CGA Student Email Study Groups

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE PROCEEDING

Please take note that the Study Groups have become very popular amongst the users/members.   Some Groups experience a large volume of messages sent between the members due to the large number of members in those Groups.   The “individual e-mail” method allows you to receive responses to your questions, etc. within minutes of sending.

If you feel, after joining, that the volume is more than you expected, you may choose to change your Group delivery mode to the daily FULL-TEXT DIGEST version.   This method collects all the messages during the previous day and sends them in one mailing to you the next day, therefore resulting in any posting of answers/questions the day after.   Please refer to the Help section for details on how to change your delivery mode Full Text Digest mode.

VERY IMPORTANT… If you respond to a message from a member of your Study Group be sure to send the response to the Group and not the to the originator and, also, DO NOT copy (cc) the originator when you respond to the Group’s address, this creates unnecessary duplicates of Study Group messages.   Funnelling all the messages through the Group will allow all the members to see the progress of the work and will result in benefiting all the members.

This mailing list is also moderated, which means that new members must be approved and all postings watched to try to ensure members observe the CGA Code of Ethical Principles and Rules of Conduct.   Please be advised that this may at times be overlooked, since there have been over 3500 students clocked as members of the various Study Groups.    Any misrepresentation of the member's identity is not permitted; members MUST use their REAL names not only nicknames and MUST use traceable email addresses to confirm their identity.

Click on the links down the left side of the page to view and move between the various areas.    To search the web site for specific information, please use the search function.

The CGA Student Email Study Group mailing lists are provided to enable students to discuss amongst themselves issues of general or course specific nature.   Due to the nature of the Study Groups, CGA Canada, its Provincial Associations, and their respective employees are not responsible for the accuracy of the responses; however, the Study Groups will be reviewed periodically to ensure compliance with the Code of Ethical Principles and Rules of Conduct, in addition CGA Email Tutors may actively participate in resolving some of your questions.

It is expected that students will respect the integrity of the testing process by refraining from providing solutions to assignment questions.   This site is intended to help students share and clarify their technical understanding of topical areas within their course of study while promoting the value of independent distance education.

Notice To Study Group Members:

Information Technology User Policy for the Certified General Accountants Program of Studies

All students in the CGA program of professional studies are responsible for understanding and obeying provincial and federal laws and regulations, and CGA Code of Ethical Principles and Rules of Conduct, concerning the use of information technology services, facilities and equipment.

Any material of a nature that may violate a person's right to work and study in an environment free from discrimination/harassment cannot be stored, displayed, transmitted or otherwise linked to CGA services, facilities and equipment.

As a user of CGA information technology services, facilities and equipment, you are responsible for abiding by this information technology user policy. Employees, students and clients are responsible for reporting all violations of the information technology user policy to CGA representatives. Documented and substantiated complaints shall be handled through Provincial CGA's legal staff.

Provincial CGA Associations allow students in the CGA program of professional studies the
privilege of accessing information technology services, facilities and equipment for learning purposes and needs. The Associations expect users to uphold a professional and ethical standard of conduct while using these resources.

Students in the CGA program of professional studies violate the information technology services policy if they commit any or all of the following actions:

• Enter, without authorization, into equipment, facilities, networks or accounts to use, read, transfer or change the contents, or for any other purpose.
• Use another individual's information technology account. Grant another individual access to your information technology account.
• Use any college information technology facilities to interfere with the work of other students in the CGA program of professional studies, college or university officials, CGA markers, tutors or lecturers, or Provincial CGA Association staff.
• Use information technology facilities to send obscene, abusive, derogatory or harassing messages. Display, transmit, distribute or make available information that expresses or implies discrimination or an intention to discriminate.
• Use information technology facilities to interfere with the normal operation of Provincial CGA Associations' information technology systems and connecting networks. This list would include such things as flooding the network with messages, e-mail viruses, sending chain letters or pyramid solicitations.
• Unauthorized use of information technology facilities and accounts and removing or altering data is a criminal offence in Canada.
• Use information technology facilities to violate academic rules and regulations (i.e., cheating or soliciting for answers) of the CGA program of professional studies or CGA Code of Ethical Principles and Rules of Conduct.
• Use Provincial CGA Associations' information technology or computer facilities for profit or commercial gain. Create and/or use World Wide Web information pages or links to point to offending materials that do not comply with the Ontario Human Rights Code or the Criminal Code of Canada.
• Use Provincial CGA Associations' information technology or computer facilities for any purpose that could be seen as a violation of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Please review the Code of Ethical Principles and Rules of Conduct for a complete overview on students' responsibilities and conduct. Failure to adhere to the information technology user policy could result in suspension of usage privileges or other discipline, as deemed appropriate.   Alleged violations of the above policy are handled by Provincial CGA Associations' legal staff, in concert with the information technology department.

Be certain to follow ALL instructions that will result on the following Study Group Subscribe pages.   Failure to do so will result in delays in joining your Study Group.   If you do not receive a response to your Subscribe Request within 72 Hours, please contact the Study Group Moderator for assistance... all Subscribe requests are approved within 1- 72 hours. 

Click here to enter the Study Group Subscribe Page to enter the Information and Subscribe Page of your course Study Group.

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Last modified: December 25, 2006