FINS2624 - What the fuck (1 Viewer)

[Vagabond]

Oh great, so 50% of people are gonna pass. I didn't realise how fucked I am then. I regret reading this now lol.
Why does he put so many spreadsheet exercises in? It never was a course about spreadsheets. I think he wants us to use his book - just change the whole course around so we can use his book. god. cant stand him.

Spreadsheet exercises are there to make the course a bit more industry relevant. Just like the news articles and journals. These things aren't heavily tested (maybe a few questions in the midsems, dont remember it in the final at all)

Again if you were working in industry then excel etc. becomes your bread and butter and you'd be expected to be keeping up with macro news as a given.

 

[seremify007]

I agree with Vagabond- spreadsheets have a very practical use and if anything, I think the way that it's taught should be improved to make it more important. When you do start working, having Excel skills is sometimes taken for granted.

 

[mr.nice.guy]

is dis coruse anything like fins 1612 or 1613?

 

[chinaman21]

lol so lucky for me only sem yip was away, I did 2624 . . . test was available online!!! . . . . goodluck to everyone who has Yip!!

 

[whoisurdaddy]

is dis coruse anything like fins 1612 or 1613?

Yeah i would like to know too. Im currently running around C-D average for 1612 and 1613 how fucked will i be for 2624?

 

[FuJu]

I'm doing it now, and it's quite similar to 1613, which I did last semester. Very mathematical. Not really that similar to 1612 (thankfully).

Involves a lot of bond pricing, evaluating risk/return, you'll encounter CAPM again, as well as new stuff on portfolio theory (ranking porfolios) and such. Wish I could tell you more but I haven't been to lectures since week two... And now I'll probably pay the price seeing as we've got a mid-session on Wednesday.

It's not that hard, probably same difficulty as 1613 I'd say. Maybe even a tad easier, at least for me. Yip sets some stupid assessments though, like the 80 (yes, 80) word assignment. I think the mid-session is too heavily weighted as well (35%), and it's all multiple choice which I don't think I like.

 

[tallkid34]

I'm doing it now, and it's quite similar to 1613, which I did last semester. Very mathematical. Not really that similar to 1612 (thankfully).

Involves a lot of bond pricing, evaluating risk/return, you'll encounter CAPM again, as well as new stuff on portfolio theory (ranking porfolios) and such. Wish I could tell you more but I haven't been to lectures since week two... And now I'll probably pay the price seeing as we've got a mid-session on Wednesday.

It's not that hard, probably same difficulty as 1613 I'd say. Maybe even a tad easier, at least for me. Yip sets some stupid assessments though, like the 80 (yes, 80) word assignment. I think the mid-session is too heavily weighted as well (35%), and it's all multiple choice which I don't think I like.

I do CAPM in financial econometrics (ECON3106) and it's fucking pissing me off as I actually have to use the stupid model in econometric software...

 

[whoisurdaddy]

I'm doing it now, and it's quite similar to 1613, which I did last semester. Very mathematical. Not really that similar to 1612 (thankfully).

Involves a lot of bond pricing, evaluating risk/return, you'll encounter CAPM again, as well as new stuff on portfolio theory (ranking porfolios) and such. Wish I could tell you more but I haven't been to lectures since week two... And now I'll probably pay the price seeing as we've got a mid-session on Wednesday.

It's not that hard, probably same difficulty as 1613 I'd say. Maybe even a tad easier, at least for me. Yip sets some stupid assessments though, like the 80 (yes, 80) word assignment. I think the mid-session is too heavily weighted as well (35%), and it's all multiple choice which I don't think I like.

80 word assignment LOL!!!!