TECEP Exam Books?

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Stalk, I'm preparing to take the Strategic Management TECEP. I see that you have already taken the exam. What would you recommend as the study material and major emphasis to be? Can the test be successfully prepared for in 2 or 3 weeks. I have to complete it before the end of March 2015. Any help would be greatly appreciated! By the way, what you have been able to accomplish is such a short time is awesome congrats on all the hard work you put in!

Myself as well as others who have passed Strategic Management posted our feedback here: http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...tecep.html

My study material was a previous edition of the recommended text, sold for $3.99 plus shipping for $8 bucks total.

As others have said, match what you're studying with the exam fact sheet; I felt like Strategic Management really honed in on this more so than any of the other 8 TECEPs I have also taken. Another advice I have for the exam is to not worry about the case studies section (latter half of the text-book), or any specific examples of an organization doing something; get ideas/concepts down pat, not the companies who applied them.

Lastly, the short answer and essay portions of the exams are derived from definitions/charts/lists you'll find throughout the textbook. One short answer question I had asked what an item is, and why you would use it. One essay question I had asked about companies starting a new business (this has a list), defining each method, and answering (i.e. listing) why a company would NOT pursue one. If it has a counterargument (and the book has plenty), consider studying it too.

Being knowledgeable with the recommended prerequisites is a good idea, but you shouldn't need to go in-depth. The more time you have with the textbook, the better off you'll be.