Paper P1 Dec 2010 exam was

Contruct a case means Arguing in favor of…………. its not about weaknesses……

I thought the paper was ok although after the exam had ended everyone commented that it was too hard!
Especially the small questions, i believe they were very clear. Though I’m not sure if I did well on the first question but the report part was quite enjoyable! 🙂

The paper is fair but too much time pressure. Pilot paper has one question about Institutional investors and how they intervene. They are the one who hold majority of shareholdings and they can use their voting rights to interfere with company policies, internal controls etc.

Anyway, Hope everyone will make it. Good luck for other papers.

I cant help but laugh at myself. First of all, the exam wasnt soo hard but needed commonself and in my opinion the case study was way too longggggggg. i think by the time i read it all, i was about snoring… i understood ethical relativsm and absolutis, (thank God for morning revision) as well as institutionalism but then it came to the speech section and i totally screwed up there cos first of all, i forgot to greet the audience and just went straight into it……although i answered the question, my construction was poor. Hopefully i only miss the professional marks aspect of it……

What in God’s name are the stages in environmental audit? i wrote what i think it is but not so sure about it…. Time flew by like turnado.. 1hr.30mins into it , i was only on question 1b.lololol but i managed to finish it all to the best of my abitlity. Hopefully fingers crossed, i will manage to get 50% marks which in my view is called ” Let my people go” grade….. By God’s grace I won’t have to resit it and pray desperately for God’s favour and favour in the sight of my marker……. P1 done, p3 next. arrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh

Hi folks

Well this is the second time I have taken this exam. I thought I had done enough in June but fell short by 3 marks. I think I have done worse here.
I tend to find difficulty in where the examiners questions want you to go. There was a lot of stuff about internal control. I completely missed the speech requirement. Was that on q1?
I did 3 and 4 in section b as I couldn;t think what the three stages of Environmental audit were. (I see a few others thought that too).
I find some of the question too ambiguous not giving a clear direction where we should go and how deep we should dig into a subject.
For those candidates who find the exam time pressured and too wordy, it;s time to wake up and smell the coffee. All Professional level exams are like that, so all you can do is your best. Keep your chins up!
Have a great holiday season all of you. Thank for putting your posts on here. They may not help me pass, but they comfort my soul after a gruelling exam session!!! lol

i’m still mourning on it.
this paper was harder than any past paper. i just hope for the best.
happy holidays!

Hi everybody,

First time sitting P1 and I think it was a fair paper. I agree with everybody that Q1 one was deep and long, spent 1hr and 45min. I did Q3 & Q4 but had to rush through Q4 as there was not much time left.I was pushed for time and definately struggled with time management. I just hope I get my 50% – insha’allah.

All the best people and happy holidays!!

Not such difficult questions but to answer was a bit tricky..Goodluck for the results guys!

with those long scenario, by the time you read and absorb it
my goodness, i still hope to pass, because i did write

Hi alls..

Well, as usual, even though some of my friends said P1 is easy, I never trust them. This is my second sitting and I still find the paper tough. Yes, the questions were a little bit different in terms of the approach. It’s like, “up to you how to answer it as long as you get lots of marks”. So, i just write whatever I can remember.huhuhu… Failing mood is in the air but somehow, deep in my heart, please Allah, give me a chance to smile for this paper…:)

If I am being honest, the reason why I thought it was a difficult paper was because I was not prepared for what actually came up in the exam. I relied too heavily on the exam tips from Kaplan, BPP, LBSE and ExP. I don’t think any of them got it right.

Kaplan are normally quite good at their tips, and there is always some similarity between the QBD Questions and the actual exam.

Apart from the question regarding the speech, I was able to write something where I felt at least 60% confident that I was on the right lines. The speech though, I am convinced I messed up

I thought is was a fair paper overall. The institutional investor part was similar to the one in the pilot paper. Institutional investors may intervene if there are concerns about strategy, operational performance, poor CSR, ineffective NEDs, poor remuneration policy etc.

Although there was lots time pressure. I did q1, 2 and 3. however I can’t remember the stages in environmental audit but when i read the case i picked some ideas like evaluation of the company controls for envirenmental risk, impact assessment, I have no idea if that was what the examiner was asking for.

Anyway good luck to all.

i think it was ok, the requirements just needed translating into proper english as the questions weren’t straight forward coming…I leave in hope