Business Awareness Exam - Failed

mxrraiia

Hi,

I desperately need some help to improve my mark. I failed twice and wondered why I had lower marks than the pass mark of 70%. I was hard-working to get passed but it said otherwise.

Do you have any resources or advice that can be useful for me?

anony123

Just try your best I got 80.
Yt videos on first intuition were really helpful
Writing you just gotta write.

anony123

Only 2 passed in our class, so don’t get upset or anything.

mxrraiia

I will try my best to watch YT as I can.

anony123

When is ur resit?

wilburnet

Has anyone taken the BUAW unit exam lately? How did they find it. Currently studying for it there is a lot of material to get through

anony123

Hi Wil,

There is a lot of content from PESTLE, to money laundering to TARA.

The real exam is much much harder in my opinion than the real one.

Just two passed in my class.

I passed with 80%, I may still have some resources you can use 🤗

anony123

Is there an update to the spec or the books this year?

unknownm97

I studied/revised the osborne book twice. Sat exam and got 82% on first try. The real exam is much different, and sometimes they'll ask something that would have not been covered in your particular study guide. What I found helpful was looking aat practice paper as it gives the best layout. If you just understand the concept in the most basic manner, you will be able to replicate it in a detailed manner in the exam. especially PESTLE. understand what each means really well and you will smash the question. I only messsed up big on communication because i left it too late!!

unknownm97

anony123 said:

Is there an update to the spec or the books this year?

what do you mean?

anony123

Is there a new 2024 guide. I know there was aq2016 and 2022.

anony123

@unknownm97 Yes, very true. It’s builds a basic foundation on the AAT practice assessment. I felt some questions that came up we weren’t even taught about. I don’t know how others feel. Even people in my class thought the same as me.

JuanCMP

I already fail after study very very hard, revising all the exercises (wb, stb, and mocks). My weakness was the PESTLE exercise which was very dificult. Keep trying.

anony123

I had already learnt the PESTLE before in A level business so that wasn’t new to me. For me, I know them in detail but then applying it to different situations was the difficult area.

wilburnet

New Examiner reports are now available for all AAT units including BUAW for the period up to June 2024.

anony123

@wilburnet

When is your exam? If you can give me your number, I can send resources over to you.

unknownm97

anony123 said:

Is there a new 2024 guide. I know there was aq2016 and 2022.

I have had a look at BPP's books. Their question banks had "from Sep 23" but now they have renamed it to exam kit and says "september 2024"

Osborne doesn't mention any update as such

anony123

Sometimes the books don’t change, or there is very small changes eg. new legalisations about VAT etc. BPP and Osbourne are very similar.

anony123

Well whoever passed the exam well done.

Whoever is taking it, it is much harder than what I originally thought. Just read the question, and you’ll be all good.

unknownm97

JuanCMP said:

I already fail after study very very hard, revising all the exercises (wb, stb, and mocks). My weakness was the PESTLE exercise which was very dificult. Keep trying.

what did you get?

Mine were as follows:


Task 1 - Organisations and ethics for accountants 18/20 [Exceeded]
Task 2 - Analysing the external environment 16/18 [Exceeded]
Task 3 - Business structures, technology and data security 14/17 [Met]
Task 4 - Ethical and legal compliance 7/10 [Met]
Task 5 - Microeconomic environment and sustainability 9/10 [Exceeded]
Task 6 - Communication and visualisation 6/13 [Below requirement]
Task 7 - Risk and big data 12/12 [Exceeded]

unknownm97

anony123 said:

Sometimes the books don’t change, or there is very small changes eg. new legalisations about VAT etc. BPP and Osbourne are very similar.

I don't think similar, i skimmed BPP for business awareness and lot of stuff in there that was not osborne. I also feel they over inform in the book. Not needed at all

unknownm97

JuanCMP said:

I already fail after study very very hard, revising all the exercises (wb, stb, and mocks). My weakness was the PESTLE exercise which was very dificult. Keep trying.

What part you need help on most? do you not understand the pestle or you do but can not apply?

anony123

I got
17
15
11
6
8
10
12

I can’t access them right now because I’m not taking level 4.

JuanCMP

That´s were my mark, 64%.

Task 1 - Organisations and ethics for accountants. Met 16/20
Task 2 - Analysing the external environment. Below requirement 8/18
Task 3 - Business structures, technology and data security. Below requirement 9/17
Task 4 - Ethical and legal compliance. Borderline 6/10
Task 5 - Microeconomic environment and sustainability. Met 8/10
Task 6 - Communication and visualisation. Below requirement 7/13
Task 7 - Risk and big data. Met 10/12

I will check every exercise carefully and delve into my mistakes.

If anyone has mock exams or exercises, apart from the Osborne or AAT ones that I already have, please would you send them to my email (jcarlos3012.uk@gmail.com)? Thank you in advance for this help.

anony123

I’ve sent one over. I will find more.

wilburnet

After reading the new examiners report Task 4 ( ethics) is most poorly answered

anony123

Yh, that is the money laundering and conflict of interests. I only got 6/10. It seems weird that it isn’t task 6. @wilburnet if you need any help I’m here bro.