[gabbi08]

I passed my RAP with A at my first attempt. Many thanks to Irwin (TLL) who guided me through the whole project. I decided to avail of TLL mentoring based on the testimonials and OT recommendation. This was the best decision that I could have taken.
I had never written a project before and I did not know how to start. I was very worry not to be able to pass my RAP but thanks to Irwin’s directions and support I gained self confidence and complete the project.
I am self motivated person, however understanding is important for me to be able to complete a task. This was not a problem for Irwin as I have never felt that I could not ask a question.
I was able to submit all my queries to Irwin who replied to my emails and clarified any doubts within 24 hours.
Irwin was very flexible when scheduling our meeting and this was important for me as having a full time job my availability was during the weekend or evenings.
During our meeting I was able to discuss any parts of the project that I was struggling with, Irwin was always ready to shared his point of view that helped me to see things from different angle. This improved my understanding and directed me during my research.
I would definitely recommend Irwin to everybody. Thanks Irwin for your patience and help.

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Trephena,

Thank you for your answer.
I have another questions. Is there any specific version of PowerPoint which is the requirement for the submission. I have my file save in PPTx which make the file smaller than PPT. Is PPTx accepted by the OBU?

Thanks

Gabbi

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena

I am going to submit the RAP soon but I do not know if there are specific rules to follow.
I did Topic 18, so If I am correct I should have only 5 documents

RAP
Reference
SLS
Excel file
Presentation (PDF)

For this RAP I used the financials for preparing some graphs. All links are provided in the excel file (but not in the reference list) Do I have to submit a copy of them? As far as I know it is a requirement only for Topic 8.

I read a lot that excel file needs to be submitted in appendix.
I haven t seen the portal yet, so could you please help me to understand which documents need to be submitted in the appendix?
Do I have to upload the RAP separately?

It might be a stupid question but I don t want to have any doubts while I am submitting the RAP

Thanks

Gabbi

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

I believe there are queries which are more urgent these days due to the upcoming deadline for the Period 35 submission, however I would appreciate if you could clarify my doubt as soon as you have the chance.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

I have verified my eligibility for submitting the RAP, register as mentee and chose my mentor. Ready to start to prepare my RAP to submit in May 2018.

Does the registered account created for the mentee can be used to submit the RAP?
If not, do I have to create the new account before starting my RAP or I can do later on.

Thanks and Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Your thoughts are very motivating.
However, do you think that even a person with not background in marketing could deliver a good RAP?

Thanks and Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

I am still valuating with Topic should I base my RAP and when I read the forum about topic 18 “Review of Marketing Strategy of and organization and its effectiveness” and I found this topic interesting but a challenging at the same time as I do not have any marketing background
Said that, my concern is whether I will be able to prepare a RAP about an argument which I have never studied for.

Additionally, can I choose any of the company for topic 18 or I have to select one of the companies from the company sector provided in the information Pack(as per topic 8)

Unfortunately, my first choice (Topic 6) is being still pending as my company has not provided their approval to access to primary and secondary information
Topic 8 became a bit challenging when come to choose the company to evaluate.

For topic 18 I was thinking of evaluation Ryanair marketing strategy, but I have to consider whether the information can be available or not.
Thanks for your response

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

HI Trephena,

Thank you for your reply
Best Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Sorry for following up.
I was wondering if you could guide me to decide with company to choose for topic 8 if my company wont allow me to access to the info for topic 6

I was thinking of use Boeing company as case study for RAP and company with Airbus. Do you think that it would be too difficult?

Thanks and Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Thank you for your response.
I hope my company can provide the authorization, however in the meantime I am considering another options in case I wont get it.

With regard to topic 8: Can I use Boeing Company and compare with Airbus?
Do you think would it be too difficult?

Thanks and Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

HI Trephena,

As I am considering the topic 8 in alternative to the topic 6 (if I wont be able to get the authorization from my company).
For topic 8 the OBU provide the industry sector where the company case study need to be selected from.
Then, I was wondering if I won t pass my RAP in May 2018 Submission period 36, do I have to change the company in my next submission to align it with the new industry sector requirement for the submission period 37 or can I still use the same company as case study.
Thanks and Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Thank you very much for your clarification.
I have submitted the request to the management of my company in order to be authorized to access to either first or secondary information.
As soon as I have their feedback I can decide on the final topic.
Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Thank you for your reply.
With regard the secondary data, I am not sure if the company will provide the statistics on absenteeism, staff turnover as well as the staff handbooks, staff policies on promotion and training ect. as I believe being very confidential information which might not willing to share.

If it is the case that my company will only authorized me to carry out the survey but not use any source of secondary date (as above), would it be too limiting hence I should consider a different topic?

However, being a public company I might be able to get revenue per employee as well as other employee ratio.

I have already submitted the request to carry out the survey and the authorization has been asked

Thanks

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

HI Trephena,

Thank you for your reply, things started becoming more clear.
Few more questions:

Do you think that I have enough time to complete RAP for May submission.
I know that this depend on how much time I can spend on it. I am full time worker and I am not familiar with writing RAP.
I am willing to spend most of my free time on the thesis but I am still concern how long it would be take.

Secondly, with regard to the topic 6 do you have any suggestion where I can find secondary information needed for the RAP?

Thanks in advance for your support
Best Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

I was thinking to prepare my RAP on topic 6.
I was wondering if I could use the company that I work for as a case study
As a primary source I was thinking of preparing a questionnaire to be sent out to around 100 people within the company (this will be only the accounting department)
The company that I work for has currently 7100 employee worldwide.
My questions are:

Can I use the company that I work for as a case study
Can 100 employee (whole accounting department) being good enough to success in the RAP?

thanks

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Thank you for your reply.
This means that I can start contacting the Learning Luminarium and decide whether I would like them to be the mentor and then register on OBU and select them from the mentor list?

Thanks
Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Thank you for your reply, but I am still have some confusion with regard to the mentor for RAP.

First of all, I read that OT has recommended a mentor from Learning Luminarium as mentoring the RAP,
I read a positive feedback and as I haven t written any RAP before I would like to choose a mentor who can guide me through the project.
Said that, I am still confused as I don t know whether Learning Luminarim are listed on OBU mentor list.
If they are not listed and I decide to avail to their service, do I still need to choose a mentor from the OBU mentor list hence paid their fees as well?

Secondly, I was in the process to register as Mentee when I came across the request to provide the RAP topic title and select between 1 or 3 Research and Analysis project topics.
Do I need to know exactly which topic my RAP will be before registering as Mentee?

As you can see I have very confused. Really appreciate your help.

Best Regards

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi Trephena,

Thank you for your reply.
It is clear to me that the mentor needs to be one listed on the mentor list.
What it is not fully understood is what happens if the mentor chosen will be removed from the list after I have chosen him/her and I have to submit my RAP?

Additionally, do you have any recommendation in order to chose the most suitable mentor?

Sorry for many questions, but I am starting now to prepare my RAP and I am very confused.

Thanks for your support

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Hi,

I am planning to write the Rap and submit it in May 2018.
Could you please confirm whether the mentor needs to be chosen from listed mentor and if so where can I find this list?

Thanks
Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Thanks a lot for the explanation.

Gabbi

[gabbi08]

Hi,

I sat all my F level exams, waiting for my result with the last one. I am eligible to RAP, however I have to complete the Professional Ethic Module. Can anybody advise if this include the passing P1 paper as well? If not, please advise how to complete the Ethic module.

Thanks

Gabbi

[gabbi08]

Dear Ken,

Well, I might be a bit confused.

The questions says:

“The previous audit manager, who is close friend to the new audit manager, left the firm before the completion of the previous year audit and now is the director of Fir Co”

So, what the different between the audit Partner and Audit Manger. It is not clear to me so why I though the the audit partner has joined the client (Fir Co) as director

Thanks

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Of course. I don t know where I thought when I read the question. Thanks for your reply.
Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Dear Mike,

It is ok thanks

Gabriella

[gabbi08]

Dear Mike,

Apologies for that.
It is true that I have completely omitted the scenario to allow you to check the question.
Thanks for your prompt response.

Best Regards

Gabriella

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