IB Business Management IA Grader

Grade your Business Management IA before you submit. Upload your draft and get a mark for each criterion, comments tied to your sentences, and a list of what to fix first.

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Business Management IA mark and criterion feedback in Marksy

94%

of Marksy's marks on Business Management IAs land within one grade of the IB's final mark

Tested on 141 Business Management IAs the IB had already marked. See how we tested

Marks
25, from seven criteria
Length
1,800 words at most
Supporting documents
Three to five, uploaded with your draft
Key concept
Change, creativity, ethics or sustainability

See the mark, and the sentences behind it

Check the quality of your method, analysis, evaluation, communication and subject-specific reasoning. Find the weakest parts of the draft and see what to change first.

Business Management IA: comments on your writing
Comments on your writingEach comment points at a passage in your draft, so you can see why Marksy said it.
Business Management IA: what to fix first
What to fix firstA short list of edits in order, instead of changing random parts of the draft.

What Marksy checks for each Business Management IA criterion

You get a mark for each IB assessment criterion below. The points under each one are what Marksy looks for in your draft. See the mark bands

Criterion A: Integration of a key concept

5 marks
  • The key concept is one of change, creativity, ethics, or sustainability.
  • Its connection to the organization is analysed, not just described.
  • It runs through the whole project rather than appearing once.

Criterion B: Supporting documents

4 marks
  • There are three to five supporting documents.
  • Each document is relevant to the research question and has depth.
  • Together they offer a range of ideas and perspectives.

Criterion C: Selection and application of tools and theories

4 marks
  • Tools fit the issue being investigated.
  • Application uses organization-specific evidence.
  • Their relevance to the research question is clear.

Criterion D: Analysis and evaluation

5 marks
  • Claims are supported by data from the documents.
  • Assumptions and implications are evaluated.
  • Ideas are integrated rather than discussed one at a time.

Criterion E: Conclusions

3 marks
  • The answer is explicit.
  • The judgment is proportionate to the evidence.
  • No major new argument appears only in the conclusion.

Criterion F: Structure

2 marks
  • Sections follow a logical sequence.
  • Headings and transitions reveal the argument.
  • Supporting material is easy to locate.

Criterion G: Presentation

2 marks
  • There is a title page and an accurate table of contents.
  • Headings and subheadings are used appropriately.
  • Pages are numbered.

Where Business Management IAs usually lose marks

Marksy flags these in your draft and links each one to the sentences it is about.

  • The key concept named onceWriting "sustainability" in the introduction isn't integration. Build the concept into your research question and come back to it with each tool and in your conclusion.Criterion A
  • Documents that tell one storyFive articles about the same press release add little. Pick three to five documents with real depth and different views, like an annual report, an industry report and a critical article.Criterion B
  • Tools pasted, not appliedA SWOT full of general points earns little. Fill each tool with this firm's figures from your documents and use it to answer your question. Two or three tools done well beat six done thinly.Criterion C
  • Analysis with no numbersUse the data in your documents, such as revenue, margins or survey results. Weigh the other side inside each section, and ask whether a change really came from the decision you're studying.Criterion D
  • A conclusion past the word limitModerators stop reading at 1,800 words, so a conclusion after that can't earn marks. Give a clear answer to your question that matches your evidence.Criterion E
  • Missing presentation basicsCriterion G checks for a title page, an accurate contents page, headings and page numbers. Missing any one costs a mark, and it's the easiest mark to keep.Criterion G

Before you upload

  • Upload your supporting documents with your draft. Without them, criterion B scores 0.
  • Combine all your supporting documents into one PDF, because there is one upload box for them.
  • Put your word count on the cover page.
  • Keep definitions and quotes in the main text. They count towards your words, and footnotes are for references only.

Your draft stays at the centre

Marksy reads the work you upload, points each comment back to your writing, and puts the most important changes first.

Does every section answer the question with business-specific evidence?
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  1. 1

    Upload your draft

    A PDF of your Business Management IA, finished or not. Every comment stays connected to your own writing.

  2. 2

    Read the comments

    Highlights show which passage each comment is about.

  3. 3

    Fix the important parts first

    Work down a short list instead of making scattered edits.

  4. 4

    Keep the final say

    Accept, adapt or ignore each suggestion. You stay the author.

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Your work stays your work

Marksy reads the draft you upload and comments on it. It doesn't rewrite your assessment, and your files are never used to train AI.

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  • Private to youOnly you can see your work unless you choose to share it.
  • Never used for trainingYour coursework is not added to any AI training data.
  • Feedback, not ghostwritingUse the report to improve your own analysis and decisions.
  • Delete it whenever you wantYou control the files stored in your account.

Questions before you upload

Still planning? The coursework guide covers the criteria and what to ask yourself while you write. Open the guide

Yes. Criterion B marks the documents themselves, so Marksy needs to see them. If you leave them out, criterion B scores 0.

It must be change, creativity, ethics or sustainability. Any other concept scores 0 for criterion A. Pick the one your question and documents let you discuss in depth.

Moderators don't read past 1,800 words, so anything after that can't earn marks. That often cuts off the conclusion, which costs you criterion E.

No. SL and HL students do the same business research project and are marked against the same seven criteria.

Along with the IB criteria, Marksy's business management marking uses notes on how real IB-marked research projects scored at each mark band.

On 141 Business Management IAs the IB had already marked, 94% of Marksy's marks landed within one grade. Across all 1,317 IAs and TOK essays we tested, it was 92%. On a set with as many weak as strong essays, it scored 74/100 on our marking score, against 65 for ChatGPT, 61 for Claude and 57 for Gemini. Every number, and how we tested, is on the grading accuracy page.

Yes. Marksy checks your Business Management IA against the IB assessment criteria for it and returns marks, comments and fixes instead of generic essay advice.

Yes. Early drafts are useful because the report can show a weak criterion before you spend hours polishing the wrong section. You can revise and grade another version later.

A free account includes 5 gradings a month. You don't need a card.

No. Marksy reads your existing work, explains each comment, and suggests what to revise. The writing and the final decisions stay yours.

Your upload is private to your account, is not used to train AI models, and can be deleted whenever you want.

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