TPE tips
Beat
case
study
blues
T
he examiners are evaluating
Your final examination towards becoming a CA
your ability to get to the heart
of the issues in the case study
tests your ability to apply the knowledge you have
and offer clear and concise
acquired at Test of Competence (TC) and Test of
advice to the reader.
Half of the available marks are
Professional Skills (TPS) in a case study context.
awarded for identifying, analysing and
Hilary Lofthouse explains how to approach the
explaining technical matters (the
technical marks), the remainder are
Test of Professional Expertise (TPE)
earned by demonstrating good
judgement, relevant approach to analy- Your course work has introduced target pausing at the end of each main
sis, good communications and you to a variety of techniques to make section of the question paper to gather
structure, and producing a script which your reading skills more powerful. your thoughts and record a few key
is relevant to the needs of the reader These include: bullet points.
and conveys confidence. target“working the paper” i.e. highlighting Review and consider the extent to
and underlining key words, making which you have mastered sound reading
Revision marginal comments and other annota- skills and practise this using business
Case study examinations are very differ- tions on the examination paper rather articles and other suggestions given in
ent from traditional technical that producing copious notes. your TPE Study Handbook.
examinations and students who simply
cram their heads full of facts run the risk
of producing a script that is no more
Lean writing is a skill that will serve you
than a “knowledge dump” of technical
information that is of no relevance to the
well throughout your business life – not
reader. Not only does this waste time,
but such a strategy will cost students just your TPE examination
presentation and approach marks.
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