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***Admin*** · 08-15-06, 11:52 PM

Professor: Dr. Michael Carney
Department: Finance, Real Estate, and Law (FRL)
Course: FRL 383 Real Estate Finance

I took Dr. Carney's course during the first two weeks over summer and needed to drop the course due to schedule conflict. I'm actually glad that I've dropped the course.

It is highly recommended that you do not take Dr. Carney's finance course if you are not a Finance major or not yet knowledgeable in corporate finance. It will be one challenging quarter. If you visit his website and check the pdf file of student's grade, it is not surprising to find more than half of the class is getting a D grade or below. It is that difficult.

If you know the material very well and study many hours after class, you can do well like the minority group of the class (only one student got an A in the FRL383 class).

But despite the level of difficulty, Dr. Carney is a very knowledgeable and an expert in the field that he teaches. The problem is his teaching and lecture style. He will not stood down to the student's level and oddly expects the student do be an expert or some student with a deep finance background.

If you do decide to take Dr. Carney, you've been warned. Expect to study and read the materials very carefully. Study and memorize the formulas and word problems in the booklet (sold in Bronco copy center). Good luck.

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*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,945	Dr. Carney FRL383 Real Estate Finance Professor: Dr. Michael Carney Department: Finance, Real Estate, and Law (FRL) Course: FRL 383 Real Estate Finance I took Dr. Carney's course during the first two weeks over summer and needed to drop the course due to schedule conflict. I'm actually glad that I've dropped the course. It is highly recommended that you do not take Dr. Carney's finance course if you are not a Finance major or not yet knowledgeable in corporate finance. It will be one challenging quarter. If you visit his website and check the pdf file of student's grade, it is not surprising to find more than half of the class is getting a D grade or below. It is that difficult. If you know the material very well and study many hours after class, you can do well like the minority group of the class (only one student got an A in the FRL383 class). But despite the level of difficulty, Dr. Carney is a very knowledgeable and an expert in the field that he teaches. The problem is his teaching and lecture style. He will not stood down to the student's level and oddly expects the student do be an expert or some student with a deep finance background. If you do decide to take Dr. Carney, you've been warned. Expect to study and read the materials very carefully. Study and memorize the formulas and word problems in the booklet (sold in Bronco copy center). Good luck.