That Fits With An FFA (It Needs 3 Parts)

    • Sample FFA Research Questions How To Fix Yours

    • Interview Script (What To Say To A Business Owner To Update Your RQ & Complete An Authentic FFA
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    How To Correctly Do A Forward-Looking FFA

    • Read: Review The Force Field Analysis Tool

    • Watch: The FFA - How Is It Different Than A Pros & Cons List?

    • Print 2 Copies Of This FFA Worksheet (Once They Are Filled In Neatly And Accurately, Take A Clear Picture Of Each & Save Them For Your IA Draft)

    • Video: How To Create A Table In Office 365

  • 19

    Choose The Best Fitting Quantitative Tools For Your RQ

    • Video Tutorial Of What The "Analysis And Discussion" Section Should Look Like

    • Visual: Choose A Quantitative Analysis Tool From One Of These 7 Finance Chapters

    • Examples Of BM Analysis Tools, Techniques & Theories

    • Video: IB Teacher Gives Tips For Selecting Your IA Analysis Tools

    • Class Assignment: Print & Complete This Video Summary Sheet

    • List Of Most Popular Tools, Techniques and BM Theories For The IA

    • Poster: IB BM Tool Kit (These Are Examples Of BM Tools Used To Analyze A Business)

    • Beyond The Tool Kit... Other Tools, Techniques & Theories

    • 2020 IB BM Syllabus Showing Where Each BM Tool, Technique & Theory IS Found
  • 20

    Calculate A Decision Tree (Use This If Both Your Company's Growth Options Cost Money)

    • Video: How Exactly Does One Complete A Decision Tree Analysis?

    • Handout: Your Decision Tree Guide

    • Video: How To Draw Shapes For A Decision Tree In Word (using the MS Word software installed on your computer, not using Office 365)

    • Video: How To Draw Shapes In Office 365

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    Calculate A Break Even From Chapter 5.5 (Use This If Your Research Question Includes The Company Investing/Buying Something New)

    • Intro Video: What Is A Break-even Analysis?

    • Video: Break-even Presentation

    • Video: Explanation Of The Costs In A Breakeven Analysis

    • Video: How To Draw Your Break-even Chart

    • Video: How To Do The Break-Even Point Calculation In Units & Dollars

    • Video: Show IB Examiners You Understand the Benefits & Limitations Of Your Break-Even Analysis

    • Your Break-Even Guide

    • Video: How To Use Word To Draw a Break-Even Chart

    • Video Tutorial: How To Use Excel To Calculate & Create Your Break Even Chart

    • Example Of A Break Even Template Online
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    Create A P&L Statement & Balance Sheet From Chapter 3.4 (Help Your Business See Their Liquidity and Financial Leverage-If They Don't Know This Already)

    • What If You Can't Get The Financial Statements (P&L & Balance Sheet)?

    • Video: Help Yourself Better Understand The Profit & Loss Statement

    • Article: What Is The Purpose Of An Income Statement & Balance Sheet?
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    Calculate A Cash Flow Forecast From Chapter 3.7 (Use This To Help Your Business Predict Surpluses or Shortages of Cash)

    • Video: A Review Of The Cash Flow Forecast (Also Check Out The 3.7 RB)

    • 3 Easy Steps To A Cash Flow Forecast

    • Examples Of Things That Count As "Cash Inflow" & "Cash Outflow"

    • Handout: A Step-By-Step Tutorial For Creating a Cash Flow Forecast

    • Here Is A Cash Flow Forecast Template To Look At Or Use (Opens With MS Excel)
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    VERY OPTIONAL = Primary Research. Write A Questionnaire, Pre-Test, & Administer It

    • Design, Write, Pre-Test & Administer A Questionnaire. Then Show The Answers With A Visual.

    • Sources Of Primary Research For an HL IA (Students Almost Always Create & Administer A Questionnaire)

    • How To Design a Valid & Reliable Questionnaire

    • 7 Steps To Doing Market Research

    • What Is Validity?

    • Do A Trial Run Of Your Questionnaire

    • How To Create a Questionnaire In Office 365

    • How To Write A Questionnaire in Google Forms

    • How To Collect Data Using Google Forms
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    The IB BM Textbook

    • Table of Contents

    • The IB BM Syllabus (More Specific List Of Topics)

    • Alphabetical Index: Where to Find Specific Key Terms

    • Chapter 1.1 What Is A Business?

    • Chapter 1.2 Types of Business Entities

    • Chapter 1.3 Business Objectives

    • Chapter 1.4 Stakeholders

    • Chapter 1.5 Growth & Evolution

    • Chapter 1.6 Multinational Companies (MNCs)

    • Chapter 2.1 Intro to Human Resource Management

    • Chapter 2.2 Organizational Structure

    • Chapter 2.3 Leadership & Management

    • Chapter 2.4 Motivation & Demotivation

    • Chapter 2.5 Corporate Culture / Organizational Culture

    • Chapter 2.6 Communication

    • Chapter 2.7 Industrial Relations

    • Chapter 3.1 Intro to Finance

    • Chapter 3.2 Sources of Finance

    • Chapter 3.3 Costs & Revenues

    • Chapter 3.4 Final Accounts

    • Chapter 3.5 Profitability & Liquidity Ratios

    • Chapter 3.6 Debt Ratio / Equity Ratios

    • Chapter 3.7 Cash Flow

    • Chapter 3.8 Investment Appraisal

    • Chapter 3.9 Budgets

    • Chapter 4.1 Intro to Marketing

    • Chapter 4.2 Marketing Planning

    • Chapter 4.3 Sales Forecasting

    • Chapter 4.4 Market Research

    • Chapter 4.5a 7Ps Marketing Mix: Product

    • Chapter 4.5b 7Ps Marketing Mix: Price

    • Chapter 4.5c 7Ps Marketing Mix: Promotion

    • Chapter 4.5d 7Ps Marketing Mix: Place

    • Chapter 4.5e 7Ps Marketing Mix (Services): People

    • Chapter 4.5f 7Ps Marketing Mix (Services): Processes

    • Chapter 4.5f 7Ps Marketing Mix (Services): Physical Evidence

    • Chapter 4.6 International Marketing

    • Chapter 5.1 The Role of Operations

    • Chapter 5.2 Operations Methods

    • Chapter 5.3 Lean Production & Quality Management

    • Chapter 5.4 Location

    • Chapter 5.5 Break-Even Analysis

    • Chapter 5.6 Production Planning

    • Chapter 5.7 Crisis Management & Contingency Planning

    • Chapter 5.8 Research & Development

    • Chapter 5.9 Management Information Systems

    • The Tool Kit: 15 of The Most Important Business Tools, Techniques of Theories