Chief Examiner critique - Q5 January 2024

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Date published

8 January 2025

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Chief Examiner critique - Q5 January 2024

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Examinations Panel

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8 January 2025

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Critique written by the Chief Examiner to show the expectation of what candidates were expected to have considered when attempting the question.

This critique, produced by the Examinations Panel, covers the fundamental design challenges for Q5 of the January 2024 Chartered Membership exam. It does not contain all possible solutions but gives examples of how the question could have been answered. Notes on what candidates were expected to have considered are included for each section.
 

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Chartered Membership Exam January 2024: past paper

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