Possible questions for June 2011

Well it would appear that the examiner has already full examined most of the issues in the health and safety issue - therefore study all the past questions on Q5, to ensure that whatever comes out - you can handle it.

I believe a previous question should repeat

One the other areas of the exam

Q1

- still lots of areas that have yet to be examined, I would consider the following in detail

Identify the authorities to whom businesses are

accountable in financial terms

(e) Identify what financial information businesses need to provide for government agencies

(f) Describe the role of external auditors

(g) Outline the role of accounting standards setting bodies

(h) Outline the role of corporate governance with respect to accountability

(i) Describe the overall role and purpose of employment, health and safety and data protection legislation within the business

Alternatively

Review the effectiveness of financial control procedures and identify potential weaknesses

Explain how the accounting department integrates and co-ordinates with other functional areas

Advantages and disadvantages of different structures including centralisation and decentralisation.

Weber on bureaucracy

Q2

The previous sitting saw the examiner ask a general question on internal controls, and before that it was the wages system.

This time I would consider something about the MIS chapter

(a) Describe the main features of a management information system

(b) Describe the information flows within the accounting system

(c) Draft examples of relevant management reports from an accounting system

I suppose the fraud chapter is also likely - look at the pilot paper question about fraud

Identify the scope for fraud using manual as against computer systems

Understand the role of the auditor in dealing with fraud

Identify the duty and responsibilities of management in the prevention and detection of fraud

Q3

The previous examination saw the repeat of BM model, this provides sufficient evidence that examiner may have "run-out of names".

There are still some of the names that are mentioned in the text that you should be paying attention to - mainly

Peter and Waterman

William Ouchi

Handy

Group think idea

Kanter

Maslow

Mintzberg on roles

Team building

Do all past year on NAMES that examiner has asked - repeats are possible

Q4

I suppose that last year saw the communications chapter coming out.

This time I suppose it is time for either the appraisal chapter