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Uni Stuff => Faculties => Commerce => Topic started by: Survivor on December 29, 2008, 06:05:36 pm

Title: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: Survivor on December 29, 2008, 06:05:36 pm
Being unemployed and a little sick of going out, I'm getting bored of my holidays and think I should start investing some time to prepare for Commerce next year :D From what I understand from the UoM Commerce booklets and website, one has to complete 5 compulsory subjects:

1. Introductory Microeconomics
2. Introductory Macroeconomics
3. Quantitative Methods
4. Organisational Behaviour (2nd year)
5. Quantitative Methods 2/Introductory Econometrics/Principles for Market Research/Managerial Decision Analysis (depending on what you major in) (2nd year)

In these subjects, are there any specific topics from Maths Methods that I should go over? What about Further topics? (I didn't do further, so if there were any I should probably go read up on them or something.) Other than borrowing an Accounting 3+4 textbook to learn the key terms (I didn't do accounting either), what else can I do to prepare? I'm thinking of doing a Management/Marketing double major, should I go borrow some books about them or something?

Just want to have a head start while I have the time, that's all :)
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: AppleXY on December 29, 2008, 10:20:13 pm
Borrow Uni books rather than VCE books, as VCE tends to remove major parts of the discipline and over-simplifies it. 

:P :)
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: squance on December 29, 2008, 10:22:11 pm
I have some pdf's of the Introductory Microeconomics lectures slides I could send to you
(if I were to send them to you, it would have to be next month since im almost reaching my internet limit >.< )
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: costargh on December 29, 2008, 10:24:20 pm
Squance, that's really slack. You're basically offering to send those PDF documents to Survivor NEXT YEAR!!! Geez lazy much :P   ;D
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: humph on December 29, 2008, 10:25:45 pm
If you're going to major in Management/Marketing then you'll barely need to brush up on any maths at all :P
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: brendan on December 29, 2008, 10:26:31 pm
Enjoy your holidays I say. If you really want to do some early reading pick up the Introductory Micro textbook and read it.
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: squance on December 29, 2008, 10:28:02 pm
Squance, that's really slack. You're basically offering to send those PDF documents to Survivor NEXT YEAR!!! Geez lazy much :P   ;D

Yes!! Im lazy.
But seriously, my internet is about to reach its limit and I don't wanna pay extra for extra internet usage.
I'll can give Survivor the notes when my internet next resets (abouts January 4 or 5) :P :P :P
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: costargh on December 29, 2008, 10:36:11 pm
( lol i was just joking )
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: squance on December 29, 2008, 10:37:57 pm
^^^
I know :P

Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: Survivor on December 29, 2008, 11:39:08 pm
Aww thanks Squance, that'll be awesome :D Nah take your time, I probably won't take action til next week at least (Super Smash Bros Brawl is just too awesome at the moment... lol.) Ok, uni textbooks it is, i'll try to get a hold of them!
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: ShadowSong on December 30, 2008, 12:24:21 am
I have some pdf's of the Introductory Microeconomics lectures slides I could send to you
(if I were to send them to you, it would have to be next month since im almost reaching my internet limit >.< )

Ah, I wonder if I can get a copy as well ^^
I intend on going to do commerce at Melbourne as well. If my scores hold, lol. Theres always a chance.
So yeah..if you can send me a copy, I'll be very grateful.
By the way, do you know where I can borrow such Uni books?
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: costargh on December 30, 2008, 12:26:42 am
Hey ShadowSong, do you have any SEAS categories for Commerce @ Melb?
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: ShadowSong on December 30, 2008, 12:41:00 am
Unfortunately, no.

Would love to have one. I wanted to qualify for "English as a Second Language" but I have to be born in another country to be eligible =( . But English IS my second language! Lol.
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: Flaming_Arrow on December 30, 2008, 02:23:17 am
Unfortunately, no.

Would love to have one. I wanted to qualify for "English as a Second Language" but I have to be born in another country to be eligible =( . But English IS my second language! Lol.

to be eligible for ESL, you have to live in Australia for less than 7 years and not come from a country where english is the first language.
Title: Re: Preparing for Commerce
Post by: squance on December 30, 2008, 11:15:12 am
Hey.
If anyone of you guys wants to buy uni textbooks, I have some for sale right here in this thread:
http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,8041.0.html

They have released a fourth edition (for the main textbook) and a second edition (for the case studies book) for Intro Micro. The older edition nevertheless, are still useful (the lecturers give out a sheet that tells you what pages to read in your textbook, depending on your book edition...so even if you have a first edition book, it will still be relevant :) )

Im now selling BOTH the main Intro Micro textbook and the Case Studies book for $20 altogether...if interested contact me :D


I have some pdf's of the Introductory Microeconomics lectures slides I could send to you
(if I were to send them to you, it would have to be next month since im almost reaching my internet limit >.< )

Ah, I wonder if I can get a copy as well ^^
I intend on going to do commerce at Melbourne as well. If my scores hold, lol. Theres always a chance.
So yeah..if you can send me a copy, I'll be very grateful.
By the way, do you know where I can borrow such Uni books?

Yep sure. I can send you a copy as well :D
Im not sure where you can borrow such Uni books..try your public library?
If anyone else wants a copy as well, send me a PM before January 8 or so because I will only be doing this once :)