Sunday, May 15, 2011

Spring term 2011: My workload

ECONOMICS (MB8006):
Study before class (textbook + Blackboard notes)
Study after class
Participation in class
Online assignment
Connect - online study
1st Test (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)
2nd Test (Monday, June 6, 2011)      
Final Exam (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)

ACCOUNTING (MB8004):
Study before class (textbook + Blackboard notes)
Study after class
(Its recommended to study 15 hours per week, apart from classes)
Participation in class
Lyryx practice - online labs
Connect - online study
Online quizzes
Group assignment
Individual assignment

Report submission
Mid term exam
Final exam

All this, with 4 classes per week of 3 hours each (total 12 hours, plus 8 hours commute time - to & fro - equals 20 hours spent) in addition to my part time job. Intensive indeed! This is full time work. Considering that these 2 subjects are vast, there is no end to to the amount of studying and the depth of knowledge that one can attempt to acquire. I know of some new full time classmates (class of 2012) of non-commerce background who are doing 5 courses (Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Finance plus an extra Business Statistics / Quantitative Methods from Chang school) in this Spring / Summer term and I must say they are very brave indeed. Hope it works out fine for everyone. Will need full time commitment and a lot of hard work for sure! It is certainly not possible to hold a job on the side with such work load!

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