Week 5 of 7: Getting exam-ready
Welcome to week 5 – Getting exam-ready week. This week will guide you through how to interpret questions, plan answers as well as getting a great insight on how case study exam answers are marked.
Explore as few or as many resources until you feel you are confident with 'getting exam ready' and can make the statements under each resource:
Case study support 2 — Planning a good answer (10-minute read)
This article guides your understanding of how to read the task set in the exam. Once the task is understood, you can approach how to plan your answer.
This resource allows you to achieve the following objective:
I can understand the exam tasks, background to the requirement and examiners’ expectations in the task or question set.
Star Resource: Answer planning, does it really matter? (25-minute read)
A big pitfall in case study exams: Not answering the question that was set. This must-read gives you the awareness of what not to do during the exam and provides great insight before you start practising.
This resource allows you to achieve the following objective:
I know how to plan the structure and content of my answers per the marks scheme and time allocated.
How your CGMA Case Study Exam answers are marked (10-minute read)
Illustrative examples are provided in this article, allowing you to understand how an examiner will logically mark your answer. Learn how to improve the quality of your answer and maximise marks.
This resource allows you to achieve the following objectives:
I know the marking approach and how marks are allocated and can interpret the grading scheme.
I can self-assess my answers using the ‘Performance Descriptors’ and can identify areas for improvement.
Friday Round-up with Nasheen (Runtime: 3 minutes)
Nasheen talks about how easy it is to procrastinate and ideas for how to overcome procrastination.
Week 5 of 7: Getting exam-ready
Week 5 of 7: Getting exam-ready
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