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CTP Prep – On-Line Course

Essential Learning for CTP Candidates

Intro Session - 01

D.J. Masson, Ph.D. , CTP, Cert-ICM

Fall 2012

The TreasuryAcademy

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Session Outline

Introductions Dispelling Common Misconceptions About the CTP Exam How ETM is Created & the CTP Exam is Developed

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Introductions

How many of you arecorporate 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

The exam is divided into sections just like Essentials.

Being able to pass means I have to be very good at rote memorization.

The questions are heavily weighted in favor of corporate practitioners; the questions are heavily weighted in favor of bankers.

Having an MBA or a degree in Finance means I can pass with very little preparation.

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 4Are 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.

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How the Essentials of

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