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How to answer SBL questions

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Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA (PAC150)

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How to answer SBL question

  1. Read Introductory/background/overview first paragraph to identify the

    • business model
    • which industry, relate to any company in real life
    • Public listed company/ private limited company/ non-government organisation/ charitable organisation

  2. Go through ALL requirements (question) – understand it. – find the scope of the case study.

  3. Role can be:

    • single role
    • different roles You can find it in the introductory requirement or in each requirement. Important to understand it to determine type of information that you are supposed to be providing.

  4. Question setup – QSU

    • Verb – find the meaning
    • Format
    • Model, if applicable. – it gives you framework to answer. Highly recommendable to use but not mandatory. If there is no model required, go free flow with your ideas, what is important it must be logical.
    • Time allocation. Follow it strictly! 1 mark = 1 or 2 minutes depending on your reading and planning time.
    • Points to answer 70% rule. Points = Technical marks 8 x 70% = 5= 6 pts
    • Professional skill marks (PSM)
    • Break down the questions into smaller segment
    • Choose the easiest requirement to attempt

  5. Answer plan. Link information in the exhibit with the requirements; copy paste relevant points or sentence from exhibits to respective question. Info in exhibit available for 1 requirement or many requirements.

  6. Once you are done with the above, you can start to write the full answer.

  7. When you prepare your answer:

    • Present it in the specified format
    • Use suitable headings and subheadings
    • Make only relevant points
    • Avoid repetition
    • Write clearly and concisely
    • Keep your tone professional

  8. Full answer. How to get marks? – as required by examiners.

Relate to case (RTC) = match evidence in case & requirement

2 marks for a well-developed point

  • What? Point/Issue

Value-add:

  • Who? Organisation/PIC
  • Why? Reason
  • How? Impact to organisation
  • Recommendation – ONLY when required
  1. What could you do to excel in SBL?
    • Refer to 10 things to learn - Examiner article – 2 marks for well-developed points
    • To get any mark you must do more than just state some knowledge or just some points from exhibits.
    • Knowledge must be applied in the context of the case. Points from the exhibits must be explained in terms of the relevance of the requirements.
    • Don’t repeat points in the same requirement.
    • Paraphrase. Don’t copy & paste the text and exhibit. Examiners don’t like to see their words in answer script.
    • Make the job of examiners easy! By doing the above.
    • If you can’t get the full technical marks, please aim at least for 50% to pass -70% to buffer.
    • Reverse fishing – when revising case. Points in answer scheme and find where the point is in the exhibit. In future you will know where to look for in different case. This kind of trend will repeat itself.
    • Prepare own answer and compare it to answer scheme in suggested solution.

Sean Purcell – How to Earn More Marks in SBL

Some of the reasons why student fail marginally 47% and above.

  • Not writing enough due to poor time-management
  • Not breaking down the question

What markers do not like to see

  • Students give 4 pages for 4 marks
  • No bullet points. Give well explain sentence instead
  • Misread question

SBL = behaviour in workplace. It is an applied skill. You don’t share/tell model name to your office in meeting. The function of model is for secret tool of strategic consultant. In paper of consultant, they don’t mention the name of model. U can put in answer plan but don’t reveal it in full answer.

What should a sentence be to gain mark = So what? Why? The consequence?

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How to answer SBL questions

Course: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA (PAC150)

181 Documents
Students shared 181 documents in this course

University: INTEC Education College

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How to answer SBL question
1. Read Introductory/background/overview first paragraph to identify the
- business model
– which industry, relate to any company in real life
– Public listed company/ private limited company/ non-government organisation/
charitable organisation
2. Go through ALL requirements (question) – understand it. – find the scope of the case
study.
3. Role can be:
- single role
- different roles
You can find it in the introductory requirement or in each requirement.
Important to understand it to determine type of information that you are supposed to
be providing.
4. Question setup – QSU
- Verb – find the meaning
- Format
- Model, if applicable. – it gives you framework to answer. Highly recommendable
to use but not mandatory. If there is no model required, go free flow with your
ideas, what is important it must be logical.
- Time allocation. Follow it strictly! 1 mark = 1.8 or 2 minutes depending on your
reading and planning time.
- Points to answer 70% rule. Points = Technical marks 8 x 70% = 5.6= 6 pts
- Professional skill marks (PSM)
- Break down the questions into smaller segment
- Choose the easiest requirement to attempt
5. Answer plan. Link information in the exhibit with the requirements; copy paste
relevant points or sentence from exhibits to respective question. Info in exhibit
available for 1 requirement or many requirements.
6. Once you are done with the above, you can start to write the full answer.
7. When you prepare your answer:
• Present it in the specified format
• Use suitable headings and subheadings
• Make only relevant points
• Avoid repetition
• Write clearly and concisely
• Keep your tone professional
8. Full answer. How to get marks? – as required by examiners.

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