Cracking Case - How to Pass the ACA Case Study (November 2019)

New fully revised and updated edition of our popular and student-focused guide to passing this unusual examination which retains our popular Appendix 4 providing advice on efficient use of the ICAEW computer-based assessment software (we also provide tips on computer-based assessment in other chapters of the text).

We have extensively revised the text to take into account the lessons learned from the most recent examination set by ICAEW at the time of writing (Playfree Limited, July 2019), including the apparent tweaks to the marking of the Executive Summary and also in relation to the Requirement 2 Assumptions (amongst other key learning points).

This new November 2019 edition of Cracking Case also includes full details of our companion Cracking Case On-Demand video course which is designed to supplement the advice provided in the book version of Cracking Case through detailed on-demand video lectures.

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. Our Planning & Reminder Sheets now include a new planning resource (our Executive Summary Pull-Through Plan or PTP) which we introduced for the July 2019 edition ahead of the first sitting of the Case Study examination within the ICAEW computer-based assessment software. Our PTP will help you complete your Executive Summary quickly and effectively whilst avoiding some of the time traps resulting from the computer-based assessment software.

Includes £20 discount voucher against our November 2019 live Mock Exam Pack: 5 realistic Mock exams based on the live November 2019 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 our November 2019 Mock Exam Pack in early October 2019.)

Our unique Case Study examination technique 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.

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 and a Suggested Time Plan

4. The Case Study 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 Study 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 Exam Day

18. Final Thoughts

Our retained and updated Appendix 4 provides advice on examination technique for computer-based assessment of Case Study. We have also integrated our computer-based assessment advice where applicable in the other chapters of the book.