Farzal-Dojki.e-commerce.spring2009.iba.khi.pk

(Update: Session moved to Tuesday, 12:30pm to 2:30pm)

Piyarey Bachoon,

I have made it through 50% of the grading and hope to finish the rest by this Sunday. It has not been a pleasant experience and only Asad has been able to confidently reflect on the knowledge gained in the classroom and readings. 

On Monday, I will be available on City campus from 2:30 to 4:30pm for you to come and review your final exam and final grades. At 4:30 I will submit the papers and grades to the CCS office.

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The final exam is currently scheduled for Tuesday, May 12th 2009 from 10am to 1pm. There is coffee break after the first 30 minutes and high tea after the first 2 hours. Unlike the first 2 mid-terms, we will be visited by our beloved controller.

Exam topics:

The topic was updated on Saturday, May 9th. You can access the word version of the final and PDF version from E-Commerce lectures page.

Reference material:

Updated Sunday 1pm: Reference material for hourly1, hourly 2 and material for last leg has been combined as single reference-reading-final. Some of the reading material for hourly 1 & 2 has been removed which lots of new material for hourly3.

Tips:

I have found following techniques useful:

1. Bring candies to the exam, or even raw sugar. A sugar boost can improve your thinking
2. Bring caffeine - for me, the best option was Mountain Dew
3. Wear clothing that will help you feel comfortable. At shabby and hot IBA classrooms, that means as little clothing as possible. In US classroom, it usually meant taking a light jacket

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Click here for midterm 1 stats

1. The class average is 66%, compared to 63% in first midterm. This compares favorably to mid-60s scored in past semesters
2. The average for section A is 76; for section B it is 61.
3. There is a 4 point curve (about 5%) to bring class average to 70
4. Highest score after curve is 80 by M.  Qassim Dada, who also scored highest in section B (51)
5. Highest score in section A goes to Sarah Sohail with 28.5 out of 31
6. Best comeback (maximum points gained from midterm is from Salman Arjumand (16 points) but he choose to drop the course. 
7. Four students increased their scores by 10 or emore. 
8. Four students also dropped their scores by 10 or more; One student dropped his by 17

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UPDATE: Sample Hourly 2 is also posted containing a good sample of what to expect.

Hourly 2 will cover lecture 10 (Auctions) through part of Lecture 19 on internet marketing, and 2 guest lectures in between.

I have posted 2 documents under lectures

1)topics from first hourly which need to reviewed for hourly 2. download the PDF file and see the rows highlighted in red

2)topics from second part of the semester, including pages numbers for reference and HBR readings

There are fewer topics in second hourly: Auction, Travel, RFID, Online Grocery are the 4 big ones, and then 2 smaller ones on internet marketing and paperless system.

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1. The class average for this midterm is 63.6% (57 out of 90)
   • in Spring 2008, this average was 60.6 % 
   • in 2007, this average was 63.1 % (students were allowed 1 drop hourly during that time)
   • So - unlike the first QUIZ where performance was aweful- you guys have turned around and performed better, not by a lot, by still!
2. There is a 6 point curve - so add 6 points to your total score. This also brings the class average to 70%
3. the highest overall score is by Asad Ali - 71 out of 90. He also scrored highest in section B - 52 out of 60.
4. the highest section A score goes to Taahirah with 25 out of 30.
5. The 2 best ‘comeback kids’ are Aisha and Sumbul; this is based on improvement over Quiz 1 scores

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