November updates and notices
Sunday 31 October 2021
It's been a(nother) busy month. We welcomed Kenya as our 99th member country to the InThinking Business Management community. At the time of writing, there are 1,065 DP teachers using the website regularly, with 7,717 of their students enjoying free access. Content on the website now exceeds 594,000 words - to put this into context, my 4th edn 648-page IBID Press textbook is just over 320,000 words.
Updates to website
- A new ATL Activity (Social and Thinking skills) and Exam Practice Question for Unit 1.1 has been added here: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/24094/ the-elements-of-a-business- plan (The benefits of business planning) - New case studies and an ATL Activity have been added here for Unit 1.3 The Ansoff matrix https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/22236/ the-ansoff-matrix - Do you (and your students) know your dongs from your patacas? Take this updated Unit 1.5 currencies quiz (ATL Activity 2) to find out: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/24076/ consequences-of-a-change-in- any-of-the-steeple-factors - A new exam practice question has been added to Unit 1.7 Decision trees: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/24031/ decision-trees - New ATL Activities and videos have been added to Unit 2.1 Work patterns, practices & preferences, including the costs and benefits of working from home (WFH): https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/25097/ work-patterns-practices- preferences - A new 15-question types of training quiz has been added to Unit 2.1 Types of training (induction, on-the-job, and off-the-job): https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/25094/ types-of-training - Leading by example - read this case study for Unit 2.3 about Dan Price who took a US$1,000,000 pay cut so that his own workers could get a minimum salary of US$70,000 - then see what his employees did in return during the COVID-19 pandemic to save the company: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/24602/ types-of-financial-rewards - A new ATL Activity, suggested by IB educator Catherine Brandt has been included for Unit 2.5, focusing on Hofstede's cultural dimensions: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/25088/ the-reasons-for,-and- consequences-of,-cultural- clashes - A new exam practice question has been included in Unit 4.5 the Boston Consulting Group matrix: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/22566/ boston-consulting-group-(bcg)- matrix - The 5th Oct 2021 marked the 10th year anniversary of the passing of Steve Jobs. Read about his life and how he put a dent in the universe here, written in the context of Unit 5.6 - Culture and R&D https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/34093/ change,-culture-and-ethical- considerations-(ao3) - Following the success of the October SL IA upskilling InThinking course, I have added the 5S framework for formulating effective research questions here: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/22146/ sl-ia-20-sample-titles - Top tips for completing the three mandatory Extended Essay reflection sessions, including guiding questions to ask during each of these sessions: https://www.thinkib.net/
businessmanagement/page/41874/ the-reflection-sessions
Notices
Due to popular demand, InThinking will be hosting two more upskilling training sessions for teachers in November 2021:
- HL IA upskilling course - 9th Nov 2021 https://inthinking.net/think-ins/771
- SL IA upskilling course - 10th Nov 2021 https://inthinking.net/think-ins/772
Finally, there have been lots of questions lately about upskilling training for the syllabus. Please take a look here for update and notifications about the planned new syllabus (first teaching 2022): https://www.thinkib.net/businessmanagement/page/39608/new-syllabus-2022
With warm wishes for the month ahead,
Paul
