Risk and technology
Our new TPS Risk & Technology (RT) course will keep CA Students’ skills relevant and ensure that they are aware of the ever-changing needs of accountancy.
What is TPS Risk & Technology?
TPS Risk & Technology (RT) has been developed to ensure that the skills of CA Students remain relevant and to keep them up to date with and aware of the ever-changing needs of accountancy. RT will teach vital new skills such as preparing, discussing and analysing large datasets, and considering risk management.
It will do so in addition to these key themes:
- Business risks and risk monitoring
- Risk-management strategy
- Technology risk
- Data analysis and visualisation
- Automation
- New and disruptive technologies
- IT strategy
- Computational thinking
RT syllabus
K - Knowledge | C - Comprehension | A - Application | An - Analysis | S - Synthesis | E - Evaluation
What makes RT different to the existing TPS subjects?
Risk & Technology differs from the existing TPS subjects in a number of ways:
- Taught via flexible bitesize learning
- Unique totally online approach
- Co-developed with CA ANZ to share expertise
- Students will be equipped with an online Candidate Study Guide (CSG) which will be supplemented by e-learns, case studies, quizzes and video resources
- Using the study resources provided above, Risk & Technology learning will be brought to life by use of real-world examples
How is Risk & Technology assessed?
There is no final examination for Risk & Technology (RT). This subject will be assessed through three continual assessments with incrementally rising stakes throughout (see diagram below). Assessments are representative of real-life situations and students will be required to respond to specific business scenarios.
Some key points to note about each assessment are as follows:
Assessment 1
- Students are issued a case study and resources in advance
- Assessment 1 comprises a series of objective test questions (sat on demand)
- Assessment 1 focuses on the risk elements of the RT course
Assessment 2
- Students are issued a case study and resources in advance
- Students are required to produce a written report
- Assessment 2 features risk with elements of technology
- There will be fixed assessment release and submission dates for each RT diet
Assessment 3
- Students are issued a case study and resources in advance
- Students are required to produce a written report (including appendices and data dashboard)
- Assessment 3 includes all areas of the RT course
- There will be fixed assessment release and submission dates for each RT diet
How to pass Risk & Technology?
- 50% must be achieved (combined between Assessment 1, 2 and 3) to pass RT
