FIP Quick Start Guide 1109880
FIP Quick Start Guide 1109880
FIP Quick Start Guide 1109880
The three learning units of the module are the same as the first three units of the ACCA Ethics and
Professional Skills (EPSM) module, which is part of the ACCA Qualification. If you successfully
complete FIP and go on to study EPSM in the future, you will be given an exemption from the first
three learning units of EPSM.
The module will make finance professionals more attractive to employers by increasing their
effectiveness in the workplace and enhancing their career potential. Online and interactive, it helps
focus your thinking on real world work scenarios, developing your understanding and skills on how
to approach the challenges presented.
As mentioned in the introduction above, the 3 FIP learning units are the same as the first 3 EPSM
units. The FIP units are therefore labelled as ‘EPSM’, for example ‘EPSM Unit 1: Ethics and
Professionalism’ as shown below.
When you first log in you will only have access to Unit 1: Ethics and professionalism. Once you
have completed Unit 1, Units 2 and 3 will become available. You can complete those units in any
order you choose, although we recommend that you complete them in numerical order. Finally,
Unit 4, the FIP final assessment will become available once Units 2 and 3 have been completed.
Unit 2: Personal effectiveness. This unit is about maximising the quantity and quality of your
work output and how you communicate and interact with others, making the most of the resources
you have.
Unit 3: Communication and interpersonal skills. This unit is specifically about how we
communicate effectively with others in a business environment, including clients, customers,
colleagues and external authorities.
Unit 4: Final assessment. At the end of the module, you are required to demonstrate your
learning across the 3 learning units by answering 8 multiple choice questions drawn from a bank of
questions. If you achieve 50% or more in this test you will have successfully completed the
module.
To progress through each section simply scroll down as you work through the content. If you wish
to review earlier content you can either scroll back up or alternatively, use the menu bar on the left-
hand side to move to earlier sections.
If you wish to go back to the main course page, you can select the back button located at the top of
the menu bar in each unit.
Back
button to
return to
main
course
page
Menu bar
Videos
There are a series of videos throughout the module to support your learning.
To begin each video you should press the play button in the middle of the video screen as shown
below. Once a video is playing, you can pause and resume it by pressing the play/pause button.
You can also skip or go back through the video by dragging the slider at the bottom of the screen.
In all units some content will be presented to you in an interactive style. You may need to view
content in the following ways:
Ensure you have worked through all content within a section before you move on to the
next section. This means:
Activities
There are several activity types you will encounter in the module.
These include drag and drop, ranking and hotspot activities, as well as multiple choice questions
and free response reflective exercises. All of these activities are designed to help you put into
practice what you have learned.
Drag and drop Typically require you to drag answers to questions into drop zones
Ranking These are similar to drag and drop and require you to re-order items by
dragging and dropping them into the correct order
Multiple choice Require you to select the correct answer(s) from the options provided
questions
Throughout the module there are certain activities which require you to complete a report, write
free text or produce a presentation or spreadsheet. To complete these activities, you will need to
work on a separate document. In each case, you will either be:
• directed to use a word processor such as Word or Pages or a presentation software package
such as PowerPoint, or
We recommend that these activities are completed on a desktop computer or a laptop for the best
experience.
You should save these activities in a dedicated folder on your device to allow you to refer back to
them should you wish to do so, either during your FIP studies or at a later point.
Quizzes
Throughout the module you will be required to attempt quizzes which you need to pass in order to
progress.
You are now ready to begin FIP, starting with Unit 1. You can access this guidance again at any
time on the main course page.
Good luck!