f7 books undet BPP or KAPLAN?

Hey littlediana.....don't you mind me to ask you that it is your first semester here to study acca?
Don't so nervous about those textbook and revision kits matter......
Since you are study at Sunway university college, they will provide you bpp textbook after few weeks later n bpp revision kits during the revision time......
imo I think ms menon notes is more than enough for you to score in the exam instead of passing the paper only......her notes is complete and clear......don't you think so?
Last time when I am doing my CAT, I never rely on the textbook......what you need are: lecturer notes, pass year questions set and revision kits.....
In fact , I want to tell you that most of the questions in the revision kits are copy directly from the past year questions......so why do you want to waste your money......  

Those who want to purchase bpp textbook and revision kits attention here......you all can photostat from the KSA instead of buying from mcorange......trust me.....it is very cheap......only about RM15 to RM25 only......depends on the pages of the book......  

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Added on July 13, 2007, 2:33 pm
imo I think it is better for the acca students to buy the reference book instead of the study text......
May I know how to go to Pekan Buku University Malaysia?
Thanks in advance......  

since you have study your F7 with ms menon......trust me......if you follow her instruction and do all her homeworks......you even can score in F7.....and the passing rate for this paper at sunway is very high......ie 85%++......  
You need to attend about 60 lessons for menon class which compare to those other lecturer only 24 lessons something......so there is no point for you to fail the paper......trust the lecturer and your ability too......  

actually i taking foundation level just 3 paper F1 F2 F3.

hi..

if i wanna re- register back the ACCA, do i get fine? is there any other extra fees instead of the annual fees?

thanks

I would like to ask whether,if i work with the employer that is not in the ACCA approved list,can it still count or taken into account as my training requirement?i mean to record it in the TDM(training development matrix)..

is it?coz i afraid that if i work with non approved,all my worK is not accepted in the ACCA training record..since i read this at their website..

"My employer is not an ACCA Approved Training Practice or ACCA Accredited Employer. Can the experience I have gained with them count towards a practising certificate?

No. If you are training in public practice, only training obtained in an ACCA Approved Training Practice can count towards a practising certificate. If you are training outside of public practice, only training obtained with an ACCA Accredited Employer who has been granted Approved, Gold Approved or Platinum Approved status may count towards a practising certificate.

Your employer should register as soon as possible so that your training can count towards a practising certificate.

If your employer is not appropriately accredited and you would like advice on your eligibility to obtain a practising certificate, please contact ACCA Connect."

so,this might be confusing..i dun want to waste my working hours,at the end of the day,doesnt count in the Training Development Matrix(TDM).. for example, i want to work in CIMB, but there no CIMB in the ACCA approved employer list,does it mean if i work with them,later all my training work will not be taken into account in my TDM??

in my opinion none of them is easy if you do not study. but if you do study...then P5 might be a good paper to attempt provided you are interested in management accounting and understand the concepts behind it. mind you, speed is everything in P5 because this paper is never meant to be completed within 3 hours.

in my case, i was able to do ALL the questions in 3.3 last sitting but yet time did not allow me to do so and eventually i got 44 only. so, consistent practises are needed in order to pass this paper.

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Added on August 24, 2007, 6:48 pmi've got 6 papers remaining. not too far away from graduation i suppose. so my plan would be:

December 07 - F8, P1, P2

June 08- P3, P5, P6

I hope i can really do it this time. Drag too long already. Keep on failing and failing. Must boost my self to maximum this time round. Guys and girls, bless me...i really damn semangat want to become affiliate within 1 year!!

well..the element of P1 is consists of corporate governance and u have to know a lot of characteristics within it including the BOD,CSR,all the committee,role of Non exec. director, all of the scope (i.e what each  reports discuss on eg. cadbury, higgs,trunbull,greenbury,etc)reports on code of governance.then u have Internal control &audit in an organisation,Identify and control,risk assessment, and lastly on Ethics.(this is where lots of confusion coming in like mostly the languange they use noteably i.e "maxim",classic wording lor...all u know is about reading and how to tackle case study question especially understand the question wants (define,analyse,explain,etc) P3 is all about strategy and management which quite bulky..and lots,lots,lots of reading

Jst my personal view, not recommend to self study unless u attend the classes b4 for any ACCA subject. I got some frens self study for paper 3.4 n pass at 1st setting las time but now no more 3.4 liao.

However, if really wanna self study n choose btwn P1 & P3, I wil choose P3. P1 more on memorising Corp Govt matters and apply into case study. For P3, more on management models / approaches and apply into case study + use lots of general knowledge & sometime include ratios analysis as well. Shd attend the revision classes at least for any self study subject.

Remember tat one female auditor told me b4 las time, ACCA is very easy to study, everyone can pass unless u really stupid. I doubt her stmt, or maybe I really stupid lor...

Anyway, someone told me that ACCA means "Again Come Come Again". That's why many ppl keep on repeatin the same subjects again n again including myself  .

Actually my lecturer said ACCA former name was CACA ... hehe ..
Come Again Come Again //

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Added on September 1, 2007, 12:26 amHey guyz .. can i ask abt tat ..
is P7 BPP revision kit similar to June p3.1 kit or a totally different?
coz i self studying 3.1 and failed on 1st attempt
and is P1 and P3 BPP revision kit good for revisioning ????
coz ... i working and sometimes cannot on cls .. hav to semi self study also ..

P1 is a newly introduced subject startin fr tis sittin...

P3 is similar to 3.5 las time, only minor changes...

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Added on September 3, 2007, 1:47 pm

U can use the 3.5 text book for P3 but if possible, go for the new text. Get the new revision kit at least if self study...

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Added on September 3, 2007, 2:09 pm
For me, none of the subject is easy without study hard...

P4, P5, P6 & P3 (P3 only a bit cal.) - combination of calculation + theory

P7 & P1 - purely theory

For the optional papers i.e. P4 - P7, if need to choose 2 papers, then I wil definitely choose P5 1st...

P4 = 3.7 (killin paper)
P6 = (discountin paper, marks usually lower than ur expectation)
P7 = (repeatin paper, need to repeat 2 to x times to pass)

No more 3.4 liao under optional papers, if stil got, tat wil b my 1st choice of all...