Why do we always compare ourselves to those ahead of us?
we measure ourselves against everyone How often do we compare ourselves to others? In life, studies, career, earning potential, beauty, (yes ladies, this means clothing…
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Why are ITC & CTA questions changing?
Background & Why this article is important I first wrote this article in mid-2014. It was going to be the first year that SAICA’s second…
Thoughts for your CTA Auditing final exam
It’s nearly here. As much as you want it to be over, you have to go THROUGH it first! Auditing has never been a popular…
I survived MAC in CTA at UNISA, so can you!
In my experience, Management Accounting is responsible for more nightmares and tears than any other part of a student’s qualification journey! For a lot of…
Are exam courses as useful as they’re advertised to be?
Every semester, students face the dilemma of how to prepare for their exams in the limited time that they have available to them. The balance…
ISA 240 – Fraud
A quick visual look at ISA 240 – The auditor’s responsibility for Fraud in an audit of Financial Statements
How do I pass First Year Accounting?
These two modules seem to cause endless grief for a lot of students who need them to finish their degree; those who haven’t studied Accounting…
What does online learning mean for students?
I’ve lectured for over eight years, most of that being in the face-to-face environment. Shifting from that to our online learning platform has been fascinating…
Well done! The semester’s over and you survived!
Regardless of how last semester went, take a deep breath and appreciate that it’s over, even just for a little while. The second semester is…
Substantive Procedures – Auditing Machinery
A lot of students study procedures off-by-heart so they can remember all the tests they should perform for Machinery or other items. I’d prefer students…
