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

New fully revised and updated edition of our popular and student-focused guide to passing this unusual examination which includes a new 18-page Appendix with advice on efficient use of the ICAEW computer-based assessment software (as well as 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 at the time of writing (Bespoke Monogramming Limited, November 2018), including the change in the markscheme from 10 Boxes to 11 Boxes per Requirement (6 Boxes to 7 Boxes in the Executive Summary) and the move to computer-based assessment for the first time at the July 2019 sitting (including a detailed Appendix with advice on examination technique and revisions to our planning methodology and resources (incorporating a new form of planning sheet for use in the Executive Summary)). We have also incorporated the implications of the important 9 May 2019 guidance note issued by ICAEW regarding the writing of a candidate’s Executive Summary.

This new July 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. We have added a new planning resource (our Executive Summary Pull-Through Plan or PTP) to help you complete your Executive Summary quickly and effectively within the computer-based assessment software.

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 2019 live Mock Exam Pack: 5 realistic Mock exams based on the live July 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 July 2019 Mock Exam Pack in June 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 the Exam Day

18. Final Thoughts