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E5gt_,j> the exam will be have 50 questions which make up 90 marks – the pass mark is 50%. There are 40 multiple choic questions, each question will be on 1 syllabus area and will require selection of the correct answer out of 4; 10 Short questions: where the candidate has to read some information and choose TRUE or False. The CBE exam may make use of other question formats
?b d&Av This paper is broad but not deep, questions are about knowledge and understanding across a very wide range of general business issue that will provide a foundation for later studies
4Tuh]5 Syllabus areas
?`vGpi~ There are 6 key syllabus areas, and with an exam of this nature, none can be deemed less important, as all can be tested and exams will aim to be representative across the syllabus.
D0\*WK$ ^~B#r# Context tested in the pilot paper
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`f?8vS Chapter 1: Span of control; function of marketing; advantage of decentralisation; shamrock organisation; 4P in marketing
W)2k>cS Chapter 2: transaction processing system;
c[6<UkH7 Chapter 3: Handy’s cultural type; internal stakeholder; Mendelow’s analysis of group of stakeholders;
Nc EPPl0I Chapter 4: no single question appear on the pilot paper
tR=1.M96Y Chapter 5:Best practice in corporate governance; Public Oversight Board;
4fL>Ou[YuX Chapter 6:Policy to expand level of economic activity; types of unemployment;
x'i~o' total level of demand; impact of interest rate increase; impact of inflation;
pcQzvLk Chapter 7:Situation analysis (environmental scan); population trend; data
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