The CIMA Thread

Meursault

Yeah I am going the self study route for E2 also. up to chapter 14, so i am hoping the remaining chapters done and dusted before the end of next week and then concentrate on exam questions

while the enterprise pillar is relatively easy to understand, CIMA have a tendency to have mountains of details on all topics which couldnt possibly be covered in an exam. hopefully the exam questions will give as a clearer picture of what is really vital anyway

kilburn

Hows the studying going? I am sitting E2 also, seems to be one of the most difficult papers going by Cimasphere

Irish Aris

I am sitting E1 on Tuesday, but I am nowhere near ready, so I need a (big) miracle!
I will sit it for the experience.

Geraldo

Irish Aris wrote: »

I am sitting E1 on Tuesday, but I am nowhere near ready, so I need a (big) miracle!
I will sit it for the experience.

Are you just sitting E1? If you put in the hours over the weekend and do loads of past papers you can still do it.

Shaque attack

Geraldo wrote: »

Are you just sitting E1? If you put in the hours over the weekend and do loads of past papers you can still do it.

Agreed, hit up the past papers and you'll be in with a good shout of passing it. Best of luck to all sitting their exams next week.

I have E2 and P2 to look forward to! E2 is definitely the harder of the two. I'm finding looking at the marking structure on the post exam comments helpful but also showing me how tricky that paper can get.

Roll on Wednesday is all I say!

masalbeagdubh

Irish Aris wrote: »

I am sitting E1 on Tuesday, but I am nowhere near ready, so I need a (big) miracle!
I will sit it for the experience.

There are some short revision videos from the EXP group on youtube which might help you with E1. They are good for last minute revision.

Irish Aris

Thank you very much for the recommendation, folks!!!

That's the plan for the next three days, go through the past papers.
In fairness, I am not totally hopeless, just need a bit of luck. There are certain sections of E1 that I know from working experience and would be able to answer them even with my limited studying.

Good luck everyone!!!

Meursault

Sitting E2 on Tuesday also. Just checked the pass rates and it's the lowest of all management level which has me worried now. I find the course material and exams easy enough to understand but I am worried about the sheer size of the topic. I am seeing very few similar questions popping up in the past exams, so I am definitely not as confident as I was initially

Anyway best of luck to you all!

kilburn

Meursault wrote: »

Sitting E2 on Tuesday also. Just checked the pass rates and it's the lowest of all management level which has me worried now. I find the course material and exams easy enough to understand but I am worried about the sheer size of the topic. I am seeing very few similar questions popping up in the past exams, so I am definitely not as confident as I was initially

Anyway best of luck to you all!

Feeling the same, i think the trick seems to be how you link it back to the scenario

Meursault

kilburn wrote: »

Feeling the same, i think the trick seems to be how you link it back to the scenario

Hi all, does anyone know whether it is better it's better to be focusing in the bob and May past papers for the exam tomorrow or are the extra sitting pass papers equally as relevant?

kilburn

Meursault wrote: »

Hi all, does anyone know whether it is better it's better to be focusing in the bob and May past papers for the exam tomorrow or are the extra sitting pass papers equally as relevant?

In my case i have taken the last 8 papers resits and main exams and used them to build my frame for my answers.

Make sure you read the Post exam guides, best of luck, good to see afew of us are at the same level.

Meursault

kilburn wrote: »

In my case i have taken the last 8 papers resits and main exams and used them to build my frame for my answers.

Make sure you read the Post exam guides, best of luck, good to see afew of us are at the same level.

How did u find it Kilburn? Was fair enough I suppose but ran out of time as usual. Didn't get to finish q. 7 and my mind went blank on q 1!

Anyway hope it went well for ye all

kilburn

Meursault wrote: »

How did u find it Kilburn? Was fair enough I suppose but ran out of time as usual. Didn't get to finish q. 7 and my mind went blank on q 1!

Anyway hope it went well for ye all

Had a bit of a disaster mind went blank for Q1 & Q2 rest was fair enough i thought?

You sitting any more exams this week?

Geraldo

Meursault wrote: »

How did u find it Kilburn? Was fair enough I suppose but ran out of time as usual. Didn't get to finish q. 7 and my mind went blank on q 1!

Anyway hope it went well for ye all

I did E2 today as well. I wasn't feeling too confident but I feel a bit better now. Managed to finish all 7 questions at least so that's one thing. Think my Prince 2 stuff in q7 was a bit vague but did my best.
Also I wasn't sure about the sources of power in q6. Too late now tho.

Shaque attack

Happy enough with it tbh. Was able to get an answer down for everything but not sure how well my prince2 waffling will have gone down!

here's hoping for a pass anyway. P2 tomorrow!

Meursault

kilburn wrote: »

Had a bit of a disaster mind went blank for Q1 & Q2 rest was fair enough i thought?

You sitting any more exams this week?

Yeah in fairness it could have been worse

What was q.2 again? RBV?

I can remember the following:

1. Types of culture
2. RBV?
3. Qualitative and quantitative?
4.
5.
6. SSC/motivation/types of power?
7. PRINCE2/Stakeholders and negotiations?

Can't remember the other two!

Have the other mgt levels done so on to strategic in November hopefully

How about you? Best of luck if you have any others

statss

1 Culture
2 RBV
3 Rational
4 Competitor Research
5 Completion Stage
6 Off shoring, power, motivation
7 Prince 2 & Stakeholders

Q7 can go f*ck itself!!

Shaque attack

statss wrote: »

Q7 can go f*ck itself!!

My thoughts exactly!

Meursault

statss wrote: »

1 Culture
2 RBV
3 Rational
4 Competitor Research
5 Completion Stage
6 Off shoring, power, motivation
7 Prince 2 & Stakeholders

Q7 can go f*ck itself!!

Yeah Q7 was bad enough alright. The way it was worded was difficult to interpret.

tony1980

Well lads, I had intended on starting my CIMA exams 4 years ago but a new job which was very stressful at the beginning and starting our family gave me the perfect excuse to put it off :pac:

I have now decided that I need a kick up the h**e to just get going!

I have to sit two certificate level exams first, Financial and Management Accounting. I heard that maybe a good month on studying both should be good enough for the exams if you have a good base already.

Has anything changed recently on how these exams are done?

Is there new course material I should be aware of and where is the best place to buy these?

Cheers for the tips lads

Irish Aris

tony1980 wrote: »

Well lads, I had intended on starting my CIMA exams 4 years ago but a new job which was very stressful at the beginning and starting our family gave me the perfect excuse to put it off :pac:

I have now decided that I need a kick up the h**e to just get going!

I have to sit two certificate level exams first, Financial and Management Accounting. I heard that maybe a good month on studying both should be good enough for the exams if you have a good base already.

Has anything changed recently on how these exams are done?

Is there new course material I should be aware of and where is the best place to buy these?

Cheers for the tips lads

Hi Tony,
finished the certificate level a few months ago.

The exams are still computer based and you can book them at your convenience in one of the official centers (Dublin, for example has 4 or 5 different options).
It took me approximately a month to study each of them, but I wasn't in a hurry. I believe that it can be done quicker, especially if you have practical experience.
I bought the books from Kaplan, not sure what other options there are (BPP maybe?)

Good luck with it!!

Geraldo

Irish Aris wrote: »

Hi Tony,
finished the certificate level a few months ago.

The exams are still computer based and you can book them at your convenience in one of the official centers (Dublin, for example has 4 or 5 different options).
It took me approximately a month to study each of them, but I wasn't in a hurry. I believe that it can be done quicker, especially if you have practical experience.
I bought the books from Kaplan, not sure what other options there are (BPP maybe?)

Good luck with it!!

The cert exams can definitely be done quicker alright. I did them over a weeks study or so myself. But I wouldn't recommend this to be honest. Particularly if you're studying at home. The exams themselves can be tricky in the sense that you're either right or wrong, there's no marks for attempt. So they can easily trip you up but even more so it's good to get as strong a knowledge base as possible. My advice would be to take you're time if you can. In any case, the new syllabus next year should enable you to sit another exam a month rather than 2 or 3 at a time to try and get them done quick. I'd much prefer that myself!
Either way, best of luck!

Meursault

Hi All, does anyone have any of the strategic level CIMA textbooks for sale?

I am based in Cork, so if you are interested in selling them let me know

Thanks

grange mac

I'll have a look to see if I have any that may help you.

Meursault

thanks again grange mac

Maka18

Hi All

based in cork just wondering does anyone have the

C01 – Fundamentals of Management Accounting
C05 – Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law

textbooks for sale? The publisher is Kaplan.

Any advice about these 2 exams would be appreciated also.

Thanks

PJP

Has anyone heard that Independent Colleges has/is being sold?

Geraldo

Good luck to all getting results today. I scraped P1 but narrowly missed out on E2. Ah well, August is only next month I guess.

Crybabygeeks

Hi everyone. Best of luck to all getting results.

Anyone have any recommendations for good lecturers for Strategic level in Dublin? Particularly, F3 and P3? thanks

Shaque attack

Same, best of luck to everyone getting results today.

Got past E2 and P2 so strategy next but wont be about for the November exams so no exams till next May! Dunno if that's a good or a bad thing though since I'll have to do this new syllabus.

Shaque attack

Same, best of luck to everyone getting results today.

Got past E2 and P2 so strategy next but wont be about for the November exams so no exams till next May! Dunno if that's a good or a bad thing though since I'll have to do this new syllabus.

Meursault

Congrats guys, I passed E2 also, so I am on to Strategic in November

I am hearing that the pass rate for the new syllabus is 70%!!!

Extra motivation (if I needed any) to try get as many as possible out of the way in November

Shaque attack

Meursault wrote: »

Congrats guys, I passed E2 also, so I am on to Strategic in November

I am hearing that the pass rate for the new syllabus is 70%!!!

Extra motivation (if I needed any) to try get as many as possible out of the way in November

boo!!!

statss

Passed E2 aswell, so I am due to sit Strategic Level in Nov 2014

However I don't think I can commit to studying 3 subjects at the same time properly, with my current work/life commitments. I was thinking therefore I'd sign up for 2 subjects (as I've always done) and made a stab at the 3rd via home study, (expecting to fail it). At least this way, at 1 Jan 2015, I'd (hopefully) only have 1 objective test and the 2015 strategic case study to complete.

Alternatively, I could just wait till 2015 and start the strategic level fresh under the new syllabus, doing 1 at a time. I reckon the new syllabus will be harder to pass though, so I'm not sure what the best approach to take it is.

What's everyone else's plan?

Crybabygeeks

I'm going to try and get all strategic done this year.

CassieManson

PJP wrote: »

Has anyone heard that Independent Colleges has/is being sold?

Yes it has been sold..http://www.independent.ie/business/media/inm-sells-education-division-including-independent-colleges-30390044.html

Not sure what the impact is to courses, if any

Mrs W

Hi I'm looking for books for C-05 if anyone has them? I'm in Dundalk but can travel!

ElkayIR

Hi,

I'm looking for study texts for CIMA C01 to C05 if anyone in or near Dublin has them for sale.

statss

I'm selling my E1 and E2 material if anyone's interested. Link here http://www.adverts.ie/school-college-books/cima-e1-and-e2-study-texts-exam-kits-and-revision-cards/5961180?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AdCreated

Geraldo

Was thinking of doing P2 and F2 in august and E2 in november. Just wanted to get an idea off people who have done these together as to the volume of work. I'm trying to motor on through the exams but it's complicated by baby number 3 due in november. Obviously study time will be less so hence 2 in august. Do people think it's feasible to get through these in a short space of time?

Meursault

Geraldo wrote: »

Was thinking of doing P2 and F2 in august and E2 in november. Just wanted to get an idea off people who have done these together as to the volume of work. I'm trying to motor on through the exams but it's complicated by baby number 3 due in november. Obviously study time will be less so hence 2 in august. Do people think it's feasible to get through these in a short space of time?

Have you sat P2 and F2 already? I am in a similar position myself (2 kids) so I understand how little free time you have (plus the constant tiredness from early mornings/late nights!).

Maybe you should go for it, but you do risk failing both in august? its an awful lot of work to get through. but if you have sat these exams already (which i assume you would have, given that you are taking the extra sittings) you might manage it.

You'll be exhausted come December though!

Geraldo

I had paid to do them in May but didn't do them because I ended up changing jobs and found I couldn't focus at all. Yeah it's plenty of work alright but if I don't do them this year I'll be left with an extra case study in 2015. I figure that's something to be avoided!

Meursault

Geraldo wrote: »

I had paid to do them in May but didn't do them because I ended up changing jobs and found I couldn't focus at all. Yeah it's plenty of work alright but if I don't do them this year I'll be left with an extra case study in 2015. I figure that's something to be avoided!

thats true. its a lot of work but hopefully between aug and nov you will clear the three. best of luck

Crybabygeeks

I also have cima books (F2, P2) for sale if anyone wants to buy them? Thanks.

sallymomo

Hi all
I have both E1 & F1 books for sale, €60 euro for the lot.
If you are interested PM me.

Thanks!

Rusty Rothar

E2, F1 & F2 books for sale. €20 each. You wont find better books anywhere else. (Disclaimer: unless you deal with someone else selling the same books.)

PM me if you're interested, I'm in the Dublin area but can also do Mayo this weekend due to my culchie roots.
Cheers

Geraldo

Apparently the pass mark for the 2015 computer based exams is going to be 70% Blimey! That'll be rock hard!

Danae1

Hi there, does anyone on here still have books for E1 and F1 still for sale? Cheers for any info...

Danae1

sallymomo wrote: »

Hi all
I have both E1 & F1 books for sale, €60 euro for the lot.
If you are interested PM me.

Thanks!

Sallymomo are these still for sale? If so are you in kerry/cork/limerick areas by any chance? Which edition books (or pic of front?) are they please?

Meursault

Hi Danae 1

Iamin the Cork area, and have these books if you need them?To be honest, €10 each is fine.They are in perfect condition.