This thread is meant for

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

please do not spam here ya...

Reminder from Moderator:

Here's a gentle reminder, with the thread being moved back to Education Essential, those who starts unrelated post to ACCA will definitely get a warning from the mods which would hardly happen if the thread remained at Kopitiam. Do remember that it was your call that this thread to be moved back here.

So read up the
1.Rules/Guidelines
2.How to Multiquote
3.Learn how to use "edit" located bottom right of your post.


1) Previous thread to refer: ACCA
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=116302&st=2600

2) Toughest ACCA Paper, Vote For The Most Challenging ACCA Paper
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...9&#entry9571649

3) ACCA Textbook,Revision Kits and Passcards by FTMS
http://my.ftmsglobal.com/downloads_enrolme...alOrderForm.pdf

4) Coolly's personally opinion on paper 3.5 and 3.7 in FTMS ( newly added )
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/379762/+340# (Post 359)

Bulletin

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

2) ACCA 2007 New Syllabus Info
http://www.accaglobal.com/horizon/

3) Lowyat ACCA/CAT's chat
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=362089

4) Lowyat Auditor Yam Cha Section
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=23&t=331577

5) FTMS Website
http://my.accaglobal.com

6) Mc Orange Website
http://www.mcorange.edu.my/programs.htm

7) Kasturi Website
http://www.ksacitycampus.com/

8) Global tuition providers
http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_e...tion/providers/

9) Approved textbook publishers
http://www.accaglobal.com/students/publications/publishers

10) PAAC Home Study Programme(newly added)
http://www.paac.edu.my/Home%20Study%20Plan...d%20061206).pdf

11) Kolej Bandar Website
http://www.calow.biz/

Recommended Lecturers

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...

Note:The number shown in () refers to the relevant old syllabus paper.

Fundamentals Level - Knowledge module (F1-F3)

F1 Accountant in Business AB(1.3)
Chang Shew Leng (KSA)

F2 Management Accounting MA(1.2)
Low Chin Ann (KB)

F3 Financial Accounting FA(1.1)
Yap Kok Wah (KB)
Goh Wern Yit (KSA)

Fundamentals Level - Skills module (F4-F9)

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

F5 Performance Management PM(N/A)
Chow Kim Tai (FTMS)
Andrew Pang (KSA)

F6 Taxation TX (2.3)
Alan Yeo (KSA)
Low Chin Ann (KB)
Wong Paik Wan (McO)
Siva Nair (FTMS)
Choong Kwai Fatt (Segi) (Revision class only)

F7 Financial Reporting FR(2.5)
Haneef (McO)
Ms Menon (Sunway)
Joe Fang (KSA)

F8 Audit and Assurance AA(2.6)
Sheila (McO)
Philip Woo (KSA)
Low Chin Ann (KB)
Fung Chee Kong (FTMS) ( RI Only )

F9 Financial Management FM(2.4)
Daniel Ho (FTMS)
Andrew Pang (KSA)
Steve Lumby (McO) *RI only

Professional Level - Essentials (P1-P3)

P1 Professional Accountant(N/A)
Sheila (McO)
Philip Woo (KSA)

P2 Corporate Reporting CR(3.6)
Haneef (McO)
Ms Menon (Sunway)
Joe Fang (KSA)

P3 Business Analysis BA(3.5)
Michael (McO)
Parminder (KSA)
Wong Siew Choo (FTMS)
Martin (FTMS) *RI only

Professional Level - Options (P4-P7)

P4 Advanced Financial Management AFM(3.7)
Daniel Ho (FTMS) *august07 intake only
Andrew Pang (KSA)

P5 Advanced Performance Management APM(3.3)
Andrew Pang (KSA)
Chow Kim Tai (FTMS)

P6 Advanced Taxation ATX(3.2)
Choong Kwai Fatt (SEGI)
Chow Chee Yan (McO)

P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance AAA(3.1)
Fung Chee Kong (FTMS)
Jackson (KSA)


Quick Link for ACCA Past Year Papers

Guide:

1) Click on the following link and then click on the paper u want to find...
2) Under the paper link,click Past Exam Papers
3) Please choose the variant you want
4) Then you can get the relevant past year papers for your reference.

~~ Part 1 ~~
http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_e...l_scheme/part1/

~~ Part 2 ~~
http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_e...l_scheme/part2/

~~ Part 3 ~~
http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_e...l_scheme/part3/

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Dec 7 2007, 11:07 PM

my last paper wednesday .. argh ..
gosh i don't like p3 man ..

i revise those questions .. analyse analyse till my brain jam dy ..

hope fast fast complete the exam n hv holidays ..

haha..okok...so princess intan u are the leader here..

maybe u can consider copy some of the link from my 1st post in v2 and put at ur 1st post..

---

Added on December 7, 2007, 10:54 pmReferring to b3llad0nna post under version 2..

i think CKF is not teaching for next sitting for normal class..but u can double check with SEGI just in case he changed his mind...hehe..

for revision class...erm,if not mistaken he will conduct,but subject to confirm la...

This post has been edited by coolly: Dec 7 2007, 10:54 PM

same here...but no choice...
next week got to take 3 subject...sigh~
so panic now~~P1 P2 and P3

haha. where got im the leader. lol. i thought of copying your first post, but scared la. who knows got copyright ke? u dont mind coolly??

Mod note's:-I've done it for you guys. princessintan : not fun anymore

This post has been edited by princessintan: Dec 7 2007, 11:56 PM

http://www.accaglobal.com/documents/exam_script_booklet.pdf
http://www.accaglobal.com/documents/crs.pdf

is this the 2 documents that we need to fill up in the exam???
how to fill this up correctly??? first timer.. hee.. if i see these papers.. i knoe how to fill up.. but i need advice on how to fill it up correctly...
must use ink pen izzit??

Black ink pen only.
No worry as the invigilator will be there to guide you to fill in. Just hands up when you dont know.

---

Added on December 7, 2007, 11:24 pmGuyz, how good is Kolej Bandar in lecturing P1,P2,P3? Any review from our LYN member before? I heard the price of it is quite attractive.

This post has been edited by keith_hjinhoh: Dec 7 2007, 11:24 PM

Congras on the V3.....



let's make ACCA more popular....

ello course mate =p

hows study goin??

had my F9 and it was quite bad =x

gud luck wit ur 3 papers next week!

---

Added on December 8, 2007, 2:43 amcoursemate, need some help wit CMMI.. anyone pls?? im quite confused wit it.. cant really understand by reading the Kaplan's text!


LOL.. saw that whole thing bout ACCA..
and Tarc is forever the same stingy type.. alwaz make small advertisement, this time.. less den 1/4 of the page and its in black and white..
compare wit Sunway, whole page with colour..

gosh, its like their honour for getting the platinum status, oni 2 in msia, tiny bit of the 10% worldwide ACCA approved tuition provider =p

This post has been edited by babysept: Dec 8 2007, 02:43 AM

same same la~lets gambateh together la~~
for the F9 i saw ppl say is quite ok, how come u say u r doing very badly?

for the CMMI(5 lvl process), it is a model that use to design a software..
but now a days, it used to identify which lvl of a organization's process are..
for the detail at every lvl, i think u better look at the pilot paper Q3(if not mistaken) answer, its answer quite well, by read the answer is much more easy to understand than lookin at the text book..

was kinda sick on that day itself.. den college hall, blardy cold..

cant really answer some Q also.. nub =p

btw, jus a reminder for u coursemate, bring jacket, wear long sleeve shirts and long pants!

also, last but not least, bring only black pen, no blue pen is allowed!

jiaaa you!

and thanks for the advice on CMMI, will hav a look later!

on the contrary, CMMI is not a software design methodology. CMMI is a company assessment method to assess whether a company has what it takes to produce good software consistently.

---

Exam centers, at least Srisedaya and sunway are pretty cold, so some sweaters are advised.

---

hahaha, sunway pretty much screams about their 'successes' XD i guess the 'peer pressure' in sunway is much higher compared to outside.

bunch of nerds studying acca everyday, don't feel stress oso hard.

--

P1 on monday.. crap.
Anyone covered kaplan text alraedy?

Lol text? I just read Mr Goh's notes. (ur with Mr Goh too rite?)

f7 i only studied and done Q1 and Q3
so worried will fail
seems like no mood to study......
these few days no mood ....
remainder of the syllabus seems alot

hahaha like there's any other lecturer in sunway doing p1.. ><
haha, his notes ar.. very pening kepala la, so many words.. i see oso no mood... dunno which is point which is not. frankly i feel like p1 very little stuff to write about ler, all the points seems so.. pointless and obvious.

darn stupiiiiid.

hahaha, as for F7.. it's not raelly as bulky as it seems... just menon's notes very alot XD but frankly core principles actually very little only... ><

me too, no mood to study F7.....
esp...after did badly in F8

F7 - need to know and memorize all the workings.....
if forgot to do 1 step, the answer's wrong..........
- also need to memorize the definition and etc....

Eh,his P1 notes is unbelievably thin for a core paper subject la New subject,no big fat notes compilation yet
But I get what you mean,sometimes u really wonder what to write for this subject

Shadap u,F7 is relatively bulky,and P2 is retardedly bulky

Can use BLUE Pen to answer?? Coz arr~~ i personally dun like use black pen answer coz...the paper sheet alreadt black ..... so theform i fill in with black n answer with blue?? Can? will they mark my answer??

N for conso, joe fang ask us use black for the figure given n blue for the answer we do oo....

n wna ask arr~~ can use short form for exam F7? like b/f, urp (unrealised profit) use nca for non current asset?? Can ?

N any tips for F7 to share or emphasis on f7?? Not so good....mark for correct figure right? n oni mark working if figure wrong....but seem like we need can balance it in exam oo... how??

---

Added on December 8, 2007, 3:20 pmI mean its like we never can balance the b/s in the exam.... some note dunno how to do n then sometime calculator press wrong.... now my f7 revision is like doing auditing...do question while looking at the answer... hehe

This post has been edited by Zoeee: Dec 8 2007, 03:20 PM

ermm.. im not so sure bout that, but i think our exam entry slip, has stated th rules and regulations behind our details..

but i think, using black pen is gud...

bcuz even exams in coll, lecturers requested us to use black pen..

cuz it would be easier for them to see and mark..

---

Added on December 8, 2007, 5:00 pmgot no kaplan text for P1, only P3..

but lecturer did photostat chapter 12-14 for us, for the professional ethics and i find it quite usefull..


This post has been edited by babysept: Dec 8 2007, 05:00 PM

Black pen refers to the filling of student details I believe.(on ur booklet,attendance slip)

I've always used blue pen for my answer script

@Zoeee : don't wry about balancing the b/s. If pass/failures were determined by that,most of the students would be failing especially at higher lvls
No seriously,just post as much answers u can from ur workings. As Menon (frm sunway) would always say,pick up as much marks as possible,especially the easier ones.Don't bother too much bout the harder marks

This post has been edited by ellimist: Dec 8 2007, 05:15 PM

F7 last paper , cant wait.

I think Menon did mentioned about doing Q1,Q2 and Q3 fast so that
there's extra time for Q4 & 5, which I think she has a point coz Q4 & 5
are the toughest as it is random unlikely Q1,2 & 3.

^Yea,those that u know what's coming out (groups,blah blah) just keep posting stuff collecting easy marks. Pretty much what I did. (thought I was gonna fail 2.5,fortunately I passed )

Any std to focus on for f7 on q4, q5? ...coz i found its tough ...so i been ask my lecturer once, i say if i juz do 1,2,3 n let go 4,5 can arr??? he say ok...but 1,2,3 need to be very good....till now juz revise till q1, 2mr need to revise q2 n q3...n then 4, 5 for monday... God bless us....

---

Added on December 8, 2007, 9:45 pmany focus from ms menon? especially on std? ...for q1, i think mayb conso b/s n i/s for holding n subsidiary..

This post has been edited by Zoeee: Dec 8 2007, 09:45 PM

F7... help... am so nervous... need to find the possible miracle way to do well for Qs 1, 2 & 3... i guess i'll have to sacrifice Qs 4 & 5... how can i predict which standard will be examined? look at the Pilot paper alone was scary, the SOF... etc etc... anyone knows the fastest way to memorise the concept of Consol, Publish, CFS, Ratio?

well... good luck all, on core papers & other papers... & F7 as well... hope to pass

@Zoeee : all the best to you, you can do it... don't worry

This post has been edited by shuyin_lenne_2007: Dec 8 2007, 11:03 PM

for f7... q4 n q5 r real scary...no1 seem 2 hv spotted areas to share wit

relax la, all they can throw at u is theory. just write la. principles only.

My strategy is not to give up Q4 & 5, why ? simple.
Because if it turns out to be easy, you feel like committing suicide.

I would never give up Q4 & 5 if I were you. In addition, you are BOUND
to make errors in Q1,2,3 so you need Q4 & 5 to compensate for it.

I remember once Menon did mentioned that the accounts will never get balance,
for the amount of questions u need to answer as well as the strict time limit.
Based on majority skill level ok, dont compare genius or pros.


1. Consolidation

You should know the general principles by now, try one or two question
to recall what you lapsed but dont spend too much time on it.


2. Single entity

Learning standards and you cover this which is like killing 3 birds with one stone.
However, your dr cr knowledge must be solid. Dont memorise.


3. Ratios or CF

Should know the principles too by now. Just do one or two TOUGH questions to recall what you lapsed.
Dont spend too much time on it as well.

Ratios, memorise formula or if you can understand it then its good. For F9 students you have a tactical
advantage because ur WC formula/gearing should be in ur head right now.

Just explain the ratios, give critical analysis, read some sample answers and you should be able to get a rough idea.


4. Standards.

Spend more time on this !!!!!


Well, that's my approach. I personally admire Menon because she's really an excellent lecturer, myself seldom praise any
lecturers. When she told us to spend more time on standards I guess its clear that those Q4 ,5 are the decisive marks you
should try to aim.



Cheers.

Hope it helps, still not late.

This post has been edited by Computer^freak: Dec 9 2007, 12:06 AM

How much tougher is ACCA compared to a regular Accounting degree?

Depends on individual. But normally, it's tougher than normal accounting degree. Try CPA if you insist of pursue professional route. 30% Coursework 70% Final Exam. ACCA - 100% Final Exam.

How long is an ACCA course? Is there class presentations involved? In what way is it much tougher?

for f7
what is that standard that says if there is a standard follow a std/interpretation?
is is IAS 1 or IAS 8????

i also very scared on f7 seems like alot of notes from menon
i dunno how to pass =(

---

Added on December 9, 2007, 1:55 amhehe so many theory
hope eps comes out

---

Added on December 9, 2007, 1:56 amyup on remainder of the syllabus
wide area....

---

Added on December 9, 2007, 1:58 amhehe do the past yr question lo

but i did all the Q1, Q2, Q3 for the past yr questions but still blur on f7 oh no... alot of mistakes too

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

This post has been edited by littlediana: Dec 9 2007, 01:58 AM

gud luck everyone..

now everyone sud be fighting for the last 3 papers next week..

our killer paper =p

This post has been edited by babysept: Dec 9 2007, 02:41 AM

littlediana I believe it's IAS 8.

No idea what to focus for f7,since I'm doin the paper this sem

But srsly,don't give up on the remainding questions.Dunno also write some nonsense in. Just go through whatever notes u have and at least understand each standard's principles so you have somethin to write. Besides,you need to know standards to do Q2 right

This post has been edited by ellimist: Dec 9 2007, 08:30 AM

all the best to all of your....

i am a Bac. Acc (Hons) degree...and currently taking P1 P2 P3 papers this seatings... P1 is tomolo.. sigh.. ahha.. if u ask me which one tougher.. i would say.. i donno.. cause i havent take the exam yet.. cant compare.. in march then i let u knoe ok?? haha... but i would say that it is not a tough that matters... degree gives u an expereince life??? more presentation and some course work... dont get me wrong.. my degree is 65% final, 35% course work... and since year 1 to year 4 all my papers are 3 hours final exam... and i also need 1 year of foundation for the degree..total of 5 years i spend in the university...and i have a 7 months industrial training.... HARD WORK!!!! but worth it... after 3 years working experince... MIA member straight.. no exam no nothing... exempted 9 papers from ACCA.. so now taking last 5 papers.. but experience was great... campus life... going to class... meeting new friends... going through changes of being independent... doing wild things with frens which can leave parents out.. cause they are far far away... muahahaha.... i took my acca course in kasturi.. and i often see that alot of student came alone?? sit alone.. lunch and dinner alone... kesian... maybe i am not in sunway or tarc lar.. so i don't know...

ACCA no presentation... 100% final exam.... i also donno in what way it is tougher... every one also say tough... i havent experince it first hand b4... tomolo my first xperince... and result on march... then i let u knoe... hahaha....

if ur hebat... every seating take 3 papers... and every paper pass... 5 seatings kau tim.... meaning 2 1/2 years???? i know of my ex-colleague where i trained, she got hers in 3 yrs.. and they say she is GOD... ~_~" donno true or not... and my supervisor, if u see SUNWAY's acca pamphlet, the prize winner, u can see a repeat of a name... lim kok heng.... now 25 yrs old.. when i left the firm, he was promoted to manager ald.. they say he very keng... if he left the firm, the firm can close shop... medium firm with 300 employees.... but.. cheap stake... pay so low.. work so much...

hehe true true
dunno also write something maybe can get a few marks hehe

for f7
what is that standard that says if there is a standard follow a std/interpretation?
is is IAS 1 or IAS 8????
is it IAS 8???
need help here hehe
thanks

it is IAS 8... by mys is FRS 108 accounting , change in account estimate and policy ...
i think ...
as FRS 101 is presentation of financial statement it juz a mere statement of wat should be present in bs , pl , cf and etc ....
but i don really understand ur question
but FRS 108 says tat if there is a more suitable , measurable std to follow it should be followed , and the change should be consistant and disclose in financial statement , e.g like .. cash flow .. if the company hav the mean to convert indirect method to direct method it should be follow as direct method shows a more detail financial situation of org ...

I replied to ur question in the post u quoted actually.

It's IAS 8,just looked it up again just now.

why nobody is talking bout tomorrow's P1? i expect an easy paper from David Campbell. after all he can't set too high standard and results in low passing rate in first sitting right?

Tomorrow is the last day b4 final countdown.

Good luck and all the best.

actually i m more familar abt p3 examiner steve skidmore , he is kind of helping examiner ...
i donno much abt david campbell ....
but my p1 lecturer bob souster said tat he try to contact and familar with him but dig nthg from him
new examiner gua ...
i donno tat ... but hope tat he is not same as lisa

Mc Orange next sitting fees structure and timetable

This post has been edited by roy_pck: Dec 9 2007, 08:16 PM

Why not talking bout P1? It's a new paper,what's there to talk bout it

but its still scary mah i just hope the examiner doesnt decide to SUPRISE us I feel like havent covered enuff


Cooly, thanks for the info

but i feel that, among there 3 core paper, P1 should b the easiest is it?
feels like the other 2 will be more scary...
hope that tomorow will not scare until dun know how to do la~

ya.. hopefully easy p1 paper tomolo.. i havent cover enough... still lack of alot of parts.. and worst.. when enter hall... might forget something.. then die.. now very kan jiong...

taking p1 too 2mr...hehe..dunno wil know how to do or not, din take class for p1..good luck to everyone!

don't worry... be happy... look confident, sound confident... it's just procedural

step-by-step:
1. enter hall
2. sit down
3. fill up those form
4. get exam paper, told to plan & read 15mins
5. enjoy the other 3hrs writing or calculating
6. finish exam, exit hall, come out with a happy face

see? 6 steps only... sounds easy, oh well... may it sail on through

good luck folks, hope i can be this way on Tue... lol

Good Luck ~! everyone

This post has been edited by Miracle83: Dec 10 2007, 12:22 AM

hi guys ive jz finished my spm and wanna go for ACCA can suggest to me some colleges? local colleges, dun feel like going aboard... btw shud i take CAT as my 1st lvl? btw how is KBU college? izzit gud for accounting?

hi sching,
I'm taking P1 next sem, but undecided whether want to study by myself or attend class.
so just wanna enquire, is P1 = mostly theory or involve calculations as well?
Where and which books do u purchase??

ok thanks....

p.s wat about P2 or P3?
if din attend class, can pass???

theory
BPP and Kaplan also not bad

Which area do u wanna go? Subang/Petaling/KL etc. I think someone here was saying there was a pullout about ACCA + various colleges providing it in STAR newspapers either 1 or 2 days ago.

As for KBU,no idea.erm,Sunway coll is pretty good

P1,full theory.

Any paper is passable without classes if u study real hard,but imo p2 and p3 would be pretty hard to pass without classes.

thanks 4 the info...........

yey let's die.. exam in a few more hours only.

Shadap u clever boi,sure pass one

We are the ones who should be worried

yes, ive read it.. pj or kl is still fine with me. STAR suggested TAR, SEGI, SUNWAY and a few more but forgotten dy. asking some comment here on colleges and their facilities and so on.. >.<

hi i have a question here regarding leasing....
how do we calculate IRR,

for example,

46410 = 13310 + (13310 x AF3)
AF3 = 33100/13310
= 2.49

From there, how do we calculate the IRR %, since they don't provide the annuity table.
Kindly help. thanks

ooo.. study F7 until brain malfuntion... so far oni cover q1,2,3 the std.,..study tonite.... really hv tp pray hard... duno y feel so stress with this paper compared to F8... ai~~

---

Added on December 10, 2007, 5:56 pmCan i totally skip the ratio analysis arr~ since came out last sitting, anyone hv the past year analysis? seem everyone spotting CF this sitting

---

Added on December 10, 2007, 5:57 pmAnd those the article important? like Intangible asset.. bla bla...

This post has been edited by Zoeee: Dec 10 2007, 05:57 PM

All the best for remaining 3 papers....a bit late to wish coz bz working lately....I thk im quite not up 2 date lately on acca happenings around...
How was P1 today? Curious to know the outcome since a new paper....hehe

juz come back from P1..
damn difficult paper...many of the answer cant get from book some more say is a theory paper...
the paper like a P3 paper but using C.G. to apply

so hard!!! where got theories. all critical thinking!!!

damn wasted study all those ethics mumbo jumbo. all have to use critical thinking. where got so much time to think that much in final! sux la. really. haih, if im at early stage of acca, sure quit do degree only better.

tomorrow p2. also no hope.

I felt P1 was quite manageable, although I have to draw attention to the inadequacy of our text, as many of the questions requires criticism and application outside that is provided by text.

possibility of passing is quite high, since I felt i approached the question well, although there were some rather pointless questions that didn't seem to make any immediate sense to me.

Well,it's a new paper. I knew right from the start that the materials we currently have was not gonna be too sufficient.
As for critical thinking, criticism and application outside the text (and what nots),it's a professional paper (i.e. part 3,i.e. core paper) Obviously they're gonna have stuff like that =.='''

As to how the paper was,section A was rather tricky/relatively vague in parts while section B was a lil more manageable. I think a pass should be quite attainable,erm,hopefully at least

This post has been edited by ellimist: Dec 10 2007, 07:45 PM

hahaha... and is it just me, or the mark allocation like very.. alot for some very stupid questions.

for me. i juz feel that only q2 is manageable..
if pass, i think i only ngam ngam pass~~

No,it's not just you.

*Look at question.....ok,I know this*
*Look at marks.... =.=*



The risk one? Yea I did that and Q4

That's the spirit,a pass is all we need

the thing i memorize all din come out
onli kohlberg and stakeholders
this time ...
next time ..
i didnt did q2 ...
the (a) i felt it was a trap... a simply risk trap ...
onli (b) and © i knew... so i turn to do the q3...at least i know wat chairman does

What was part (b) and © of q2 again? I did it but can't remember what the heck it was now

like? wats robust internal control?

---

Added on December 10, 2007, 8:28 pmgood job... becoz i forget also...
but i onli know i knew these 2 question onli .. which onli give me 12 point maximum ...tats y

This post has been edited by lawrence1437: Dec 10 2007, 08:28 PM

Haha screw it la,it's over already,hopefully can pass.

P2 tmrw,die wei >_>

Let me comment on today's P1 as well..

I think the paper was fairly ok n up to the point.. And most important, the examiner put it the same style as in the pilot paper.. So, i dun think you all should get any much suprises.. This is level 3 professional paper, requires some critical arguement (in basic term, common sense)..

As the marks allocation (as ThanatosSwiftfire's claim), I also feel abit too much for the amount of points, but i evaluate longer to suit up the marks..

About the outside syllabus matter, i dun think any of acca final part level, u bring ur textbook to exam hall help not that much rite.? At least the examiner asking all qn within the scope of syllabus.. N most of the points i think my lecturer (sheila) did cover with us in the class,

Haha, lucky, my decision to ignore ethics' part is correct.. Throw out Q4 optional, the paper nothing much of ethics ady.. hehe, u will study so much lesser without the ethics stuff.. Ignore ethics n still can answer all the question..

Dun worry, be happie.. A reliable source says this sitting P1 passing rate will not be low..!! So, wait n see la till 18th feb.. cheerz..

part c is the remuneration package and b i forget le~~haha
i juz know part b is a 5 mark question~~
and the Q1 kohlberg question, the second part de is wat ar?
anyone know ?
cant find in any text..

my comment bout tis paper is...P1.. is doable.. only section A cost me half pages of answer booklet..i think i did section b around 4.55-5pm.. still manageable to finish it,but of cuz not 100% complete.. i answered Q4..ethics on gray,owen,adam thingy,also on stakeholder..did the CEO and chairman..but discard on risk..coz for me its Risky but huge marks consumed in the letter to investor part..16marks..took me 3 full pages.. my hand also tired,pain plus handwritting was so bad in the last few minutes..overall,hopefully this manageable,doable paper wont let the markers mark very strictly..there is a chance if paper easy, we all happy..at the end ..however,tis is a new paper..maybe the other way around.. and this examiner is an academician..he teaches at uni.newcastle..of coz question looks not so extremely difficult..

yeah, my p3 lecturer who also covers p1, says the passing rate will be intentionally low also. tomorrow f7 for me. XD

wooho! tomorrow last day

is on NED..The 4 roles of NED..and that 4 roles applied in the case.. how they ask u relate those 4 to the overstatement of malleria..

aiyo screw u i still got p3 on wednesday XD

i think is not NED right...coz the kohlberg part got 1 more part is related to moral development xxxx...
develop by Gary xxx( not remember wats the name liao)~


for the NED i think the 4 role is not a problem..
but relates to case, the question ask that how the NED may experience those role in the case..
i juz create my own story since it say "MAY".

hahaha i couldn't quite relate to them question, since I didn't really see the logic, so I guess i'll throw that question away.

but the 4 roles were expected la~

u r doing the Q2 right?
so the part a is it asking the TARA(4 strategy to manage risk)?

seems like everyone did well...
tomorrow f7 i scared...
my first ACCA paper hehe

i dun think so..
the P1 question is out of expectation...
but cannot very difficult, but the marks allocation maybe quite strange..
seems like a very simple question, but is allocation mark is very high, until i dun know how to get the marks as high as that..

yeah, i think it's asking for TARA. i don't recalll any other risk treatment strategieis other than those.

yeah, I'm doing F7 2molo also, then subsequently P3 on wednesday.
quite a heavy week. For F7 I'm quite confident, having passed my internals with reasonably good scores.

As for P3... god save me.

Hope you can pass this paper! Very convincing statement and i guess no problem for a top person like u....hehe complete accca at 20 rite?
As for me, old d la.....

Eh, how bout u? Sunway student also not bad....last june 2007 sitting already sapu top three prize (gold, bronze n silver) for final core papers....so, u cant imagine urself in that position??
haha

hmm...it seems like quite alot of ppl here say p1 is ok..
i think for me, the time is still not enuff leh..even wif the 15mins reading time..still alot of points i did not write..hope miracle can happen!

for 2mr, P2 is sure die deeee....

I wanna ask ,
Is IFRS 1 examinable in F7 ??

i think IFRS 1st time adoption not examinable to F7..
i think is only for P2...

---

Added on December 10, 2007, 11:22 pmHaih~no matter how worse the P1, the exam still keep on going
wish those taking P2 and F7 can do well in tomolo...
jia you la!

This post has been edited by scorpiok: Dec 10 2007, 11:22 PM