The course
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The exam: Section A, one 50-mark case study (40 technical and 10 professional skills marks); Section B, two 25-mark questions (20 technical and 5 professional skills marks each), one from area C and one from area D; 3 hours 15 minutes; 100 marks; pass mark 50%
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Strategic management and value creation: area A
Section A draws on areas A and B. Course practice: 6 objective questions a topic in the course's own format, plus exam-style questions
Free: Strategic management accounting, stakeholders, change and risk6 short questionsFree: The balanced scorecard and benchmarking6 short questionsMission, critical success factors, the performance pyramid and the planning gap6 short questionsFinancial performance measures, liquidity and gearing6 short questionsDivisional and managerial performance: ROI, RI, EVA and NPV6 short questionsNon-financial performance indicators, quality and brand6 short questionsSustainability, environmental costs and environmental management accounting6 short questions - 3
Performance optimisation: area B
Section A draws on areas A and B. Course practice: 6 objective questions a topic in the course's own format, plus exam-style questions
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Performance reporting: area C
One Section B question comes from area C. Course practice: 6 objective questions in the course's own format, plus exam-style questions
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Data science and technology: area D
One Section B question comes from area D. Course practice: 6 objective questions a topic in the course's own format, plus exam-style questions
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Written questions in the exam’s shapes
7 questions shaped like the exam’s Section A case studies and Section B questions: figures checked, written parts read by Mia.
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Timed practice exams
The whole exam on the clock, 100 marks in 195 minutes: a Section A case study (50 marks) and two Section B questions of 25 marks. Figures are checked and written parts read by Mia.