Survival guide for UTAR undergraduates : Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Accounting

UTAR

Year one Semester one

Financial Accounting Framework I
If you have good basic knowlege of accounting, you would not bother to attend the lectures. Even you attend the lectures, you wouldn't know what the lecturer is talking. Best way to score in this subject, do all your tutorials and past year questions, make sure you know the way to solve the questions. Memorize the theories a week before exam.

Corporate and Business Law
This is one of my favorite non-accounting-based subjects. You must attend all the lectures as it is very interesting. No preparation is needed beforehand (if you are lazy) as the lecturer will tell you almost every details. However, you will be suffering during study week. There's just too many tips to memorize. (the tips given are 100% accurate!)

Economics
Two ways to handle this subject. Attend all lectures and sleep at home. Or Sleep at home and study by yourself! However, i recommend you to attend the lectures as the lecturer is very good at explaining the concepts and giving examples. (though what she taught is exactly from the book)

Quatitative Techniques I
Can sleep at home when the lecture is on or you can choose to sleep in the lecture. I bet at least one person will fall asleep for every lecture. If your statistics is good, just do all the tutorials and ask your friends when you come across any problems. Anyhow, this lecturer is very friendly, he can be your best friend! Lecturer will sccare you by telling you how hard the final paper is(to make you attend his lecture), actually it's just an average paper!

English For Business
If you get tired of sleeping whole day at home, try attending this class. The lecturer is crapping most of the time(of course in good english). If yo are a football fans then congratulations to you, this lecturer is a football maniac. He'll have all the first hand football information and will tell you guys during classes. I was fortunate that Euro 2004 is on while having his class. I talk with him about soccer almost everytime we meet!

Year one Semester two

Financial Accounting Framework II
Recalled my sad story. This is obviously one of my nightmares! Totally could not understand what the lecturer is talking, in the end, i need to get extra tuition outside. However her tips are damn acurate. During final exam the R&D came out exactly same same as the tutorial(even the company name and the figures are the same). However, the first question has a very big mistake. They ask us to provide a direct cashflow method while not enough information is given. In the end, the dean promise to mark this paper leniently. (but then hor, still a lot of people die! I heard that, this part-time lecturer from UM is still in charge for the "next generation")

Financial Information for Management
A very experienced lecturer. No assignments(hurray for me, as i hate assignments. I always score low marks in assignments), only two mid-term test. A humourous lecturer, will crack jokes during lectures and sometimes "shoot" the management. You can safely skip week one to week twele lecture. However, you MUST attend revision class as a model question will be provided. The same thing will come out in exam except the figures and the company name is changed.

Management Principles
You can try attend this leccture if you have time. But I'll bet you will fall asleep as this subject is too dry. The lecturer insisted us to attend all lectures as he will give tips only during lecture and no tips during revision class. Guess what? He gave tips during revision class and it's quite accurate!

Information System
The most presentation(four presentations + 2 mid term exams for 14 weeks) I ever had for one single subject. I do not really have time to understand the topic I am presenting. I came to a conclusion, you can still present the topic you do not understand. make sure you speak aloud and be confident, then everyone will listen to you! Tips accuracy : 95%

Quantitative Techniques II
Obviously a better lecturer. However, he is only able to answer those quesion inside the syllybus. Ask him anything more, he will tell you "This will not come out in exam" or "This is not my major!" One of the very exam-based lecturer. This subjects covers a large area of topics however only a small part is tested. Again, focus on the tips!

Year 2 Semester one

Advance Finance Accounting
The best lecturer I've came across. Will explain and give very good examples during classes. The first (real) exam I've taken in UTAR. No tips for students! So we have a hard time to cover all topics. However the week before exam, i received an sms about all the theory questions that will come out and the accuracy s 80% above!

Auditing
A very different approach of lecturing from this lecturer. Will keep on repeating all the points he had mentioned before. So you will have a grasp of basic audit concepts. However this subject is quite dry and i have to admit his lecture is quite boring. However, do not worry. Focus on tips! You will definitely score!

Accounting Information System
A 100% coursework-based subject. The worst ever result I've scored so far. Therefore I'm not in a position to comment. perhaps you need to make friends with the lecturer(that's what i didn't do!)

English for Management
A very strict lecturer. Will treat you like small kids. Never be late for her class as she will be nagging about it for almost half an hour(her best record!). Always ask for permmision if you need to go to the washroom. Anyhow, I have to say she's a good English Lecturer though I don't really enjoy her class (no jokes and can't chit-chat with friends).

Pengajian Malaysia
Do not buy the textbook! You will never need it! Make sure your group pass up all the mid-term test, means that for every mid-term test week, make sure at least one of your group members are present(the other group members can watch movie in the Mines!)! By week 13, you will receive tips from PJ campus! This is a LAN subject and only required a pass! I came out of the exam hall in just 45minutes! I reckon that this suject should change its name to Pengajian Melayu!

Year two Semester two

Elective I : Marketing
Lecturer is good(I mean the lead lecturer). I didn't attend my own lecture actually and i went for the lead lecturer class. Will tell some "stories" related to the topic from time to time. However the tips given covered too many topics. In exam, not all tips that are given came out! Worst still, the case study is very difficult!

Managing Information System
Worst ever tips I've received. Too many topics are given and I'm half dead memorising the tips the day before exam. You do not need to understand to score in this subject, just memorize all the tips(if you have time and energy). But be careful, only some of the tips will come out! Most of your efforts will be wasted! The exam questions come out quite easy as you could never thought of!


*will blog about the remaining subjects after I graduate!