Study Materials

The P1 Professional Accountant exam is based on the themes of professionalism, responsibility and accountability. The syllabus emphasises what is important for a well-run organisation and illustrates the factors underpinning professional behaviour by accountants:

  • Corporate governance arrangements should ensure that the organisation functions smoothly and directors and managers are accountable
  • Corporate governance requires sound systems of internal control and risk management
  • Accountants should think carefully about what their ethical positions are and what views of society their professional opinions support
  • Accountants and businesses should be aware of the social and environmental impacts their activities have.

Study Text

Price: £30
Suitable for: Dec 2008 and Jun 2009 exams
ISBN: 978 07517 47331

The examiner-reviewed Study Text provides everything you need to know for P1. It explains the theories behind the key areas of corporate governance and ethics, and demonstrates how the theories translate into practice. The Text gives lots of examples of the risks organisations face. It also shows how businesses are coping with their wider social responsibilities, which the examiner has highlighted as very important.

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Practice and Revision Kit

Price: £16
Suitable for: Dec 2008 and Jun 2009 exams
ISBN: 978 07517 46891

The P1 Practice and Revision Kit contains invaluable guidance on how to tackle the exam. It focuses on what you should look for in questions on different syllabus areas and what question requirements are asking you to do. The questions the Kit provides enable you to put these skills into practice, as they reflect the types of scenario, question requirements and breadth of coverage that we expect to see in the exam. The Kit includes all the illustrative questions issued by the examiner.

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Passcards

Price: £10
Suitable for: Dec 2008 and Jun 2009 exams
ISBN: 978 07517 46679

The Passcard condenses the P1 syllabus content into less than 100 pages. It highlights the key elements of corporate governance and clearly summarises the main ethical issues which the examiner has said underpin the syllabus.

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i-Learn

Price: £40
Suitable for: Dec 2008 and Jun 2009 exams
ISBN: 978 07517 47553

P1 i-learn provides memorable visual images of corporate governance in practice and the risks organisations face. It illustrates clearly general and specific threats to accountants' integrity, and shows you how to tackle ethical dilemmas.

i-Pass

Price: £30
Suitable for: Dec 2008 and Jun 2009 exams
ISBN: 978 07517 47119

P1 i-Pass tests whether you know the syllabus well enough and shows you how to analyse questions. The technical questions verify whether you do have the knowledge foundations necessary to produce good exam answers. The questions on scenarios show you how you can use the data you're given to generate ideas about corporate governance, ethics, internal control and risk management.

Success CD

Price: £15
Suitable for: Dec 2008 and Jun 2009 exams
ISBN: 978 07517 47775

The P1 Success CD answers important questions about the new syllabus and the skills you'll be expected to demonstrate. In each session it intersperses syllabus content with explanation of why the content will be important for the exam. The CD talks you through step-by-step approaches to risk analysis and management, which are necessary for good corporate governance.