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Appreciate the info on MKT 701 with Kahn. It sounds like the switch in case study from group to individual project may be a one-time thing? I'm not sure it really matters. I groan when I see group work on a syllabus but in practice it hasn't been that bad.

I am currently scheduled for AP2 with A. Darrat (not to be confused with M. Darrat). There's not much here about A. Darrat. Does anyone have something to add about his class? It would be much appreciated. There are still some openings in Kahn's class for AP2 and I'm thinking about switching -- though I'm hoping to get a little more info before doing so.

Based on what I've read here, there are no great options for MKT 701. For that reason, I saved it for the last class of the program. I figured that I'd have sufficient motivation to get through whatever is thrown at me at that point! I'm taking it with A. Darrat. Does anyone recall the name of the former textbook for this course? I wonder if getting a jump start on reading would help...

My spouse and I are seriously considering purchasing a beach condo in Orange Beach, AL. The rationale is that we go there a few times a year anyway, are already real estate investors and can manage property, so why not branch out and invest there?

What's your experience with owning property outside of your hometown? If you bought it for your own recreation, do you use it? Did you get tired of it? Did it stop you from traveling elsewhere because it was easier/less expensive just to go to the property you own? Was it like the old boat joke: "Happiest day is when I bought it. Second happiest is when I sold it!"

That last one is biggie for me. While I think the Orange Beach area is lovely and I relax when there, there are many other places I want to bring my family. I don't want all of our travel budget going to that one location -- and truly we can rent more affordably than buying. The buying option has appeal only if it serves as a sound investment. My preliminary numbers suggest an 8% cap rate but depending on capital improvements & condo assessments, it may not cash flow in the early years of ownership. The final motivator is that the 20% down payment is sitting in a money market at 1.85%. I'd like that money to be working harder somewhere. If it's somewhere that I can also have fun, that could be a win/win.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

@tigerlsus One page back on 308 someone mentions a text. I am also from a non-biz background and found that I needed to supplement Vines' notes with other sources in order to grasp the concepts. His notes contain acronyms that aren't defined, examples that skip some of the steps and things like that which take for granted a background knowledge that I didn't have.

I used supplemental videos, the best of which were "mbabulls#*t.com" (spell it out -- I just don't want TD to flag it for profanity here). They are on a website by the same name and also on You Tube. Some of the videos require subscription but there are enough of them available for free to get you through the course. The guy is a gifted teacher who breaks down the BS and explains the concepts in jargon-free language. This is now my go-to resource for quantitative classes.

Would you give up a spot in ACCT with Ambrosio in order to take MKT 701 with Albers instead of James? I only have time to take one class per session so must choose.

I hate to give up ACCT 701 this session -- I'm interested in the course and want to take it with Ambrosio -- but based on the discussions here I'm tempted to change up my intended course rotation, drop ACCT and take MKT 701 instead while there's a non-James option available (sounds like that's not always the case).

The problem is I'm dreading the MKT class and reasoned that I would save it to be my last class, at which time I'll be sufficiently motivated to complete it no matter how crazy the workload.

Would love to hear from anyone with experience in these courses, especially with Albers' course.

Thanks.

Regarding the honor society invitations, I'm inclined to skip them. Beyond undergrad they just seem like pointless resume fluff. If you're going to join one, I'd say stick with those recognized by the university for some legitimacy. The administration recently sent an email with the information below noting 3 recognized by the university: Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), founded in 1913, is a business honor society that is restricted to students who are earning degrees at AACSB accredited universities. Sigma Iota Epsilon (SIE) is a professional honor society, affiliated with the Academy of Management, that recognizes students for academic achievement in management and administration. Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897, is the nation’s oldest multidisciplinary honor society.

FIN 701 preliminary test 2 scores have been posted on Moodle.

I had to change my schedule for personal reasons and just dropped ACCT 701 w/ Ambrosio for Spring AP 1. If you need the spot, it should be available now.

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I am taking ACCT 701 and FIN 701 paired. Anyone else?

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Yes, I'm taking both. My first pairing of the program and hopefully a wise one. I would love to get a jump start on reading during the break -- it would be great if we get access to the syllabi before then.

Perhaps the managers at ProctorU should enroll in classes at LSUS to learn how to run a more effective operation! Seriously, if the customer experience expressed here is representative of the whole, they shouldn't be too pleased with themselves. For their part, I think LSUS admin could evaluate the proctoring services and choose one across the program rather than engaging multiple vendors. As for the question of why proctoring is even needed for an open book test, this is speculation but I wonder if it has something to do with accreditation requirements, as in: "X number of courses must use proctoring."

RE ISDS 705, my understanding is that we can use multiple monitors but not multiple computers. As in, you can't take the test on your laptop and have the book open on your desktop computer. I found this a little confusing since it seems okay to have the book open on a tablet (so why not another computer?) Someone please correct me if I'm reading this wrong. I'll probably seek clarification from Dr. Lin before testing if there's any remaining confusion.