3. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
Graham Eaton
Head of Assessment, CIMA
Award - Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Strategic Level
Test of Professional Competence in Management
Accounting (TOPCIMA)
Paper P6
Management
Accounting
Business
Strategy
Paper P3 Management
Accounting Risk
and Control
Strategy
Paper P9
Management
Accounting
Financial
Strategy
Managerial Level
Award - CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting
Paper P5 Integrated
Management
Paper P2 Management
Accounting
Decision
Management
Paper P8 Financial
Analysis
Paper P4 Organisational
Management
and Information
Systems
Paper P1 Management
Accounting
Performance
Evaluation
Paper P7 Financial
Accounting and
Tax Principles
Business
Management Pillar
Management
Accounting Pillar
Financial
Management Pillar
Pre-requisite Entry Requirements (e.g. CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting)
Practical
Experience
Recorded as a
Career Profile with
record of skills
development (RSD)
Minimum of
Three Years of
Relevant Experience
Prior experience can
be included
Assessment Strategy
Managerial Level Papers P1, P4 and P7
There will be a written examination paper of three
hours, with the following sections.
Section A - 50 marks
•
A variety of compulsory objective test
questions, each worth between 2 and 4 marks.
Mini-scenarios may be given, to which a group
of questions relate
Assessment Strategy
Managerial Level Papers P1, P4 and P7
Section B – 30 marks
•
Six compulsory short answer questions, each
worth 5 marks. A short scenario may be given,
to which some or all questions relate
Section C – 20 marks
•
One question, from a choice of two, worth 20
marks. Short scenarios may be given, to which
questions relate
Award - Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Strategic Level
Test of Professional Competence in Management
Accounting (TOPCIMA)
Paper P6
Management
Accounting
Business
Strategy
Paper P3 Management
Accounting Risk
and Control
Strategy
Paper P9
Management
Accounting
Financial
Strategy
Managerial Level
Award - CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting
Paper P5 Integrated
Management
Paper P2 Management
Accounting
Decision
Management
Paper P8 Financial
Analysis
Paper P4 Organisational
Management
and Information
Systems
Paper P1 Management
Accounting
Performance
Evaluation
Paper P7 Financial
Accounting and
Tax Principles
Business
Management Pillar
Management
Accounting Pillar
Financial
Management Pillar
Pre-requisite Entry Requirements (e.g. CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting)
Practical
Experience
Recorded as a
Career Profile with
record of skills
development (RSD)
Minimum of
Three Years of
Relevant Experience
Prior experience can
be included
Assessment Strategy
Managerial Level Papers P2, P5 and P8
There will be a written examination paper of three
hours, with the following sections
Section A - 20 marks
•
A variety of compulsory objective test
questions, each worth between 2 and 4 marks.
Mini-scenarios may be given, to which a group
of questions relate
Assessment Strategy
Managerial Level Papers P2, P5 and P8
Section B – 30 marks
•
Three compulsory medium answer questions,
each worth 10 marks. Short scenarios may be
given, to which some or all questions relate
Section C – 50 marks
•
Two questions, from a choice of three, each
worth 25 marks. Short scenarios may be given,
to which questions relate
Award - Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Strategic Level
Test of Professional Competence in Management
Accounting (TOPCIMA)
Paper P6
Management
Accounting
Business
Strategy
Paper P3 Management
Accounting Risk
and Control
Strategy
Paper P9
Management
Accounting
Financial
Strategy
Managerial Level
Award - CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting
Paper P5 Integrated
Management
Paper P2 Management
Accounting
Decision
Management
Paper P8 Financial
Analysis
Paper P4 Organisational
Management
and Information
Systems
Paper P1 Management
Accounting
Performance
Evaluation
Paper P7 Financial
Accounting and
Tax Principles
Business
Management Pillar
Management
Accounting Pillar
Financial
Management Pillar
Pre-requisite Entry Requirements (e.g. CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting)
Practical
Experience
Recorded as a
Career Profile with
record of skills
development (RSD)
Minimum of
Three Years of
Relevant Experience
Prior experience can
be included
Assessment Strategy
Strategic Level Papers P3, P6 and P9
There will be a written examination paper of three
hours, with the following sections
Section A - 50 marks
•
A maximum of four compulsory questions,
totalling 50 marks, all relating to a single
scenario
Assessment Strategy
Strategic Level Papers P3, P6 and P9
Section B – 50 marks
•
Two questions, from a choice of four, each
worth 25 marks. Short scenarios will be given,
to which some or all questions relate
Any Questions