Welcome to Your BM IA Project! READ EVERY POST ON THIS PAGE & IN THIS COURSE (Last Time For This Format Is May 2023 Seniors)

Here Are Special Instructions For One-Year SL Students Only

Video: How To Earn A 7 On Your BM IA (Advice From An IB Graduate)

Print & Complete: Summary Notes For The IB BM IA Advice Video

Video: Four Critical IA Tips

Print & Complete: Video Summary Sheet For 4 Critical IA Tips

How Do You Find A Business Partner?

Handout: Your First IA Task Is To Find A Local Business

Handout: August Assignment Instruction Sheet

Handout: Having Trouble Finding A Business?

Search Online For A Local Family-owned Restaurant

Search The Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Website By Industry

Here Is A Confidentiality Form To Use If Your Business Partner Asks About The Confidentiality Of Information They Might Share With You

Video: What Is a SWOT Analysis?

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

How To Earn Analysis Marks For Your SWOT

Preview: Quarter 1 & Quarter 2 Junior IA Worksheets (pdf file- not editable)

Download This Quarter 1 & Quarter 2 IA Worksheet To Your Computer

Use A Binder Clip To Attach Old (On Bottom) & New Work (On Top)

Here Are Your Quarter 3 Worksheet Instructions

Download This Quarter 3 IA Worksheet To Your Computer- Due By 7:30Am The Day After "President's Day"

How To Do APA Citations

Explanation Of The Quarter 4 IA Proposal Assignment

Preview The Quarter 4 IA Assignment = Project Proposal

PROPOSAL WEEK INSTRUCTION SHEET

Sample Of A Finished BM IA Proposal - This Is What Your Q4 Assignment Should Look Like When You Turn It In (Obviously it will be specific and customized to your project)

Download This Q4 IA Proposal Template - Change The Specifics To Match Your Project

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?

Past, Present Or Future?

Are These Good HL Research Questions?

How To Write A Great BM IA Research Question (It Needs 3 Parts)

Sample Research Questions To Help You Fix Yours

Interview #2 Script (What To Say To Your Business Owner To Get 2 RQs & Complete 2 FFAs)

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

Are You Using Your Imagination Or Providing Proof?

What Are Secondary Sources? (= Supporting Documents)

Examiner's Tip About Primary & Secondary Sources

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)

How To Write APA Citations

Handout: 4-Page APA Booklet Showing Examples

How To Create An APA In-Text Citation For Your IA Company's Website/Webpage

Complete APA Guide Book With Examples Of Different Sources

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

What Is Plagiarism?

READ: Here Is How You Can Write Your Paper Without Plagiarizing- Use These 3 Methods

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)

Complete List Of Every BM Tool, Technique & Theory

IA Summer Assignment: 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)

Must Watch Video: How To Design a Valid & Reliable Questionnaire

Marketing Guide: 7 Steps To Doing Your Market Research

Video: What Is Validity?

How To Do A Trial Run Of Your Questionnaire (Required For Chance At Full Marks)

Optional Video: How To Create a Questionnaire In Office 365

Optional Video: How To Write A Questionnaire in Google Forms

Optional Video: How To Collect Data Using Google Forms

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

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

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

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?

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)

Please Read: An Introduction To The Senior IA Days

Review The List Of Remaining Tasks

IA Day Schedule- Each Assignment Is Due At The End Of The IA Day Class

Sample HL IA Research Paper Titles / RQ

HL IA Poster (Published 2020)

HL Paper Format Guide (2020 Overview)

HL IA Guidance From The IB BM Examiners- Know What They Want & Do It This Way

Sample HL IA From RHS- 2020 (23/25 marks = 7)

Sample HL IA From RHS - 2017 (Score: 7)

HL Template PDF (not editable) READ THIS PLEASE- IT'S THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHAT TO WRITE IN EACH PARAGRAPH OF YOUR IA PAPER

HL Template (.docx). Download This To Your Personal Computer And Edit Each Page Until It Becomes Your IA Paper

HL Template (.doc) Try downloading this older file format if you have trouble with the .docx file above.

HL BM IA Examiner Scoring Criteria Details

HL IA Final Draft Checklist - Be Sure Every Answer Can Be An Honest "Yes" Before You Give Your Paper To Your Teacher For Feedback (= 15 Grades In The Gradebook)

Your Perfectly Complete Final IA Draft Is Due By 7:10AM On Halloween Or The Day Before When It Falls On A Weekend

The HL IA IB Criteria Scoring Sheet For Your December Submission To IB- Score Your Own Paper To Catch Missing Items

Use A Quote In Every Section

APA Quick Reference Sheet

Read: How To Write Your Executive Summary

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

How To Earn Analysis Marks For Your SWOT

Read: How to Earn More Than 1 Mark For Analysis (It's Worth 6 Marks!)

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

Video: How To Start Numbering Your Pages After The TOC

Include A Completed "Client Feedback" Form (Write Your Initials On It & Insert A Clear Photo Into The Appendix)

What Counts In The HL Word Count?

Word Count Still Too High? (2,000 max for HL/ 1,500 max for SL)

"My Paper Is Too Long!"

Examiner's Tip: How To Earn All The Reflection Marks

SL Students Should Consider Replacing Their SWOT With A More Specific Tool (Put Your SWOT Table In Your Appendix)

Sample SL Commentary Titles

SL IA Days: These Are Your Assignments Due By The End Of Class

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

SL Differences In The Final IA

An SL BM IA Also Requires A Separate Appendix With All Highlighted Major Sources (MS Minecraft)

2020 SL IA Sample - Complete IA ("Should Company X Do ABC In Order To XYZ?")

2020 RHS "To What Extent..." Sample SL IA Using A Large International Company: MS Minecraft (Score 24/25 = 7)

SL Sample Teacher Score Sheet (MS Minecraft)

"Burberry" SL Sample of a 7 Score (Disregard Old Format- Read Content)

Examiner's Scores & Comments For The "Burberry" SL IA

"ASOS" SL Sample

Examiner's Scores & Comments For The "ASOS" SL IA

"Sporting Goods" RHS SL Sample Paper- Earned a 7 (Old Format But Notice The Depth & Details In Each Section)

SL IA Guidance From The IB BM Examiners- Know What They Want & Do It This Way

SL Template PDF (not editable)

SL IA Template (.docx)

SL IA Template (.doc file type)

SL IA Final Draft Checklist - Be Sure Every Answer Can Be An Honest "Yes"

SL IA Poster (Published 2020)

Your Perfectly Complete Final IA Draft Is Due By 7AM On Halloween Or The Day Before When It Falls On A Weekend

The SL IA IB Criteria Scoring Sheet For Your December Submission To IB

The Seniors' First IA Day Is In The First Week Of School - Read The Agenda Here

Does Your Formatting Mess Up When You Submit Your IA Assignments?

HL IA Day #1: Title Page & Proposal Packet (Week 1 Of Q1)

SL IA Day #1: Title Page (Then Go Find Your 5 Best Support Articles)

HL IA Day #2: "Main Results" (After 4.1 Quiz Day) READ THIS HANDOUT BEFORE IA DAY! Bring Your Data!

HL Video Instructions For Creating Your Main Results And Findings Section - WATCH THIS!

SL IA Day #2: "5 Support Docs" (After Quiz 4.1) READ THIS HANDOUT BEFORE IA DAY

HL IA Day #3: "Analysis" (After 4.2 Quiz Day) READ THIS HANDOUT BEFORE IA DAY & COME PREPARED!

HL Analysis Section Guided Video Tour- WATCH THIS!

SL IA Day #3: "Arguments In Favor" (After 4.2 Quiz). Then Do Arguments Against On IA Day #4.

HL IA Day #4: "Executive Summary" & "Introduction" (After 4.4 Quiz) CHANGE THIS TO Executive Summary & Conclusion

HL IA Day #5: "Conclusions" & "Recommendations" (After4.3 Quiz Day) CHANGE THIS TO: Intro & Recommendations

HL IA Day #6 Table Of Contents + References + Appendices (After/Before 4.5 Quiz)

Client Feedback Form (Have Your Business Partner Complete & Sign After Letting Them Read Your Finished Paper)

HL IA Day #7 Methodology (After 4.5 Quiz & After TOC/Ref/App)

IA Day #8 = Use This Checklist & Build Your IA Paper Correctly (After 4.5 Quiz)

IA Day #9: HERE IS THE COMPLETE CHECKLIST (Every Item Must Be A "Yes" Before Submitting Your IA Before Halloween)

IA Draft Scoring (Your Paper Is Due By 7:15 Am On The Last School Day Before Halloween)

DECEMBER DUE DATE: You Have 7 Days From Getting Your Teacher Feedback To Your Final Submission Due Date