Final Exam Annoucement

I have to give a make-up exam on Wednesday 10 AM.  Since I have to give one, I thought that I might as well open it up to everyone.

If you would like to the the final exam on Wednesday (10 AM) please send me an email.

Exam 3 Grades

If you have not received your exam 3 grade, I will be in my office (PB204) tonight from 6 PM to 6:20 PM.  At 6:20 PM, I will be heading down to the SSRE meeting featuring Ryan DeYoung in room PB192 (auditorium).

Final Exam Annoucements

According to my schedule, the FIN 181 final exam is on Thursday, December 16th starting at 5:45 PM.

Good news and bad news regarding the final exam.

First the good news.  The final exam may replace your lowest exam grade from the semester.  For example, if you scored a 50% on exam 1 and you score a 70% on the final exam, the final exam score of 70% will replace the 50% exam 1 score.

Now the bad news.  The final exam is cumulative (covers the entire course) and will be challenging.  I have not finished writing the final exam but you can expect up to 100 questions with additional short answer questions and problems.

Because the exam is cumulative, you need to study the material from the entire semester.  I will suggest that you do not forget about the final reconciliation chapter and video clip.  This material was not included on exam 3 but will certainly appear on the final exam.

I will give a little guidance on the short answer and problem sections.  Because the performance on the income approach material (direct capitalization and discounted cash flow analysis) was sub-par on exam 3, the short answer and problem section will emphasis this material.  You should also be ready to write a final reconciliation given a valuation scenario.

Study hard and see you next Thursday!

Exam 3 Result

I will pass back exam 3 with answer key at the beginning of Thursday's class.  Please arrive on time if you want to review your exam.

The class average was 73% and the median was 74%.  The grades ranged from 100% to 53%.

On Thursday we will use a program called Argus which is a sophisticated discounted cash flow analysis program.  I can tell from  grading exam 3 that DCF is a weakness.  I think everyone needs to review the DCF materials below before Thursday's class.

Investment Problem Video Clips
            Investment Problem Instructions (1, 2, and Homework)

            Investment Problem 1 Steps 1-7

            Amortization Table

            Investment Problem Spreadsheet

            Investment Problem Print Out  with Notes (pdf file)

            Investment Problem Video/Audio Clips:

                Introduction to the Investment Problem

                Step 1

                Step 2-3

                Step 4-5

                Step 6-7

Exam 3 Announcement

Exam 3 is this Tuesday and will cover Chapter 17 through 23 (we will save chapters 25 and 26 for the final).  The exam format includes multiple choice, short answer, and calculation problems.  Please bring pencils, eraser, and Scan-tron.

Final grades posted to Blackboard

Please note that final course grades, final exam grades, and quiz grades (the simple average of your top four of six quizzes) have been posted to Blackboard.

Thank you and have a wonderful holiday!

Final Exam Reminder

The final exam is on Thursday, December 17th from 5:45 to 7:45 PM.  The final exam will cover chapters 17 through 26.  The format will be a combination of multiple choice, short answer, and calculation problems.

BlackBoard Updated

Exam 2 scores have been updated on BlackBoard.  Also, please ignore any "points" information on BlackBoard.  You final course grade is calculated according to the formula in the syllabus.  I just use BlackBoard to report your percentage grades.

Exam 2 Results

Exam 2 scores and exam descriptive statistics have been posted to BlackBoard.  We will review Exam 2 during the first 10-minutes of Tuesday's class.

Chapter 16 Notes Posted

The link to the Chapter 16 class notes has been fixed.  Don't forget, Chapter 16 is on Exam 2.

Exam 2 Reminder

Exam 2 is this Thursday and will cover chapters 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.  Please note that Chapter 16 was left off the syllabus under the Exam 2 material.  The format will be primarily multiple-choice.

Just a heads up, the final exam will be primarily short-answer and calculation problems with some multiple-choice.  (I like to mix it up a bit.)

Exam 2 Review Audio/Video Clips Posted to Class Website

I have posted 3.5-hours of audio/video clips to help you with the exam 2 material: market analysis, highest & best use, sales comparison approach, and site valuation.  Links to these audio/video clips have been posted on our class website.

Exam 1 Grades Posted to BlackBoard

Please check your BlackBoard account for your Exam 1 grade.

Appraisal Exam 1 this Tuesday

Exam 1 is this Tuesday.  The exam will cover chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and part of 11.  The exam format is multiple-choice and short answer/essay style questions.