Cracking Case - How to Pass the ACA Case Study (July 2018)

New fully revised and updated edition of our popular and student-focused guide to passing this unusual examination. We have extensively revised the text to take into account the lessons learned from the latest examination (R4 Limited, November 2017), including the changed ICAEW approach to the assessment of “Own Research”, the relatively unusual nature of Requirement 3 in the November 2017 examination, our new advice on how to write effective context/background sections to each Requirement and other important learning points (including tips provided by the Case Study examiners at the 2018 ICAEW Tutor Conference). This new July 2018 edition of Cracking Case also includes full details of our new companion Cracking Case On-Demand video course which is designed to supplement the advice provided in the book version of Cracking Case.

The new edition further improves our popular and ICAEW prize-winning "Planning & Reminder Sheets", lovingly honed and prepared to keep you focused on mark-scoring points.

This book is aimed at both re-sit students and first timers who wish to ensure a pass in this highly unusual examination.

Includes £20 discount voucher against our July 2018 live mock exam pack: 5 realistic mock exams based on the live July 2018 Advance Information, giving you 5 opportunities to practise your timing and technique whilst only reading one set of Advance Information (and the only set of Advance Information which really matters to you). (We are aiming to release the mock pack in June 2018.)

Cracking Case explains the ACA Simplified "40 Task Approach(TM)" to cracking the ACA Case Study. Organised into 18 Chapters and 5 Appendices, this book will take you through our carefully designed and practical approach to gaining the marks you need to pass. Includes detailed "student eye" views from 2 students who increased their grades by 20 percentage points each between the July 2012 and November 2012 sittings using the 40 Task Approach(TM).

Our unique method is completely focused on the markscheme and unlocks the secrets of a pass through a simplified approach which is radically different from the standard "4 Column Planning Grid" endorsed by many other providers. Successfully used by the July 2014 ICAEW international Case Study prize winner who scored 92% at his first attempt and also by the 2014 ICAEW East Midlands Case Study prize winner who placed first in his region after attending our retake course (having failed first time with another provider). Please also see the numerous 5 star reviews of previous editions as posted on Amazon.co.uk by the many students we have helped since the first edition of “Cracking Case” was published in 2013.

See our dedicated Case Study website at www.acasimplifiedcase.com for information on our other Case Study materials, tuition and mock exams.

Detailed chapter listing:

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1. Why We Have Written This Book

2. Case Study: Some Common Fallacies

3. The Correct Case Study Writing Style

4. The Case Markscheme

5. Our 40 Task Method(TM)

6. Planning & Reminder Sheets

7. How to Write a Good Executive Summary

8. How to Write a Good Requirement 1

9. How to Write a Good Requirement 2

10. How to Write a Good Requirement 3

11. Being Practical - Understanding the 8 Case Themes

12. Assumptions and Scepticism - Evolution in the Markscheme

13. Plan B - What To Do If You Screw Up Your Timing

14. Tips from Recent ICAEW Tutor Conferences

15. Tips from Our Tuition Courses

16. CoP and SOC Sections: Some Clarifications

17. Practicalities of the Exam Day

18. Final Thoughts