Dazy
12-11-08, 04:52 AM
Hi all,
The key requirement verb decides how the question should be attempted.
The key requirement verbs to look for in application questions include ‘explain’ and ‘describe’.
The ‘explain’ requirement verb is saying that there will be one mark for explaining the issue affecting the independence of the internal auditor in the context of the scenario, and one more mark for recommending a way to overcome that issue. To gain the marks, candidates will have to identify the issue and then show why it is relevant.
In other words, there is half a mark for finding the issue, half a mark for explaining the issue, and finally one mark for recommending how the issue can be overcome.
The ‘recommend’ verb attracts one mark in this situation because it is inherently more difficult to think of an appropriate recommendation than to identify an issue from the scenario.
Find the relevant points - The question scenario includes plenty of relevant points to obtain maximum marks.
For example, there was the comment: The chief internal auditor reports directly to the finance director. This is an issue affecting independence because the internal auditor will be reporting on systems implemented or run by the finance director, who may, therefore, not accept criticism of those systems.
Explain the relevant point in the answer. It must now be shown why that point applies to the scenario.
The key requirement verb decides how the question should be attempted.
The key requirement verbs to look for in application questions include ‘explain’ and ‘describe’.
The ‘explain’ requirement verb is saying that there will be one mark for explaining the issue affecting the independence of the internal auditor in the context of the scenario, and one more mark for recommending a way to overcome that issue. To gain the marks, candidates will have to identify the issue and then show why it is relevant.
In other words, there is half a mark for finding the issue, half a mark for explaining the issue, and finally one mark for recommending how the issue can be overcome.
The ‘recommend’ verb attracts one mark in this situation because it is inherently more difficult to think of an appropriate recommendation than to identify an issue from the scenario.
Find the relevant points - The question scenario includes plenty of relevant points to obtain maximum marks.
For example, there was the comment: The chief internal auditor reports directly to the finance director. This is an issue affecting independence because the internal auditor will be reporting on systems implemented or run by the finance director, who may, therefore, not accept criticism of those systems.
Explain the relevant point in the answer. It must now be shown why that point applies to the scenario.