Year: 2015
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Integrating Work Experiences and CIMA
Finding different techniques to revise for exams can be difficult. Trying to recall pages and pages of notes and study text in the exam isn’t ideal. So speaking as an older CIMA student (over 30) it makes sense to try to think about the practical experience you have gained and apply to your CIMA studies…
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Peaking at the right time
I’ve sat many exams with varying degrees of success. I’ve gone into exam halls knowing I will fail the exam before I even sat it while other exams I’ve left knowing I’ve breezed it. You should be looking to peak at the right time and put the hours of study in that will give you belief…
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CIMA Feb 16 OCS: First Class Bakery
Well, it’s been a week since the pre-seen material for the Feb 2016 OCS was released and the good people at Astranti have released some preview videos to get people thinking. Their YouTube channel is full of videos ranging from; Likely Top 10 Issues Strategic Analysis Pre-Seen Material Analysis See the video below for over…
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F1: Useful Links and Resources
The operational level of the CIMA qualification covers the implementation of strategy as well as reporting on the implementation of the strategy. It’s focus is purely on the short term. The main area of the F1 syllabus revolves around Financial Accounting and Reporting. However, you shouldn’t neglect business taxation as it represents a quarter of…
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CIMA P1 Exam and Study Tips
CIMA P1 Study Text The foundation of your CIMA P1 studies will be from the study text you choose, whether it’s BPP, Kaplan or other learning providers like Astranti or Acorn. The study text you choose should be suitable for your learning. I like to use a mixture of the Kaplan and Astranti study texts.…
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Pearson VUE Test Centre
Sitting CIMA Examinations Studying the CIMA qualification outside of the UK can be an expensive affair, especially when it comes to sitting the exams. Not only do you have to consider the CIMA exam fee but also the additional fees for exam invigilators and renting the space at The British Council or somewhere similar…
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CIMA E1 Exam and Study Tips
CIMA E1 Study Text Find the right study text for your CIMA studies is crucial and personally I like to vary the tuition providers depending on what exam I am sitting. For example, I like using the Kaplan texts for the numerical papers as the clear step-by-step approach in their study texts works well for…
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OCS: How I passed
Results email nice and early from @CIMA_News and it’s a pass! Phew. On to the next level, hurrah! #CIMA #cimaresults pic.twitter.com/wMSCnvVyQp — The CIMA Student (@theCIMAstudent) December 17, 2015 The operational case study is a relatively new exam – so I was delighted to pass it first time! The OCS seemed a bit of a…
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Big Data: a hot CIMA topic
When looking at the 2010 CIMA study texts you will find very little on the subject of Big Data. But it seems to be a hot topic these days and I am sure the CIMA examiner will look to squeeze in a question on Big Data whenever they can. The use of Big Data is becoming vital…
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Outsourcing: A False Economy?
The E1 paper (and the Operational Case Study) could throw up a question on outsourcing. It’s a topic I am really quite familiar having worked in a couple of environments where the company were outsourcing services. In some instances, it felt like the cost savings made by the company by outsourcing their finance function was…
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CIMA Exams – one at a time?
The new CIMA 2015 syllabus, in my eyes, has changed dramatically when you consider the examination structure. The objective tests can be scheduled at any time and have been reduced to 90 minutes with several smaller questions covering the whole syllabus. It’s a welcome relief not to have face the 180 minutes hand written exams…
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Good Ethics is Good Governance!
The CIMA Code of Ethics is one of those areas you tend to gloss over when studying. It’s not really something I focused on particularly when studying for my E1 exam but after preparing for the Operational Case Study I realised that you can score easy marks by thinking about Ethics in pretty much any…
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Traditional Study Materials v Online Materials
When I started my CIMA studies last year I automatically purchased all of the study materials from Kaplan without giving it much thought. I ordered the E1 and F1 books – so the study text, exam questions kit and revision guide – and was generally pleased with them in terms of content. Especially the exam questions…
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