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Well it is Sunday night here in NZ and I am just letting you know that I got my results back today.
These are (unofficial) overall results:
Consumer behaviour B+
Web design A+
Java C-
Business stats D
I do have a quick question: do you REALLY need business stats for marketing or is it something that is useful but not really needed?
I am going to do a different stats paper, but I want to know, should I focus on the stats paper and really try to learn it or can it be something I can half ass and pass now so I can focus on my other marketing papers but never really use during my career.
Is it important to have a really good basing in Statistics, I have already done bursary stats and got 70% and 50% calculus.
What kinds of marketing jobs can I get with stats?
What kinds of marketing jobs can I get with a small amount of stat skills?
Will I be at a disadvantage if I don’t have good statistics skills?
Also I would like some help to decide what papers I am going to do next year:
Here is a list of the papers I am thinking about doing with there descriptions. Is this a good choice?:
Mart 201 Integrated Marketing Communications
The use of marketing communications tools such as advertising, promotion , publicity, public relations and sales management. The development of media plans and presentation skills will be stressed.
Mart 202 Product and Brand Management
An examination of the theoretical and applied aspects of product management , including new product development, branding and the role of the product manager.
Mart 203 Pricing and Distribution
The external and internal factors influencing pricing and distribution decisions, formulating, implementing and monitoring pricing and distribution strategies and decisions.
Comp 201 Computing for Professionals
Use of the internet as a tool for study and recreation; advanced use of standard packages such as spread sheets and presentation software; preparing material for the internet including html scripting, use of java and associated languages.
(Side note) Presentation software is Dreamwever Mx, Adobe Photoshop 7, Flash Mx, and Adobe PageMaker.
Acct 101 Understanding Accounting Information
An introduction to both general purpose financial statements and financial information typically prepared for decision makers in a variety of organisations. This is a paper for non-specialists in accounting. Emphasis will be on understanding and interpreting the information rather than its presentation.
Econ 111 Principals of economics
Introduces the analysis of predominantly market economics and how they work, both as a whole and in individual markets. The overall emphasis is on learning to think like an economist, that is, a person who can apply basic economic principles to understand and explain what is observed in the real world around them. Topics covered include comparative advantage and trade, demand and supply and the ‘invisible hand’, strategic thinking, money, inflation and monetary policy, unemployment, and currency and financial markets.
Stat 110 Statistical methods
A statistics paper for students in the biological and social sciences covering descriptive statistics, probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, analysis of variance, experimental design and nonparametric methods. Sampling and design principles of techniques to build on the implementation of research studies.
All paper information was from the University of Otago guide to enrolment 2005. It can also be viewed at www.otago.ac.nz .
Thanks
Carl