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Study guides

We have developed a range of student support guides based on different aspects of both the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting and the Professional qualification. 


Student Support Guides
Guide 1 Syllabus overview and transition arrangements PDF 91KB
Guide 2 Notes for students planning to sit paper P1 Management Accounting Performance Evaluation PDF 58KB
Guide 3 Notes for students planning to sit paper P2 Management Accounting Decision Management PDF 76KB
Guide 4 Notes for students planning to sit paper P3 Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy PDF 46KB
Guide 5 Notes for students planning to sit paper P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems PDF 58KB
Guide 6 Notes for students planning to sit paper P5 Integrated Management PDF 59KB
Guide 7 Notes for students planning to sit paper P6 Management Accounting Business Strategy PDF 48KB
Guide 8 Notes for students planning to sit paper P7 Financial Accounting and Tax Principles PDF 73KB
Guide 9 Notes for students planning to sit paper P8 Financial Analysis PDF 73KB
Guide 10 Notes for students planning to sit paper P9 Management Accounting Financial Strategy PDF 40KB
Guide 11 TOPCIMA Introduction PDF 130KB
Guide 12 TOPCIMA – the assessment matrix PDF 195KB
Guide 13 Suggested Study Routes PDF 75KB

Guide 14

Guide 15

 

Guide C01

Guide C02

Guide C03

Guide C04

Guide C05

Verbs, Learning Outcomes and Syllabus Content

International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations in relation to the CIMA syllabus and Exams (relevant to Paper P7 and P8)

Notes for students planning to sit C01 Fundamentals of Management Accounting from the 2006 Certificate syllabus

Notes for students planning to sit C02 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting from the 2006 Certificate syllabus

Notes for students planning to sit C03 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics from the 2006 Certificate syllabus

Notes for students planning to sit C04 Fundamentals of Business Economics from the 2006 Certificate syllabus

Notes for students planning to sit C05 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law from the new 2006 Certificate syllabus

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In addition to the above support guides you can also download the documents below, which contain questions asked by tutors and answers from the examiners.

Examiners' Answers
P3 Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy PDF 83KB
P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems PDF 89KB
P7 Financial Accounting and Tax Principles PDF 89KB
P8 Financial Analysis PDF 134KB
P9 Management Accounting Financial Strategy PDF 87KB