• BSc Finance -- Bonus Questions (summer 2011)
• Finance
• Review of exam results

 who can participate?

• All students who registered for this course in STiNE will receive an access code.
• Participation is voluntary.

when?

• The questions will be available for 120 hours in the first half of June 2011.
• Within this period there is no time limit to answer the questions.
• We sent out the eMails on 6/9/11. The web server is available from 6/10/11 00:01am until 6/15/11 11:59pm (Hamburg time).

how to access the questions?

• You will receive an eMail to the address that you have deposited in STiNE.
• If you have not received an eMail by 6pm 06/10/11 (Friday), please send us a short note. The deadline is extended by 24 hours.
  
  
• The eMail contains your individual access code. Just click on it or copy it in your browser.
• Please make sure that your eMail account is not at capacity.
• Please check your SPAM folder.

how to submit answers?

• You can only submit answers via the web interface.
• Once you hit the "next" button, you will not be able to change your answers.
• If you hit the "resume later" button to save your answers AND you have not answered the current question you will get the message that "One or more mandatory questions have not been answered. You cannot proceed until these have been completed." Please, ignore that message! In this case, you will be able to answer the current question when coming back.
• Note that the questions appear in random ordering. In addition, they may be drawn from a larger set of questions.

when will I get a bonus and how can I use it?

• There are two minimum levels to receive a bonus:
  • 0.3 bonus: at least 36 points (out of 60 points)
  • 0.7 bonus: at least 51 points (out of 60 points)
• The bonus is only valid for the two exams this summer (2011).
• The bonus grade will be avaliable by July 1st, 2011.
• The bonus is included in your final grade if you pass the exam.

other questions: Please send us an eMail.

• These FAQs address all participating students independent of their examination regulation (Prüfungsordnung), e.g., Diplom-BWL.

An application via STiNE is mandatory (lecture and tutorials).

• Participation in tutorials is mandatory for Bachelor students. This does not apply to participants who repeat the class and have attended all tutorials in a previous term. However, also in their case attendance is highly recommended.

• Please address questions regarding the assignment to tutorial groups or a change between tutorial groups to the STiNE-Team (040 - 428 844 844). For all other STiNE-related questions please also get in touch with the STiNE-Team first.

• In case your application has been turned down in the first application phase you can apply again in the second phase. Note that the first application must be canceled before signing up anew.

• Students in the Bachelor track are automatically signed up for the exam after having registered for the class via STiNE.

  Students of other examination regulations need to sign up for the exam following the respective process (e.g., BWL/VWL–Diplom: FlexNow).  To be able to write the exam it is necessary to have both signed up via STiNE and via the respective alternative process. Without a registration in STiNE a late sign-up for the exam is not possible.

• Who can I contact?

1. Your tutor is the first contact for questions related to either the lecture or the tutorial. He or she will provide contact details in the first session.
   
   
2. Please adress organizational questions or general comments to ba_fin@iff-uhh.de.
   
   
3. Please note that we cannot answer your request unless sent to above email address.

• How does the exam go?
  
  
• The exam lasts 1.5 hours.
  
  
• Questions will be asked in the class language. Answers need to be provided via multiple-choice.
  
  
• There are two exam dates. Please pay attention to announcements in class and the class website.

• Why do slides in the lecture and in the tutorials not carry the entire text?
  
  
• Gaps can be well filled through preparing the lecture in advance. It is our goal that students work on the topic themselves rather than simply copying text. This provides the opportunity to compare own solutions with the content of the lecture and enriching ones notes with what is being presented and elaborated in class.
  
  
• Preparing and reviewing class material tpgether with the textbook is indispensable for all parts of the lecture.
  
  
• The main advantage of attending class is to compare one's own preparation with the content of the lecture, ask questions (based on own preparation) and enrich one's notes. Therefore, the our slides are a mere grid for preparation and review.
  
  
• Slides are not a script!
  
  
• Class material is available in electronic form until the first exam date.

• In case you use an older version of the textbook you can review changes between the 8th and 9th version here.