| I enrolled KBU International College/ First City Consultancy Sdn Bhd (Subsidiary of KBU) on 5th August 2006 for the CIMA Professional Qualification Education @ Centre Point for the subject of TOPCIMA. i Paid RM 950.00 for the course fee and get the worst lectures experience in my life...
For your information, TOPCIMA is the last paper for CIMA qualification and can only be taken if you have passed the Certificate,Managerial and Strategic Level.TOPCIMA is a case study paper where pre-seen are given 2mths before exam and on exam day we will be given the un-seen and suppose to answer the question within 3 hours. no syllabus given for this subject as there are no right or wrong answers, is all depends on the way you support and justify your answer using the knowledge that you have learnt in the all the papers and also individual past experience to deal with the real business world problem by giving recommendation.
The purpose to attend classes for this subject is to get the guidance from an experience lecturer who can share his / her practical experience to enhance our knowledge and thus passing the TOPCIMA.
After attending the classes conducted 3 weeks ago, the result were disappointed... lecturer used all materials in CIMA Study Series 2006: Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting Book published by Elsevier. He asks the whole class to buy the book on the first class...
He don't even express his own opinion on the past year case study, he took all the points from the sample answer in the book. All the notes given are actually summaries from the same book which everyone is having it. What is the point of paying so much and getting back the summary of point from the book that we are having it? I belief everyone can do the summary and read the book at home without the lecturer.
I felt cheated as they advertised this lecturer as below :
" Mr. XXX has taught TOPCIMA at FCC for one year, and he lectures on CIMA courses at Utar for many years. Past students had rated him very enthusiastic, dedicated and sincere for the success of the students. he prepares his lectures well in advance, and bring in his years of practical experience to make this course a training for 'management consultant' besides a concrete steps to passing the exam."
There are 5 students in the class and everyone is having the same opinion. On the 2nd class, one of the students left half way of the lectures, he did not appear on the 3rd class. On the 3rd class, one of the student left at 5pm (class ends on 5.30pm). I have attended 3 classes and decided not to waste my time anymore on this course, as I gain nothing from the lecturer.
The course fee in this college is the most expensive compare to the other 2 college which offer the same course... TARC charged RM350.00 and SEGI College charged RM 560 only!
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