We are pleased to offer USC/CFALA CFA Review Program by streaming media recording for Level 1,2 and 3. For over 25 years the CFA Society of Los Angeles (CFALA) in partnership with the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business (USC) has offered southern California candidates a “live” CFA® Review Program for each level of the CFA Study and Examination Program.
About Our Streaming Media Program
The USC/CFALA CFA Review Program features state-of-the-art streaming media recordings of structured classroom-based instruction by practitioners in the financial industry and academics from local Universities. Instruction is focused on the comprehension of the assigned materials in the Study Guides with an emphasis on the Learning Outcome Statements.
The program includes secure access to streaming media recordings of all study sessions. Level I recordings offer over 60 hours of instruction with bonus classes in study/test taking tips, Accounting Essentials, an Accounting Review and Quant Review. Level II offers over 50 hours of instruction and Level III offers over 34 hours. PDFs of each instructor’s PowerPoint presentation are included as well as a hard copy of a full-length practice exam from the Boston Security Analysts Society.
Technical Requirements
Any PC or Mac capable of meeting the following minimum software and hardware requirements.
Computer Configuration
Hardware
• Display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or greater
• Windows-compatible sound card
• Broadband Internet Connection (256 kbps & above) for live and on-demand presentations
PC Software
• Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista
• Windows Media Player version 9.0 or later
• One of the following browsers:
– IE, version 6.0 SP1 or later
– Firefox 2.0 or later
Macintosh Software
• Mac OS X, version 10.4.8 or later
• One of the following browsers:
– Firefox, version 2.0 or later
– Safari, version 2.0.4 or later
Macintosh Compatibility with Video Lectures:Attention Macintosh Users: Students who choose to use Firefox 3.0 or neweron Mac OS X must upgrade Silverlight to version 2.0. (Safari continues to work on Silverlight 1.0.) Download the Silverlight 2.0 at the link below (be sure to close all browsers when you run the install file):http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx?v=2.0
The USC/CFALA CFA Review Streaming Media Program does not provide 24/7 tech support. The majority of candidates have no problem accessing the streaming media. Any issues are usually resolved with minor security adjustments in their browsers. Our tech support is minimal, and all inquiries must be directed to the CFALA Admin offices 213-341-1164 x701 or cfareview@cfala.org.
Additional Info:
To view a sample of the Streaming Media please go to www.cfala.org Click on the link for CFA Review Program Information, then click on Streaming Media Sample.
If you need more information regarding the review program, you may contact Laura Carney at cfareview@cfala.org or at 213-341-1164 x701.
Spring 2010 Program:
Level I – Wednesday, January 13, 2010 6:30pm – 9:30pm P ST(approximately 25 classed prior to the exam, 1 stdudy session per class- includes level I bonus classes) Schedule available here.
Level II - Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:00am - 4:00pm PST (approximately 9 Saturdays prior to the exam, 2 study sessions per Saturday are covered) Schedule available here
Level III - Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:00am - 11:00am and 11:30am - 1:30pm PST (approximately 9 Saturadays prior to the exam, 2 study sessions per Saturdays are covered) Schedule available here
Barring technical difficulties, links to the streaming media will be posted on the CFALA website within 48 hours (Pacific Standard Time) after the scheduled class has been taught.
※USC/CFALA CFA Review Program instructors and coordinators are available via email to answer any questions.
Recorded classes will be maintained on the USC/CFALA CFA Review Program website until June 7, 2010.
Registration Fee: 25,000 yen
Deadline: February 5th (FRI), 2010
How to register:
Please return this registration form to CFA Japan office(Fax:03-0517-5472 or e-mail:info@cfaj.org) and remit the fee (25,000 yen) into our bank account by wire transfer until Febryary 5th:
Mizuho Bank, Nihonbashi Branch
account no.: 1785259
account name: CFA Society of Japan （シーエフエーソサエティオブジャパン）
All recordings, handouts, and other instructional materials used in the USC/CFALA CFA Review Prgram are protected by one or more copyrights. At no time shall any candidate reproduce or distribute any videotapes, handouts or instructional materials used in the USC/CFALA CFA Review Program without the written permission of the copyright holder and a Co-Director of the USC/CFALA CFA Review Program.
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