– Appropriate disclaimer of liability and report from firm
– Suitable language e.g. formal, tactful, ethical
– Reasonable spelling or grammar
If you meet all four diamonds, you will show you are clearly competent and should get 6 marks.
The executive summary is essentially meant to summarise each of the three requirements and provide the conclusion and recommendations. It is at the start of the report so if somebody did not have time to read the full report, they would be able to understand exactly what is covered by reading the ES. The Case Study marking key for the ES is as follows. Note this is very generic and may differ case study to case study:
0.ES.R1.1 – Revenue – Gross Profit – Operating Profit – Adjustment/other issue | 0.ES.R2.1 – Figures (e.g. profit) of the [proposal] – [Second proposal] or assumptions – Assumptions – Key ethical issue | 0.ES.R3.1 – Figures for [opportunity] – Financial issues – Strategic issues – Operational issues |
0.ES.R1.2 – Key issue – Key issue – Recommendation – Other/Commercial recommendations | 0.ES.R3.2 – Key business/strategic/operational issue – Concludes on way forward – Recommendation – Other commercial recommendations | 0.ES.R3.2 – Key ethical issue – Concludes on way forward – Recommendation – Other commercial recommendations |
ICAEW in recent years have been very clear that you cannot simply copy and paste the report into the executive summary. The two must differ otherwise you will not score any marks and this could result in failure! Spot the difference below…
I will keep this much more generic and do all three requirements in one. Through these boxes you will need to demonstrate that you can: assimilate and use information; structure problems and solutions; apply judgement and form conclusions and recommendations.
0.*REQ1/2/3.AUI1 Appendix: Content and style – a well presented table that is clearly labelled and easy to follow will get you a diamond | 0.R1.SP1 Revenue 0.R2.SP1 Figures of [proposal] 0.R3.SP1 Financial issues | 0.R1.AJ1 Revenue – so what… e.g. revenue mix with 0.R2/3.AJ1 so what… | 0.R1/2/3.CR1 Conclusions Concluding on the way forward on R2/3 should get you a diamond |
0.R1/2/3.AUI2 Appendix: Calculations with (can be stated in the appendix or report) | 0.R1.SP2 Gross profit/OP 0.R2.SP2 [second proposal] or assumptions 0.R3.SP2 Strategic/operational issues | 0.R1.AJ2 Gross profit/OP – so what… e.g. costs rising faster than revenue 0.R2/3.AJ2 so what… | 0.R1/2/3.CR2 Recommendations (aim for at least 5) Any sensible recommendation will get you a diamond |
0.R1/2/3.AUI3 Business issues and wider context | 0.R1.SP3 Adjustment/other issue 0.R2.SP3 Assumptions/ethical issue 0.R3.SP3 Ethical/business trust issues | 0.R1.AJ3 Adjustment/other issue – so what… 0.R2/3.AJ3 so what… |
If you have not started any mocks yet, this may all look like gibberish to you. Trust me on this one, once you have been through a mock or so, you will be very grateful for the above tables. For the requirements, you essentially get two boxes for the appendices, two for each of the sub-requirements stated in the question and then two for the conclusions and recommendations. Keeping this in mind when you write your report is crucial to doing well.
If your ACA Case Study is marked by somebody else, I would highly recommend going through this yourself afterwards. This will really help you to understand what kind of points scores diamonds and which do not. You can also see where you are perhaps going overboard or not writing enough .
What I think is very beneficial about going through the Case Study marking key is that you will spot where things are in bold. You may have noticed this above. If “and figures” is written in bold, it means you cannot get the diamond without any numbers. Where I slipped up initially is that I was not including figures or sometimes comparative figures that were needed. You also sometimes must write the £ and % change to get a diamond. It really is worth going through this to maximise your diamond potential.
Hopefully this blog has stressed to you the importance of timings . If you get too many NA boxes, you are likely to fail. This means you cannot just miss areas out and move on but you do need to do it all . If you want help with your timings as well as planning sheets and help with requirement 1’s appendix, join my journey. I will be sending these out to you for free within a few days of joining.
Understanding the Case Study marking key is essential to do well in this exam. I can recall going through this for a full morning in college to make sure we really understood the marking key. If you do not have a solid understanding of this, as well as the different ways to fail, you may just do so. Hopefully this blog has been insightful and helped in some way. I would even suggest taking those generic marking keys into the exam with you so you do not miss anything out.
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Having scored 92% in the Case Study exam, and winning the ICAEW prize for the highest score in the world, Kieran now teaches students the analytical skills and exam technique required to emulate this success. Under his guidance, one of our students also went on to win the ICAEW prize for the highest score in the world (score of 90%), whilst several others have won national and regional prizes.
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The course begins by teaching you the methodology for tackling the exam, as well as passing on prize-winning tricks and tips. Kieran provides a detailed walk-through of how you should tackle the Case Study exam, from initial AI analysis through to typing your report on exam day.
The next class is an exhibit by exhibit walk-through of the November 2024 AI, clearly demonstrating how each piece of information should be used in the exam. This enables you to understand the AI in an exam focused way.
The following classes debrief our November 2024 mock exams where Kieran teaches you exactly how you should have read and interpreted the exam as well as how you should have typed your answer, with reference to his prize-winning model answer. The classes provide detailed advice as to how you should work through each requirement. This enables you to fully understand how to apply the prize-winning technique to your particular Case Study business and the type of points you should include in your report.
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The course begins by teaching you the methodology for tackling the exam, as well as passing on prize-winning tricks and tips. Kieran provides a detailed walk-through of how you should tackle the Case Study exam, from initial AI analysis through to typing your report on exam day.
You are then given the opportunity to put these skills to the test with a series of mock exams based on the November 2024 AI. You will be required to complete the exam in your own time using the ICAEW CBE software and submit this before class. Your tutor will perform a detailed review of your attempt so that class time can be spent coaching you on the specific areas where your report requires improvement. In addition, Kieran will explain exactly how the exam should have been tackled and demonstrate this with his prize-winning model answer.
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As we have explained on the other Case Study pages on this website, Case Study is fundamentally unlike the other ACA papers because it is marked with a unique "closed form" markscheme in which you can only attract credit if the idea in your exam answer matches the points on the finalised ICAEW markscheme. This is a potentially harsh marking approach and without a good understanding of what points are likely to be on the markscheme, you'll be relying on luck to pass. The other important aspect of preparing for Case Study is that it is a long, 4-hour exam (the longest of all the ACA papers) and one where you must pass all the different elements of the examination (Executive Summary, Requirement 1, Requirement 2 and Requirement 3) or you will be failed by the examiners, no matter how brilliant the other parts of your response may have been. We have therefore created our live Mock Exam Pack to give you 5 opportunities to practise your planning, timing and general exam technique, all within the context of learning points which are likely to be given credit in your own exam. As experienced creators of Case Study Mock Exam Pack since 2013, we have a very good understand of what points are likely to score, so we build these into our full markscheme examples. We also provide example model answers where we write up all our ideas, under the right headings and making the points nice and snappy, creating examples that are actually achievable by a good candidate in the time available. We round off the Mock Exam Pack with detailed Tutor Debrief videos of all 5 Mocks, and a supporting set of over 400 quick-fire questions on the Advance Information so that you can actively learn the content rather than just reading and re-reading the Advance Information yet again! Scroll down the page to learn more about our Mock Exam Pack. July 2024 Mock Exam Pack release schedule Mock 1 - 7 June 2024 by 23.59 UK time Mock 2 - 14 June 2024 by 23.59 UK time Mock 3 - 21 June 2024 by 23.59 UK time Mock 4 - 28 June 2024 by 23.59 UK time Mock 5 - 5 July 2024 by 23.59 UK time The release dates for our November 2024 Mock Exam Pack will be 20 September, 27 September, 4 October, 11 October and 18 October 2024
We have no idea why certain other tuition providers allocate so much course and homework time to past paper Case Study examples. Okay, so doing past papers is obviously of some benefit, but for us, it makes much more sense to focus on the live Case Study Advance Information which will provide the basis of your examination attempt. Using our Mock Exam Pack, you get 5 opportunities to hone your exam technique while also learning about likely scenarios for the real exam (simply not possible by doing past papers!). With our expertly-prepared markscheme grids, we can help you understand what sorts of point to make in your own answer, again all based on points that can actually be tested in your exam (simply not possible by doing past papers!). Our commentaries on our marking grids also explain how we put the Mocks together and what we were trying to test, enhancing your knowledge of the live set of Advance Information.
The July 2024 edition of our Case Study Mock Exam Pack will be the 25th edition of the Mock Exam Pack since our first Mock Exam Pack was published in 2013. This means we have accumulated vast knowledge and experience, which we distill into our student-focused approach and realistic question papers.
Taking into account our 5 question papers, 5 marking grids, 5 example student-standard model answers and our other tips and tricks content, each Mock Exam Pack contains over 100,000 words of content (about the same length as a novel!). All lovingly prepared under extreme time-pressure to help you as much as possible.
Since passing Case Study is all about exam technique rather than technical brilliance, it is vital that you do plenty of practice before the exam to work on things like time management, writing style, interpretation of the question and, most important of all, understanding the points that are likely to be on the final ICAEW markscheme. Because if your idea doesn't match the final ICAEW markscheme, you won't get any credit for your point! Harsh, we know, which is why we have got your back through our Mock Exam Pack.
As always, we will carefully work through the learning points from the 2023 past papers to ensure that our advice and example markschemes are fully up-to-date, ensuring that you are exposed to points that are likely to score. The Case Study examiners are always subtly evolving the examination so it is important that we keep on top of this "cat-and-mouse" game!
To make the most of the "open-book" nature of the Case Study exam, we will provide you with our Key Points Summary PDF, an alphabetically-organised summary of key "re-useable" points from the Mock Exam Pack. This will avoid you taking too much content into the exam as everything will be nicely condensed and organised for you. On the day, you must of course use your judgement when using any pre-prepared ideas, but our Key Points Summary PDF will put everything at your fingertips so that you can make your choices as quickly as possible!
Making the most of advances in technology, recent editions of our Mock Exam Pack have been provided with supporting video content, allowing us to go into certain areas in a bit more detail than in a purely PDF format. Our online platform also allows us to provide over 400 quick-fire questions on the Advance Information so that you can learn it inside-out.
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The ultimate goal of creating a case study is to develop a feasible action that can solve the problem it raised.
One way to achieve this is by enumerating all the possible solutions for your case study’s subject. The portion of the case study where you perform this is called ACA or Alternative Courses of Action.
Are you struggling with writing your case study’s ACA? Do not worry; we have provided you with the most detailed guide on writing the Alternative Courses of Action (ACA) of a case study.
What are alternative courses of action (aca) in a case study.
Alternative Courses of Action (ACA) are the possible actions a firm or organization can implement to address the problem indicated in the case study. These are suggested actions that a firm can consider to arrive at the most feasible and effective solution to the problem.
This portion doesn’t provide the actual and optimal solution yet. Instead, it contains proposed alternatives that will still undergo an evaluation of their respective advantages and disadvantages to help you come up with the best solution.
The ACA you will offer and indicate will be based on your case study’s SWOT analysis in the “ Areas of Consideration ” portion. Thus, a SWOT analysis is performed first before writing the ACA.
Given the financial, logistical, and operational limitations, developing solutions that the firm can perform can be challenging. By enumerating and evaluating the ACA of your case study, you can filter out the alternatives that can be a potential solution to the problem, given the business’s constraints 1 . This makes your proposed solutions feasible and more meaningful.
Here are the steps on how to write the Alternative Courses of Action for your case study:
Using the SWOT analysis, consider how the firm can use its strengths and opportunities to address its weaknesses, mitigate threats, and eventually solve the case study’s problem.
Suppose that the case study’s problem is declining monthly sales, and the SWOT analysis showed the following:
Then, you may include an ACA about developing the digital marketing arm of the firm to attract more customers and boost monthly sales. This can also address one of the possible threats the firm faces, which is increasing direct marketing costs.
Once you have reviewed your SWOT analysis and come up with possible solutions, it’s time to write them formally in your manuscript. Each solution does not have to be too detailed and wordy. State the specific action that the firm must perform concisely.
Going back to our previous example in Step 1, here is one of the possible ACA that can be included:
ACA #1: Utilize digital platforms such as web pages and social media sites as an alternative marketing platform to reach a wider potential customer base. Digital marketing, together with the traditional direct marketing strategy currently employed, maximizes the business’ market presence, attracting more customers, and potentially driving revenues upward.
In our example above, there is a clear statement of the firm’s action: to use web pages and social media sites to reach more potential customers and increase market presence. Notice how the ACA above provides only an overview of “what to do” and not a complete elaboration on “how to do it.”
After specifying the ACA, you must evaluate them by stating their respective advantages (pros) and disadvantages (cons). In other words, you must state how your ACA favors the firm (advantages) and its downsides and limitations (disadvantages).
Again, your evaluation does not have to be too detailed but make sure that it is relevant to the ACA that it pertains to.
Let’s return to the ACA we developed from step 2, utilizing digital platforms (e.g., social media sites) to reach more potential customers. What do you think will be the pros and cons of this ACA?
Let’s start with its potential benefits (advantages). Using digital platforms is cheaper than using print ads or direct marketing. So, this will save some funds for the firm. In short, it is cost-effective.
Second, digital platforms offer analytical tools to measure your ads’ reach, making it easier to evaluate people’s perceptions of your offering.
Third, using social media sites makes communicating with any potential customer easier. You can quickly respond to their queries, especially if they are interested in your product.
Lastly, you can reach as many types of people as possible by taking advantage of the internet algorithm.
Now, let us consider its disadvantages 2 . First, using digital marketing takes time and effort to learn, and you must be able to adapt quickly to the changes in trends and new strategies to keep up with the competition.
Second, you must deal with the increasing market competition, as many businesses already use digital platforms.
Third, you have to deal with negative feedback from your customers that are visible to the public and may affect their perception of your brand.
After pondering over the pros and cons of your ACA, it’s time to write them concisely in your manuscript. You can present it in two ways: by tabulating it or by simply listing them.
Example in Table Form:
| – Cost-effective – Provide analytical tools to evaluate ad reach and performance – A more accessible and more convenient platform to communicate with potential customers and address their queries and concerns – Maximize reach to potential customers anywhere – Time-consuming and challenging to learn due to changes in trends and strategies – Increasing market competition as many businesses also use digital platforms. – Negative feedback reflected in the digital platform could affect people’s perception of the firm |
Case Study Problem: Xenon Pastries faces a problem handling larger orders as Christmas Day approaches. With an estimated 15% increase in customer demand, this is the most significant increase in their daily orders since 2012. The management aims to maximize profit opportunities given the rise in customer demand.
ACA #1: Hire part-time workers to increase staff numbers and meet the overwhelming seasonal increase in customer orders. Currently, Xenon Pastries has a total of 9 workers who are responsible for the accommodation of orders, preparation, and delivery of products, and addressing customers’ inquiries and complaints. Hiring 2 – 3 part-time workers can increase productivity and meet the daily order volume.
Disadvantages
ACA #2: Increase the prices of Xenon pastries’ products to increase revenues . This option can maximize Xenon Pastries’ profit even if not all customers’ orders are accommodated.
Case Study Problem: Delta Motors has been manufacturing motorcycles for ten years. Recently, the business suffered a gradual shrink in its quarterly revenues due to the increasing popularity of traditional and newly-developed electric bikes. Delta Motors seeks a long-term strategy to attract potential customers to bounce back sales.
ACA #1: Develop a “regular installment payment” scheme to attract customers who wish to purchase motorcycles but have insufficient lump-sum money to acquire one. This payment scheme allows customers to pay an initial deposit and the remaining amount through smaller monthly payments.
ACA #2: Introduce new motorcycle models that can entice different types of customers. These models will feature popular designs and more efficient engines.
1. how many alternative courses of action (aca) can a case study have.
Sometimes your instructor or teacher will tell you the required number of ACA that must be included in your case study . However, there’s no “standard” limit to how many ACA you can indicate.
As mentioned earlier, the case study’s ACA aims to enumerate all possible solutions to the problem. It is not the stage where you state the “final” action you deem most appropriate to address the issue. The case study portion where you explicitly mention your “best” alternative is called the “Recommendation.”
To help you understand the point above, let’s return to our Delta Motors example. In our previous section, we have provided two ACA that can solve the problem, namely (1) developing a regular installment payment plan and (2) introducing a new motorcycle model.
Suppose that upon careful analysis and evaluation of these ACA, you came up with ACA #2 as the more fitting solution to the problem. When you write your case study’s recommendation, you must indicate the ACA you chose and your reasons for selecting it.
Here’s an example of the Recommendation of the case study:
Recommendation
Introducing new motorcycle models that feature popular designs and more efficient engines to entice different types of customers is the most promising alternative course of action that Delta Motors can implement to bounce back its quarterly revenues and keep up with the competitive market. This creates a strong impression on the public of the company’s dedication to promoting high-quality motorcycles that can withstand changes in consumer preferences and market trends. Furthermore, this action proves that the company is continuously evolving to offer a variety of alternative models to suit everyone’s tastes. With proper promotion, these models can rekindle the company’s popularity in the automotive and motorcycle industry.
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The ACA Advanced level Case Study (CS) exam is the final exam sat by ACA candidates.
The Case Study exam is designed to test all areas developed in previous ACA exams. The exam places the student at the heart of a business and gives students a ‘case’ which students are given around 4 weeks prior to the exam.
The case is a fictional information source which contains background, news articles and some financial information about a fictitious business.
The paper itself is actually not very technically challenging. Instead, the exam assesses how students are able to analyse a specific business scenario and apply accounting concepts to solve problems. The exam itself is intended to be written as if it were a report being produced.
A key difference with this exam is the way that marks are awarded. Rather than having to score a percentage of marks in aggregate over the whole paper, each of the three individual questions must be passed in order to pass the exam.
The ACA Case Study exam itself is 4 hours and given it forms part of the Advanced level, it can only be sat in one of two exam periods. These are in July and November each year.
As such, in each exam sitting all candidates will be set the same questions.
The exam will consist of three questions, and ethical issues and problems will likely appear in both questions.
The exam is fully open book and therefore students are permitted to take any written or printed material into the exam – this includes the pre-release.
Without doubt the most difficult element of this exam and the main reason that candidates fail is the time pressure.
I’m order to pass this exam, you need to be regimented with your time keeping. You need to go into the exam having already worked out how many minutes per mark you are giving yourself, with a plan as to at what time you are going to move on to the next question.
In addition, make sure that the case that you have been given is tabbed up and organised, so you are able to flick to a particular area very quickly. I found a good way of doing this was to create an index which was colour coded. This was the way I found easiest to find pieces of information as I needed them.
Finally, make sure that you practice the first question over and over again. The first question of the paper is virtually the same in every sitting in that you are required to calculate year on year variances against the financial results presented in the pre-release case. This can be an easy way to pick up some marks without using up too much time.
As Case Study is the final exam, many would expect this to be the hardest exam of all. However, especially in terms of content, this is not the case.
The difficulty here lies in the time pressure and the very specific mark scheme which comes with this exam. As such, timed practice papers are key to passing this exam.
That said, assuming preparation has been thorough, this exam is certainly passable.
I would give this exam a 4 out of 5 for difficulty.
The pass rate for this exam is 76.83%
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Methodology for selection of sustainable public transit routes: case study of amman city, jordan.
2. research aims and contributions, 3. the literature review, 4. methodology, 4.1. problem fomulation, 4.1.1. objective functions, 4.1.2. constraints, 4.2. multi-objective optimization process.
4.3.1. case study, 4.3.2. road network, 4.3.3. travel demand and modal split, 4.3.4. travel times, 4.3.5. emission rates, 4.3.6. traffic safety measures, 4.4. assessment process, 4.4.1. total emissions measures, 4.4.2. safety measures, 6. discussions, 7. conclusions, author contributions, data availability statement, acknowledgments, conflicts of interest.
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Sustainability Indicators | Objective Functions | Measures | The Fitness Function |
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Economic indicator | Minimizing passenger cost | Minimizing the reduction in passenger travel time for passenger per link | Minimizing public transit travel time |
Minimizing operator cost. | Maximizing the travel demand of the BRT system per link | ||
Environmental indicator | Minimizing environment impact | Maximizing the reduction in the total amount of emissions per route | Maximizing BRT share |
Social indicator | Maximizing safety | Maximizing the reduction in frequency of predicted crashes per route |
Parameter | Public Transport | |||||
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Coefficient | t-Statistics | Coefficient | t-Statistics | Coefficient | t-Statistics | |
BRT | Bus | Taxi Service | ||||
Constant | 1.912 | 10.562 | 0.814 | 11.221 | 1.821 | 9.581 |
IVT | 0.0096 | 1.88 | 0.0175 | 7.81 | 0.0438 | 10.11 |
WTM | 0.0143 | 2.67 | 0.0263 | 3.28 | 0.0657 | 12.88 |
WAT | 0.0157 | 8.32 | 0.0288 | 3.6 | 0.0721 | 7.21 |
TTM | 0.0191 | 2.79 | 0.0350 | 7.12 | 0.0876 | 7.96 |
NTR | 0.0478 | 9.56 | 0.0875 | 9.72 | 0.2190 | 1.588 |
FAR | 0.0063 | 1.575 | 0.0542 | 10.84 | 0.0073 | 1.825 |
Private | ||||||
Taxi | OP | Auto | ||||
Constant | 1.102 | 8.395 | 0.409 | 6.667 | The reference categories | |
IVT | 0.0701 | 7.47 | 0.0677 | 7.522 | ||
Fuel | 0.0723 | 8.03 | 0.0689 | 6.89 | ||
OC | 0.0404 | 8.08 | 0.0385 | 4.813 |
Operational Condition | Design Value |
---|---|
Average speed (vb) | 40 kph |
Vehicle type | Articulated bus |
Bus capacity (Vsize) | 150 passengers |
Load factor (lf) | 0.85 |
Frequency (fr) | (max dij /(lf * Vsize) |
Headway (H) | Tc /(fr) |
Parameter | (B) Coefficient | Std. Error | Sig. | t-Ratio | Exp (B) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Intercept) | −3.266 | 1.4557 | 0.025 | 2.244 | 0.0382 |
lnV | 0.37 | 0.1574 | 0.019 | 2.351 | 1.447 |
lnL | 1.292 | 0.1421 | <0.001 | 9.092 | 3.639 |
N | −0.1 | 0.044 | 0.035 | 2.273 | 0.905 |
S | 0.017 | 0.0083 | 0.038 | 2.048 | 1.018 |
Goodness of Fit | Value | Degree of Freedom df | Value/df | CHI | Fit Well? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deviance | 299.695 | 358 | 0.837 | 403.1206 | |
Scaled Deviance | 320.007 | 358 | yes | ||
Pearson Chi-Square | 335.276 | 358 | 0.937 | yes | |
Scaled Pearson Chi-Square | 358 | 358 | |||
Log Likelihood | −696.958 | ||||
Adjusted Log Likelihood | −744.197 |
Link No. | Length (km) | Emission Reduction | Reduction in Predicted Crash Frequency | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Emissions Case 1 | Total Emissions Case 2 | Reduction | Ni Case 1 | Ni Case 2 | Reduction | ||
1 | 0.285 | 2736.728 | 2333.724 | 0.147 | 2.178 | 1.737 | 0.202 |
2 | 0.285 | 2486.154 | 2105.860 | 0.153 | 0.502 | 0.463 | 0.077 |
3 | 0.576 | 4574.540 | 4150.025 | 0.093 | 1.638 | 1.286 | 0.215 |
4 | 0.576 | 4494.325 | 3997.517 | 0.111 | 0.356 | 0.262 | 0.263 |
5 | 0.871 | 2838.244 | 2491.755 | 0.122 | 0.691 | 0.611 | 0.116 |
6 | 0.111 | 3468.574 | 2961.931 | 0.146 | 1.111 | 0.791 | 0.288 |
7 | 0.072 | 3625.290 | 3271.787 | 0.098 | 0.348 | 0.264 | 0.241 |
8 | 0.198 | 4804.985 | 4353.551 | 0.094 | 0.383 | 0.286 | 0.252 |
9 | 0.894 | 5655.711 | 4978.881 | 0.120 | 0.739 | 0.571 | 0.227 |
10 | 0.285 | 1933.424 | 1604.412 | 0.170 | 0.042 | 0.030 | 0.294 |
11 | 0.871 | 4510.330 | 3917.119 | 0.132 | 0.227 | 0.193 | 0.153 |
12 | 0.285 | 4039.289 | 3554.952 | 0.120 | 1.741 | 1.304 | 0.251 |
13 | 0.576 | 2526.075 | 2257.931 | 0.106 | 1.041 | 0.817 | 0.215 |
14 | 0.176 | 3159.309 | 2662.901 | 0.157 | 0.374 | 0.308 | 0.178 |
15 | 0.665 | 49,680.761 | 42,836.849 | 0.138 | 0.077 | 0.057 | 0.267 |
16 | 1.085 | 3468.574 | 3284.622 | 0.053 | 0.097 | 0.069 | 0.291 |
17 | 0.339 | 3625.290 | 3082.719 | 0.150 | 0.068 | 0.054 | 0.202 |
18 | 0.316 | 4804.985 | 4039.427 | 0.159 | 0.166 | 0.132 | 0.203 |
19 | 0.316 | 5655.711 | 4754.610 | 0.159 | 0.231 | 0.179 | 0.228 |
20 | 0.894 | 1933.424 | 1774.839 | 0.082 | 0.481 | 0.378 | 0.215 |
21 | 1.858 | 2486.154 | 2090.045 | 0.159 | 1.105 | 0.896 | 0.190 |
: : | : : | : : | : : | : : | : : | : : | : : |
5184 | 0.105 | 2838.244 | 2257.931 | 0.204 | 0.264 | 0.210 | 0.203 |
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Route No. | Scale | Route 1 | Route 2 | Route 3 | Route 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Route length km | Route | 14.58 | 14.91 | 14.2 | 15.73 |
Reduction in travel time along the route | 6.71% | 6.89% | 8.88% | 14.02% | |
BRT share probability | Network | 4.22% | 5.04% | 5.26% | 6.48% |
Reduction in total emissions | 12.60% | 13.30% | 15.70% | 17.44% | |
Reduction in predicted crash frequency | 11.10% | 12.10% | 13.76% | 14.06% |
Criteria | New Network | New Network | Existing Network |
---|---|---|---|
Total Demand (pax/hr) | 24,329 | 21,202 | 30,267 |
Travel Time Reduction % | 6.890% | 6.890% | 5.300% |
Total Emission Reduction % | 13.30% | 13.02% | 11.15% |
Reduction in Predicted Crash Frequency % | 12.10% | 11.85% | 10.14% |
Total Network Length (km) | 29.49 | 27.58 | 26 |
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Al Tamseh, A.; Osama, A.; Hussain, M.; Alsobky, A. Methodology for Selection of Sustainable Public Transit Routes: Case Study of Amman City, Jordan. Infrastructures 2024 , 9 , 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures9090147
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The ICAEW Case Study exam is COMPLETELY different to all other ACA exams. ... Always state "any changes in the assumptions will affect the results of the model" for any ICAEW case study - it is an easy, guaranteed mark! ... above that requirement 2 and 3 have simple calculations but these can actually sometimes be tricky depending on the ...
Case Study First place and the Whinney prize. Faye Bottomley, London (KPMG LLP) Corporate Reporting First place and the Quilter prize. Eleanor Greenwood, Aldershot (Dixon Wilson) Strategic Business Management Joint first place and the Walton prize. Ryan Betts, Reading (RSM UK Audit LLP) Joseph Gabbott, Poole (Forvis Mazars LLP) View the Order ...
Exam statistics. The pass rates for the Advanced Level exams are shown below.
Case Studies Examples of public policy succeeding or failing, drawing out the key lessons for future ... (45%) of the ACA. A Kaiser poll found similar results in 2015, with 43% holding a favourable view as against 42% with an unfavourable one. These figures, however, represented an improvement for Obamacare on a previous survey in July 2014 ...
Onwards to full exam completion by November and qualify within 3 years :D. Also interestingly, but not surprisingly the pass rate for the ACA case study was 88% compared to usually 75-76%. Probably due to people having problems and been given benefit of the doubt.
3. Understand what information is provided in the Advance Information (AI) and what is provided in the exam. 4. Learn the Case Study exam technique which ensures that you hit all the boxes on the mark scheme. 5. Practice mock exams to master your exam technique. Step 1: Understand how Case Study is marked.
The ACA Case Study exam is unique within the wider ACA syllabus. Whilst the content isn't particularly technically challenging, the exam itself tends to present candidates with a host of different problems as shown by the low 77.6% pass rate in the most recent exam season.
The ACA Case Study was an exam I had not heard much about in detail before my time came to prepare for the exam. I was always one to book annual leave to ensure I had enough time to revise for the exams, especially as I would sit three at a time.When asking my work friends how much time I would need to book off for the ACA Case Study exam they would state only a day or two.
You may think as the ICAEW ACA Case study exam is 50% to pass, you just need 120 marks to pass. Again, the Case Study really is not that straightforward. 120 marks across the whole paper will not cut it. You actually need 50% in each requirement (including the executive summary) to pass. Getting 66 marks in requirement 1 but 20 marks in ...
Most important thing is learn your case study inside out. Make lists of useful contextual points from it and read the example papers on ICAEW website for past sittings and the examiners comments. Reply reply. Appropriate_News_694. •.
Having scored 92% in the Case Study exam, and winning the ICAEW prize for the highest score in the world, Kieran now teaches students the analytical skills and exam technique required to emulate this success. Under his guidance, one of our students also went on to win the ICAEW prize for the highest score in the world (score of 90%), whilst ...
Case Study Mock Exam Pack. Relevant practice. As we have explained on the other Case Study pages on this website, Case Study is fundamentally unlike the other ACA papers because it is marked with a unique "closed form" markscheme in which you can only attract credit if the idea in your exam answer matches the points on the finalised ICAEW markscheme.
1. Analyze the Results of Your SWOT Analysis. 2. Write Your Proposed Solutions/Alternative Courses of Action (ACA) for Your Case Study's Problem. 3. Identify the Advantages and Disadvantages of Each ACA You Have Proposed. Examples of Alternative Courses of Action (ACA) in a Case Study. Example 1.
The ACA Advanced level Case Study (CS) exam is the final exam sat by ACA candidates. The Case Study exam is designed to test all areas developed in previous ACA exams. The exam places the student at the heart of a business and gives students a 'case' which students are given around 4 weeks prior to the exam. The case is a fictional ...
Case Study. The Case Study exam will assess your understanding of providing advice on complex business issues in the form of a written report. The scenario may be based on a variety of different organisational structures or operations, and you will be provided with advance information ahead of the exam. The exam is four hours long and will ...
A limited number of previous studies have focused on the selection of transportation routes considering sustainable development goals (SDGs). In this research, a methodology for selecting sustainable public transit (PT) routes is presented, consisting of generating a feasible initial route set, optimization, and assessment. Total welfare, road safety, and reduction in total emissions are ...
Case study: A new system for patients. This example is from a practice that services 23.5k patients, semi-rural, deprived population with no UCC locally. ... and one with an hour blocked to deal with the blood results of any clinician not in that day. Outcome. Clinicians are generally happier than when we had unending duty demand. Patients ...
Purpose: The study aims to explore how the brand image of Nilgiris Supermarket influences customer perceptions and purchasing decisions. By examining this relationship, the research provides valuable insights into the role of brand image in the retail industry. Research Design: The methodology employed in this case study includes a combination of primary and secondary data collection.
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ICAEW students have today (Friday 26 August 2022) received the results of their July 2022 ACA Advanced Level exams. In total, 5,730 students sat exams in July, and achieved the following pass rates: Case Study: 81.8%. Corporate Reporting: 80.1%. Strategic Business Management: 89.8%.
This series of Case Study exam resources will cover everything you need to know to prepare for the Case Study exam. This includes: Introduction to the Case Study exam. How to approach the advance information. Using the advance information during the Case Study exam. A guide on Requirements one, two and three. An overview of the Executive Summary.
You can access your results 24 hours after your exam via your online training file under the 'Examinations' tab. However, please note that if you receive your exam results on the same day as the ACA Professional or Advanced Level exam results are released, they will be available at a slightly later time than usual. View the Professional and ...