ACCA P1

Har0ld x9

I am looking at studying P1 and am looking for some advice.. My preference is to study this with Cormac Kavanagh in DBS as he lectured me for F8 and I found him very good but with work I don't think I can make thursday night lectures... was wondering if someone could advise on my alternatives.. I have been looking at GCD but I don't know much about the lecturers.. can anyone offer an opinion???

redhawk

I got the notes from Opentuition for last June's exam,did it on my own and passed....pure theory paper....I know a few people that are not doing lectures for this paper and opting to do it on their own...could save yourself some cash doing it this way...

fighterman

Agree with redhawk. I think for theory based exams like F8, P1 and P3 there is no need to use a provider like DBS, BPP or whoever. Kaplan book for £35 has everything you need to pass these exams.

jessup

If you have the self discipline I'm sure home study is an option to consider. In my experience you can't beat the structure of a class.

Speaking to the ACCAs that I work with here a class is the way to go. Those final papers are not to be under estimated as the pass rates are only slightly higher than 50%, the exact same as the so called 'harder' subjects.

I've seen the exact same thing in ACA. For certain subjects some people can study on their own and get through it no problem, but they are the exception, not the rule.

Har0ld x9

Thanks for replies guys, apologies for the delay..
I do not really have the self discipline to do self study so I would need tuition... anyway I am in the lucky situation where I can get refunded for ACCA tuition by work...

Cookie_Monster

I did it in GCD but the lecture has since changed so can't help with recommendations. However the theory nature of the course makes it fairly handy to study and any lecturer should be able to offer decent guidance and assistance.

Lecturer: Martin Corboy BCL, AITI, FCMA, MBA
Profile: Martin has been lecturing to professional accountancy students for the last 12
years and has a reputation as an extremely interesting and knowledgeable
tutor who combines real world experience with the demands of academic
exams. He has taught several ACCA and CIMA prize-winners, including
world prize-winners but his prime focus is getting high pass rates for all his
classes. He specialises in management accounting, corporate governance and
risk management, management and business strategy and taxation.

sounds decent enough

I did P1 with Martin Corboy in GCD. Although the subject is 'fascinating' I manage to pass it very easily -73 marks ( without any extra work apart from classes and revision). His classes are very high in content. Pro: you can learn a lot, downside: you have to be able to assimilate knowledge easily, quite boring sometimes.

I think Shane O'Grady is teaching P1 in Independent colleges. I did P3 with him. Complete opposite to Martin. A lot of unusual comparisons, he has quite controversial opinions sometimes - he got on my nerves a few times. I have to admit though his way of teaching works quite well - I didn’t have any problems with P3. He puts an emphasis on important aspects and make sure everybody understands it.


Hope that helps.

Shimmy shamy su

I did P1 and P3 with Shane O’Grady. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough. BTW one of the girls here at work (AIB) got first in the world with him in P1 recently. I think nearly everyone here goes to him for P1 and P3.

I can totally see where raffles is coming from about the ‘controversial’ style but I really liked that style and wouldn’t call it controversial. In fairness to him he does explain that he does it on purpose to provoke you to help certain things stick in your mind. So maybe provocative rather than controversial, or am I splitting hairs?

I found that P1 can be a bit boring and depending on your personality a small number of people might find some of the examples a bit too controversial/provocative but I found that they really work and I can still remember some of them even now! I'm laughing now thinking about his example about Estate Agents and Agency Theory, a bit too 'controversial' if you're sitting in class working in one of those outfits but it really sticks in your mind for the exam!

Har0ld x9

Thanks for your help.. will probably go with Martin Corboy in GCD.. I am used to the Kaplan textbooks so thats really the main factor impacting my decision..