This document provides an overview and schedule for a 24-hour ACCA Paper P5 exam preparation course. The course aims to simulate real exam conditions through practice questions and a mock exam. Students will receive individual feedback on their performance to identify areas for improvement. Key activities during the course include attempting exam-style questions, receiving marks and comments, and debriefing sessions to review exam skills, question interpretations, and optimal answering strategies. The goal is to fully prepare students for the actual exam through testing their knowledge application and time management skills under exam pressures.
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Attempting the P5 Exam? These are the question priorities.
This document provides an overview and schedule for a 24-hour ACCA Paper P5 exam preparation course. The course aims to simulate real exam conditions through practice questions and a mock exam. Students will receive individual feedback on their performance to identify areas for improvement. Key activities during the course include attempting exam-style questions, receiving marks and comments, and debriefing sessions to review exam skills, question interpretations, and optimal answering strategies. The goal is to fully prepare students for the actual exam through testing their knowledge application and time management skills under exam pressures.
This document provides an overview and schedule for a 24-hour ACCA Paper P5 exam preparation course. The course aims to simulate real exam conditions through practice questions and a mock exam. Students will receive individual feedback on their performance to identify areas for improvement. Key activities during the course include attempting exam-style questions, receiving marks and comments, and debriefing sessions to review exam skills, question interpretations, and optimal answering strategies. The goal is to fully prepare students for the actual exam through testing their knowledge application and time management skills under exam pressures.
The time allowed is not the time to complete the question (thats 1.8 mins per mark) but is the time to do the question and review it! The checklist column is for you to use to mark questions as done. There is an emphasis on the questions set by the new examiner.
Question number Question name Purpose of question/ area examined Time allowed
High priority questions 91 Robust Laptops ABC and beyond budgeting 100 mins 22 FGH Telecom Data analysis in the context of environmental management accounting. 50 mins 97 JHK Coffee Machines Divisional performance & transfer pricing 100 mins Mock Exam 3 Q3 Pharmaceutical Technologies Application and discussion of the balanced scorecard 50 mins 65 APX Accountancy Application & discussion of the building blocks model 50 mins 72 LOL Cards Value based management / EVA. 50 mins 81 RM Batteries Corporate failure with data analysis and z scores. 50 mins Mock Exam 3 Q4 PLX Refinery Environmental management accounting - plan only 30 mins Medium priority 94 Film Productions Co CSFs and KPIs an unusual Q1 with no numbers plan only 60 mins 92 RRR Beyond budgeting with numbers 100 mins 35 CFD Strategic models & CSFs factors. Plan only. 20 mins 7 Ganymede Benchmarking and the use of league tables 50 mins 73 BEG Application of the performance pyramid 50 mins Mock exam 3 Q1 Mackerel Uncertainty & risk (i-iii) 70 mins 67 Amal Application of the performance prism 50 mins 34 Bluefin School Information controls over processing and reporting plan only 30 mins Mock exam 3 Q2 Albacore Performance measurement & reward 50 mins
Low priority 19 F4U NPV & risk 50 mins 95 Metis Financial performance measurement; importance of short and long term performance 100 mins Mock Exam 2 Q3 SS EVA calculations and discussion with stakeholders 50 mins 100 HFG Financial performance measures & benchmarking. 100 mins 43 SSA Transfer pricing 50 mins 45 LGHD Value for money issues. Plan only. 30 mins 51 T4UC A question on Six Sigma plan only 30 mins 71 SFS Activity based management. 50 mins 80 BPC Porters 5 Forces & performance indicators plan only 20 mins Total hours 24 What to expect on your Question Day A Question Day is very different to a revision course. It is the final step in ensuring you are as prepared as possible for exam success. The objectives are two-fold: - To experience real exam conditions and truly test how well prepared you are To pinpoint specific improvement areas through 1:1 feedback from your tutor/marker
During the day you will: - Be reminded of the key exam ski lls you need to pass your exam. Attempt a full mock exam without a helping hand from your tutor - so you experience the real pressures youll face in the real exam. Get a true understanding of how good you are at time management and what you need to do differently on exam day. Receive a mark per question/in total along with specifi c feedback on practical steps you can take to improve your performance. Be taken through a full debrief of the exam, where you will be shown where the easy marks were, pitfalls to avoid, how to interpret the requirements, and how best to plan and layout your answers. Have the opportunity to discuss your script on a 1:1 basis with your tutor/marker
You should come to your Question Day as if it were the real exam. At this late stage in your studies your aim must be to fine tune your exam technique and how you apply your knowledge so come to your Question Day as prepared as possible. This is the best way to ensure success in the real exam.
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