SUGGESTED ORDER OF STUDY

I believe that the lectures follow on in a sensible order and the course notes should be easy to locate from the introduction to the lecture.

If you continue to have problems, I would be surprised

Post again if you still have an issue with it

This is a matter for individuals to fit study time around the other demands in their lives. Work, travel, family, housework, sport, relaxation all need time devoted to them. Then throw in the additional element of study and the problem increases.

Set yourself a schedule – either a weekly routine or a plan right up to exam day. Fill in the daily hours where other demands must come first – travel, work, sleep and so on

See what’s left and identify the study work that faces you. Then fit the study hours into the unallocated hours in your schedule.

There is always the danger of being over ambitious! Build in relaxation time. Build in time to watch your favorite soap opera. Time to go out and socialise. Give yourself say two evenings each week completely free of studying and a day at weekend – and don’t feel guilty during those free evenings when you want to think that you should be studying.

But in the not-free evenings and the other weekend day, then get some serious work done. Plan your work evenings, work day so as to give yourself a break (15 minutes?) after every, say, 45 minutes’ effort

The studying itself – use the course notes together with the recorded lectures for both F7 and F8. Alternate the two papers – either one night F7 and the next night F8 or one study session on F7 and the next on F8 each evening. Half the weekend day on F7 and half on F8

If you don’t on any particular evening wish to listen to a lecture, then simply read the course notes to get a feel for the topics.

Start to read the suggested solutions in an exam kit / revision kit to the essay type questions – just read, don’t try to learn. Repetitive reading of the same material is much more productive!

So, you have course notes, recorded lectures, revision kits. Mix them up, alternate, don’t let them become boring. Practice as many mcqs as you can either from this site or the exam kit / revision kit.

And, of course, when you come across a problem, post your question on the F7 or F8 Ask the Tutor forum page and we’ll get back to you

Hope all that helps!

Deidre, I’ve said it so often! There’s no secret – it’s all a matter of practice. As much as you can, over and over again and again