CIMA Management Case Study – Masterclasses – November 2021

The keys to passing the MCS

• The 7 keys to passing MCS exam

• What the examiner says you must do to pass, and what you must AVOID

Question planning

• A live demonstration of how to plan your questions to focus your answers and score well
• Tailoring your answers to the marking guide
• MCS requirements can be unclear. How do you identify and deal with the right issues?

Time management

A key issue for many; how should you manage your time effectively?

Writing answers

• Learn the keys to writing answers that score marks in the exam
• What does an excellent script look like?

The pre-seen and the key theory

• A review of the main points from the pre-seen
• Learn the 10 models from E2, P2 and F2 that are most likely to come up given the current pre-seen
• Revision of those top 10 models
• Application of the 10 models to the current pre-seen

How to prepare for the exam

• How to prepare – it’s not just about knowing theory!
• Planning your study time
• The importance of hard work

So what do you get get?

• 6.5 hours of live video tuition
• A full recording of the day – to watch again if you wish, or to watch later if you can’t attend the live event
• Interactive chat box allowing you to get involved and ask the tutor all of the questions that you may have

Give the examiners what they want

• Walkthrough of the MCS post exam guide to find out exactly where past students made mistakes
• Review a pre-prepared script against those problems and identify key areas for improvement
• Clarify exactly what the examiner is looking for

Pre-learned paragraphs

• Use pre-learned paragraphs to get surefire marks in the exam
• Advice on how to use the theory appropriately according to the examiner

Time management

• The post-exam guides regularly report many incomplete scripts – this section will give you our top tips for saving time, vital for passing the exam

What the markers say

• Key comments from our MCS mock exam markers and the major issues that students have been having with their scripts
• This helps to ensure you are not making the key mistakes others are making

Are you playing your role?

• Review your role in the exam as a “manager” against the CIMA guidelines to see if you are following these in your script

Show the depth of answer the examiner wants to see

• A key issue identified by the examiner is lack of detail in scripts
• We will show you how to integrate detail and depth into your answers

Using industry examples to get marks

• What the examiners have said about industry research and why it’s important
• Review our top examples from our industry analysis guide that are most likely to gain you marks on exam day
• Share your own industry examples and review which ones are best for you to use in your exam

How good is your script?

• A review of all the keys to creating a great script
• Review your own scripts to see what you need to do to gain more marks

The top 10 likely exam issues based on the pre-seen

• Run-down of the most likely issues you will face in your exam – are you prepared for them?
• Review of the key points from the pre-seen with an application exercise to see how well you can apply your knowledge to key issues

 So what do you get?

• 6.5 hours of live video tuition
• A full recording of the day, so you can watch again later.
• Interactive chat box allowing you to get involved and ask the tutor all of the questions that you may have