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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE JUNE 2012 EXAMS

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Welcome to this special issue of Student Accountant

Essential Guide.

Victoria Morgan

Editor,

Student Accountant magazine

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KeY dates for the June 2012

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Exams start

11 June 2012 For a full list of the exam dates, go to page 65 of this issue

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student accountant In addition to this twice-yearly printed issue, we also email an alert t o a new issue of Student Accountant each month. To make sure we can continue to send you alerts and emagazines, make sure you update your consent levels in your myACCA account. essential Guide resources 06 a close looK at question verBs 08 maKinG the most of r eadinG and PlanninG time 12 hoW to Gain P r ofessional ma r Ks 14 oPtions PaPe r s: unde r

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intellectual levels

Knowledge and comprehension

Applica

tion and analysis Ev aluation and synthesis

Papers F1-F3

Papers F4-F9

Papers P1-P7

r etention and recall of knowledge analysis of unfamiliar situations to g eneralisation, comparison understanding of major accounting pr epare reports and solve problems and discrimination using comple x and and business ideas, techniques u sing relevant concepts and theories unstructur ed information and theories r ecognition of subtle or hidden assessment and e valuation use of knowledge and techniques in inf ormation patterns and trends within of complex information ne w but familiar situations financial and other in formation, use of reasoned argument r ecognition of fundamental cause a nd the ability to interpret these to inf er and make judgments and ef fect in accounting. the ability to infer from given pr esentation and justification of inf ormation and draw conclusions. v alid recommendations.

ACCA examiners have highlighted

the lack of understanding of the requirements of question verbs as the most serious weakness in many candidates scripts. Given below are some common question verbs used in exams. question verBs

Analyse

Intellectual level

2, 3 Actual

meaning

Break into separate parts and

discuss, examine, or interpret each part

Key tips Give reasons for the current

situation or what has happened. Apply

Intellectual level

2 Actual meaning

To put into action pertinently and/or

relevantly Key tips Properly apply the scenario/case.

Assess Intellectual level 3 Actual meaning

To judge the worth, importance, evaluate

or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance Key tips Determine the strengths/weaknesses/importance/ significance/ability to contribute.

Calculate

Intellectual level

2, 3 Actual

meaning

To ascertain by computation,

to make an estimate of; evaluate, to perform a mathematical process Key tips Provide description along with numerical calculations.

Comment Intellectual level 3 Actual

meaning

To remark or express an opinion

Key tips

Your answer should include an

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