Easiest finance elective (1 Viewer)

[UNSWs]

Whats the easiest elective people have taken/know of? One of the 3xxx courses... ?!

 

[Jashua_Long]

FINS3630, hands down.

However: It used to be just four multiple choice quizzes and a final exam. This semester, they changed to include a small group presentation (5%) and a group assignment on financial statement analysis (15%).

 

[UNSWs]

Mm yeah looks a piece of cake thank you, got any others without group shit though? Been told 3623 is pretty easy, no online outline though?

 

[blindedinchains]

yeah 3630 is a joke, it was really cute because the lecturer was so serious about it.

in terms of other electives, group work is pretty much inevitable.
3625 - fairly easy, need to do a group presentation, not hard, bit mathsy
3626 - easy as well, whole subject on corporate governance which is interesting, but you need to be vocal in tutes, and of course have a group assignment
did 2643 as my other elective - not very hard, just a matter of keeping up to date with tute work

2624 easily the hardest, i did it with yip, who is a cunt, but ive heard its easier now.

 

[deterministic]

All finance courses are WAM boosters ... just pick any

 

[Shadowdude]

lolwat

fins1613

bye bye wam

 

[Omnipotence]

lolwat

fins1613

bye bye wam

lol wtf most people are on 29 or 30 /30 in quizzes so not really

 

[halapenyo]

lol wtf most people are on 29 or 30 /30 in quizzes so not really

really? wow. please teach me

 

[Omnipotence]

do i sense sarcasm? :S

 

[Riachain]

lol wtf most people are on 29 or 30 /30 in quizzes so not really

No idea where you're getting those figures. All the people I've spoken to about the Finance course I'm taking now (FINS1613) said that they're getting crap marks on all of their quizzes and that they're struggling just to pass the course. =/

 

[halapenyo]

do i sense sarcasm? :S

no im being serious. i was genuinely surprised to hear most people were on 30/30.

 

[Riachain]

no im being serious. i was genuinely surprised to hear most people were on 30/30.

Agree. I'm surprised too. You sure those figures are correct? Like I said in my earlier post, from talking with friends and friends of friends, that doesn't appear to be the case. At least, not for FINS1613 this semester.

 

[4025808]

im pretty sure the avg is around a 15/30 for the quizzes; it's why they're trying to make it easier for us to get a better mark in the final so we can pass.

 

[Omnipotence]

well most of my friends are high achievers then =)

 

[moll.]

All finance courses are WAM boosters ... just pick any

Except Investment Mgmt Modelling and (I've heard) Options & Derivatives. Investment Mgmt is fucked up.

 

[moll.]

Also do Behavioural Fins. It's easy, but also interesting. Is a group assignment though. My group went aspie, so I just took the easy part, nailed it, got special mention from the lecturer and left them with the scraps.

 

[Riachain]

well most of my friends are high achievers then =)

Awesome for them. 8'D (And no, this is not sarcasm. It's more of a "damn, wish I were them" type of thing.)

 

[blindedinchains]

lol at you guys thinking youre going to fail because you're getting an average of 15/30......that is STILL passing, not to mention fairly easy to get 50/70 for the remaining portion and get a credit overall

 

[Riachain]

lol at you guys thinking youre going to fail because you're getting an average of 15/30......that is STILL passing, not to mention fairly easy to get 50/70 for the remaining portion and get a credit overall

That's the average. I'm getting below the average. That's why I think I'm going to fail. Don't know about the others. 8'D

 

[bladeys]

yea im on 30/30 for fins1613 =D