Part 2
Reading passage 2
Read the passage below and answer Questions 14-22.
NUMERACY CENTRE
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Many business and marketing courses require a knowledge of introductory statistics, computing or mathematics. If you feel inadequately prepared for your course, you can get help from the Numeracy Centre, which offers FREE help in mathematics and statistics. Grab a timetable from the Centre and drop in when it suits you. COURSE AThe first course available to students is a Revision Course in Basic Maths. This three-hour lecture will review mathematical concepts such as ratios, averages and percentages that will be necessary for any courses requiring elementary statistics. Knowledge of Year 10 Maths is a must. Booking is not necessary. COURSE BFor those students doing marketing courses and other courses requiring statistical analysis, there is the Bridging Course in Statistics for Marketing. This course introduces ideas in elementary statistics to provide a starting point for further developments in statistical skills later on in other courses. The course is run in sessions of three hours, in the form of a one-hour lecture followed by a two-hour tutorial. Examples will be drawn from reference books. The tutorials will be interactive where possible (e.g. drawing random samples from the population of numbered cards in class) with hands-on experience of data manipulation using MINITAB on a bank of PCs. COURSE CStatistics for the Practitioner is slightly different to the previous course, which must be completed before this course. This course is largely non-mathematical. It will instead concentrate on the interpretation and application of statistics rather than on computation. The statistical package MINITAB will be used as a teaching tool. This course will be conducted over two days in the form of workshops and small group discussions, with a strong emphasis on hands-on experience of data manipulation using computers. COURSE DAnother course of interest to many students is this refresher Course in Basic Computing Skills designed specifically for business and marketing. Students who need more practise using and creating graphs, managing table data, setting up spreadsheets or embedding Excel data are encouraged to enrol in this 8-hour course. Students will learn through workshops giving hands-on experience. Course notes and practice files provided. |
Read the text below and answer Questions 23-27.
WRITING A RESUME
GUIDELINESA resume is a summary of your skills and abilities, education and employment history, including your experience. It needs to be concise, informative and presented effectively so as to create a good first impression. A good resume can help to open the door for an interview. For an effective resume, six information sections should be delineated. PERSONAL INFORMATION Head your resume with personal details, including your name, address, telephone number(s) and email address. This information is generally centred on the page. CAREER OBJECTIVEWrite a career goal statement to define what you want to achieve in your chosen career and the direction you are taking to achieve it. This statement should be placed directly under your personal details. Stating your goal not only articulates to the potential employer that you have given some thought to your future career but how your employment may work to the advantage of both parties. For example, if you have excelled in computer-based technologies, you might state that you are seeking an opportunity to both use your IT skills and further develop them for the advancement of the business or company, ie the potential employer. SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTSIn this section, highlight specific skills and abilities acquired through work experience and which are relevant to the position you are applying for. Demonstrate how you developed them and in what capacity, and how others have benefited from your expertise. Ability to get the job done is what a potential employer wants to see. Include any special accomplishments as well. For example, completing a major project ahead of schedule and to budget is a significant achievement. EMPLOYMENT HISTORYProvide a listing of your work experience, starting from your most recent job, showing each of the following: employment dates, your job title or role, employer’s name and location of the company or organisation. Just below this, using bullets, list your main responsibilities or duties, such as the number of people you have managed or supervised, budgetary responsibilities and maintenance of databases. EDUCATIONStart by listing your highest level of school or university education and then any training or workplace certificates that are relevant to the job you are applying for. The latter may include leadership training programs or certification in technologies. REFERENCESReferences are provided so that your credentials can be verified. It is important to get permission beforehand from the referee(s) to be certain they are available and willing to provide a positive reference on your behalf. List each referee’s name, job title, name of the company/organisation and contact telephone numbers. |
Questions 14-17
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.
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COURSE |
Course Duration |
Previous Courses Required |
Teaching Method |
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A |
3 hours |
14 |
lecture |
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B |
3 hours |
none |
lecture and 15 |
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C |
2 days |
16 |
workshops and small group discussions |
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D |
17 |
none |
workshops |
Questions 18-22
Look at the following statements containing the different needs of students.
Match each student need with the appropriate course A, B, C or D.
Write the appropriate letter, A, B, C or D in boxes 18-22 on your answer sheet.
18.ABCD Catherine, who has difficulty presenting data, needs some help with importing and inserting graphs in her assignments for marketing.
19.ABCD Joe, who completed high school 10 years ago, wants to brush upon his mathematics skills before ho starts his studies in business.
20.ABCD Pamela needs to know how to analyse the statistical significance of data in marketing surveys.
21.ABCD Geoff, who has to read many articles containing statistics, needs to know how to interpret and apply the facts and figures.
22.ABCD Bob needs to know how to perform some of the basic statistic equations for the assignments in his business course.
Questions 23-27
Complete the following sentences.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 23-27 on your answer sheet.
Creating an interesting resume can secure an 23 for a candidate.
Having a career goal also 24 to a possible employer that you have carefully considered your future career prospects.
Providing an example of an important 25 demonstrates you are capable of doing a job well.
Make sure that your work 26 shows what types of task you were responsible for.
Be sure to have 27 prior to listing your nominated referee(s).
