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Update 10 November 2024
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Hello all and happy end of Exam 8 Season -- Now onto new things:
The CCE Exam 9 course is undergoing some edits and will be available for enrollment in the first week of December. There are no major syllabus updates, just the addition of some errata for the Mildenhall & Major text. (https://www.casact.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/Exam9_Content_Outline.pdf)
Basic Info
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Enrollment: Will open first week of December. This page will be updated when registration is open on the LearnWorlds course (CCE Online linked in navigation tabs)
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Pricing: No change from 2024 pricing:
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Syllabus Changes: Nothing major
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CCE Content Changes:
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Written reading summaries will be added for M&M and Brehm (replacing the print outs of the Video PPT)
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CCE Feature Updates:
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Questions from pre-2024 syllabus (Grossi & Kunreuther, Clark, etc.) converted into Excel (replacing the current Word/ Excel hybrid)
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Dedicated section for reporting errata; this should result in fewer discussion threads & e-mails getting buried and lost
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Reintroducing Errata SWAG Raffle (submit errata for "entry tickets" to end of exam-season raffle)
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Any questions? Please e-mail admin@crystalclearexams.com
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