Cima E1
Cima E1
Cima E1
Introduction
CIMAs Profession qualification is made up of the following levels and subjects: Operational level (E1 Enterprise Operations, P1 Performance Operations, F1 Financial Operations) Management level (E2 Enterprise Management, P2 Performance Management, F2 Financial Management) Strategic level (E3 Enterprise Strategy, P3 Performance Strategy, F3 Financial Strategy) The Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (T4 parts A and B) The qualification consists of three learning pillars. Enterprise pillar (E1, E2 and E3) Performance pillar (P1, P2 and P3) Financial pillar (F1, F2 and F3) Each of the learning pillars contains a subject from each of the three progressive levels Operational, Management and Strategic. Subjects within each learning pillar are designed to be sequential from Operational to Strategic, encouraging the progressive development of knowledge, techniques and skills. The prefix for each subject name indicates which learning pillar the subject is from (E, P or F) and the level of the subject (1, 2 or 3). Therefore E1 is from the Enterprise pillar and is an Operational level subject. You must pass all six operational and management papers before attempting the Strategic level. All three Strategic level papers must be passed before you can attempt the T4 part B case study exam. This guide focuses on E1 Enterprise Operations which forms part of the Operational level. This paper addresses several functional areas of business, and introduces candidates to the economic, social and political contexts of international business. Learning requirements for the sections dealing with information systems, operations, marketing and managing human capital will alert students to major developments, and tools and techniques.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Level 1 | KNOWLEDGE What you are expected to know.
VERBS USED
DEFINITION
Make a list of Express, fully or clearly, the details of/facts of Give the exact meaning of
Communicate the key features Highlight the differences between Make clear or intelligible/State the meaning or purpose of Recognise, establish or select after consideration Use an example to describe or explain something
Apply Calculate
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Demonstrate Prepare Reconcile Solve Tabulate Level 4 | ANALYSIS How you are expected to analyse the detail of what you have learned.
Prove with certainty or to exhibit by practical means Make or get ready for use Make or prove consistent/compatible Find an answer to Arrange in a table
Analyse Categorise Compare and contrast Construct Discuss Interpret Prioritise Produce
Examine in detail the structure of Place into a defined class or division Show the similarities and/or differences between Build up or compile Examine in detail by argument Translate into intelligible or familiar terms Place in order of priority or sequence for action Create or bring into existence
Level 5 | EVALUATION How you are expected to use your learning to evaluate, make decisions or recommendations.
Counsel, inform or notify Appraise or assess the value of Propose a course of action
Example from E1 Enterprise Operations syllabus Component learning outcome Apply contemporary thinking in quality management The verb Apply is from Level 3 in the learning objective hierarchy. Therefore an exam question based on this component learning outcome could use one of the verbs from level 3 or from the lower levels 1 and 2 but a higher level verb (from levels 4 and 5) could not be used to test this learning outcome. To see which learning outcomes have been examined in past exam papers have a look at this table for E1.
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Download the full Certificate in Business Accounting syllabus and full 2010 professional qualification syllabus.
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Exam results are sent out by first class post or airmail to your current address in your MY CIMA account. To also receive your results by email you need to update your communication preferences in MY CIMA. You will receive a question breakdown summary on your results letter which shows the number of marks awarded by the exam marker for each question you attempted in the exam.
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