Anyone at SFU right now?

[is350]

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[vyrospec]

^

its basically all open right after your appointment time starts.

[xXSupa]

^I think he means what are the possible time slots that it opens up.

I don't think ive seen anyone with a 7:30 slot yet. Earliest I've seen is 8:30, 5:30 latest.

Mine's Nov 18 at 8:30am

[Atsui]

imo 360 really depends on the ta lol

[J.C]

Whose the guy in mbc on rs right now
Me n ogcstrike behind u

[yray]

^sup

[J.C]

Cant be you im watchkng the screen

[kunoman1]

Originally Posted by J.C

Whose the guy in mbc on rs right now
Me n ogcstrike behind u

RS mobile or computer?

[J.C]

On a laptop

[kunoman1]

Oh nvm wasn't me
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[vyrospec]

spotted kunoman1 in library earlier

[is350]

k

[Jgresch]

Contemplating taking all distance ed course next semester... could be setting myself up for devastating failure though...

in other news I just need to take 2 course in summer semester and I'm done

[buffon]

Originally Posted by haha13

Just don't take it with Kevin Stewart.

I took 312, 360, 336, 303 in one semester and I found it hard to keep up , it all depends on the prof

What profs did you take those with? How's bus 320?
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[kunoman1]

Okay Bus 360 with Susan Bell, shes got good "ratemyprofs" but couldnt find any other reviews, anyone have any experience with her?

[v_tec]

Parking - Operations Vancouver Campus - Simon Fraser University

Harbour Centre
Nearby parking lots include the one beneath the Harbour Centre complex at 515 West Hastings (weekdays only after 6pm, all day Saturday and Sunday and statutory holidays) and the lot at 450 W. Cordova. The parking lot at 450 W. Cordova offers reduced rates for SFU students only (not faculty or staff) with valid identification from Monday to Friday. Students should also bring a valid "Confirmation of Enrollment" letter (downloadable from the Student Information System).

Arrive between 2 pm and 4 pm, leave after 6 pm - $6.00
Arrive between 4 pm and 6 pm, leave after 6 pm - $3.00
Everyone must leave by 11:45 pm. The gate is locked at 12 am

So how does that work?
Arrive between 2-4pm, and leave after 6pm...it's a flat rate of $6? Or $6 per hour?
I assume the above rates are for both locations.

What about the 450 W. Cordova location? Do you pay at the machine?
Or do you pay the attendant when you leave...showing your SFU ID?

[bryv]

Has anyone taken BUS 316 with Keyi Zhang? Can you let me know how he is?

[zetazeta]

Originally Posted by bryv

Has anyone taken BUS 316 with Keyi Zhang? Can you let me know how he is?

Great prof, easy A. Makes his own exams based on lecture so there are no surprises. I don't think I even bought the textbook (and definitely didn't need it). Study all lecture material and assignments/practice exams and you will do fine. Wait... don't just study, do every example 3-5 times. He has an accent so sometimes it might be a bit hard to get what he means, but he's very approachable and actually knows the content inside-out so if you pay attention and take notes you shouldn't strike any obstacles when studying. Write down every example/calculation he says/shows.

[zetazeta]

Originally Posted by bmwx1

Has anyone here done co-op and regretted it? Is it worth it? Is it possible to keep in touch with the co-op job? What I mean is have any one of you continued working for the company after you graduated?

I'm thinking really hard right now as to whether to do co-op or not. The workshops and the applications seem to take a lot of time. If you guys are wondering, I'm not planning to do grad school. So I don't know if co-op will be useful in my situation.

My first co-op was an 8 month work term. I hated the first 4 months. Hated it. Regretted it. It was a small company, the office had less than 3 people including me. There were strict rules prohibiting any kind of internet surfing. My boss also sat 3 feet from my desk and had a direct view of my monitor. In addition, I received another internship offer (from a large international firm) in HK 2 weeks after I accepted the co-op and I almost thought of bailing. As the 8 month slowly crawled by, I started to take a different approach in regards to my job. Even though the position itself was rather structured and "dead-end", I started looking at ways to perfect the tasks I performed and reports I generated. I ended up liking my job a lot more because I became good at it and I even stayed with that company on a part-time basis for 1 semester after my work-term. During this part-time period, I found several areas where I could improve some of the business process. I discussed it with my boss and got the green light to test and implement changes. Little did I know it was this one initiative that landed me my next internship with a large public company that I am still at (1.5 years later, and graduated).

I believe there is a high percentage of co-op students who are offered FT positions upon graduating. Several of my coworker's first FT positions were all companies they had previously co-oped or interned for.

Do co-op. There won't be another chance (or unlikely) for you to gain such valuable experience and networking opportunities at reputable companies this early on in your career. Most of my close friends have multiple co-op work terms under their belt and one common thing we all noticed is that for co-op positions, employers are very willing to teach you and help you mould your career path. My boss's boss at my current company assigned work to this other intern and I based on our career interests and even connected us with various managers within the department to learn more. During one of my friend's first co-op positions, his manager once said something along the lines of "Stop working and ask questions. You're here to learn. If I wanted someone to work work work, I would've posted an entry level position". That same manager learned about my friend's career interests and even connected him with multiple professionals (not in the company) that are working in that field.

I have friends who graduated without doing co-op and are finding it extremely difficult to find a job. Even entry level positions prefer having a few years of experience. Place yourself in the shoes of the employer.... you have 2 resumes. Both are stellar students academically but one has worked a co-op work term. Even though the co-op position is unrelated to the job you are hiring for, would you prefer hiring someone who has professional experience or someone who doesn't? Most likely, the co-op student will also have good references and recommendations from the employer which would further set him or her apart from peers that have no experience.

I'm pretty sure I have mentioned this before... but one of my coworkers that I interned with (at my current company) has 2 pages of very legit work experience on her resume that she acquired prior to graduation. International experience. Large public company. Government position. This is all in additional to international case competitions, campus and student-club leadership positions. Oh, she was also working towards the designation for her field of work and had already passed the exam. This is the type of people you are competing with for entry level positions. She got a great FT offer right after the internship, no surprise there. Vancouver is a horrible market for entry-level positions. Regardless of the industry or field, there are minimal positions. A lack of experience only makes it harder for yourself.

Feel free to hit me up if you have any further questions.

[zetazeta]

Edited and added a lot more to my post above.

[Purely]

By the way zetazeta, did you end up majoring Accounting + Finance or Accounting + MIS (I read your post before saying how you were in a MIS position and really enjoyed it, and was considering to pursue it.

[zetazeta]

Originally Posted by gYU

By the way zetazeta, did you end up majoring Accounting + Finance or Accounting + MIS (I read your post before saying how you were in a MIS position and really enjoyed it, and was considering to pursue it.

Dropped finance and MIS. Dropped finance because I didn't want to pursue a career in it and there are minimal positions in Vancouver. Dropped MIS because I want to pursue a more technical aspect of the work instead of the business side (MIS). Might be go to BCIT or do a comp-sci degree. I still love MIS but I'm more interested in the development side of things. I'll see how it goes, no rush :P

I actually kind of wish I did a comp-sci or engineering degree instead of business. But that's another story.

[Student]

Originally Posted by zetazeta

Feel free to hit me up if you have any further questions.

Any advice for a 2nd year transfer student? I will be starting in January, and I plan on doing co-op but i'm extremely clueless about co-op/beedie in general. I plan on getting involved in some clubs as well, any recommendations for fellow business students(accounting) ?

[yray]

^ join the condom club

[zetazeta]

Uhh... a lot of questions regarding studying and business courses.....

Memorization course (343, 374, 381, 393, etc...):
-Rewrote notes in colour with diagrams for every single applicable chapter for midterms and finals. It took me on average 2-3 hours each chapter and around 20 hours for midterm and 20 hours for the final. Depending on the chapter or course, I would use different methods of note taking from mind-maps to stickies/post-it notes. This is just note-taking and preparation, not studying. .
-Memorize every single bold term in the textbook and test them with a friend or use flash cards
-Re-read every single chapter and memorize examples for theories
-Memorize every single theory
-Do practice exams if applicable (from my personal experience..... there are not as many good practice exams for memorization classes...)

Numbers course (accounting/finance):
-Read all the notes and run through each lecture question once.
-Do every single lecture example question. 2 times. Don't look at the answer key until you fully attempted the question and have come up with a final answer. Check the answer. If you are wrong, do it again (and no, this doesn't count as doing it twice). Getting the answer correct = once.
-Do every single practice midterm/final question. 3 times. Same as above.
-Do every single home work question. Yes even the super easy ones. 2 times. Same criteria as #1.
-Read each chapter once and make sure you fully understand it.
-Do the practice midterm/final again.

Example: BUS 312 with Blazenko... I did 7-8 practice midterms and 10 practice finals 3 times each. I then did every single lecture and homework question 2-3 times. Lastly, the final had 2 theory questions, so I went back to every practice final and printed the theory question and answer and put them into a little folder. Guess what? The theory question on the test was word for word the same as a practice final 10 years ago. Copied his answer key and didn't have to spend more than 2 minutes on this question.

Edit: I'm not saying this is the method you must follow. This may not even be the method that works for you. I'm just listing what works for me to give you a sense of the effort it took for me to get good grades. You may be smarter than me and require much less effort. Find the system that works with you and work hard!