I enjoyed the overall structure of the course and the way
that it was taught. I personally thought that this course was very informative
and insightful, particularly in a way that I thought I could apply in future
situations such as my career. More specifically, I thought that the online blog
posts and the excel homework made me keep up to date with all my coursework in
the class. I felt like the blog posts in the class provided a good review of
the class session for the week because it required us to summarize and apply
the content that we learned in the classroom to our blog posts. I also thought
that the excel homework problems were a good reinforcement of the information
provided in the textbook.
In addition, I thought that most of the content that was
covered in this course was relatively new for me. Most of the excel topics that
were covered such as transfer pricing and insurance was definitely doable in terms
of the amount of math involved, but was novel in the sense that I had never
seen these types of models before. I am sure I will encounter these similar
types of topics in future economics classes that I take at this University. I
am also considering into going into financial consulting in the future so I
know that I will most likely encounter these topics again.
One critique that I had for the course was the content of
the textbook. I felt like the content of the textbook was very dry and that I
learned the material better when it was explained in class through the
powerpoints or through the excel homework. Nevertheless, I did feel that the
textbook was very thorough in explaining various subject matters in detail. I
consulted the textbook numerous times especially for topics that I had trouble
understanding.
Another thing that I had difficulty with in this course was
the format of the exams. I felt that the exams were just the excel homework and
this is where some people had trouble. I thought that there was a lot more
material covered in the class lectures that could have been on the exams. Furthermore,
it was easy to lose a lot of points on the exam if one question was answered
incorrectly.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this course to anyone.
This was a tremendously helpful course that I will hopefully reflect back on
and utilize the knowledge gained in this classroom for my future endeavors.
