BUAD 304 Book

uscfootball07
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:10:31 +0000

Getting a B or B+ is not too bad I didnt work hard except memorizing for midterm and final. The class divides the grading into categories which some are easy to gain separation some not. The midterm and final with crazy memorization can really set you apart, the memorization is so intense and they are so picky you have the exact stuff on the slides on the test, and the average ends up in the 70 to 80 range which is not bad to beat. There is also a group project worth like 1/4 of your grade, you better get your group to make a really damn impressive and creative solution to the problem they give you, if you do that that can really help separate you, a bad group project(all member get same grade and you DONT pick your members) can set you back. Spend a lot of times on those one page homework papers as well for separation, and you must raise your hand a lot because participation counts.

The Slides are online and are accessible at any time with internet access though i recommend you download them right away, if you dont understand them the accompanying online video explains them.

Another point I’d like to put in on why you can’t plan on getting an A:
You are curved solely on your 30 person discussion section. So in one buad discussion an 80 can mean a B+ and in another it could be a C-. The only thing that matters is your performance relative to the 29 other people in the room, so what constitutes good performance can be completely different based on how smart others are. if everyone else looks like they are willing to work their ass off, you better be willing to as well.

Lastly, the CD just contains personality surveys which describe you, they are then discussed by Cummings or Coombs, They tell you you must bring in the survey but a few people don’t and the professor really doesn’t have time to care. The CD is NOT a learning tool, its only for these surveys on your personality which noone will see.