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TSnotmycupoftea
post Jun 27 2011, 02:30 PM, updated 13y ago

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ACCA V7. This thread is meant for

*Strictly on serious talk regarding ACCA/CAT tuition providers
*comment on lecturers
*exam/study tips



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1) Previous thread to refer: ACCA V6
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1339904

2) ACCA Approved Learning Partners/Publishers
http://www2.accaglobal.com/learningprovide.../cpd_directory/

3) ACCA BPP Textbook,Revision Kits and Passcards
http://dl.com.my/ListProduct.asp?Subject=A...%20Order%20Form

4) Kaplan Textbook, Revision Kits and Passcards
http://kaplan-publishing.kaplan.co.uk/acca...es/default.aspx

5) GTG Textbook, Revision Kits and Passcards
MALAYSIA
Mr. Tan Wee Min
TDK Resources Sdn Bhd
No.11, Jalan Kiara SD11/3C Bandar Sri Damansara 52200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: (+6) 03 - 6277 5652 / Fax: (+6) 03 - 6277 0852 Email: tdkr@streamyx.com

6) Changes to the ACCA Qualification for 2011
http://www2.accaglobal.com/pubs/students/p...AQual2011v3.pdf

7) ACCA Official Website
http://www.accaglobal.com/


Colleges that offer ACCA*


1) Kasturi School of Accountancy (KSA)
http://ksacitycampus.com/

2) FTMS Malaysia
http://www.ftms.edu.my/

3) Kolej Bandar
http://www.kolejbandar.edu.my/

4) PAAC
http://www.paac.edu.my/

5) Sunway College
http://sunway.edu.my/

6) KDU College
http://www.kdu.edu.my/

7) Elitejaya College
http://www.eic.edu.my
ACCA & CAT Programme Office, Elitejaya College
1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors, No. 49, Jalan Hang Lekiu, 50100 KL
Email: acca.apec@gmail.com

* The list is not exhaustive.


Other resources


0) Read up useful guidance for P1 and P3 from Khor SC : Post #2217 and Post #2241

1) OpenTuition.com Free ACCA course notes
http://opentuition.com/

2) ACCA books
Facebook Page
Blogspot

3) Harvard Business (additional reading)
http://hbr.org/


thumbup.gif Recommended Lecturers thumbup.gif


Understand there are many people looking for part time course to pass their acca soonest possible and the followings are a few lectures recommended by people who had passed thier ACCA paper

The following recommended lecturers are based on individual's personal opinion...please use it at your own risk... biggrin.gif
Note:The number shown in () refers to the relevant old syllabus paper.


The list is updated according to all July Intake 2011.


Fundamentals Level - Knowledge module (F1-F3)

F1 Accountant in Business AB(1.3)
Alex Chan (KDU)

F2 Management Accounting MA(1.2)
Alex Chan (Elitejaya)
Low Chin Ann (KB)
Miss Sunita (PAAC)

F3 Financial Accounting FA(1.1)
Yap Kok Wah (KB)
Miss Sunita (PAAC)
Pung Siau Wei (Kolej Gemilang)


Fundamentals Level - Skills module (F4-F9)

F4 Corporate and Business Law CL(2.2)
Viknes (KBandar)
Sanjeetha (KSA)

F5 Performance Management PM(N/A)
Ian Lim (Elitejaya)
Andrew Pang (KSA)

F6 Taxation TX (2.3)
Alan Yeo (KSA)
Low Chin Ann (KB)
Wong Paik Wan (Elitejaya)
Siva Nair (FTMS)


F7 Financial Reporting FR(2.5)
Joe Fang (KSA)
Keith Farmer (KSA)

F8 Audit and Assurance AA(2.6)
Sheila (Elitejaya)
Low Chin Ann (KB)
Fung Chee Kong (FTMS)

F9 Financial Management FM(2.4)
Daniel Ho (Elitejaya)
Andrew Pang (KSA)
Chan Tze Kang (KDU)


Professional Level - Essentials (P1-P3)

P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics (N/A)
Sheila (Elitejaya)
Philip Woo (Taylor)

P2 Corporate Reporting CR(3.6)
Ms Menon (Sunway)
Joe Fang (KSA)
Spencer Cheah (FTMS)

P3 Business Analysis BA(3.5)
Michael (Elitejaya - Revision only))
Parmindar Singh (KSA)
Philip Woo (Taylor)
Yeoh Cheng Hock (Tarc) (newly added- colin456 Post #637, searcher1106 Post #651)

Professional Level - Options (P4-P7)

P4 Advanced Financial Management AFM(3.7)
Daniel Ho (Elitejaya)
Andrew Pang (KSA- PJ campus only)
Oviyan (FTMS)

P5 Advanced Performance Management APM(3.3)
Chow Kim Tai (Crescendo, Johor)
Chan Tze Kang (Elitejaya, KDU)


P6 Advanced Taxation ATX(3.2)
Low Chin Ann (KB)
Chong Kwai Fatt (IRC only- uncertain in which college)


P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance AAA(3.1)
Sheila (Elitejaya)
Jackson (Kolej Gemilang)


Notes:

Chang Shew Leng doesn't teach F1 anymore according to latest timetable.
Philip Woo left KSA in 2010.
Haneef migrated to Canada recently (since July 2011), he comes back to conduct revision class only.
Andrew Pang doesn't teach P5 in KSA anymore.
Not sure where are Chow Kim Tai and Chow Chee Yan.

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Dead links from ACCA V6 are not copied to here.
Anymore better lecturers to recommend? I have added some new lecturers in this list while I read across ACCA V3, V4 and V5.

This post has been edited by notmycupoftea: Feb 25 2012, 03:33 PM
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post Jun 27 2011, 03:15 PM

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HI,

Does anyone know how is P7 Mr Goh's teaching at Sunway and Joey Wong at KDU?

Are any of them good??



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post Jun 27 2011, 04:33 PM

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Notmycupoftea,

Can you please provide some explanation on why you think the recommended lecturers are good?

What is your basis to support your recommendation?

Shouldn't you add some notes to explain to the users?

This post has been edited by student2: Aug 20 2011, 03:39 AM
TSnotmycupoftea
post Jun 27 2011, 05:32 PM

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QUOTE(student2 @ Jun 27 2011, 04:33 PM)
Notmycupoftea,

Can you please provide some explanation on why you think the recommended lecturers are good?

What is your basis to support your recommendation?

Shouldn't you add some notes to explain to the users?
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most of the recommended lecturers are copied from ACCA V6
some lecturers' name are removed from the list, because they are no longer teaching in Msia, or no longer teaching the papers.


newly added lecturers are:

F1:
Miss Sunita (PAAC)
Since Ms Chang Shew Leng is no longer teaching this paper, I don't know who to recommend.
and it happened that I saw people recommending Ms Sunita for F2 and F3, so I thought putting this lecturer's name 1st until ppl there's someone else to be recommended by LYN ACCA students.

F3:
Pung Siau Wei (Kolej Gemilang)
I was her earlier students in CAT financial papers, she's really a great lecturer in the sense that she's inspiring and passionate. she covers the whole syllabus (explained IAS well) and kept practising past year papers with us until we are so familiarised with the paper.

F4:
Sanjeetha (KSA)
I was her student for my law paper. Her teaching is very lively, many jokes, covers syllabus well. she's a lot of examples to explain, so u will understand and remember the facts more firmly. she'll do a lot of the past year questions with students, and the way she does the questions is very unique- the way to develop the answer, the flow of the answers, the persuasiveness of the answers.

F7:
Keith Farmer (Coolly's comment #366)

P2:
Spencer Cheah (ks_fruits's comment #2543, #2546. tzxsean's comment #2549, CalvinKS's comment #2551)

P4:
Oviyan (suggestion by sjacca #1964, lengleng82's comment #1966)
and I noticed the link given by sjacca is no longer working, but i found other oviyan's teaching, http://www.screencast.com/t/5KuzAmJp


P5:
It's sad that I can't find Chow Kim Tai's name in any college. Andrew Pang doesn't teach this paper anymore.
Chan Tze Kang- students recommended this lecturer for P4, but he doesn't teach P4 now as far as I know (pls correct me if i am wrong) but teaching P5. and I found that:
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Chan has been dedicated to the lectures on Cost and Management accounting as well as
Strategic Financial Management for various types of professional accountancy programs
including ACCA, CAT, CIMA for not less than 10 years.

any good lecturers for P5? pls recommend.

This post has been edited by notmycupoftea: Jun 27 2011, 07:20 PM
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post Jun 27 2011, 06:19 PM

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I think Chow Kim Tai teaches PT in crescendo JB.

check it out.


Added on June 27, 2011, 6:23 pmFor F2 a fairly good lecturer will be Mr. Alex Chan in PJ/KL area.

I think he teaches F1 aswell.

Pros: Very dedicated, passionate, and tries to bring in IRL examples to make CMA more lively.

Cons: There are parts of the subject where he is not that great at and that poses a slight problem. And sometimes he might not be that receptive/open to student opinions.

This post has been edited by student2: Aug 20 2011, 03:38 AM
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post Jun 27 2011, 09:30 PM

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as in Penang, Spencer Cheah teaches P5 as well smile.gif
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post Jun 27 2011, 09:32 PM

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QUOTE(notmycupoftea @ Jun 27 2011, 02:30 PM)

Notes:

Chang Shew Leng doesn't teach F1 anymore according to latest timetable.
Philip Woo has left KSA in 2010.
Haneef migrated to Canada recently.
Andrew Pang doesn't teach P5 in KSA anymore.
Not sure where are Chow Kim Tai and Chow Chee Yan.

______________________________________________________

Dead links from ACCA V6 are not copied to here.
Anymore better lecturers to recommend? I have added some new lecturers in this list while I read across ACCA V3, V4 and V5.
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Hi,

Philip Woo is teaching in Taylor's College now. [in case u all r looking for him]. i'm not sure how good he is =))
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post Jun 27 2011, 09:46 PM

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QUOTE(student2 @ Jun 27 2011, 06:19 PM)
I think Chow Kim Tai teaches PT in crescendo JB.

check it out.


Added on June 27, 2011, 6:23 pmFor F2 a very very good lecturer will be Mr. Alex Chan. I personally think by far the best lecturer for this subject in PJ/KL.

He teaches F1 aswell.

Very dedicated, passionate, tries to bring in IRL examples to make CMA more lively.
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thanks for the info. list updated

QUOTE(tzxsean @ Jun 27 2011, 09:30 PM)
as in Penang, Spencer Cheah teaches P5 as well smile.gif
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so spencer is good at teaching P5 too?

QUOTE(colleenlee @ Jun 27 2011, 09:32 PM)
Hi,

Philip Woo is teaching in Taylor's College now. [in case u all r looking for him].  i'm not sure how good he is =))
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wow!! thanks for the precious info! i believe that a lot of students are still looking 4 him.
i nvr attend his class b4, but all my seniors and even other lecturers also praised him
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nice work ...
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QUOTE(notmycupoftea @ Jun 27 2011, 09:46 PM)
thanks for the info. list updated
so spencer is good at teaching P5 too?
wow!! thanks for the precious info! i believe that a lot of students are still looking 4 him.
i nvr attend his class b4, but all my seniors and even other lecturers also praised him
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not sure...just going to attend his class tis coming July tongue.gif
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QUOTE(tzxsean @ Jun 27 2011, 11:11 PM)
not sure...just going to attend his class tis coming July  tongue.gif
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oh good. remember to to give us feedback biggrin.gif
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Anyone attended Navzar's F7 and Low Chin Ann's F5 classes before?

Want to know their teaching styles, attributes and weaknesses as compared with other lecturers.

So far never read much comments for the two lecturers above for the subjects listed above.



Btw, Low Chin Ann's F8 class is quite good.

Pros
He prepares his notes based on PYQ answers.

If you are weak in writing; he practises to write with you.

Records lectures if you miss some.

He breaks difficult concepts into smaller understandable parts.

Will use some flow-charts and diagrams to give overall picture.

Easy going and reasonably open/friendly to students.


Cons
Quite boring.

Not much IRL examples to relate to subject.

Doesn't practise much PYQ during normal classes.

This post has been edited by student2: Jul 7 2011, 01:23 AM
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Philip Woo is very good. Interesting teaching style and keep motivating the class. Thumbs up!

Again wish to find out how Navzar teaching. How true this http://acca.kaplan-financial.com.cn/team/ article will be?

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QUOTE(kokming118 @ Jun 27 2011, 09:53 PM)
nice work ...
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waa..v7 already!
anyway..im from uitm shah alam.. answering ur question..
hmm.. i want to ask if it is really tough i take 3 paper per sem?
coz when i take cat i take 4 paper per sem... and kind of tired since uitm student need to take internal subject too...
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QUOTE(neverknowgirl @ Jun 27 2011, 11:47 PM)
waa..v7 already!
anyway..im from uitm shah alam.. answering ur question..
hmm..  i want to ask if it is really tough i take 3 paper per sem?
coz when i take cat i take 4 paper per sem... and kind of tired since uitm student need to take internal subject too...
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Max can take 4 per sitting.

If you PT usually 1-2 also quite stressful because of other obligations (ie work) and the long weekend class hours.

If you FT 3 subjects is the normal workload; 4 subjects is quite tiring. Attending different classes (ie. different locations), revision and all.

The thing is no matter how many you take just make sure you avoid a burnout; because that really sucks especially if you get it close to exams.


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Good job. but a bit biased not including sunway's lecturers except ms menon eh?
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QUOTE(anderson2009 @ Jun 28 2011, 12:11 AM)
Good job. but a bit biased not including sunway's lecturers except ms menon eh?
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em, i nvr had chance to study in sunway. i only heard of ms menon sad.gif
if u provide me with the info, which lecturer is good, good at what aspect, i will be sure to put the name in the list laugh.gif
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so far 6 papers I only met 3 lecturers

F8 and P1 same lecturer
F5 1 lecturer
F7 F9 P1 1 lecturer (spencer cheah)
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post Jun 28 2011, 01:01 AM

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QUOTE(anderson2009 @ Jun 28 2011, 12:11 AM)
Good job. but a bit biased not including sunway's lecturers except ms menon eh?
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I think Sunway ACCA is going downhill.TBH i think most good lecturers actually started out in Sunway. But most of them already left probably due to better offers elsewhere. The only thing holding them together is Ms. Menon. If Ms Menon leaves as well, I think no one would actually go to Sunway unless you are the type where you get sucked in by the branding (i.e. platinium marketing status).
Thats why no matter what they will keep Ms. Menon by offering her really good terms.

I have been to Sunway and it has it pros and cons.

The environment in Sunway is really unhealthy because of the 'Kiasu' mentality. Lecturers will on a daily basis brainwash you to do well and to be World Prize Winners. The role of being an lecturer cum educator is replaced with the role of a motivator cum brainwasher.

There are cliques of peers who would even go to the extend of demotivating peers for personal advantage. There are only limited spots on the peak and only those on the peak are rewarded with scholarships. In the end its all part of the scheme to push up the bar and preserve their platinium status.

If you don't do well; lecturers will constantly remind you that the institution reserves the right to bar you from sitting the exam as part of the contractual agreement you have with the college (i.e. Letter of Acceptance/offer letter). I find this really ridiculous as you pay for tuition for an open exam but they reserve the right to restrict you from attending the exam which you paid to sit.

In effect; if you do well they take credit and if you don't do well they disclaim their responsibilities.

Doesn't seem like a legitimate contract of service.

With the addition of ICAEW; IMO; there is a real COI between the two brands they are representing but somehow no one seems to notice it. The current flow is that they will take you in after SPM to their CAT route then to their ACCA route and refeed you back to ICAEW. I mean if you have ACCA why bother to take ICAEW? They will tell you that it is more prestigious and it is a natural progression for you because most top accountants have the ICAEW. My skeptism is then why bother to recommend students to do ACCA when you say that ICAEWis better? Shouldn't you recommend ICAEW in the first place? Because that is the only way to maximize their profits in the expense of the students. It all makes sense in the end.

Its all a typical carrot and stick business affair. If you can adapt to it then you will prosper in this environment; if not you will find it disgusting.

Don't flame me or troll me because this is in fact the reality imo.

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what is ACA?
i only noe ICAEW

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