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General question: Answering exam questions

Discussion in 'SA2' started by afen0029, Sep 25, 2019.

  1. afen0029

    afen0029 Member

    Hi,

    When working out questions, is it possible to combine two questions in one?

    For example
    i) explain risks associated with product (10 marks)
    ii) explain how above risks are mitigated (14 marks)

    Would it possible to combine the two in one answer, i.e. write the risk and immediately write down the associated controls/mitigation methods?

    I find that this happens sometimes and I would rather just combine the two. Especially with longer questions where it just gets messy and you would need to turn pages back and forth to remember what you wrote.

    Any opinions from examiners?

    Thanks so much!
     
    afen0029, Sep 25, 2019
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  2. Em Francis

    Em Francis ActEd Tutor Staff Member

    Hi
    As long as you make it clear, this shouldn't be a problem. However I would advise only using this approach for questions where it asks to state/outline the risks and then for each risk state/outline a method to mitigate.
    The reason being is that with 'explain 'questions a lot more depth is required and the controls that you need to explain may be applicable to many risks. By keeping them separate, you are avoiding repeating yourself.

    Hope this helps.
    Best of luck.
    Em
     
    Em Francis, Sep 26, 2019
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  3. afen0029

    afen0029 Member

    Thanks so much! Helps loads!
     
    afen0029, Sep 26, 2019
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