Hmm, but an “OAP” in England is an Old Age Pensioner and the image of a pensioner having a spasm is possibly easier to envisage than a bar of soap under a slab of processed reconstituted meat from America!
Feels good to have a tutor who actually interacts with students and tries to find time to go around forums to answer their questions. Not to be an ingrate over the benevolence behind such an important, yet free site, but sometimes questions just go unanswered and as there is no (not sure) kind of feed/reminder/notifier, you never know the year your question gets answered or your worry cleared. This could be fixed, I believe. My only problem with Mike is he has so much experience/knowledge in this that he sometimes over-assumes and forgets to explain the basics or go slowly with calculations …or make connections with past/other topics to re-enlighten the student who is trying to put in so much stuff back-to-back, and often without much exam experience. If you listen to F6 lectures, you see that the tutor teaches as to babies, and I think that’s very effective. He starts with reviews of what has been covered, if possible, and tries to make summaries and resumes of the whole connection using a minute or two. Otherwise, with all the fun, tips and mnemonics etc, Mike’s an excellent (A+) teacher and for that, I can only say thanks!
@crye, Wow – there’s an in depth analysis! In my defence, I have to say that tax is a one-off with no connecting paper neither before nor after it ( unless you choose P6 which no-one in my part of the World does )
In addition, I am constrained by time availability – just four and a half days to get through each paper. Not really got time for extended revision 馃檨
@MikeLittle, Well understood, sir. I wish as many of us as possible could read this and learn that all these lectures didn’t take up to a week to give! Thank you so much for everything; we’d be paying fortunes for all this if we hadn’t O.T!
@crye, I have no idea what a reply alert is but you are welcome to your opinions and feel free to make whatever comments you want. I will take on board what you said about quick revision but, frankly, I thought I already did that. Certainly I do for topics like consolidations and for paper P7 we have to revise the ACCOUNTING standards
@MikeLittle, Sir, by ‘reply alert’, I just meant the feature which makes it possible for users to get notified by email when their comments/posts on OT get responses/replies. For example, it was from my inbox I knew someone (you) had replied in this thread. Elsewhere, I’m really grateful and humbled you gave my worry a thought. May God bless uplift you!
Hello Mike. Loving your lectures on F7, P2 and now P1. What a fantastic contribution you are making to the world. Are you compensating for all those misdeeds in the past ? 馃槈 It is certainly more interesting with your colourful examples! 馃檪
Mr Mike is a great lecturer. He really explains the topics and uses a lot of examples for further clarification. If I forget the answer, i quickly remember the example,then start making points from the example and I then built on the points. I usually get the answer right. Thanks Mr Mike.
chriscy says
Page 37 – An easier mnemonic would be S.P.A.M.S.O.A.P instead of O.A.P.S.P.A.S.M (just a suggestion)
Excellent lectures, keep up the good job 馃槈
MikeLittle says
Hmm, but an “OAP” in England is an Old Age Pensioner and the image of a pensioner having a spasm is possibly easier to envisage than a bar of soap under a slab of processed reconstituted meat from America!
bedus says
I am not able to play the P1 lecture on my galaxy tab, is it compatible or not?
jazzold says
who is this guy? he is an absolute hero
crye says
Internal Controls –Categorisation mnemonic can be rearranged into …
SOAP MAPS
crye says
Feels good to have a tutor who actually interacts with students and tries to find time to go around forums to answer their questions. Not to be an ingrate over the benevolence behind such an important, yet free site, but sometimes questions just go unanswered and as there is no (not sure) kind of feed/reminder/notifier, you never know the year your question gets answered or your worry cleared. This could be fixed, I believe. My only problem with Mike is he has so much experience/knowledge in this that he sometimes over-assumes and forgets to explain the basics or go slowly with calculations …or make connections with past/other topics to re-enlighten the student who is trying to put in so much stuff back-to-back, and often without much exam experience. If you listen to F6 lectures, you see that the tutor teaches as to babies, and I think that’s very effective. He starts with reviews of what has been covered, if possible, and tries to make summaries and resumes of the whole connection using a minute or two. Otherwise, with all the fun, tips and mnemonics etc, Mike’s an excellent (A+) teacher and for that, I can only say thanks!
MikeLittle says
@crye, Wow – there’s an in depth analysis! In my defence, I have to say that tax is a one-off with no connecting paper neither before nor after it ( unless you choose P6 which no-one in my part of the World does )
In addition, I am constrained by time availability – just four and a half days to get through each paper. Not really got time for extended revision 馃檨
crye says
@MikeLittle, Well understood, sir. I wish as many of us as possible could read this and learn that all these lectures didn’t take up to a week to give! Thank you so much for everything; we’d be paying fortunes for all this if we hadn’t O.T!
crye says
@crye, …. Wow, there’s now a reply alert enhanced! Got one right in my inbox!! … so I … take back that part of my comment?…. and say BRAVO, to O.T!
MikeLittle says
@crye, I have no idea what a reply alert is but you are welcome to your opinions and feel free to make whatever comments you want. I will take on board what you said about quick revision but, frankly, I thought I already did that. Certainly I do for topics like consolidations and for paper P7 we have to revise the ACCOUNTING standards
crye says
@MikeLittle, Sir, by ‘reply alert’, I just meant the feature which makes it possible for users to get notified by email when their comments/posts on OT get responses/replies. For example, it was from my inbox I knew someone (you) had replied in this thread.
Elsewhere, I’m really grateful and humbled you gave my worry a thought. May God bless uplift you!
laura27 says
The mushroom diagram looks like a banana with feet
ashleymilne says
Hello Mike. Loving your lectures on F7, P2 and now P1. What a fantastic contribution you are making to the world. Are you compensating for all those misdeeds in the past ? 馃槈 It is certainly more interesting with your colourful examples! 馃檪
MikeLittle says
@ashleymilne, WHAT MISDEEDS??????!!!!!!! Who have you been talking to?
And besides, I have paid my debt to society and served my sentence without asking for parole
馃檪
mara13 says
Waoh! So only his lectures can garantie me a pass?
MikeLittle says
@mara13, NO-ONE ever claimed that! OpenTuition is a supplement to other preparation!
naima2007 says
I am unable to view lecture with my blackberry can I get assistant with
admin says
Please contact blackberry support
joycelyn says
great lecture! Mike Little is good you helped me throe P2 in the bag hoping the same will happen with this one.Keep it up
kuzma2 says
Mr Mike ur a legend….its not easy to make this paper interesting and thats what u did…
thx for it
MikeLittle says
@kuzma2, 馃檪 – but it really IS a great suject – I am so happy to be teaching it
sherry ann says
Mr Mike is a great lecturer. He really explains the topics and uses a lot of examples for further clarification. If I forget the answer, i quickly remember the example,then start making points from the example and I then built on the points. I usually get the answer right. Thanks Mr Mike.
MikeLittle says
@sherry ann, That;s good news – keep it up!
azzal says
This old man is a Funny Guy
MikeLittle says
@azzal, what do you mean “old man”!!!!!????
tiffany2012 says
Ignorance is bliss>>>> Speak on Governance, Risk and Ethics
MikeLittle says
@tiffany2012, BS
bridge50 says
I need to download these audio files for future use
help
admin says
the site is alive, you can watch on line anytime!
we are not going anywhere
Lectures are NOT downloadable
mickabg says
Great lecture! Clear and precise, thanks!
murkutele says
Mushroom structure anyone?
Mike is getting very comfortable with the class.
Lecture is great, thanks for that.
P.S. the video is still not fixed properly.
esayasketema says
I like the lecture, except the comment on the bible.
MikeLittle says
@esayasketema, Sorry!
priya1890 says
‘papa moss’ can also be used as mnemonic for internal controls.
Lecture is great. Thanks Mr Mike.
shaheda says
I am unable to view the videos of Paper P1. Earlier it was used to work but now it is not working.
Can you assist me how will I view the videos.
Many thanks for you assistance in advance
admin says
It must be a problem on your pc
Nothing has changed on the site and works