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Albert Kyle
BUFN400 Anonymous 10/14/2023 |
The lectures are unrelated to the homework, and nothing is organized or well done. The content would probably be interesting, but it's so poorly taught that it ruins the entire experience. Additionally, homework is graded really harshly. |
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Albert Kyle
BUFN400 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/30/2022 |
The class was part of a new notation program designed for computer science students to get involved with financial analysis. Pros: - Homework (40% of course grade) was really easy, despite taking a little bit of time to understand the way the answers should have been formulated. - Even if you didn't have any experience with Python or using Pandas/NumPy, it was super easy to pick up throughout the course - Professor Kyle is probably one of the foremost experts in this kind of subject matter, so learning and listening to him is a really cool experience because he definitely cares about the content in this class - There is a heavy curve in this class. From person experience (Fall 2022 semester), doing class average on the exams was somewhere between a B+ or A-, and it's not that difficult to get a perfect score on the homework assignments to boost your grade Cons: - The exams are nothing like the homework. The exams (1 midterm for 10% and the final for 30%) consisted of a number of statements, which we had to label as True, False, or Uncertain, and then explain why. It was pretty unclear as to how much detail we should be providing. - The grading scale in the syllabus was confusing and didn't really apply to the final grades. For the homework, a 9 or 10 out of 10 was an A+, and then each subsequent point was a lower letter+sign grade. For example, the syllabus outlined that 8 was an A, 7 was an A-, 6 was a B+ and so on. This wasn't really observed come final grading time, which is a bit confusing. However, as a computer science student, where doing at or above course average is a passing or better grade, it was somewhat familiar - The TA office hours were somewhat limited - For a class that met 2x a week for 75 min lectures, there was a span of 3 classes where all we did was discuss a homework assignment, and there are often tangents that don't really relate to the material directly, and as a Computer Science student with a relatively limited finance background, it was definitely confusing. Overall, if you have the chance to take BUFN400, I'd definitely recommend it, but there's absolutely a bit of a learning curve. However, if you're interested in the material/content or have any sort of interest in FinTech, it's an amazing class with a great lecturer. |
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Albert Kyle
BUFN726 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/12/2022 |
soooooooooo good! after having his class, I feel no passion to have other classes. TT So lucky to follow the world top economist's class! his smile is the most beautiful smile in the world.hahaha... |
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Albert Kyle
BUFN773 Lakonishok 03/26/2012 |
"Pete" Kyle's course is great. A ton of reading. You will read, you must read, and you will talk about it. You will also write about everything you read before class. Definitely definitely be prepared to work in this class. Make sure you write up your material well. You must. That is your grade. So, know what you are talking about from the reading and go for it. But you will reap the benefits from one of the greatest teaching professors using the socratic/case study method ever. Smith is very lucky to have Professor Kyle. Former Rhodes Scholar and just a dang good teaching professor. Go inside the world of hedge funds, pension funds, and get some great trivia and learn who the players are in this world. You'll definitely know about Yale's David Swenson, Harvard's emulation, and about PIMCO. Kyle has a ton of knowledge, and he will be sharing. You must talk in this class, so do your reading. There is often no right answer. It's a critical thinking exercise, all perspectives are fair game. This is a great class. He has a TA grade most of the write-ups, so write to that. I would pepper a lot of the writing with Econ lingo to give it the edge since I knew a finance focused TA would be reading them. If I polished my papers a bit more and didn't wait til the last second each lecture, could have done a lil better. Still did well. Enjoy. |