Tips for Dec 2009 exam

This semester I have not been involved with this paper, I have been given a break from this paper but I will still try to tell you what I think could be coming out

Part A

Main provisions of corporate governance

Advantages and disadvantages of organisation structures, explain the different types of structures

Indicators of weakness in accounting system, implications of weakness in accounting system

Procedure, policies - difference and explanations

Cover all the past papers for Q1, there could be a same question with different wording.

Part B
Fraud responsibilities

Fraud indicators

Fraud prevention

Fraud detection

Internal control limitations

Internal controls for purchases 3areas - 4 controls each

Internal controls for sales - 3 x 4

Information system defined and components

Information system - importance

Do all the Q2 from the past papers

Part C

Motivation - Herzberg

Motivation - JS Adam

Management styles - Ashridge + Likert + Tannembaum

Discipline - cover the area in BPP text

Group behaviour 5 elements

Team building - main elements of team and the identity, cohesion and objective

Teams building - performance assessment (last part of BPP text)

Cover all the Q3 from past papers

Part D

Performance appraisal - purpose

Performance appraisal - adv + disadv

Training and development - assessment of its effectiveness

Training and development - on the job / off the job, give examples

Training and development - training manager and line manager role

Part E

Cover everything in the past papers it should be repeating since most of the areas have been asked

- Password effectiveness
- Explain the layers of security DCA
- Computer security
- Data protection act
- Health and safety other legislation


Good luck on your exams on this Friday the 11 th of December 2009

Remember the best approach is never to study last minute, and if you are doing it last minute, the go for short burst studies of 20 minutes with high level of repeat items.