Instructor
Training for the CIMA Business Flight Simulation Certificate involves 4 training sessions with an accredited course tutor and also a period of self-study.
The 4 training sessions can either take place at a physical location (a training centre or in-company) or they can be delivered over the Internet via the Virtual Classroom, in which a group of trainees interact with the course tutor over a free speech line.
In between these sessions the Internet-based Instructor is always available to trainees for self-study so that you can revisit the simulation models at any time and ensure that you are really comfortable with the concepts and the test questions.
The course material is provided online in the form of slides and also the interactive book Amplifying Intuition, which contain weblinks to the simulation models. The interactive book is provided below on the basis of the licence terms in the Permissions section. The first few simulation models can be used without charge as part of your Test Flight. The remaining models and the tests require users to be registered for the Certificate.
New registered users: start here and then click on Next at the foot of each page.
Existing registered users, click on a Title, Model or Test link in the tables below to resume your session with the Instructor.
Test Flight Volunteers: read these Technical notes then click on Test Flight below.
Technical notes: 1. If you have not yet confirmed that the Simulator works correctly on your computer, click now on the Breakthrough page. 2. Chapters, Models and Tests each display in their own window, for which a separate tab is recommended. In Internet Explorer version 7 and above this can be set via "Tools-Internet Options-General-Tabs Settings-Always open popups in a new tab". |
AMPLIFYING INTUITION
- Permissions (please read this first)
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
VOLUME 1 - A DREAM OF FUTURE WEALTH
Guides you step by step through the minefield of business accounting
| Chapter | Title | Model | Description | Test* |
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| Introduction to Volume 1 | Volume 1 provides an intuitive understanding of the rules of business accounting | |||
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Income and outcome | The history of accounting and the hidden connections that make it so puzzling | ||
2
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Fool's gold | The relationship between profit, assets and cash flow | ||
3
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Play the game [Test Flight] | Introducing sales, debtors and receipts | ||
4
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The judgement of balance | Introducing the bank account and undistributed profits | ||
5
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Return to reality | Introducing the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow schedules | ||
6
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The cost of success | Introducing cost of sales and creditors | ||
7
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Profit and cash | Experimenting with profit, assets and cash | ||
8
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No accounting foretaste | Interlude: meet the cast of characters at Intergroup | ||
9
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Time to take stock | Introducing stock and purchases | ||
10
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A capital asset | Introducing fixed assets, capital expenditure and depreciation | ||
11
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Mind your own business | Introducing share capital, bank loans and investments | ||
12
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The taxonomy of fog | The critical financial flows: | ||
13
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The Merchant of Florence | Interlude: Luca Pacioli meets Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli | ||
14
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Mathematical anchor | A new explanation of the mathematical basis of accounting | ||
15 |
21st century accounting | A reflection on how long financial stewardship has been with us | ||
| Postscript to Volume 1 | What comes after Volume 1? |
* To view your Test results for Volume 1, click here.
VOLUME 2 - THE HIDDEN ART OF MANAGEMENT
The secrets of the market and the competitive challenge for shareholder value
| Chapter | Title | Model | Description | Test* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Volume 2 | Volume 2 provides an intuitive understanding of how to run a successful business | |||
1
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The sweet spot | Finding the best price: introducing the 'sweet spot'. | ||
2
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Elastic bands | Price sensitivity and different types of market | ||
3
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An offer you can't refuse | Differentiating through product quality improvements | ||
4
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The best of both worlds | Advertising and brand identity | ||
5
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Financial Perestroika on Interstate 95 | Interlude: the importance of non-financial metrics | ||
6
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Loads of money | Running a business with an unlimited overdraft | ||
7
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Checkmate | Running a business with a fixed overdraft | ||
8
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Acts of God | The impact of external events | ||
9
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Acts of men | Competing in real-time with other trainees | ||
10
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Hubble, Bubble, Double-Entry Trouble | Interlude: Time to rethink your management reports? | ||
11
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Credit Crunch Conclusion | Origins of the 2008 financial melt-down | ||
| Postscript to Volume 2 | What comes after Volume 2? |
* To view your Test results for Volume 2, click here.
MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNT
The Instructor will prompt you to log in or register as required, but if you need to log in as a different user or manage other aspects of your account, please use the following links:
Business Flight Simulator - Home Page
Session slides: Models 101-104, 105-109, 201-205, 206-209
View your account details or enter a licence code
