Accounting/finance subjects

[teexo]

Hi there! Anyone who has recently completed these subjects or know people who have, please rank these from easiest to hardest: QM2, Cost Mgt, Business Finance, Intermediate Financial Accounting and Tax Law I.

Also, would I be completely crazy if I decide to do QM2 and Intermediate Financial Accounting together over Summer? I almost failed QM1 and came close to a H1 in Intro Financial Accounting. Or is it better for me to just do one of these subjects over Summer?

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you in advance!

[jtvg]

From my personal experience, (from easiest to hardest):
(1) QM2,
(2) Cost and Tax Law,
(3) IFA2 and Business Finance.

It's just me, though.

I know this is not true for some, but my friends and I actually did way better in QM2 than in QM1, although QM2 is basically just an 'extension' of QM1. The problem with QM2 is that there are many topics to study - from simple parametric and non-parametric tests to regression, logit, and ARIMA models. The good thing about it is that it doesn't dwell too much on one topic, as opposed to Intro  Econometrics where the whole subject is all about regression-based models. That said, QM2 can definitely be aced with consistent effort.

They say QM2 is easier taken in Summer, but I wouldn't know since I did in a regular semester. But if you're not confident enough, given that you struggled with QM1, just take QM2 in Semester 1 and take IFA2 (or Business Finance) over Summer.

[teexo]

Thanks heaps for your reply!

I feel that I might struggle with QM2 the most and I should do it over Summer, but are you suggesting that it would be smarter for me to do a subject I'm more confident in over Summer instead?

[jtvg]

Go ahead, you can definitely do QM2 over the summer. Summer subjects are usually easier and more manageable because you can just concentrate all your effort into that subject - just remember that it's fast paced, it's 2 weeks' worth of content crammed into one week. Besides, trust me, QM2 will not be as difficult as you think.