The Strategic Case Study Examiner will often highlight the differences between students who passed the most recent exam, and ones that failed. For instance, stronger candidates: produced a definition and followed through as to how it could be applied provided a wide range of relevant and well discussed factors Whereas weaker students: struggled to […]
Getting your points down in the strategic case study exam is one thing. But making them count, so that they score marks and impress the examiner is another. The examiner reports often comment about poor answers being “too thin” and “under-developed” But what does that really mean? What kind of information would a Director in […]
When it comes to passing the strategic case study exam, you need to overcome the most common error identified in the examiner reports: “The main issue as usual was candidates not answering the question” “Answers could often be improved considerably by applying the answer directly to the case study and making answers less generic” “The […]
Have you noticed that nearly every examiner report comments on exam time management? Why? Because apart from failing to address the specific questions asked, poor time management is the biggest reason why students don’t achieve a pass. It can lead to writing too much for one requirement and not enough for another. Even though both […]
As I mentioned in my previous post, there are ten things you must do if you want to pass your CIMA case study exam. One of these is to answer all parts of all the requirements otherwise you will miss out on vital marks and ultimately fail your exam. But how do you spot […]