Did they confirm who will be teaching the courses?

Btw, here is the news about Taylor's ACCA
ACCA Signs MoU with Taylor's UC

Does anyone have any idea where to get this book? Thanks!
I also noticed there are 2 versions of the book:

1) Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text only
2) Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and cases

Does that mean the 2nd one would be better?

This post has been edited by Pooh-Bear: Aug 5 2009, 01:28 AM

I see. Thanks for the advice! =)

I'm not familiar with PJ area but if you're talking about KL area, the colleges are accessible by LRT as mentioned by Carlosandy. As long as you stay somewhere near the LRT station, you shouldn't have any problem accessing either colleges.

Thanks to amber88 and karhoe for sharing the SA file
and good luck everyone!!


This post has been edited by Pooh-Bear: Aug 16 2009, 05:34 PM

Same here. I'm attending JF's, but can't really get the hang of the subject.
Could anyone here kindly explain what is the best way to tackle this subject?
Apart from past year questions and studying the text, what else can we do to master the subject?

Yea, that's why I am looking for some solutions to improve my FRS.

Thanks for your advice. Would the textbooks/study guides/exam kits help much in this subject? BPP or Kaplan?

I do not find that any of the lecturers are slowing the pace purposely either, at least for P1, P2 & P3 in KSA.
They merely tell the 2nd term students to consult them after class if they have any issues understanding.
For the benefit of the students though, some important parts might be left until the 2nd term, but no speed issue.

Bring the article on Corporate Governance: External and Internal Actors, found in SA August.

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Added on October 13, 2009, 4:13 pmNoted that ACCA mentioned in its website that payment can be made via Solo (which is a debit card)
So it isn't restricted to credit card only.

Just to confirm, has ACCA approved/confirmed the transaction?
I'm thinking of getting a PBB Visa Electron debit card for future payments too.
ACCA mentioned Visa as a payment method but did not mention Visa Electron, so that got me worried earlier.
(The staff from PBB told me that Visa is different from Visa Electron, i.e. even if the particular vendor/merchant accepts Visa, they might not accept Visa Electron. So he advised me to confirm before proceeding)I paid via bank draft subsequently, because I was informed that it takes 3 weeks to process the application for the card (past the exam registration deadline).


This post has been edited by Pooh-Bear: Oct 13 2009, 04:13 PM

Call up ACCA Malaysia.

Is there anywhere we can check the models of calculators allowed for the exams? Thanks.

Apart from the one mentioned by ACT79, there's also a latest article on Corporate Governance External and Internal Actors (August 2009).

The 69 pounds is the annual subscription for 2010.
Bring also your ACCA student card.
Regarding allowed stationery, if u'r taking any of the following papers: F1, F5, F7, P1, P2, P3 then u need to check this (On-screen marking)
ACCA On Screen Marking
Only black ballpoint pen is allowed. No liquids/highlighters etc.

But for papers other than that, then you may use liquid paper (correct me if I'm wrong).

He did not conduct revision class at KSA, but at Taylor's.
He'll be running regular classes at Taylor's next sitting, you can check it from their website.

There you go --> OIC Timetable Jun '10
You can check the recommended lecturer's list at the first page =)

To ppl who have attended P4 classes before, could you give some comments or suggestions on the lecturer choice?

Daniel Ho (Taylor)
Jeremy French (PAAC)
Chan Tze Kang (OIC)
Elliott Betts (FTMS)
Andrew Pang (KSA)

I'm considering attending Daniel Ho's class, however the classes are all evening classes. Due to the location, I'm rather concerned that I might not be able to rush there on time (traffic) after work. Thus would like to consider other options as well.

Would really appreciate your feedback. Thanks =)

Thanks for the suggestion Topace. Sounds a great idea to me, I'll need to check if that can be arranged.

I've checked FTMS' website, can't find his name there. They've listed Mr Eliott as the P4 lecturer.
Not sure about KDU and INTI though.

Thanks for the link! Have a rough idea now.

Umm, just wondering, would you say his strength lies more in calculation or in theory, or an all-rounder?

You're welcome
Well for P1, you can check some of the recent comments.
For P3, you can consider Parmindar. Though someone did mention his classes are not as lively as Michael, I still found his classes quite interesting and lively (maybe just not as lively as Michael. I have not attended Michael's class before, so can't comment about that). He has really extensive knowledge and sometimes gives us some first-letter links to help us memorize. I noticed that I had already remembered some of the things before beginning to study/memorize, due to him repeating those stuff in class and his first-letter links. This does really help because P3 is a very bulky syllabus.

There's nothing wrong with driving a Kancil.

Well actually, he expects students to prepare their own notes. Thus, for certain topics, he will just give you the photocopied text (extracts) from BPP manual and teach from it.
However, he does prepare notes for certain topics, especially those topics that he feels are important.
I find those notes prepared by him really helpful - simple and direct.
He has a knack for clearly distinguishing things (which we students tend to confuse), and guides you to understand the logic behind everything.
His classes are really good, however I noticed that due to the time constraint, he is unable to explain everything in detail towards the end, so he tends to explain topics which he feels are important in greater detail, but only skim through those which he feels are unimportant.
For this recent sitting, he only managed to cover one of the examiner's article during the revision class (which he had told us to bring during the regular class).
I have no experience with the other P1 lecturers, but you might want to try Philip's class. Apart from the minor setback mentioned above, he really is a very good lecturer.

Oh really? According to FTMS timetable, the lecturer for P4 (F9 as well) is Eliott Betts.
http://www.ftmsglobal.com/courses/images/s...jan2010-int.pdf

Is it possible to register for the 1st term only? Seems like there is no breakdown.

Yeah...but just in case we defer and the lecturer changes due to various reasons, seems like there's no way of getting our money back.

Oh gosh! No wonder
Pretty careless of me to not notice that. Thanks for pointing out.
I can't seem to find the FTMS M'sia timetable. Anyone has a link to that?

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Added on December 23, 2009, 6:38 pmI suggest you could talk to Pat or Wei Yuen from ICAEW. They could give you a better idea of what to expect, and answer many of your queries.
ICAEW Contact
But beware, as they're promoting ICAEW...I had this experience seeing them describe ACCA as something "common, many people have" and describing it as an "easy" exam. Not really fair to say that. ACCA is no easy exam for sure, I think they went a little bit too far in trying to promote.
Just be careful to filter whatever you hear from different people, as each person has their own agenda.

However it is true that ICAEW is a really prestigious qualification. I had a chat with one of my lecturers regarding it (he is an ICAEW member). The reason that ICAEW was seen as so tough is that back in those days, you couldn't take the exams in Malaysia, i.e. you had to do it in England. Furthermore, they had to take like, 6 papers in a row per sitting (you can't take like, only 3 papers at a go like you can now). Btw, I remember someone mentioning that there is no variant for ICAEW, meaning you have to do UK Tax & Law (whereas for ACCA you have a choice).

If you want to go for ICAEW, you have to secure employment not just with any company, but one of the authorized companies. This is the list: ICAEW Authorized Training Organizations

You get about 1-2 months paid study leave for ICAEW (depending on which company you work for).

This post has been edited by Pooh-Bear: Dec 23 2009, 06:40 PM

U can take F7 and P1 together, but not P5.
Because you cannot take the optional papers without taking P1, P2, P3 or have passed them earlier.
Since F7 and P2 falls on the same day, it is thus not possible.