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9781856177986

CIMA

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  • ISBN13:

    9781856177986

  • ISBN10:

    185617798X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-06-17
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd

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Summary

This concise, friendly book shows CIMA students what their examiners want. As professionals studying in their free time many lack the practical advice and support they need to learn study skills, be comfortable going through the exam process, and answer exam questions in the ways they need. This book teaches those skills and gives CIMA students the confidence they need to pass their exams - first time. Including advice on:- Objective-oriented study and planning revision- Knowing your examiner: writing for marks and answer planning- Developing your skillsThis will help the student get all the marks they deserve, and perhaps a few that they don't!- There are 90,000 CIMA students in the UK studying independently and needing practical advice on how to learn, take exams, and succeed: this book is the only book on the market that provides this advice tailored specifically for their exams- Written by a CIMA examiner and tutor, giving real-life guidance "from the horse's mouth"- Full of illustrations, mind-maps and cartoons to illustrate how best to learn in a user-friendly way

Author Biography

David R Harris is a management consultant, freelance lecturer, author and CIMA examiner. David specialises in advising smaller organisations on strategy. Neil Sullivan is a freelance author and illustrator with many years' experience in advertising.

Table of Contents

Background to this text, and how to use itp. 3
Planning your study and revisionp. 7
Objective-oriented studyp. 17
Developing your skillsp. 29
Know your examiner(s)p. 41
Cool those nervesp. 47
What examiners and markers wantp. 53
The formulap. 59
Answer planningp. 67
Writing for marksp. 79
Marker-friendly layoutp. 85
Exit strategyp. 93
Summaryp. 99
Appendices
The meanings of verbsp. 103
Post-exam guide extract: Paper P6 (now E3), November 2005p. 113
Sample contextsp. 115
Sample mind mapp. 117
Paper P6 (now E3), November 2005, question 3p. 119
Sample answer plan 1 - short answer formatp. 121
Sample answer plan 2 - calculate and explain formatp. 125
Paper P6 (now E3), November 2005, suggested answer to question 3p. 129
Paper P6 (now E3), May 2006, suggested answer to question 1p. 133
Indexp. 139
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