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DME: Decision
Making Exercise
30%
of your total GCSE marks Time allowed: One and three-quarter hours Tuesday 25th Jan 2005 pm Title: Feast or Famine? Feeding the World Useful Links: |
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Guidance There
are three sections in the DME Section
1: The background
This
will be composed of a number of data-response questions [ie. You are
provided with material in the form of graphs, data, maps etc., and asked
questions about then]. You
will need to know and understand the lessons we have completed in this
unit, and be able to apply them in the context of material presented on
the day. Section
2: Options
You
will be asked to write about the advantaged and disadvantages of various
solutions to the problem from the point of view of different stakeholders. Section
3: The decision This
will require a piece of extended writing stating and justifying your final
decision. You
should give your decision in the first paragraph. Then
you should systematically consider the advantages and disadvantages of the
alternative solutions. Finally
you should justify your decision, stating your final arguments. In
Section 3, the best answers will be those that:
During
the DME you should: Allocate
your time EQUALLY between the three sections. If
you run out of time, make sure the basic requirements of Section 3 have at
least been met. Refer
to the resources given, but do not waste time with lengthy quotes.
The examiner knows the material too!
Instead, you should interpret and explain the data as it applies to
the issue. Do
not write about anything in the resources which is irrelevant to the
issue. Pay
attention to COMMAND WORDS in the questions, which are more involved than
those in the final examination.
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