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Get hands-on experience of our computer-based assessments. CIMA ® offers two types of question tutorials to cover the objective tests and case study exams.
The question tutorials provide you with examples of the types of questions encountered in the exam. They can be used to experience the test driver and how items are presented. They give you the opportunity to explore this technology and become familiar with how the online system works.
- are tailored for each qualification/subject and provide examples of question types you are likely to encounter in the live exam*. Please note: these tutorials should not be viewed as a full test.
- provide answers to the questions throughout the exam, by clicking on the ‘answer’ button at the top left of the screen.
- provide candidates with an opportunity to practice a full-length case study exam.
- should be taken using the supporting material – pre-seen, model answers, and marking guidance, see additional resources below.
*Please note there are some slight differences between the functionality of the question tutorials and the live exams; in the live exams there is no ‘navigator’ button – candidates can move to the next question by pressing ‘next’. Questions can be flagged for review and reviewed at the end of the exam via the review screen.
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- Level 4 EPA 1 role simulation question tutorial supporting material
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Preparing for the CIMA Feb24 Case Studies: Free Resources and Guides
In the lead up to the next CIMA Case Study exam, VIVA's experts share useful free resources and guides that put you in pole position for exam day.
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With the CIMA February 2024 Case Study exams just around the corner , it's a good idea for those of you intending to sit the exam to start laying the groundwork for your studies right now. The February exam can catch a lot of students out - the temptation is always to postpone study until after the holidays .
This is a mistake!
With the pre-seen already available, and a tuition provider like VIVA with full on-demand courses already available for the February window, there is no good reason why you shouldn't maximise your chances and jumpstart your studies as soon as possible. With that in mind, we thought we'd share with you what VIVA can do to help put you in pole position ahead of exam day. Below are a variety of tips, free resources and guides for the CIMA Feb24 case studies to help get you started.
1. Get the CIMA Pre-seen Materials Here
Probably the most important "free" resource of all is the pre-seen document that CIMA releases in advance of the Operational, Management and Strategic case study exams! The pre-seen document should be the focal point of your studies. You need to know this document inside-out. Too many students assume that they can casually browse the document a few days before the exam, and that if their theoretical knowledge is good enough, they'll be fine.
This is another mistake. There's a reason CIMA releases the pre-seen well in advance. It's because they want you to know it like the back of your hand. You need to be able to very quickly recall info from the pre-seen on exam day; to know where to look to find information that will help you answer the question. To know all the threats, opportunities, weaknesses, challenges, processes of the company in question.
Below you can find the links to each of the pre-seen documents for the current exam window:
OCS Feb24 Pre-seen: click here
MCS Feb24 Pre-seen: click here
SCS Feb24 Pre-seen: click here
2. VIVA's Pre-course Work
All of VIVA's Case study courses include a "Foundational Materials" component. This includes around 7 hours of video lectures and quizzes that ensure you are in the right mindset as soon as the pre-seen is released. These materials can be accessed immediately if you have purchased access to the Feb24 Case Study courses (whether as part of our CIMA All Access membership, or as an individual course ). The Foundational Materials include video reviews of your Objective Test theories and syllabi, exam technique lectures, study focus sessions, and more. This is particularly useful for any Gateway students sitting the MCS exam. VIVA's foundational materials orient you by introducing you to the key topics and concepts from the Objective Test exams. From there, if you wish you can further unlock the full suite of video lectures from E2, P2 and F2 with the All Access membership - allowing you to do a deeper dive on theories that you might not be familiar with. Unlock VIVA's full courses (with around 40 hours of learning materials, video lectures, live webinars and mock exams per course) via the links below:
3. Free articles and guides
Perhaps VIVA's best kept secret (though we try our best not to keep it a secret!) is our growing library of high-value free content - the Knoweldge Centre . Much of this content is highly practical and relevant to Case Study exam sitters. Below we include a selection of the best free case study materials and videos that you can start working through immediately in order to ensure you are well oriented and motivated come pre-seen release day:
Free Articles:
CIMA Exam Dates
5 CIMA Study Tips to Keep You Motivated
How to Pass CIMA Case Study Exams: A Detailed Guide to Success
Working through your CIMA Case Study Course
6 Tips to Pass CIMA Fast
Handling CIMA Exam Day Nerves: Lessons from Public Speaking
Free Videos:
How to pass the CIMA OCS exam
How to pass the CIMA MCS exam
How to pass the CIMA SCS exam
Planning your Answer in the CIMA OCS Exam
What goes into a Strong CIMA MCS Exam Answer?
Analysing and Understanding CIMA SCS Exam Questions
4. Add mock exam marking at any time
For so many students, VIVA's professional marking has been the difference maker, the thing that pushed them over the line to a pass (see here for example).
Our student surveys have shown that VIVA students who had their mock exams marked by our team of experts, were 48% more likely to pass than students who had not had their mock exams marked. You don't have to get all your mocks marked, we understand that sometimes it's just not practical due to time or financial constraints. But the great thing with VIVA is that you can add any amount of mock marking to your course/membership at any time. You can purchase marking for anywhere from just 1 mock exam to 5 mock exams. You can purchase at the links below:
- marking for 1 x mock exam: purchase here
- marking for 2 x mock exams: purchase here
- marking for 3 x mock exams: purchase here
- marking for 5 x mock exams: purchase here
We hope you find the above helpful as you gear up for the Feb24 round of CIMA Case Study exams.
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Top tips for Operational Case Study examination
- Application is so important. Generic textbook answers do not score well. The secret here is assimilation of the technical knowledge with the context and details of the pre-seen scenario.
- Use the company name/ staff members/ key themes of the pre-seen -eg environmental or innovative plans to underpin your suggestions & make them relevant & applied.
- Make sure you know your pre-seen inside out… eg if the company does not offer credit sales at the moment, be careful not to suggest debt factoring as a way to ease cashflow!!
- CIMA examiner has asked that students assume life as normal for their case-study answers (Eg a life before COVID pandemic began)… Although, all relevant comments will be awarded if correct and in context, but you should avoid excessive references to COVID/ lockdown/ impact of health social distancing etc on the company.
- Students should be familiar with the CIMA Blueprint… particularly the I – CAN statements.
https://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/Future%20of%20Finance/1901-9263%20Operational%20Exam%20Blueprints%20FINAL%20ONLINE%20v4.pdf
The ‘I CAN pages from this link are pasted below..
These tell student the weightings and mix of the topics they can expect in EVERY OCS exam…
For example -from the ICAN table..– Section F ( working capital) will be between 7 and 13% of every op case study exam paper – so this table shows the importance of those topic areas – eg we know from this that working capital will be examined in EVERY OCS exam paper going forward (at least 7% of the marks) – so this topic is guaranteed…
Use your objective test knowledge ( 2019 syllabus) notes & Open Tuition lectures to revise – bearing in mind P1 is the LEAD paper for OCS, but F1 and E1 both important too,
When working through your P1/ F1/ E1 notes –try to keep a high level overview – rather than drilling down to the detailed calculations – instead be able to explain/ define/ know the pros and cons of techniques and whether they would be ‘useful’ for the pre-seen company in your scenario.
Graphs are common in the OCS – so be sure you can explain and interpret graphs ( linear programming for example).
Always write enough – ensure you expand/ explain & apply. Leave lots of white space – use subheadings to present your answers & help markers award marks that you deserve.
Avoid bullet points – unless you are out of time
Use the percentage weightings of each exam SUBTASK to guide how much time to spend on each part of your answer
Visit CIMA website & find detailed examiner reports & past exam questions to see errors and weaknesses made by students in recent sittings. Also a good way to see the types of questions to expect and level of detail CIMA are requiring in their answers.
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CIMA Operational Case Study
No matter how well you know the theory and the pre-seen, unless you can use your knowledge in an exam situation, all of your revision is worthless!
To make sure you pass first time , you need to prepare yourself for even the most challenging of questions under exam conditions. That’s why we create 5 brand new mock exams for each case study, each tailored to the latest pre-seen and based on topics we think you are most likely to see in your exam.
Our CIMA operational case study mock exams will:
- Test your overall knowledge of the syllabus and the latest pre-seen
- Highlight your weaknesses to focus on in your remaining revision
- Improve your time management skills in an exam environment
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It can be used to experience the test driver and how items are presented. We have prepared two sample case study exams based on CIMA's 2019 CGMA Professional Qualification. Open the PDF to access all the supporting material you will need before and after you have completed the tutorial case study. Open PDF. Level: Operational.
This document contains the full post exam supporting materials for the May and August 2021 management case study and CIMA gateway exam containing: pre-seen material. exam variants. suggested solutions. examiners report. marking guidance. Open PDF. Published 22/10/21. The CGMA Study Hub keeps you on track to achieve your personal study goals.
CIMA has released a question tutorial for each case study level of the Professional Qualification. The question tutorial for the Operational Case Study relates to GymFiT, a company that operates 102 low-cost gyms. The candidate is expected to assume the role of a Finance Officer, who supports the company's Finance Manager.
CIMA now includes a percentage allocation for each task. A good rule of thumb here is that for every 10% allocated to a particular task, you add one paragraph. So if a task is worth, say, 33%, you will write approximately three paragraphs. If a task is worth 60%, you will write about six paragraphs.
If you're going to be sitting the operational or management case study exam, you need to learn ALL about the exam format and how it's different from the obje...
The question pack contains 60 case study exam-style questions - the equivalent of 15 mock exams! As these questions are not applied to a specific pre-seen they are an ideal way to practise for ANY case study sitting and can be done before your pre-seen comes out as excellent preparation. The questions come in document format and are not timed ...
CIMA's Question Tutorials. Get hands-on experience of our computer-based assessments. CIMA ® offers two types of question tutorials to cover the objective tests and case study exams. The question tutorials provide you with examples of the types of questions encountered in the exam. They can be used to experience the test driver and how items ...
Exam resources for the current case study exam - May & August 2024. In this section, you can find the pre-seen documents for the current CIMA case study sitting, as well as a link to Astranti's free pre-seen analysis sample materials on YouTube. You can also find links to purchase Astranti's full set of pre-seen analysis materials.
Find out what it takes to pass the CIMA case study exams. If you are studying for the operational, management or strategic case study, you will find all of o...
1. CIMA case study exams - the basics. CIMA case study exams evaluate applying knowledge in business scenarios with essay-based questions across three levels: Operational, Management, and Strategic. Candidates take these exams after passing objective tests, answering questions within fictional company roles using pre-seen and unseen materials. 2.
In this video, CIMA expert Nick Best runs through a number of case study student scripts, picking out the best areas as well as the areas for improvement. If...
Exam Resource. What do my exam results mean. Further reading. Exam Technique. Case Study support 1 - preparing for the Case Study exam. Exam Technique. Case Study support 2 - planning a good answer. Exam Technique. Case Study support 3 - developing a fuller answer.
The Case Study mimics their role in a real-work scenario, at each level of the qualification. The case study is three hours long. The case study will include both pre-seen and unseen material, the latter being made available during the examination. They will incorporate short written answers, emails, letters and any form of
Below are a variety of tips, free resources and guides for the CIMA Feb24 case studies to help get you started. 1. Get the CIMA Pre-seen Materials Here. Probably the most important "free" resource of all is the pre-seen document that CIMA releases in advance of the Operational, Management and Strategic case study exams!
For example -from the ICAN table..- Section F ( working capital) will be between 7 and 13% of every op case study exam paper - so this table shows the importance of those topic areas - eg we know from this that working capital will be examined in EVERY OCS exam paper going forward (at least 7% of the marks) - so this topic is guaranteed…
Case Study support 3 - developing a fuller answer. This is the third in a short series of three articles written for students who are preparing for case study exams. It is based on the authors' experience in setting and marking CIMA's CGMA case studies. These articles will be valuable to candidates who are preparing for each of the three ...
Why do you need to watch this video? Watch this video to understand what examiners look for in CIMA Case Study Examination answers. Also, you will learn what...
"The main reason people fail their CIMA case study exams is not lack of theoretical knowledge, not lack of pre-seen preparation - it's poor exam technique. People just don't know how to write answers in a way that scores marks, how to plan to focus what they say and how to manage their time across the exam to maximise marks in each section."
Case Study. Resources. All levels (23) Operational (3) Management (3) Strategic (3)
The Case Study mimics their role in a real-work scenario, at each level of the qualification. The case study exam is three hours long. The case study will include both pre-seen and unseen material, the latter being made available during the examination. They will incorporate short written answers, emails, letters and any
In terms of CIMA's CGMA hierarchy of verbs (see below), the focus for the Operational Case Study is mainly level 3 (application), with some analysis and evaluation (levels 4 and 5, respectively). Simulated business issues in the case studies provide candidates with the opportunity to demonstrate their familiarity with the context and ...
Our SCS questions pack contains 60 exam-style questions, based on real past exams. However, none of the questions require any previous pre-seen knowledge. Also, due to their document format, you are not restricted to completing the questions under exam conditions, meaning you can dip in and out of the questions pack whenever is convenient for ...
That's why we create 5 brand new mock exams for each case study, each tailored to the latest pre-seen and based on topics we think you are most likely to see in your exam. Our CIMA operational case study mock exams will: Test your overall knowledge of the syllabus and the latest pre-seen. Highlight your weaknesses to focus on in your ...