"Mark for each distinct concept"

[Tarbuck]

So I'm now coming up to my third attempt at this, despite not failing any other exam. I've not done a tutorial in it and the people in my company who have say that acronyms are key. I'm now looking at the acronym app and take for example "characteristics of a good project" - Are critical path analysis, milestone review schedule and appropriate pacing really 3 distinct concepts? Are testing at all stages and judging/ monitoring at all stages 2 distinct concepts? If they take that acronym as the model marking answer thats about a quarter of the marks I would lose for thinking appropriate scheduling and continuous testing are 2 distinct concepts and not marginally rewording them for an extra 3 half marks. Or can somebody provide any advice on what makes them distinctly different to be worth a separate mark that I can apply to answering questions in general?

I'd be put out if people were getting 3 extra half marks for no different concepts, just regurgitating an arbitrary list somebody has come up with - not least ebcause the advice at the beginning is to be able to come up with your own list of distinct concepts - not regurgitate a rote learned acronym.

 

[Jesoos]

This is my second attempt and I'm also having a hard time with this.

During my exam practise I often write one sentence/paragraph covering a concept. But to save time I will include some options/alternatives.

Eg. The timing and/or amount of assets and/or liabilities are uncertain.

This is technically four different points:

• 
  [/
• Timing of assets are uncertain
• Amount of assets are uncertain
• Timing of liabilities are uncertain
• Amount of liabilities are uncertain
  LIST]
  
  Obviously the first sentence is much faster and saves times.
  
  But I am not sure how this will be marked in the exam, especially since the exam papers (ASET) set out all the points separately.
  
  Similarly with the Acronyms - often the same concepts are mentioned numerous times in different ways, while others are grouped together.
  
  I suppose we could always make our own Acronyms at the risk of not getting all the points...
  
  But what I know for sure is that there is only one way to go and that's to learn the Acronyms off by heart!!!
  
  Best of luck!!

 

[tiger]

The CTs are very different to CA1 & the ST/SA exams.
I found tutorials and in particular mock exams helped.
Good luck!