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Face-to-face MCS and SCS workshops to help you in preparing for the exams
We are providing a face-to-face Management Case Study (MCS) and Strategic Case Study (SCS) workshops to help you in preparing for the exam.
Introduction
The Strategic Case Study exam is essentially a virtual business role play, reflecting real life business scenarios comprising a series of time bound tasks set for students to complete based on pre-seen material, constructed with one or more fictionalised organisations based on a real business or industry.
The focus of Strategic level is on the long-term and setting the strategy for the business. Your role will be equivalent to a Senior Finance Manager and students need to understand their role within the case study exam to produce a good answer, demonstrating knowledge and applying skills from across the syllabus.
During the exam you will need to demonstrate: Technical skills, Business skills, People skills and Leadership skills which form the CGMA Competency Framework that is underpinned by Ethics, Integrity and Professionalism. The Case Study exam is used to test a variety of skills including research and analysis, how to present information, persuasion and communication skills. The emphasis in the Strategic Case Study exam is the Enterprise pillar with performance and financial pillars coming together to form the CIMA Professional Qualification.
Objectives
Workshop Course Outline and Structure
Study Mode: Part-Time
Duration: 3.5 days
Delivery Mode: Lectures and Case Studies
Teacher-Student Ratio: Approximately 1:10
Awarding Body: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Day
Topic
Day 1
1. Introduction to CIMA Strategic Case Study Workshop
2. Pre-seen materials:
3. Strategic Case exam – recapping the knowledge of:
Day 2
1. Linking Case materials to the Competency Tested:
Day 3
Case solutions and presentation by students
Day 4
1. Mock examination (3 Hours)
2. Revision + Debrief (2 Hours)
The Management/Gateway Case Study exam is essentially a virtual business role play, reflecting real-life business scenarios comprising a series of time bound tasks set for students to complete based on pre-seen material, constructed with one or more fictionalised organisations based on a real business or industry.
The focus of Management level is on the medium term and monitoring and implementation of strategy. Your role will be equivalent to a Finance Manager and students need to understand their role within the case study exam to produce a good answer, demonstrating knowledge and applying skills from across the syllabus.
During the exam you will need to demonstrate: Technical skills, Business skills, People skills and Leadership skills which form the CGMA Competency Framework that is underpinned by Ethics, Integrity and Professionalism. The Case Study exam is used to test a variety of skills including research and analysis, how to present information, persuasion and communication skills.
Awarding Body: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants® (CIMA)
Coverage
1. Introduction to CIMA Management Case Study Workshop
2. Expectations of the Management Case Study examination.
3. Analyse the pre-seen materials and relate it with:
1. Identify and evaluate the key issues of the pre-seen materials
2. Presentation for the findings
3. Practice Management Case Study Mock(s)
4. How to approach the questions or sections?
5. “Do’s and Don’ts” during examination
1. Identify and evaluate unseen issues
2. Identify the top ten issues
4. Discussion and presentation
5. Demonstrate the integration of the four skills in MCS
6. Q&As
1. Mock Examination (3 Hours)
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