Political decision-making can be done at many

levels …
 9707 BUSINESS STUDIES

Answering questions with

instruction of ‘ANALYSE’
 Question
• Analyse the benefits for MNCs to
relocate in your country.
• Analyse the advantages and
disadvantages of a multinational
operating in your country.
 Marks distribution
• Marks are usually awarded along the
following categories:
– Knowledge
– aPplication
– aNalysis
– Evaluation
 Marks distribution
K P N E

Paper 1 30% 30% 20% 20%

(essay)
Paper 2 20% 30% 30% 20%

Paper 3 20% 20% 30% 30%

 Analyse?
• Make a point
• Develop the point fully
• Question the stand that you have made.
 Rule 1:
The idea of ‘feature’
• A characteristic associated with an
event/item/person/process etc.

Public company Able to sell shares

to the public
 Rule 2:
The idea of ‘dis/advantage’
• An impending consequence, positive or
negative, of that feature.

Public company Able to sell shares

to the public

Acquires Risk of takeover

 Rule 3:
Establish connection
• There must always be a connection between
FEATURE and DIS/ADVANTAGE.
• Always provide explanation how the
features lead to that outcome.[K]
• An example, relevant to question, assists
where necessary.[P]
 Rule 4:
Advantage v Disaadvantage
• If an argument can be created pitting the
‘advantage’ against the ‘disadvantage’,
this creates further analysis [N]
 Rule 5:
Key words/phrases
• However
• On the other hand
 Rule 6:
Don’t be certain
• Avoid being too definite.
• ‘Will’ and ‘must’ should be avoided and
replaced by ‘might’, ‘may’, ‘could’ and
‘it is possible’
 ‘Other tips
• Understand the needs of the question, then
proceed to ‘structure’ answer first.
• Paragraph your answer liberally – of course
within the needs of ensuring clear
communication of your ideas.
• Do not take information directly from textbook.