by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Jun 30, 2019 | Articles, Useful Advice
With a global pass rate of 50%, many students find the ACCA-OBU degree a challenge to attain. After years of mentoring students of varying backgrounds and abilities, we have become acutely sensitive to the common patterns and weaknesses shown by students. The... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Jun 30, 2019 | Articles, Useful Advice
Students have asking us questions on what exactly is a good report. While one way to show this is to give sample paragraphs of well-written work (which we do!), another way is to teach the right mindset a student needs to cultivate. Here are 3 mindsets that usefully... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Jun 30, 2019 | Articles, Useful Advice
4 Questions in SLS Usually, when it is time to write the SLS, the student is exhausted from the hard work in the RAP. This makes it easy to lose focus on what the questions want. Sadly, some students then pass the RAP, but fail the SLS – needlessly delaying their... by learningluminarium | Jun 7, 2023 | Articles, Useful Advice
Information Pack_23_24_june [Click to download]Download the Information Pack for 2023 – 2024 to get ready for the upcoming submission!If you wish, you can find out more about the program from ACCA’s official weblink... by developer littletecho | Mar 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
“What does the Information Pack mean?” Many students are aware that the Information Pack has a suggested structure for the report. They know this is very important but are confused on its exact meaning. In this article, we share what is really needed in Part 2. The... by developer littletecho | Mar 10, 2020 | Articles, Useful Advice
“What does the Information Pack mean?” Many students are aware that the Information Pack has a suggested structure for the report. They know this is very important but are confused on its exact meaning. In this article, we share what is really needed in Part 1. The... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, Useful Advice
A business report of 7,500 is indeed a huge project. Many feel overwhelmed by this prospect – such feelings are natural. However, these lead to procrastination. Time is the most valuable ingredient within this project and we hope the following steps will help you kick... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Dec 25, 2019 | Articles
Most students fail because they merely describe the movement of numbers observed in financial statements and present that as analysis. A keen and critical eye from a good mentor pushes students to refine their work and secure a good grade for their RAP. Which... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Nov 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is a bonus point specific to students writing the OBU RAP. When reading a source, do you fully understand it? If you don’t, it is not possible for you to evaluate it. Furthermore, it would be difficult to write it in your own words. Usually, examiners can easily... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Nov 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Depending on your purpose, recent information might be critical. For example, to do a Porter’s Five Forces on the smartphone industry, we would not wish for OBU Research Reports that discuss the iPhone 4. Those reports do not reflect the current state of industry.... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Nov 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
The strongest of sources might be a journal article that had been peer-reviewed. This means that domain experts had reviewed it and given their approval. However, such sources may often be too technical or not serve the purpose of the OBU report. Another option might... by OBU ACCA Mentor Learning Luminarium | Nov 9, 2019 | Useful Advice
At The Learning Luminarium, this definitely ranks as one of the most commonly asked questions. The goal of this article is not to list down all the specific sources as OBU aims for students to have the competency of independently evaluating whether a source is good –... 
