Forum Replies Created
- Posts
Time pressure was the biggest issue here on question 1 but if you compare the paper to the June one, I felt this was a bit better.
My strategy was I did question 1 and spend 1hr 15mins, then I quickly went to question 4 and 3 and I had 30 minutes left to do question 2 and I managed to do decommissioning and depreciation, receivables maybe 2 or 3 marks of work which was not too bad.
In June I did P5 and it was very time pressured such that when they said 15 minutes do go that’s when I started the last question and it had a long scenario. Everyone was complaining about the time pressure on Open tuition or anywhere else. I was shocked I passed it, so it goes on too say if you did well in the ones you wrote and everyone was time pressured they consider that.
Best of luck everyone x
I wrote P7 and P5, time was not an issue on P7 and I was hoping for a marginal pass but I got 46. I passed P5 which I thought it was a definite fail since I did not attempt 20 marks. and failed P7 with 46%.
My financial reporting is very rusty, if I polish that I will have a better chance of passing.
Good luck everyone in the September exams.
I passed with an A and got a 2.1. Thank you so much to all the Open Tuition moderators especially Trephena. I only used open tuition for three weeks before the deadline and I was impressed with the help and information that I got, I would have probably failed or got a C. It was my last eligible sitting, I thought I didn’t complete my refence list so I was very worried for the last three months, and to then getting an A. I am just over the moon.
I did manually, i didn’t know spend so much time and effort as they were more than 80.
They were far from perfect and some could have been missed
I am gutted 🙁
I just wanted to find out if you should reference the conclusion?
If you done a good RAP, SLS and Presentation and in text citation but did not manage to perfect and finish the reference list properly 80% done, do they just fail you or you get a lower grade?
Thank you for your responses they have been really helpful.
Two other question, If I do ratios, is it allowed for me to compare them to analyst reports, likeThompson Reuters and Morningstar.
When they request us to look at journal article are they the same as Wall Street Journal? I also had a look at analyst reports, they mainly focus on future forecast and ratios?
My business analysis I am using the PESTEL and SWOT models
1)Am I supposed to evaluate these or this has to be done for the financial analysis? Most of these are self-explanatory from the CEO’s statements for example “An increase in airport taxes has resulted in Ryanair closing bases in Spain. If many governments were to raise their taxes, this would affect the profitability of Ryanair and its growth prospects” will that be a good explanation?
2) Some of the external factors and threats are very related to save word count is it okay for me to say that rise in taxes been discussed on the PESTEL analysis?
3) The definitions for the SWOT and Pestel were sometimes too small to paraphrase, I have referenced them, but will be in trouble if most of them have been not exactly copied and pasted but close to but properly referenced.
4) A copied a diagram for the PESTEL on google pictures, how do I reference it?
5) When using Annual report is that okay if I cite as (Ryanair,2016) or it should be (Annual Report,2016). If I have cited it many times I should only put on the reference list once?I am doing a RAP on Ryanair
My business analysis I am using the PESTEL and SWOT models
1)Am I supposed to evaluate these or this has to be done for the financial analysis? Most of these are self-explanatory from the CEO’s statements for example “An increase in airport taxes has resulted in Ryanair closing bases in Spain. If many governments were to raise their taxes, this would affect the profitability of Ryanair and its growth prospects” will that be a good explanation?
2) Some of the external factors and threats are very related to save word count is it okay for me to say that rise in taxes been discussed on the PESTEL analysis?
3) The definitions for the SWOT and Pestel were sometimes too small to paraphrase, I have referenced them, but will be in trouble if most of them have been not exactly copied and pasted but close to but properly referenced.
4) A copied a diagram for the PESTEL on google pictures, how do I reference it?
5) When using Annual report is that okay if I cite as (Ryanair,2016) or it should be (Annual Report,2016). If I have cited it many times I should only put on the reference list once?Many thanks for your help guys.
Hi I have been reading all your comments and I have to say I am very impressed with your responses. The only regret is I did not come here sooner as I am left with less than two weeks and I had no idea what analysis and evaluation is, load factors as KPIs were necessary. Although mentors are only meant to guide you they can drag you and leave you drowning.
I told my mentor in section 2 that ratio meanings and calculations are not necessary as it is making me over by 500 words, but she still insists that I put them. I considered of removing some ratios like payables payments, acid ratio but all she said you need to cover as much as covered by your ACCA syllabus. Part 2 limitation of ratios and SWOT and Pestel models, she just said use textbook style and ref. At what point will put the limitation of year ends on my ratios, that my ROCE did not match to the company etc. Do I put that on part or 3 or 2. She had said I could put on part 2 under limitation of information gathering but on limitation of ratios as I should put only text book styles of responses I am really confused. She has wasted my time trying to perfect part 1 and 2 rather than me focusing and spending more time on 3.