exemptions process.. and Preference

totally agree with ansi..

@aminah2010,

you are always welcome 🙂

Generally to pass knowledge level you can always use old books. these exams are not really based on legislation , like law or tax exams.
So contents of books almost didn’t change from year to year.

But this year there is a big problem with it.
Format of knowledge level exams changed significantly and this change will be first introduced in Dec 2011. Change apply to both CBE and PBE exams.

However i guess before this date you can still pass CBE of old format. But i’m not sure about this one, so it’s worth to check.

You can read briefly about this change here : https://www2.accaglobal.com/pubs/students/publications/student_accountant/archive/sa_june10_ACCAQual2011v3.pdf

Not only the format of exam was changed. Some new types of questions are introduced. But also some new topics were added to F2 and F3 i guess.

So if you use old books, you might pass, but u will struggle with those new things that you are not prepared for.
Books are very expensive, but you can try to compare with prices of e-materials of official publishers. I recommend u to rely mostly on BPP and Kaplan.
Though keep benefiting from additional materials like OT as well.

Not sure if it’s possible to buy kaplan only e-books. You can check and Kaplan Financial website. As for BPP learning media ., they always have e-books, but the problem with BPP books is that they reduced printing allowance to 15% 🙁 so u can only read book on the screen …which is so uncomfortable …

The material that i always recommend for knowledge module is BPP I-pass. If u can get it, benefit from it as much as you can.
Again , old one can be used, but updated one could be perfect.

if u can’t get updated books at all, then at least practice with pilot papers, , see adiditons to syllabus and study those topics from skills level technical articles.
With all that you might still prepare quite well.

OT= OpenTuition
https://opentuition.com/acca/f3/
here is link of all you need for F3on OT..

open the website http://www.opentuition.com, then click on ACCA. you will see the list of ACCA papers.. just click on the paper you are taking.. all relevant material about selected paper will be on screen!

@cuteleo110,
thank you.

@aminah2010,
see reply of cuteleo, hope u will like OT materials and they will help you to prepare for exam.

Bpp’s I pass alone is not enough to pass exam. It’s perfect for revision, but not for studies, as u can’t attempt questions before you study relevant topics.
And I-pass doesn’t containt study text, it contains tests only.

This i-pass is the programm containg lots of F3 tests. It is good for daily practice. You can set timer. You can deside whether you want to try 50 or 10 or any amount of questions. You can choose tests from which area you want to attempt , etc… it’s quite flexible.
And as it’s a programme for sure it’s more convenient if you are going to attempt CBE (computer based exam). If you are planning to sit PBE (paper based exam), then you should better concentrate on practising questions from revision kits.

See BPP’s catalogue 2011 for more information about I-pass and other products :
https://www.bpp.com/learning-materials/our-products.aspx
pay attention to page 8

I didn’t understand your last question. Sorry, what did you mean about ACCA’s syllabus?
Syllabus is the layout of topics that are goint to be examined. It is set out by ACCA’s examiners of relevant papers, so it’s a must to use for each exam.
Nothing outside syllabus can be examined.

Hi!

Get throught the Guide is a very best which i found in F1-F3