Old vs New IRBA qualification path

This is an infographic I created to simplify the new path to qualification as an RA.

I’ve also written an article with more detail.

If you can relate, or have a query...

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Yvonne Starkey CA(SA)

I coach accounting students who are struggling with their study habits and mindset, and want their studies to be as effective as they used to be. See more on my about page

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Is this Your Expectation of your Studying?

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It's an amazing tool for a bunch of different reasons, once you've followed this video, you can go play with all the stuff it can do for your studying

Intro 0:00
Free vs Paid 0:10
What types of learning? 0:20
You can 'chat' with your AI tutor 1:15
It's a chat, not Google 2:10
You can set the level of simplicity you want 2:40
Ask for examples 3:30
Explain the difference between concepts 4:30
Answer specific questions 6:00
Adapt the question 6:30
Details on the answer 8:00
Examples with explanations 8:20
Continuous chat 9:00
Get more detail 9:50
Add in specifics 10:10
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More examples 11:40
Apply examples 12:10
Clarify understanding 12:30
"I thought that..." 13:05
Follow-up question 13:48
Correct your understanding 14:10
Why I love this for costing 15:35
Why I love this for your studying 16:00
More detail 17:00
Specific Example... but wait... 18:10
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Powerful tool 22:20

Using ChatGPT: Studying Financial Management (Costing)

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Yvonne Starkey CA(SA)

I coach accounting students who are struggling with their study habits and mindset, and want their studies to be as effective as they used to be. See more on my about page