This (*$(*#&$(@#*& finance class is just... bullshit.
I'm really reaching a breaking point right now. There is an exam tomorrow worth 30% of my grade and I don't even feel like putting forth any effort. Maybe I'm sabotaging myself here... but I'm just so frustrated.
I just took the 4th quiz for this class online... each quiz has 2 attempts.
First quiz... somewhere between 10-20 questions... 2 attempts allowed but after the first submission... no score is given... and even though it closed a week ago... there is no grade listed and no way to go back and see what you put down for answers.
Second quiz... 26 questions... 2 attempts... after 1st attempt you could see your score AND which questions were right/wrong.
Third quiz... announced via email on Friday at 9 pm... due by Sunday at midnight (ok... that is just bullshit... but whatever... it's a 6 week summer course, you are expected to be doing a lot outside of class time... I just think it's a **** move to schedule it like that... no notice nor time to complete the quiz during "normal" school hours)... FIFTYFOUR... that's right 5-4... 54 questions... *tears hair out*... took me almost 2.5 hours to do the **** thing... thank god I had the time when I started the quiz... just like 2nd quiz... you could see your score and which questions were right/wrong after the first attempt.
Fourth quiz... announced yesterday, due tonight at midnight (the exam is tomorrow, and this quiz covers material in the exam). 37 questions... after 1st attempt you can see your score but NOT the questions you got right or wrong.
The lack of consistency and expectations is maddening to me. I'm going to be particularly pissed off if, after midnight tonight, the last quiz doesn't show which questions you got right or wrong. I mean... what is the fucking point of quizzing us if we have no time between the quiz and the exam to learn from our mistakes?
Oh.. and... what weight are these quizzes given anyways? It's part of the "class participation" grade... (20%)... which includes "class participation, homework, and online quizzes" I don't know how he's measuring class participation since he doesn't take attendance and doesn't know our names. We are halfway through the course and no homework has been given. Are quizzes graded on whether or not we do them? or the grade we get on them?
So much is unclear and that's just frustrating me a lot. He won't answer questions either... he acts all offended when you ask him any of these questions and gets all pissy... and since 20% of my grade is purely subjective (class participation since I have no way of knowing how he's calculating it)... I'm afraid to speak up and call him on all this.
I find it very hard to work for this class. I don't "need" it (mistake #1... I should have taken a dance class or something) and while the subject would be very interesting... he makes it so frustrating that I cannot even enjoy what I'm learning... which makes it even harder to study without being easily distracted. (hahahaha... I'm writing this post )
I am seriously thinking about dropping it. Though I am not sure what the consequences will be at this point or if I still can. I had to sign up for 6 credits this semester in order to get aid... which was dispersed... if I drop a course I'm not sure if I will have to pick up another one or what. First thing I'm doing tomorrow morning is going and asking what my options are.
Okay... back to studying I guess... someone send me some calming vibes.
I'm really reaching a breaking point right now. There is an exam tomorrow worth 30% of my grade and I don't even feel like putting forth any effort. Maybe I'm sabotaging myself here... but I'm just so frustrated.
I just took the 4th quiz for this class online... each quiz has 2 attempts.
First quiz... somewhere between 10-20 questions... 2 attempts allowed but after the first submission... no score is given... and even though it closed a week ago... there is no grade listed and no way to go back and see what you put down for answers.
Second quiz... 26 questions... 2 attempts... after 1st attempt you could see your score AND which questions were right/wrong.
Third quiz... announced via email on Friday at 9 pm... due by Sunday at midnight (ok... that is just bullshit... but whatever... it's a 6 week summer course, you are expected to be doing a lot outside of class time... I just think it's a **** move to schedule it like that... no notice nor time to complete the quiz during "normal" school hours)... FIFTYFOUR... that's right 5-4... 54 questions... *tears hair out*... took me almost 2.5 hours to do the **** thing... thank god I had the time when I started the quiz... just like 2nd quiz... you could see your score and which questions were right/wrong after the first attempt.
Fourth quiz... announced yesterday, due tonight at midnight (the exam is tomorrow, and this quiz covers material in the exam). 37 questions... after 1st attempt you can see your score but NOT the questions you got right or wrong.
The lack of consistency and expectations is maddening to me. I'm going to be particularly pissed off if, after midnight tonight, the last quiz doesn't show which questions you got right or wrong. I mean... what is the fucking point of quizzing us if we have no time between the quiz and the exam to learn from our mistakes?
Oh.. and... what weight are these quizzes given anyways? It's part of the "class participation" grade... (20%)... which includes "class participation, homework, and online quizzes" I don't know how he's measuring class participation since he doesn't take attendance and doesn't know our names. We are halfway through the course and no homework has been given. Are quizzes graded on whether or not we do them? or the grade we get on them?
So much is unclear and that's just frustrating me a lot. He won't answer questions either... he acts all offended when you ask him any of these questions and gets all pissy... and since 20% of my grade is purely subjective (class participation since I have no way of knowing how he's calculating it)... I'm afraid to speak up and call him on all this.
I find it very hard to work for this class. I don't "need" it (mistake #1... I should have taken a dance class or something) and while the subject would be very interesting... he makes it so frustrating that I cannot even enjoy what I'm learning... which makes it even harder to study without being easily distracted. (hahahaha... I'm writing this post )
I am seriously thinking about dropping it. Though I am not sure what the consequences will be at this point or if I still can. I had to sign up for 6 credits this semester in order to get aid... which was dispersed... if I drop a course I'm not sure if I will have to pick up another one or what. First thing I'm doing tomorrow morning is going and asking what my options are.
Okay... back to studying I guess... someone send me some calming vibes.