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Clare Christian
Hi,

I have just failed my PDS1 exams and I am feeling disillusioned with the whole programme. The course is such a huge leap from CPP study and i am having real trouble understanding the exam questions and exactly what the examiners expect from you with regards to quotes and case studies etc.

I am in desperate need of guidance on exam technique and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I have read every examiners report available but have not found them very useful.

Any links or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Clare
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  • I have failed the Managing Information (part of the old Core Management syllabus) exam three times. The last time I sat it was in May 2004 and have since given up taking the view that clearly this is a subject I am destined never to grasp! Each time I have tried different learning methods, the first time I sat the exam I was going to college in the evening with a tutor who assumed everyone in group had the capability of completing degree level maths! Not helpful if maths is not your strong point. The last two times were on a home learning programme, but that still didn't seem to do the trick. Luckily I have a very sympathetic boss who has not pushed me into taking it a forth time so I have decided to take a break and think about what to do next. Anyway, I paid £50 for one of the 'personalised' examiners reports and have to say that I didn't think it was worth the paper it was written on. It was really no different to the generic examiners reports you can download off the CIPD website. It certainly didn't help me understand where I was going wrong each time which for me, was what I needed to know!
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  • I have failed the Managing Information (part of the old Core Management syllabus) exam three times. The last time I sat it was in May 2004 and have since given up taking the view that clearly this is a subject I am destined never to grasp! Each time I have tried different learning methods, the first time I sat the exam I was going to college in the evening with a tutor who assumed everyone in group had the capability of completing degree level maths! Not helpful if maths is not your strong point. The last two times were on a home learning programme, but that still didn't seem to do the trick. Luckily I have a very sympathetic boss who has not pushed me into taking it a forth time so I have decided to take a break and think about what to do next. Anyway, I paid £50 for one of the 'personalised' examiners reports and have to say that I didn't think it was worth the paper it was written on. It was really no different to the generic examiners reports you can download off the CIPD website. It certainly didn't help me understand where I was going wrong each time which for me, was what I needed to know!
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