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ACCA Marking Scheme

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • December 1, 2015 at 4:43 pm #286767
    gonko
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    Is it just me, or does the marking scheme seem unfair in section B. I had a brief look at June 2014 and compared it to Dec 2014 (new format).

    Take questioin 2 on the F5 paper, a similar question on both exams re bottlenecks, yet in June 2014 this would have bagged you 20 marks, and only 10 in December. I do not think the weighting is very fair since the shake up.

    Has anyone else noticed similar on other papers?

    December 1, 2015 at 4:58 pm #286780
    John Moffat
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    Question 2 in the June 2014 exam was nothing to do with throughput accounting (which is where bottlenecks are relevant). It was a question on linear programming which would have taken much longer – especially because you were required to draw a graph.

    However, it is to your advantage in that if cannot do a question then at least you only lose 10 marks instead of 20 !

    (And obviously there is nothing anyone can do about it – the examiner decides on the questions and the marks.)

    December 1, 2015 at 5:05 pm #286789
    gonko
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    I really need to differentiate between bottlenecks and constraints. And read the question more closely.

    I do take your point on the marks. I guess we have no choice but to get on with it lol.
    i do find that with the new structure, there is nowhere to hide. Everything must be studied. I came exempt from all F’s except F5 and F9, and I am finding it a lot tougher than my college degree. Much more to cover and a lot more detail also.

    December 1, 2015 at 5:54 pm #286797
    John Moffat
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    Your second point is very true – there is nowhere to hide, and that is what makes the exams so difficult. On their own most questions are not too bad – the big problem is that they can (and do) ask just about everything.

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