so coninsident... mikey zeng come then got people promot paac again...

i will quiet... acca students smart.. they know who bad who good...

Improve your English...don't understand what you're writing.
No offence please.

hey guyz, my results just release and sad to say i fail my paper.

i understand what he mean

so does that mean my english is good than you or as bad as him? 

Failing is very common in ACCA exam. It's nothing new.

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Added on February 21, 2012, 3:43 pm
Your English is good. No doubt about it.
   
the correct word to use is 'better'

hahaha... thanks for correcting

the consequence of typing too fast and reply without checking if there is any mistake

btw this forum acts as place for students to seek for advice only

as long as one can understand each other, I don't see the need of using formal english. Spare others some slack ya

so coninsident... mikey zeng come then got people promot paac again...

i will quiet... acca students smart.. they know who bad who good...

Failing is very common in ACCA exam. It's nothing new.

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Added on February 21, 2012, 3:43 pm
Your English is good. No doubt about it.
   
the correct word to use is 'better'

PLS do not promote lecturer without evidence like what Tzesean said . I just came in to share that opentution provides free lectures online and guess what its FREE . Why bother paying to repeat . Study at your home. I failed a couple of papers the last round and find this would help me pass . IMO theory papers all no need go for class . OPENTUTION materials is good enough .

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Added on February 21, 2012, 5:11 pm
nice to have you back after missing a long time Muppet . There goes the quality of english at this forum .

fuh ...now i kena drag down oso liao...

muddy

lol the dupe's post gone liao..

who report him??

LOL!! now mickey zeng promote open tuition!!

if i scold the dupe later i kena ban... report is better...

mickey zeng kena kantoi promote paac... now preten promote opentuition... later promote paac again...

do u realise every time when result out or revision class season then mickey zeng only active...

did you bother to go read the notes published at opentuition? are those notes being updated to reflect the changes in syllabus?

All right, I will come back more often to write some useful guides. Due to my tight schedule of teaching load-P1, P3 and P7, I could not promise the frequency of dropping a comment. Anyhow, I try my best..ya..The reason for drop a thread here is to help all the ACCA students regardless where are you from..Feel sad to see some students are helpless and do not know the right exam technique to tackle the questions. Follow my threads, on and off will put up some useful guides for P1, P3 & P7 and as well as F8 audit & assurance (killing paper)

Chow.

Khor sc
Lecturer, TARC Penang

well i never promoted paac . Never in my thread . Pls check before accusing . open tuition is actually good for repeaters That my personal opinion.

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Added on February 22, 2012, 11:28 am

i am not sure about others . I find P3 and P2 is good . and pls check the comments there all praising them . They ought to be good . Bye bye to colleges for me . unless i keep failing i may attend revision classes only .

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Added on February 22, 2012, 11:32 am

Mr Khor very nice of you to help out . pls write more here . Any P2 lecturers reading pls join lawyat acca pls. and give some feed back >> thanks

if anyone wan to promote the website

i dun think they will put unfavorable comment from students about them

anyway there used to be tutor chat for individual papers before exam

but now I no longer see they organise this session anymore.

p/s: I doubt Spencer gonna come and comment 

Hi Caillech & Ks-fruit particularly and the rest of P3 fighters:

The followings are the useful information and guides for you to prepare for P3.

1. Steve Skidmore is a practical strategist who set the exam questions based on a real organization. (you can see these from his PYQs).

2. He and his marking teams are looking for practical solutions which must be justified by students in their answer scripts.

3. There is no absolute standard answer to the questions.

The above 3 points formed a basis for your answer script. Now I will share with you how to study and tackle P3:Read carefully:

Your time of study should be 30% Theory 70% Practice/Application.

A) How to study? (30%)

1.Understand all the business modals in the syllabus-Follow the sequence: PESTEL > SWOT/TOWS > Porter 5 FORCES > Porter's Diamond > Porter' Generic strategies > Porter Value chain > 7Ps >Mendelow >9Ms >BCG > Ashridge Portfoli Display >Strategic Clock > Ansoff Matrix >BPR> Gantt > Forcefield analysis. You must prepare to explain the models.

2. Ask yourself how to use those models and when to use.

3. Remember, when you study each chapter, focus on How and Why rather than just what is this and that. Because, Steve expects students to apply not knowing what.

Practice questions
1. Fast reading
2. Drawing a small mind map
3. Writing in time constraint.
4. Exchange marking the script with your friends
Examination
1. I always ask my students to begin section B first because they are shorter and able to gain confidence at the beginning stage. Then only move to section A-Question 1 (more than 3 pages)

2. Of cause you must always to stick to time allocation 1.8 minutes for 1 mark. Stop writing for that question if time allocation is up, just leave a few lines. You must attempt all the questions.

3.As usual, read the verb requirement first and allocation of marks and time accordingly  (I think you have done that)

4. Reading the long case study-Q1. A lot students do not have the technique. Follow this:-

-Use 1 page of your answer booklet for planning. On top, just write planning for Q1.
-Draw a simple mind map. The center word is the content of question. For example,DEC 2009 (a) Analyse the primary activities of the value chain for the product range at IL. (10 marks)

Center word is Primary Act

-Each sub-question has a small mind map.
-Next, read the case study and pick up words that can be used to link to your mind map.
-Use the content of case study to support and justify your answers.
-Ask yourself, how this information is here? and how can I use it?
-If figures are given to you, you should calculate the percentage and use it. Don't miss the opportunity to gain marks.
-Your consideration must be from quantitative to qualitative, from management, econ, finance to HR & IT. This is because business is about all factors.

5. When you start to write your answer script, relook at the verb again to ensure you present according to the verb requirement.

6. There is no standardized writing format for P3 but I always recommend to my students to follow this:
-State the theory or model first
-answer how this model used here
- implications/impacts of such practice
-business solutions and its pro and con.
7. Each part of your answer must be small paragraph with a sub-title. and towards the end a simple conclusion should be made to close the argument.

With the above tips of study and tackle the papers, I wish all the P3 candidates could benefits from my teaching experience on how to handle this paper.

bye.

Khor SC
P1, P3 & P7 Lecturer at TARC Penang Campus

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Added on February 18, 2012, 1:36 pm

pls check the following thread...

Perhaps you are right . But what i feel (IMO) P3 so far so good the video lecture . Not gone into P2 videos yet.
May be you can persuade spencer , i will ask Menon and Parminder  (like you doubt cos not sure they  read all this or not )