BCom (Melb) 2008 Cohort

[melodrama]

yeah it's stuck like that for all of us. i suggest that you wait it out and start worrying tomorrow or the day after

oh so semester 2 is flexible?

[Kopite]

yeah it's stuck like that for all of us. i suggest that you wait it out and start worrying tomorrow or the day after

oh so semester 2 is flexible?

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???

[brendan]

when i try and add subjects, my portal keeps on saying this

Subject selection for your course is currently closed.

wtf??

try again at a later time.

[Collin Li]

when i try and add subjects, my portal keeps on saying this

Subject selection for your course is currently closed.

wtf??

It will open sometime closer to beginning of semester 1. Don't worry, you will have a chance to change your subjects.

[joechan521]

you don't need to, you already meet the requirements of finance honours by doing:
316-317 Econometrics
333-301 Investments
333-302 Corporate Finance

I thought to do finance honours, i need to complete 4 level-3 finance subjects, like 333-3xx

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/facs/ECO-S11015.html#S14379

To be eligible for admission to honours in finance, students must have completed the requirements of the pass degree, must have achieved an average grade of H2B in at least four subjects offered within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and must have achieved an H2B in at least three of the four subjects.

and on the course booklet i got today it detailed that they must be 4 level-3 subjects with a 333prefix.

are u sure?
http://www.bcom.unimelb.edu.au/downloads/Finance_brochure.pdf

http://www.finance.unimelb.edu.au/degreesandprograms/Honours.html
"The criteria for eligibility for entry for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce degree are achieving an average grade of H2B in at least four subjects at level-300 offered within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce including 333-301 Investments and 333-302 Corporate Finance, and (at least) passes in 316-316 Basic Economics or 316-317 Econometrics."

yeah im sure, it printed
"An average of H2B or better in four level-3 subjects with a 333 prefix."
on page 13

[joechan521]

when i try and add subjects, my portal keeps on saying this

Subject selection for your course is currently closed.

wtf??

can u give me a link to the site? i can't find where to add subjects

[brendan]

you don't need to, you already meet the requirements of finance honours by doing:
316-317 Econometrics
333-301 Investments
333-302 Corporate Finance

I thought to do finance honours, i need to complete 4 level-3 finance subjects, like 333-3xx

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/facs/ECO-S11015.html#S14379

To be eligible for admission to honours in finance, students must have completed the requirements of the pass degree, must have achieved an average grade of H2B in at least four subjects offered within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and must have achieved an H2B in at least three of the four subjects.

and on the course booklet i got today it detailed that they must be 4 level-3 subjects with a 333prefix.

are u sure?
http://www.bcom.unimelb.edu.au/downloads/Finance_brochure.pdf

http://www.finance.unimelb.edu.au/degreesandprograms/Honours.html
"The criteria for eligibility for entry for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce degree are achieving an average grade of H2B in at least four subjects at level-300 offered within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce including 333-301 Investments and 333-302 Corporate Finance, and (at least) passes in 316-316 Basic Economics or 316-317 Econometrics."

yeah im sure, it printed
"An average of H2B or better in four level-3 subjects with a 333 prefix."
on page 13

theres no such thing as a pg 13 on the brochure i linked to: http://www.bcom.unimelb.edu.au/downloads/Finance_brochure.pdf

[joechan521]

page 13 on "course planning guide" booklet i received yesterday

[brendan]

http://www.finance.unimelb.edu.au/degreesandprograms/Honours_Program.pdf

https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/view/2008/204-AA

Finance

To be eligible for admission to honours in finance, students must have completed the requirements of the pass degree, must have achieved an average grade of H2B in at least four subjects offered within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and must have achieved an H2B in at least three of the four subjects. These four subjects must include:

    * 333-301 Investments and
    * 333-302 Corporate Finance.

Students must also have passed 316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics.
Selection into honours is at the discretion of the Head of the Department of Finance. Students should note that a quota will be applied to the number of places available for honours in finance.

[brendan]

Here is some recommended readings for future commerce students:
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/05/summer-reading-list.html

# Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom
# Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers
# Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity
# Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist
# P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich
# Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street
# Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically
# Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics
# John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar
# William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates

I highly recommended the bolded ones

[Kopite]

This is my subject selection for first yr. Hopefully I haven't stuffed anything up :S ---> Majoring in Finance, and looking to do a Masters in Chemical Engineering.

Transition to Commerce          

1

Introductory Microeconomics       

1

Quantitative Methods 1                 

1

Finance 1                               

1

Calculus 2                                 

1

Accounting Reports and Analysis     

2

Introductory Macroeconomics         

2

Linear Algebra                                 

2

Engineering Systems Design 1         

2

[melodrama]

Semester 1
Transition to Commerce           
Introductory Microeconomics
Accounting Reports and Analysis       
Mathematics 1                 
Engineering Systems Design 1                               

Semester 2
Accounting Transactions and Analysis     
Introductory Macroeconomics         
Mathematics 2
Introduction to Actuarial Studies

[brendan]

This is my subject selection for first yr. Hopefully I haven't stuffed anything up :S ---> Majoring in Finance, and looking to do a Masters in Chemical Engineering.

Transition to Commerce          

1

Introductory Microeconomics       

1

Quantitative Methods 1                 

1

Finance 1                               

1

Calculus 2                                

1

Accounting Reports and Analysis    

2

Introductory Macroeconomics        

2

Linear Algebra                                

2

Engineering Systems Design 1        

2

wat the?

Why are you doing Linear Algebra and Calculus 2? You should do what melodrama is doing except that "Introduction to Actuarial Studies" is replaced with "Finance 1". You can satisfy the quantitative requirement of the BCom by doing Math 1, Math 2, Prob and Stats and they all count as breadth, and plus you don't have to do QM1 and QM2/Intro Econ.

Oh and don't enrol yourself in "Transition to commerce" it only stuffs up your timetable. You also have to be very very certain that you do not want to specialize in Accounting.

i recommend you following 1st year program:
Semester 1
306-107 Accounting Reports and Analysis*
620-157 Mathematics 1* (breadth) (quantitative requirement)
316-102 Introductory Microeconomics* (compulsory)
800-001 Engineering Systems Design 1 (breadth)
Semester 2
620-158 Mathematics 2* (breadth) (quantitative requirement)
306-108 Accounting Transactions and Analysis*
316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics* (compulsory)
333-101 Finance 1 (you don't really need this to go on to 333-201 Business Finance, so you can replace it with something else if you want)

* Subject only available in that semester

[Kopite]

This is my subject selection for first yr. Hopefully I haven't stuffed anything up :S ---> Majoring in Finance, and looking to do a Masters in Chemical Engineering.

Transition to Commerce          

1

Introductory Microeconomics       

1

Quantitative Methods 1                 

1

Finance 1                               

1

Calculus 2                                 

1

Accounting Reports and Analysis     

2

Introductory Macroeconomics         

2

Linear Algebra                                 

2

Engineering Systems Design 1         

2

wat the?

Why are you doing Linear Algebra and Calculus 2? You should do what melodrama is doing except that "Introduction to Actuarial Studies" is replaced with "Finance 1". Oh and don't enrol yourself in "Transition to commerce" it only stuffs up your timetable. But you have to be very very certain that you do not want to specialize in Accounting.

Yeah, Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra is what I need to do if I want to do a Masters of Engineering after my BCom. I can't specialize in Accounting as my breadth subjects will be taken up with engineering subjects, meaning I can't do the law subjects which are required for accreditation.

[brendan]

This is my subject selection for first yr. Hopefully I haven't stuffed anything up :S ---> Majoring in Finance, and looking to do a Masters in Chemical Engineering.

Transition to Commerce          

1

Introductory Microeconomics       

1

Quantitative Methods 1                 

1

Finance 1                               

1

Calculus 2                                

1

Accounting Reports and Analysis    

2

Introductory Macroeconomics        

2

Linear Algebra                                

2

Engineering Systems Design 1        

2

wat the?

Why are you doing Linear Algebra and Calculus 2? You should do what melodrama is doing except that "Introduction to Actuarial Studies" is replaced with "Finance 1". Oh and don't enrol yourself in "Transition to commerce" it only stuffs up your timetable. But you have to be very very certain that you do not want to specialize in Accounting.

Yeah, Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra is what I need to do if I want to do a Masters of Engineering after my BCom. I can't specialize in Accounting as my breadth subjects will be taken up with engineering subjects, meaning I can't do the law subjects which are required for accreditation.

oh okay. that's fine then.