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[tweetypie2005]

can anyone help me, am taking mod stud higher as a crash and i have no idea what the DME is, what is involoved etc. as I missed the start of the course. Any help would be great!!

[superstar]

Ok i DME is a decision making exercise and heres wot u do.

1. You get 3 sources two written from a differing point of view and the other stastical.

2. U have to read through all the sources then do some little evaluating questions which are made up to be worth 10 marks. They are more use to get to no the sources than anything else.

3. Then u have to do the DME and wot u have to do is recommend a course of action to a government minister or the chairman of blah!! And u decide wot you are going to do based on the sources and then write a report which will contain arguments for and against your case!

Example: Recommend to the Health Board whether or not the should introduce private health insurance.

BTW it may not be about health care if u do income and wealth at your school but the principle is exactly the same.

If u have any questions dont hesitate to ask.

Hope this helps! xx

[tweetypie2005]

is it only on healthcare/wealth (healthcare at my school) or is it international realtions and politics as well?

[superstar]

No its just on health

[Shuggy]

is it only on healthcare/wealth (healthcare at my school) or is it international realtions and politics as well?

It's either on health care or income and wealth: most schools and colleges do health care...

[Paul!"£$%^&*1122]

is it only on healthcare/wealth (healthcare at my school) or is it international realtions and politics as well?

It's either on health care or income and wealth: most schools and colleges do health care...

the DME is quite simple once you get the hang of it. For my first i got 17/ 20
and for my second i got 20/20

i u have any major problems post thm ere n i will try 2 help.

[lipu]

I did my first DME today and I really dont know how to do it. Any help would be great. We are doing it on Income and Wealth

[Paul!"£$%^&*1122]

I did my first DME today and I really dont know how to do it.  Any help would be great.  We are doing it on Income and Wealth

u see we r doing it on health so there will b a bit of a diference

[Shuggy]

I did my first DME today and I really dont know how to do it.  Any help would be great.  We are doing it on Income and Wealth

One of the most important things to do is to break it up under headings: this is both "a style appropriate to a report" and helps you manage the information. It should go something like:

Recommendation

Supporting Evidence

Evidence Against (The souces are designed so that they could support eitherrecommendation)

Refute Evidence Against

Restate Recommendation

Also:

Quote your souces; you must use background knowledge; and play the role set in the paper.

Any more specific questions? (Fortunately, I teach this area).

[Paul!"£$%^&*1122]

IN a DME remember you must always cross - refer it is vital!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[superstar]

MUST HAVE Background knowledge you can only get 12/20 if you have none in!

[gjm1988]

A question about the DME

I know that it has to be written in a report style e.g.

To
From
Date

Remit

Arguments for

Arguments Against

Conclusion

but for the Arguments for and against can they be written in bullet points or does it have to be sentences

[nina]

is this what we need to know for paper2??

[Paul!"£$%^&*1122]

is this what we need to know for paper2??

yes its paper 2

[lipu]

I get the DME now - It seems to be a glorified ES Question from SG

[nina]

I get the DME now - It seems to be a glorified ES Question from SG

i still dont quite get it

[superstar]

I get the DME now - It seems to be a glorified ES Question from SG

Well i think that is underestimating the task slightly! It requires the same skills but isa worth a hell of a lot more marks and you have to have a lot more knowelge of the course as well as backgroung knowelge to get a good mark for it. It is quite invovled as the info given is somethimes not all that helpdul for thinkin of reasons for and against your arguement.

It takes practise and the time is tight.

Dont under-estimate it it is not as easy as at first it seems!

[nina]

One of the most important things to do is to break it up under headings: this is both "a style appropriate to a report" and helps you manage the information. It should go something like:

Recommendation

Supporting Evidence

Evidence Against (The souces are designed so that they could support eitherrecommendation)

Refute Evidence Against

Restate Recommendation

Also:

Quote your souces; you must use background knowledge; and play the role set in the paper.

Any more specific questions? (Fortunately, I teach this area).
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see those sub headings, are they the headings that u put down in the DME?

[tweetypie2005]

got my first dme back - got a c/d despite it being the third attempt!!! Ach well prelim on wednesday - bra!!

[nina]

anyone doing income and wealth?

Im really struggling with this area. Can anyone help? Please.