Fun and Games
Another week begins. Thank goodness for the Thanksgiving holiday. I actually managed to get caught up on my readings as well as spend some time with friends and family. This week we add another course to the roster — Finance. (Yeah, I know I thought it started last week, but turns out it didn’t) After a sampling of one class, I think I can safely say that it will be alright. There are no assignment or participation marks, just a final exam.
We’re also doing a really interesting project in Marketing. It’s an online simulation of the auto manufacturing industry. The simulation has more information and decisions to make than any one person could do, so it makes sense that the professor assigned this as a group project. Every day or two for the next two weeks, we need to get together as a group and make choices like issuing stock, improving current cars, designing new cars, scheduling production, doing a host of marketing surveys and studies as well as allocating marketing budgets. It’s a fascinating game and a great way to learn, in my opinion. Our group has made some very risky choices, but we think they will pay off in the long term — a simulated 8 years. We get our final results on October 24th. I’ll certainly provide an update after that.
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