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Im not sure how I did but answered them all. I struggled massively on the big data question and didn’t find the extract provided helpful. What did people put for the big data answer?
I always use the same exam technique and am always left with extra time. For SBL I did the same as normal in technique but obviously this is a different style so I had to tweak it.
In the 10 minute intro page before the exam I get my bit of paper and do a table headed with question, mark, time, time to finish. I gave myself 30 minutes reading and planning so time to finish that part was 3:30 left on the clock when I know I have to start the questions.
I then in the 30 minutes look at the requirements and right down each question number and mark (not including professional mark) and calculate time per mark by multiplying by 2.5. Then calculate time to finish each question. This gave me 10 minutes remaining at the end.
So if part 1a was 12 marks 4 prof marks I’d times 12 by 2.5 to give me then time for question and then work out time on countdown I need to finish by.
Then I read through the requirements and split it by my role, audience, format, prof skill and task for them all and fill in that info.
Then I started reading through the exhibits to understand what was going on and fitted the info in to the requirements so I knew what exhibits to use for each question. This took my 30 minutes.
Then I started answering the questions and made sure when the time to finish was reached I would move on even if I hadn’t finished.
I ended up finishing with 30 minutes spare, though I did struggle with what to put for the data question.
With my last 30 minutes I went back to any that I thought I could expand on.
Writing marks, time for questions and time to finish each question has massively helped me with time management and I’m always left with time remaining.
Hope this helps anyone. Good luck all
