FIN 182 RE Practice: Ethics in Real Estate Blog Post Option

This is entirely at your option but I will give all FIN 182 students an opportunity to score 0, 1, 2 or 3 (the max being reserved for very high quality research pieces) percentage points on your final class grade.  The extra credit assignment is to research a real estate ethics topic and author an original post on our class blog www.fin182.blogspot.com.

This optional assignment is a research paper, not an opinion or thought piece, and you must cite all your work (and, of course, absolutely no plagiarism).  The number of points you receive will depend upon the quality of your blog post (including the amount of research, organization, writing, and, yes, spelling and grammar).   [I have given 0 points for weak attempts.  Don't attempt this option unless you are serious about posting good work on the Internet.  Anyone will be able to access your post including fellow students, faculty, family, and prospective employers!]

This option is open to individuals (no groups for this one).  For samples of past student blog posts, please visit www.gazarian.info.  Examples of appropriate topics include ethics in real estate transactions, ethics in agency relationships, and many, many others...

You are welcome to discuss your general topic idea with me before/after class or via e-mail.  I will also grant you posting rights to the class blog.  Exceptional posts will also be posted to www.gazarian.info.

DEADLINE FOR ALL POSTS: December 6th, but ideally I would like to have the posts spread out over the course of the semester.  For any credit consideration, the post must be made on or before December 6, 2009.

Exam 1 Grades Posted to BlackBoard

Exam 1 scores have been posted to BlackBoard.  There was a two question curve which is included in your final scores.  We will review the exam first thing on Thursday.

FIN 182 Exam 1 this Tuesday

Just a reminder, the first exam of the semester will be this Tuesday.

Blog Post Proposal Deadline: Thursday, October 1st

Now that everyone is in a group, I would like each group to make a blog post on this blog with a proposal for your final blog post paper.  Each group will choose a representative to register on this blog to make the actual post.  This proposal post should include a general description of your idea, your research sources, and references.  Please include that names of all the group members on the post.  The deadline for this assignment is Thursday, October 1st.

Assigned Groups on Blackboard

Please login to Blackboard and find your group members (groups of three) for the blog post assignment. Write down your group member names and bring them to class on Thursday. You will need to find your group members before the end of class.

Books Have Arrived!

Couple students mentioned last week that the textbooks were in at the campus bookstore.