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Student Handbook

A two-scale system of performance comprising "yes for demonstrated" (i.e.
"green light") and "no for not demonstrated" (i.e. "red light") is set up for each
development indicator. Students must achieve at least 70% of the available
indicators obtaining "green light" for satisfactory completion of workshops. In
quantitative terms, a student will need to re-take the two full-day workshops of
a module if more than 4 out of 16 development indicators for two workshops
have been marked as "no for not demonstrated" i.e. "red light". Students
may refer to Appendix A for details of the development indicators for each
module.

6.1.1.3 Workshop Handout

In addition to the pre-workshop materials including case studies information
and exercises which have been given to students prior to attending the
workshops, additional case information and questions (i.e. handouts) will also
be distributed at the workshops for group discussions and activities. These
handouts are aimed to help develop technical and generic skills and all
students are urged to keep handout information to their own workshop group
only.

Students are not expected to possess any handout materials and answers
obtained from previous workshop groups.

Any attempts to copy down or to leak the workshop handout materials and
answers in any form without the Institute's prior consent may result in
disqualification from the whole module (i.e. both workshop and module
examination components) and / or any disciplinary action.

6.1.1.4 Module Examination

After satisfactory completion of the workshops, students are allowed to sit the
three-hour open-book module examination. They will be assessed as
follows:

Case questions 50%

Essay / Short questions 50%
Total 100%

Case Questions, accounting for the 50 per cent of the module assessment
and are compulsory, test the candidates' analytical abilities and their ability to
assimilate large volumes of information, prioritise the data available and use
relevant information in their solutions. Case Questions are an attempt to
mirror practical situations faced by accountants and will usually involve the
candidate offering business advice to their client or employer based on the
facts of the case.

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