You’re writing PRACTICAL exams There’s a lot of knowledge involved in accounting. You need to ‘know’ a lot of stuff. This does NOT mean that you’re writing ‘theory’ exams. Your exams are designed to try simulate how you’d USE your knowledge to help your clients in the future. This means that you have to learn…
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What is exam technique? Your exam is a game, learn to play it Why do I say this? You have very limited time to write your exam You get a question you’e never seen You have to ‘gather’ as many marks as possible in a limited time You have to apply knowledge that you’re probably…
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So many students struggle with answering discussion questions in exams. Let’s see if I can help a little. Whether you’re in undergrad, or CTA… this will help. Why are these questions so important? Forget your studies for a moment… You’re qualified, and you charge your clients R1 000 an hour for your time. They’ve asked…
DetailsI’ve been lecturing Auditing for nine years now! I’ve always loved it…. and I’ve always been a little sad that most students don’t love it. I lecture it online now, and I always battle to explain to students who I am, and why I think it’s so great for them, and actually, better than my…
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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 subject with students. To my eternal sadness, students don’t see the value of the skills and knowledge the way I do. I have to work so much harder when I…
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A quick visual look at ISA 240 – The auditor’s responsibility for Fraud in an audit of Financial Statements
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 to visualise what they’re auditing, so that they can generate and apply relevant procedures in exams without having to memorise them Below, I’ve added a link to a tool that…
DetailsThis is an infographic I created to simplify the new path to qualification as an RA. I’ve also written an article with more detail.
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As an Accounting student, the communication levels required in Auditing WAS NOT what you signed up for! Numbers, formulae, disclosures, calculations… that’s what this was all supposed to be about. Then Auditing sneaks up on you and laughs at your discomfort! This is especially frustrating for students who are not studying in their first language.…
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What do exams expect of you? Whether you’re writing Auditing for your degree, CTA, or ACCA (Audit and Assurance, F8 and P7), you need to be able to identify risks from a case study, and explain how they affect you as an auditor. It’s always applied. You’re not learning Risk in order to define it,…
DetailsHere’s some help to visualise the intentions of the Fundamental Principles of the Code of Professional Conduct… but might be a nice quick revision for third year and CTA 🙂 I’ve created this for our online course: AUE2601 Tabaldi Online Course
DetailsWhen students are studying the King III Code, they mostly study the functions and compositions off by heart. Here’s an explanation of why each requirement is in place for the compulsory committees.
A lot of students are unsure as to why the Companies Act is included in their Auditing studies. I’ve often heard them propose that it must be because it doesn’t really fit into any other subject, so it was just dumped into Auditing! This isn’t true, of course, but why is it so important then,…
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Let’s talk exam technique for Auditing! You’ve worked through the theory, you’re working on perfecting your knowledge, now you need to give some thought to how you’ll present the information in the exam. Communication is key Firstly, remember that Auditing is a communication subject. As much as you may not like to hear this, your…
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These questions are quite a challenge for most students. A balance between theory and application that creates a lot of frustration… here’s some help! Imagine that you’re a consultant, an expert on the topic. A client has come to you and asked you to help them with something. (eg: they’ve bought or built something and…
DetailsEvery semester I look around the classes I lecture and see the faces of the students sitting in front of me. I see pretty much the same thing every year, from most students. The faces may change, but the expressions are fairly similar. The expressions generally say the following: “I REALLY don’t want to be…
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