Transcript CTP Prep – On-Line Course

The Treasury
Academy
CTP Prep – On-Line Course
Essential Learning for
CTP Candidates
Intro Session - 01
D.J. Masson, Ph.D. , CTP, Cert-ICM
Fall 2012
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Session Outline
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Introductions
 Dispelling Common Misconceptions
About the CTP Exam
 How ETM is Created & the CTP Exam
is Developed
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Introductions
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How many of you are
corporate practitioners?
How many of you are bankers?
How many of you are third-party
vendors?
How many of you have an
undergraduate degree in Business?
How many of you have an MBA?
How many of you have taken the CTP
Exam previously (optional)
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Dispelling Common Misconceptions
About the CTP Exam 1
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The exam is divided into sections just like
Essentials.
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Being able to pass means I have to be very good at
rote memorization.
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The questions are heavily weighted in favor of
corporate practitioners; the questions are heavily
weighted in favor of bankers.
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Having an MBA or a degree in Finance means I can
pass with very little preparation.
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The exam has a large number of calculations;
therefore, if I am not good at math, I will never pass.
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Dispelling Common Misconceptions
About the CTP Exam 2
Preparing for the exam requires 6 – 12
months of study.
 I have to answer each question before I can
go to the next question.
 Once I have responded to a question, I
cannot change my answer.
 The test is designed to test my ability to take a
test, not my understanding of Essentials.
 There will be questions on current topics, not
just on the material in Essentials.
 I have been in the treasury profession for over
20 years; there is very little I haven’t done; the
test should be a cake walk.
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Dispelling Common Misconceptions
About the CTP Exam 3
I do not need to study the acronyms or glossary
terms in the Appendix of Essentials; acronyms
and glossary terms are just there for reference
purposes.
 I do not need to study any material in Essentials
related to my own area of subject matter
expertise since, as a treasury professional, I
perform these tasks on a daily basis.
 The pass rate (i.e., the “cut” score) is arbitrarily
set by AFP.
 If I miss 5 questions I will not pass because
everyone I know who did not pass got a score of
295 – 5 points below the passing score of 300.
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Dispelling Common Misconceptions
About the CTP Exam 4
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Are there any other rumors you frequently
hear about the CTP Exam that may be
misconceptions?
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CTP Prep Course – Intro-01
End of This Session.
The next topic will be
How the Essentials of Treasury
Management text is Created
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