Week 12: 3rd set of finals continues (Module 3 con't)

Week 12 gone and finals are still going on for Module 3. Monday the Organizational Behaviour individual assignment paper was due, worth 50% of the final grade, and this morning was the Management Accounting exam.

All the teams are also working on finalizing the team Organizational Behaviour assignment that is due next week. Then there is the final exam for Microeconomics on Monday. It is all done after Monday. This weekend will be filled with studying. Then we get the rest of next week off.

Today the "point-four" is back on as people take brief break from studying. Should be fun.

I was going to head to the library to start hitting the books for Microeconomics on Monday, but it is absolutely amazing outside after having rained for almost the entire week. This is the kind of Friday afternoon that begs you to find some friends and a sunny patio to enjoy a pint. There is tomorrow morning to start studying and my brain could use a 16 hour break. However, I should get studying...ah, what the hell, I'm outa here for the day.

Week 11: 3rd set of finals begins (Module 3 con't)

Week 11 has seen a lot happen. Classes are finished and we wrote out first final for Module 3 today. Next week the final papers for a couple of classes are do and there are more finals. It was hard to get anytime to study for the Financial Accounting exam we had today with everything else that we had to due. As a result I was studying until midnight yesterday and then up with the birds today to continue.

Earlier in the week the teams presented their solution for the case in Management Accounting. It was centered around a local sky diving business. Some of the people involved in the business were in attendance to see if our class's input could help with the business. It was neat to be presenting your ideas to the people who lived the case.

The class is looking pretty much tapped out. Moral is okay, but energy levels are dropping. Hopefully some sleep this weekend will help.

Also, we are into our second round with the Business Career Center. Now we need to start preparing for the workshop to help us put together out "customized" resume. The previous sessions were just to get our "online" resume put together, which Queen's posted online this week! In addition we receive our business cards!

That is all I have time for this week. I have to get back to writing the "written analysis of the Harvard Business School case Cigarette Wars (A) and Cigarette Wars (B)" for the team Microeconomics assignment #3 due next week. If I hustle, I might get done in time to join up with a few others for a pint at one of the local establishments.

Week 10: Financial Accounting, Organizational Behaviour, Management Accounting (Module 3 con't)

Week 10 has been one of the most intense so far. There has been no break or let-up in the workload. Week 9 was busy, but the weekend that followed was just as busy, if not more so, since there were no classes to get in the way. Week 10 has been even busier since the additional time needed to keep up on all the work needs to be placed around class time. This has meant coming in early and staying really late. (7 AM to 12 PM at school and anytime additional you can squeeze out while your at home)

The real casualty has been my gym schedule and the time I once spent with my wife. I hope I can get my back to the gym this weekend. Making peace with my wife on the other hand will likely be more difficult and take little more work and time, but that will need to wait until after this set of exams. If all goes as planned we should be able to make a quick trip together to get away for a few days after exams finish and before the next wave of work begins. That should help to smooth things over.

Basically between now and next Friday there is a major assignment due every other day with some small assignment due in between. This is a generalization, but I don't have the time to write all the details here. Next Friday sees us start writing final exams. Then there is a test or major paper due every few days. From now until July 28th there will be no letting up. Basically the last 2/3rds of July are going to be very intense.

Other activities that went on:

• point four had a very low turn-out, but some of us did show up
• the 2nd canoe trip was a big hit
• those people involved in the student council have seen even more of their time disappear
• our "class norms" have been a big issue and we have pretty much been put on notice that we should show up to class on time or the administration is going to do something about the situation (this is for returning to class after short breaks)
• somehow various clubs have still managed to squeeze out time to meet (the consulting club even managed to do some one-on-one case practice)

Okay, that is all the time I have allocated to this activity. Time management is key. On to the next task: reading that case for management accounting...

Week 9: Financial Accounting, Organizational Behaviour, Management Accounting and Canada Day (Module 3 con't)

Week 9. It is finished. I apologize for being brief, but I really shouldn't have the time to update this blog.

Monday saw a bunch of the class go skydiving. Everyone made it back, including the 2 professors that went with the students. I hear it was a blast and I will have to consider going if a 2nd excursion is arranged.

Tuesday we went to Ottawa for Canada Day! It was awesome. Everyone met for lunch, a few brews at a pub, Darcy McGee's, and to enjoy a few "Smiling Jerrie's". Afterwards we all wandered. My wife and I ended up having a nap under a tree at the Jazz festival. Then we all met up infront of Parliament to watch the concert and fireworks. Some people went to a nightclub instead. After the fireworks we boarded the bus and were back at Goodes Hall by 1:30 AM. Everyone was tired, but we all made class at 8:30 AM the next day!

We have had a few half-days this week, but that only seems to allow us just enough time to attempt to complete everything that has been assigned. This weekend will be filled with assembling the "Annual Report Project", at least for me since I'm the "lead". My team will have the wonderful task of editing it next week. On top of that I have at least 3 or 4 other projects I need to complete my portion of and get to other project "leads".

The point four went ahead again this week. Everyone seemed to have a good time.

I would write more, but like I stated earlier I have too much to do. More next week.