15.535  Business Analysis Using Financial Statements

Last Minute Advice for Presentations

Remember that there will be valuable cash and prizes for the best stock pitch in each section on each day. To give yourself the best chance of winning, you want to have a memorable presentation. Make one or two compelling points for why you think your company is a buy, sell, or hold. You should need no more than 4-6 slides since the presentations are only 6-8 minutes in length.

Also remember to bring your laptops or cellphones to class next week because best stock pitch will be determined by class vote.

Lastly, the TAs and I will be checking email all weekend for any last minute questions you may have.

Announced on 09 December 2016  2:53  p.m. by Christopher Francis Noe

Company Presentations Next Week

Dears BAUFS Students,

Final company project presentations will take place in class next Monday (12/12) and Wednesday (12/14). Regardless of when you present, even if you have expressed an interest in presenting on a certain day, you are expected to attend both class sessions next week.

We have assigned each team to attend either section A or section B based on when those teams may be randomly asked to present. Please refer to the highlighted column in the group project Google sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n5i4Po4fKWcOV7-txn0PiW9Jb-wrk-R70y_5eIyBSuE/edit?usp=sharing) to find out which section you should attend next week on BOTH Monday and Wednesday.

Thank you.

-TAs

Announced on 08 December 2016  1:52  p.m. by Jacob Alan Ghera

Quiz 2 Statistics

Grades were very good. You did a great job. The quizzes will be on your folders by tomorrow.

average: 45.2
median: 47.0
STDV: 5.9
max: 52
min: 23
Sample: 132

Announced on 02 December 2016  8:26  p.m. by Alex Sasson Swirski

Quiz 2 Graded

Quizzes are graded and will be returned to your mail folders later today or first thing tomorrow. The TAs will send out a separate email with information on the grade distribution, but overall people did very well.

I have posted the answer key on Stellar. If you have any questions about how your quiz was graded, please feel free to speak with me or the TAs.

Announced on 02 December 2016  2:05  p.m. by Christopher Francis Noe

Final Project Logistics

I wanted to let everyone know what the logistics will be for the final project deliverables.

1.) A single hard copy of your team’s project write-up is due at the beginning of class on Monday December 12.

2.) A single electronic copy of your team’s presentation slides is due at NOON on Monday December 12. This applies to both sections because I will have all presentations loaded on my computer in advance to minimize transition time between presentations. Please email the slides to me and the TAs.

3.) Every team must be prepared to present first thing on Monday December 12. TAs will select teams at random so all teams must be present. If you have a preference for what day you would like to present, email me and the TAs. We will do our best to honor all requests.

4.) Presentations are 6-8 minutes in length with a few minutes after for questions. Do not try to summarize your entire write-up in this time. Just provide one or two unique insights about your company along with a buy/sell/hold recommendation.

5.) We may have enough time to hear from every group so presentations are not graded, just your write-up and slide deck. However, we will still be recording class participation for questions and comments. Not all team members are required to say something during presentations. For example, teams can designate a single person to present.

6.) If you are a team split across sections, the section with the most people will be where you present. If class conflicts prevent everyone from attending, that is fine.

7.) Prize to the team in each section on Monday and Wednesday who the class votes as having the best pitch. If you want to increase your chances of being selected to present, email me and the TAs so that we know of your interest.

8.) If you choose to do so, you may submit a project team peer evaluation form. These forms can be found on the Stellar class website and should be submitted directly to me. All information in the forms will be kept strictly confidential.

If you have any questions about any of the above, please feel free to contact me or the TAs. We are also available to answer any last minutes questions on your projects.

Announced on 28 November 2016  9:39  a.m. by Christopher Francis Noe