Study hard, pass easy
19 June 2008 | Steve Bagshaw
This issue's knowledge zone offers tips on flying through CIPS exams from Bill Wright, senior assessor of Advanced Project Management.
His advice is to read the exam guidelines on the CIPS website, apply your knowledge by giving practical examples, be aware of the marks available and format your response to fit the marks.
Do you have any advice for aspiring MCIPS candidates facing exams?
Any exam horror stories or things to avoid?
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One thing that really worked well for me is knowing your definitions.
Write down and learn one or two line definitions for any main concept in the syllabus. Then, after reading the question a couple of times, you can start by defining any concepts asked about.
This will normally get you at least a couple of points per answer, shows the examiner that you do know exactly what they mean, it gets your brain working on the topic and gets you through that awkward “blank page” phase.