I sh*t you not - we are all in violation because I know we’ve all shared past exam experiences with those up and comers…well, all of you. I never have. Cuz i’m a dick. ------------------- A CFA charterholder coaches a fellow employee as that colleague studies for the CFA exams. The charterholder tells the colleague all that she remembers from her exams and how they were constructed. This is: A) a violation of Standard I(D) concerning professional misconduct. B) a violation of Standard VII(B) concerning use of the designation. C) a violation of Standard I© concerning plagiarism. D) not a violation of the standards. Your answer: D was incorrect. The correct answer was A) a violation of Standard I(D) concerning professional misconduct. This is a violation because even though it does not necessarily compromise the integrity of the next exam, it does violate the Code of Ethics, Standard I(D) Misconduct, and Standard VII(A) Conduct as Members and Candidates in the CFA Program. At the beginning of the CFA examination, all candidates are required to sign a statement saying they will not divulge any information regarding the exam to anyone. In this question the Code of Ethics was broken because it requires CFA candidates and CFA Institute members to act in an ethical manner. Standard I(D) Misconduct was broken because it requires members and candidates to not engage in any dishonest conduct. Standard VII(A) Conduct as Members and Candidates in the CFA Program was broken because it requires members and candidates to not disregard the rules and policies of the CFA Program related to examination administration. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I’m pretty sure the understanding of the issue is that it is a violation to describe the question and answer to a problem in sufficient detail as to enable someone to reconstruct it and offer it as a practice question. You can talk about a question that addressed a particular concept and that you needed that concept to solve it. And you can talk about how you might solve similar problems.