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Student Handbook

6. Workshops, Examinations and Results

6.1 Pass Requirements for Modules and the Final Examination

6.1.1 Modules

A module comprises two full-day workshops and a module examination.

6.1.1.1 Module Workshop

Satisfactory completion of workshops is a prerequisite to sit the module
examination (i.e. students who fail to complete the workshop satisfactorily are
ineligible to take the relevant module examination). In order to complete the
workshop satisfactorily, students are required to attend the two full-day
workshops and demonstrate their successful accomplishment of the
workshop objectives, via active participation.

6.1.1.2 Development Indicators

The focus of the workshops is on formative development of skills i.e. to train
students to become future CPAs. Students' learning from the workshops is
significantly contributed by their preparation and participation. To ensure that
they do so and get the maximum learning and development from the
workshops, students need to fulfil a set of development indicators for each of
the four modules.

Distribution of Development Indicators in Workshop:

Module Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Total

Module A (Financial Reporting) 7 9 16
Module B (Corporate Financing) 7 / 8* 9 / 8* 16
Module C (Business Assurance) 8 8 16

Module D (Taxation) 8 8 16
* There is a workshop activity for developing this particular Development
Indicator which will be applied to about half of the class in Workshop 1 and
the remaining half in Workshop 2.

There are approximately eight development indicators for each workshop and
altogether 16 for two workshops. As the learning objectives of each module
are different, there are different development indicators or criteria for different
modules. In general terms, some of the indicators are common across all
four modules whilst the rest are specific to individual modules. The purposes
of the indicators are to encourage students to:

 prepare for the workshops;
 actively participate and be engaged in the workshops; and
 achieve the learning objectives by developing the technical and generic
competences.

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