Decision Making Exercise

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Decision Making Exercise

• How to Pass

2
What is it ?

• Made up of three sources
• Must answer a set of evaluation questions worth
  10 marks
• Write a report in an appropriate style

3
Answering the Evaluation Questions

• Only use the sources specified
• Keep your answers short and simple
• Look at the statistical sources first (source
  C) when answering a question that deals with
  source C. This will help you find the relevant
  part of the passage in either Source A or source B

4
The Report

• Planning is essential
• Use highlighter pens to mark the sources
• Use the structure of the task to plan your report
• Write in the first person
• Refer to sources
• Use ALL the source material to make your case
• You may be asked to consider problems your
  decision my bring
• Have a conclusion

5
Marking

• You should be aiming to get good marks for the
  evaluation questions. At least 8/10
• To pass you must bring in external information .
• This must be integrated into your report

6
Timing

• Use your time carefully
• You only have 1 hour 20 minutes
• Use 20 minutes to answer questions
• 15 minutes to plan
• 40 minutes to write it
• 5 minutes to check at the end

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DME

• All of paper 2 is a DME
• The NAB on the NHS is a DME