Tag: Home Study

  • CGMA Finance Leadership Programme

    Since I qualified as a CIMA, CGMA member, my focus has naturally been shifting away from the perspective of a student and instead focusing on my own career and development. Nevertheless, the news that CIMA are offering a different route to becoming a qualified CIMA, CGMA member is big and exciting news for students. The…

  • The Week Ahead – 3rd October 2016

    CIMA News Not so much news, but more of a general reminder for students to login and check their CIMA connect account every once in a while. There are tons of resources and plenty advice from students/CIMA staff that are well worth reading. Here are a few articles from CIMA connect that are worth checking…

  • The CIMA Student Journey in Cameroon

    CIMA Student, Nkunde C Mbong, who is on the management level on CIMA and faces the MCS exam in November, shares her experience of being a CIMA student in Cameroon and the challengers she faces. Being a CIMA Student in Cameroon Cameroon is a country in the Central Region of Africa with about 25 million…

  • The Week Ahead – 19th September 2016

    CIMA News I noticed the official CIMA website has had a revamp and looks all nice, new and shiny. It feels much more like the CIMA connect interface, so it’s worth checking it out as it feels a much more user-friendly experience than the previous site. A reminder, of course, the November case study exams pre-seen…

  • The Week Ahead – 5th September 2016

    After passing an exam, I tend to take my foot off the gas a bit with the CIMA studies and that’s also been reflected with the amount of activity on the blog over the last week or so. But it’s back to business this week as I (finally!) crack on with my E2 studies and…

  • New CIMA Self-Study Guides

    CIMA released a whole set of new self study guides for all levels of the qualification earlier this month and they look much better than the previous versions. The idea behind it remains the same i.e. it acts as a week-by-week study guide aligning the syllabus objectives with the recommended study time. However, CIMA have…

  • The Week Ahead – 15th August 2016

    The OCS students can now breathe a sigh of relief after their exams for the August case study finished last week but it’s now the turn of the MCS and SCS students. Here is what’s coming up this week. CIMA News A very interesting email popped up in my inbox last week from CIMA about new…

  • CIMA Student Webinars

    You may think you have exhausted all of the free resources, CIMA exam tips and help available from CIMA but you’ve probably overlooked the student webinars that are held by the CIMA learning support team and tutors. What are Student Webinars? You shouldn’t get the webinars confused with the CIMA syllabus content, you won’t find…

  • Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

    Maslow’s hierarchy of needs dates back to 1943 when Abraham Maslow identified five sets of needs that we need as individuals to function and then to flourish. It’s mapped out in a pyramid structure with each level needing to be fulfilled before moving onto the next. For example; the base level belongs to basic physical needs like…

  • The Week Ahead – 23rd May 2016

    The IC Optical CIMA management level case study was the focus last week, nevertheless it’s the final exam in the May sitting beginning this week. The strategic students have the scenario of DreemPark for which my links and resources on this exam can be found here for those needed some last minute revision! CIMA News Summer holidays…

  • CIMA Study.com – new and improved!

    The $64 million question for CIMA students who are self studying revolves around which learning provider you will choose for your CIMA studies. As I use Astranti materials for the bulk of my studies I feature them quite alot on here, but I saw an interesting email pop up in my inbox about CIMAStudy.com – they…

  • CIMA Masterclasses

    Studying CIMA via distance learning and self funding gives you a greater degree of flexibility when it comes to WHEN and HOW you study but it also throws up some tough questions you need to address. Trying to pass your CIMA exams at the first attempt gets tougher and tougher the further you progress in…

  • Equity Shares: Bonus Issue vs Rights Issue

    It’s easy to mixup subjects within a topic when studying CIMA and I’ve found myself making silly mistakes when it comes to mock exams for the F2 subject. One particular area I found myself tripping up on was the difference between a rights issues and bonus issues of shares. Here is a run down on…

  • The Week Ahead – 2nd May 2016

    Time flies! As we are at the beginning of May and this time also coincidences with the beginning of the next round of CIMA case study exams. Another week has also slipped by for me personally in regards to my F2 revision and I’ve rescheduled the exam for next month as given my other commitments…

  • The Week Ahead – 11th April 2016

    Another week, another CIMA syllabus area to concentrate on. On a personal note, I ordered and received the F2, E2 and P2 exam practice kits from Kaplan last week as I felt that practising and practising exam questions is the best way I learn, so I am hopeful these resources will complement the other materials I…

  • CIMA F2: How to pass it?

    Well, I failed the CIMA F2 objective test today and I must admit it has knocked me off my stride a bit. I got the dreaded fail message when the 90 minutes were up, although I’m still waiting for the % score out of 100. I have a feeling I got around the 50% mark. The…

  • IAS 24: Related Party Disclosures

    This accounting standard is fairly straight forward and doesn’t involve any complex calculations or rules but it doesn’t mean you should neglect it in your studies. I found, when studying for F2 paper, I kept getting tripped up on questions on this accounting standard by making silly assumptions, so I thought it would be helpful…

  • 10 CIMA Exam Revision Tips

    Learning the content of the CIMA syllabus provides it’s own challenges but if you can’t convert that knowledge into a pass mark on exam day then you will be in trouble. Here are my top 10 (in no particular order) revision tips that will help you pass CIMA exams. Have a peaceful study environment: this…

  • F3: Useful Links and Resources

    The F3 paper will be one of the last CIMA exams you need to pass. The Financial Strategy syllabus kicks off by looking at the formulation of financial strategy, while the next area is geared around fiancing and dividend decisions. Finally, the final part of the CIMA F3 paper is focused on corporate finance. Please…

  • P3: Useful Links and Resources

    The CIMA P3 paper Risk Management draws on the knowledge gained from the operational and management level. It has five equally weighted areas that start with idenification of risk and leads all the way through to responses, internal controls and managing risk associated with cash flows and capital management. If you are self studying then…