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- May 14, 2018 at 11:01 pm #451976
Hi Mike,
When I write my answers under exam conditions, alot escapes me like standards I should have applied and only note the obvious. Really stressed about this.
Please can you advise on the best way to answer the question, remembering to apply relevant points. I know we can’t achieve exact revision kit answer but I find myself missing mandatory marks.
Thanks in advance.
May 14, 2018 at 11:07 pm #451977Also can you please give guidelines on how many sentences to aim for when answering a question with:
2 marks
3 marks
4 marks
8 marks
10 marks
16 marksMay 15, 2018 at 6:02 am #451991Basically, it’s one mark per sentence, one markable point per sentence, one sentence has one (and only one) markable point
2 marks = 2 sentences
3 marks = 3 sentences
4 marks = 4 sentences
8 marks = 8 sentences
10 marks = 10 sentences
16 marks = 16 sentencesHow to avoid missing obvious marks …
Spend an appropriate length of time planning your answer – write down an answer plan in “one word format” sufficient to remind you of that thought when it comes to writing out your answer
Now look to see how many points have you planned and compare that number of planned points with the marks available for that question / part question
50% or above – acceptable
<50% – not acceptableAnd if you’re in that bracket of “not acceptable” then you clearly need more points – so what have you missed
Maybe apply a check-list approach where you mentally fly through a list of commonly-appearing points in auditing answers
You can make your own list but here are some ideas to start you off
Accounting entries
Accounting Standard implications
Audit Committee
Board minutes
Discussions with management
Internal auditors
Internal controls
Last year’s brought forward amounts
Last year’s file
Materiality
Third party certificatesAdd to this as you feel appropriate but that should give you a good start point
OK?
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