Category: I can’t quite put my finger on it, but something feels different about this semester. I don’t know if it’s because it’s the third semester, and by now I’m used to the lifestyle, or because India was our first ‘developing’ country and I’m viewing my part of the World as a little less serious; maybe it’s because we’re past the end of the year push and the holiday season stress.
Or maybe it’s because of the classes. The pairing of Marketing Management with Statistical Modeling, for me, has been relatively effortless compared to the first and second semesters. Partially due to all the practice I get at both at my job, partially because doing linear regressions on 50 observations shouldn’t be hard for anyone, but mostly because there’s no Accounting or Decision Models in the course pair! There’s something so satisfying about a quantitative class that has an exact answer (outside of the interpretation, of course), paired with an intuitive class like Marketing. Unlike Accounting, or even Decision Models, where how you start thinking about the problem determines whether you’ll end up at the right place.
I’m also a big fan of the regimented schedule of weekly quizzes and/or assignments. Going into the program, I thought it’d be annoying to have to take a bunch of quizzes to ‘prove’ you were learning, but it’s actually working for me this semester. I’ll admit, at residency, I was hunting for the answer more than really digesting the Marketing cases, but in the distance learning portion, I’ve really been putting in the time. I’ve even cracked the textbook for Stats, although I prefer some of the texts I’ve used in the past (and still own for reference).
So there you go, I’m sure I’ve jinxed my ‘SP’ possibilities with all the ‘easy’ talk, but in the meantime…my wife and I learned to ski since returning home from India. Now THAT is how to spend a Saturday morning/afternoon. If it’s not completely obvious, I’m a big fan of the ‘iPhone class playback’ pilot…
yup...thanks to yours truly! =)
I had them get these recordings but a word of caution - they are extremely lengthy files so while you're listening to them the first time around, do take notes and write down the timer of the stuff that you'd like to revisit later on. Otherwise it'll be something like looking for a needle in a haystack. If you're interested, you can also get the Stats residency lectures from the FTP as well.
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