AQA Business Studies Unit 1 Marketing and Finance Essentials Guide

Teaching Business & Economics, Spring 2005 by Turner, Sue

AQA Business Studies Unit 1 Marketing and Finance Essentials Guide CD Rom Price £8.81 incl. VAT Authors Dan Cottrell and Charlie Roddington To be purchased on line from tutor2u.net

The last edition of the journal contained reviews of resources provided by tutor2u. This is such an important source of materials for teachers of economics and business studies, that it seemed appropriate to make a few more comments. It is good to see that the expansion of subject coverage by tutor2u has not impacted on the production of resources in the site's original subject areas.

As the name suggests, this resource is very focused in its nature, both in terms of being appropriate for one paper of one examination board and in being condensed in its coverage of subject content. This allows it to meet its objective of being a reliable and manageable revision guide, concentrating on essential information. Students will find their way easily round the information using the index. There is a set of study notes, quizzes in the form of multiple choice questions and examples of actual examination questions, providing reassurance for students in the last weeks of a course. It would probably have been helpful for students to have suggested answers or examiner comment for the higher mark questions, but this is a minor point.

There is a useful section on examination technique, again unique to the paper concerned.

Would students pay £8.81? Most seem to find this sort of money easily enough for other purposes and my own students seem willing to pay for resources so closely related to achieving good grades. Having one or two copies at school is also worthwhile - make sure that they do not vanish.