ACCA EXAMINATION SCHEME

DECEMBER 2015 EXAMS

NICOSIA – BLOCK RELEASE

COURSE STRUCTURE

FOR ALL PAPERS, THE LECTURES WILL BE ORGANISED IN FOUR BLOCKS:

� BLOCKS 1, 2 AND 3 – THE KNOWLEDGE BLOCKS

SYLLABUS AND EXAM TECHNIQUE

• PRIMARY AIM WILL BE TO COVER THE SYLLABUS AND EXPLAIN THE EXAM TECHNIQUE REQUIRED

TO EXCEL IN THE ACCA EXAMS.

• LECTURES FOR EACH BLOCK WILL BE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FROM 8.30AM TO 2.45PM.

• FOR PAPER P2, BLOCKS 2 & 3 WILL INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL SESSION ON FRIDAY FROM 4.30PM

TO 9.30PM.

• FOR PAPERS F7, F9, P3 AND P6, BLOCK 3 WILL INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL SESSION ON FRIDAY

FROM 4.30PM TO 9.30PM.

� BLOCK 4 – THE REVISION BLOCK

PAST EXAM QUESTIONS

• PRIMARY AIM WILL BE TO CONCENTRATE ON PRACTICING PAST EXAM QUESTIONS BY APPLYING

KNOWLEDGE, EXAM TECHNIQUE AND CRITICAL THINKING.

• LECTURES WILL BE ON FRIDAY FROM 4.30PM TO 9.30PM AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FROM

8.30AM TO 2.45PM.

LECTURING TEAM

F2 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING MARIA CHRISTOFIDOU

F3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ANTONIA SOLOMOU

F4 CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW KOULLA MICHAELIDOU

F5 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MARGARITA ZERVIDOU

F6 TAXATION ANDREAS LAMBROU

F7 FINANCIAL REPORTING HARRY CHARALAMBOUS

F8 AUDIT AND ASSURANCE CHRISTOPHER KAZANTZIS

F9 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MARGARITA ZERVIDOU

P1 GOVERNANCE, RISK AND ETHICS LOIZOS-ANDREAS HAJILOIZOS

P2 CORPORATE REPORTING PANOS KOUROUYIANNIS

P3 BUSINESS ANALYSIS AVRAAM HADJIHANNAS

P6 ADVANCED TAXATION PANTELIS KARONIAS

P7 ADVANCED AUDIT AND ASSURANCE CHRISTOPHER KAZANTZIS

LECTURE HOURS

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 08:30 – 14:45 (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

FRIDAYS 16:30 – 21:30 (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

FEES – SPECIAL DISCOUNT SCHEME

BLOCK RELEASE COURSE - ALL FOUR BLOCKS

NORMAL REPEAT

IF PAID BY

END OF JULY

2015

IF PAID BY

END OF JULY

2015

€ € € €

FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL PAPERS 700 560 350 280

PROFESSIONAL LEVEL PAPERS

850

680

425

340

IN ITS EFFORT TO SUPPORT STUDENTS DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, GLOBALTRAINING HAS DECIDED

TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DISCOUNT SCHEME:

1. STUDENTS WHO SETTLE THEIR FEES BY THE END OF JULY 2015 WILL BE OFFERED A 20% DISCOUNT.

2. STUDENTS WHO DECIDE TO SETTLE THEIR FEES BY FRIDAY, 11TH

OF SEPTEMBER 2015 WILL BE

OFFERED A 10% DISCOUNT.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF PAYMENT APPLY TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT OPT TO BENEFIT

FROM THE ABOVE DISCOUNT SCHEME.

BLOCK RELEASE COURSE

� 50% ON ENROLMENT

� 50% BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE FOURTH BLOCK

STUDENTS WHOSE FEES ARE PARTLY COVERED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS AND GET A DISCOUNT ON THEIR

SHARE OF FEES, MUST SETTLE THEIR SHARE OF FEES ON ENROLMENT.

NOTE

STUDENTS WHO NEED TO VARY THEIR TERMS OF PAYMENT, SHOULD SPEAK TO OUR CREDIT OFFICER,

MS IRENE SAVVA.

STUDY MATERIAL

UPON PAYMENT OF 50% OF FEES ON ENROLMENT, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE WITHOUT ANY EXTRA

CHARGE THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL:

a) TEACHING PROGRAMME

b) LECTURER’S NOTES

c) LECTURER’S PRACTICE QUESTIONS

d) THREE PROGRESS TESTS AND TWO MOCK EXAMS

e) FOR PAPER F4 – STUDY TEXT AND FOR F6 AND P6 STUDY TEXT AND EXAM KIT

f) FOR ALL OTHER PAPERS KAPLAN EXAM KIT

FOR ALL ACCA PAPERS OTHER THAN F4, F6 AND P6, STUDENTS CAN BUY THE KAPLAN STUDY TEXT

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA BOOKSHOP.

PROGRESS TESTS & MOCK EXAMS

STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE:-

1. THREE PROGRESS TESTS GIVEN IN BLOCK 1, 2 AND 3 RESPECTIVELY AND SUBMITTED FOR MARKING

IN THE FOLLOWING BLOCK.

2. TWO MOCK EXAM PAPERS:-

MOCK EXAM 1 – GIVEN IN BLOCK 1 OR 2 AND SUBMITTED FOR MARKING IN BLOCK 3

MOCK EXAM 2 – DONE UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS AS SCHEDULED ON THE PROGRAMME

TERMS OF ENROLMENT

(a) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT THEIR STUDY MATERIAL FROM THE GLOBALTRAINING OFFICE

AFTER THEIR ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT OF 50% OF THE FEES. STUDENTS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO

ENROLL AND COLLECT THE MATERIAL AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF EACH

PAPER.

(b) STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ATTEND THE FIRST DAY OF BLOCK 1 WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION TO

ENROLL. UPON ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT OF THE FIRST INSTALLMENT ON THE SECOND DAY OF BLOCK

1, THEY WILL RECEIVE THE TEACHING MATERIAL.

(c) STUDENTS LIVING IN LARNACA, FAMAGUSTA, LIMASSOL AND PAPHOS DISTRICTS WILL BE

ALLOWED A 20% TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE.

(d) STUDENTS JOINING THE BLOCK RELEASE COURSE AFTER ITS COMMENCEMENT, WILL BE ALLOWED A

TOTAL DISCOUNT (INCLUDING TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE) AS FOLLOWS:

DISTRICT

JOINING BLOCK

NICOSIA OTHER

2 10% 30%

3 30% 40%

(e) WHERE A STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR MORE THAN ONE DISCOUNT, ONLY THE HIGHEST OF THE

DISCOUNTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO THE STUDENT. NO DISCOUNTS (OTHER THAN THE SPECIAL AND

TRAVELLING) ARE GRANTED FOR REVISION AND REPEAT COURSES.

(f) A STUDENT MAY DROP A PAPER UP TO BLOCK TWO. THE STUDENT WILL BE CHARGED ON A PRO-

RATA BASIS BASED ON THE DATE THE DROP FORM IS SUBMITTED TO OUR DEPARTMENT. STUDENTS

CANNOT DROP A PAPER AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF BLOCK THREE.

(g) OUR POLICY IS TO OFFER ALL SCHEDULED BLOCK RELEASE PAPERS WITHOUT ANY PROVISION IN

TERMS OF A MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS REQUIRED TO ATTEND A PAPER.

CONTACT DETAILS

GENERAL 22 841500 Info.cy@globaltraining.org

ANTONIA SOLOMOU 22 841713 solomou.a@globaltraining.org

STAVROULLA VASILIOU 22 841548 vasiliou.s@globaltraining.org

IRENE SAVVA 22 841575 savva.i@globaltraining.org

BOBBY NICOLAOU 22 841549 nicolaou.b@globaltraining.org

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GLOBALTRAINING®

46, MAKEDONITISSAS AVE., P.O. BOX 24005, 1700 NICOSIA

TEL: +357 22 841 500 FAX: +357 22 357 484

WEB: www.globaltraining.org

ACCA BLOCK RELEASE PROGRAMME - NICOSIA CENTRE

August – December 2015 W/B MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

24/8 25/8 26/8 27/8 28/8 29/8 30/8

1 F3 (BLOCK 1)

1 2 F6 (BLOCK 1)

24/8 3 F9 (BLOCK 1)

4 P3 (BLOCK 1)

5 P7 (BLOCK 1)

31/8 1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9 5/9 6/9

1 F2 (BLOCK 1)

2 2 F5 (BLOCK 1)

31/8 3 F8 (BLOCK 1)

4 P2 (BLOCK 1)

5 P6 (BLOCK 1)

7/9 8/9 9/9 10/9 11/9 12/9 13/9

1 F4 (BLOCK 1)

3 2 F7 (BLOCK 1)

7/9 3 P1 (BLOCK 1)

4

5

14/9 15/9 16/9 17/9 18/9 19/9 20/9

1 F3 (BLOCK 2)

4 2 F6 (BLOCK 2)

14/9 3 F9 (BLOCK 2)

4 P3 (BLOCK 2)

5 P7 (BLOCK 2)

21/9 22/9 23/9 24/9 25/9 26/9 27/9

1 F2 (BLOCK 2)

5 2 F5 (BLOCK 2)

21/9 3 F8 (BLOCK 2)

4 P2 (BLOCK 2)

5 P6 (BLOCK 2)

ACCA BLOCK RELEASE PROGRAMME - NICOSIA CENTRE

August – December 2015

W/B MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

28/9 29/9 30/9 1/10 2/10 3/10 4/10

1 F4 (BLOCK 2)

6 2 F7 (BLOCK 2)

28/9 3 P1 (BLOCK 2)

4

5

5/10 6/10 7/10 8/10 9/10 10/10 11/10

1 F3 (BLOCK 3)

7 2 F6 (BLOCK 3)

5/10 3 F9 (BLOCK 3)

4 P3 (BLOCK 3)

5 P7 (BLOCK 3)

12/10 13/10 14/10 15/10 16/10 17/10 18/10

1 F2 (BLOCK 3)

8 2 F5 (BLOCK 3)

12/10 3 F8 (BLOCK 3)

4 P2 (BLOCK 3)

5 P6 (BLOCK 3)

19/10 20/10 21/10 22/10 23/10 24/10 25/10

1 F4 (BLOCK 3)

9 2 F7 (BLOCK 3)

19/10 3 P1 (BLOCK 3)

4

5

26/10 27/10 28/10 29/10 30/10 31/10 1/11

1

10 2

26/10 3

4

5

ACCA BLOCK RELEASE PROGRAMME - NICOSIA CENTRE

August – December 2015

W/B MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

2/11 3/11 4/11 5/11 6/11 7/11 8/11

1

11 2

2/11 3

4

5

9/11 10/11 11/11 12/11 13/11 14/11 15/11

1 F4 (BLOCK 4)

12 2 F7 (BLOCK 4)

9/11 3 P1 (BLOCK 4)

4

5

16/11 17/11 18/11 19/11 20/11 21/11 22/11

1 F2 (BLOCK 4)

13 2 F5 (BLOCK 4)

16/11 3 F8 (BLOCK 4)

4 P2 (BLOCK 4)

5 P6 (BLOCK 4)

23/11 24/11 25/11 26/11 27/11 28/11 29/11

1 F3 (BLOCK 3)

14 2 F6 (BLOCK 4)

23/11 3 F9 (BLOCK 4)

4 P3 (BLOCK 4)

5 P7 (BLOCK 4)

30/11 1/12 2/12 3/12 4/12 5/12 6/12

1 MOCK 2 MOCK 2

15 2 1) 09.00 – 12.15 4) 18.00 – 21.15

30/11 3 2) 14.00 – 17.15

4 3) 18.00 – 21.15

ACCA BLOCK RELEASE PROGRAMME - NICOSIA CENTRE

August – December 2015

W/B MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

7/12 8/12 9/12 10/12 11/12 12/12 13/12

1 ACCA DECEMBER 2015 EXAM SESSION

16 2 F2 F7 F5 F3 F1

7/12 3 F8 P2 P1 F6 F4/F9

4 P7 P5 P3/P6 P4

14/12 15/12 16/12 17/12 18/12 19/12 20/12

1

17 2

14/12 3

4