<p>So apparently I have to take BUS-A100 this fall, and I have my brother here telling me that it's the hardest class at IU as well as the most frequently failed. He said that it's so hard that some people take it at different IU campuses because the Bloomington class is just too much.</p>
<p>Just wondering why it's so hard? And what math background do you need for it?</p>
<p>I heard that as long as you are ready to learn some of the material on your own, take advantage of office hours of the professor, and just bust your ass then you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>I’ve heard it’s only hard because people don’t realize that it’s an 8 week class, and there is only one or two exams (i can’t remember whether its one or two). If you study for those exams and make sure that you understand the information, you should be fine.</p>
<p>I agree with the above posts. It is hard mainly because students procrastinate without understanding the concepts. Now, these concepts have to be self-taught and 24 hrs isn’t a lot of time. My advice: do the readings beforehand and go to the office hours. Sometimes, hiring a tutor for a session helps too.</p>
<p>2 exams (midterm and final). The wordings of the questions on the exams were what threw me off. A100 was the worst grade I ever got in an accounting class, the rest were A’s and one A-. </p>
<p>You if you passed math class in middle school than you should be qualified for the amount of math needed.</p>
<p>If i’m not in Kelley as a freshman and only want a business related minor is this class still required? And if it is when should I take it?</p>
<p>Cody2010, you should take A200 instead of A100.</p>
<p>Why should Cody2010 take A200 instead of A100? Wouldn’t you want to take A100 before A200?</p>
<p>^A100 is the accounting class required for business majors, and A200 is the accounting class required for business minors. The numbers aren’t sequential. I know it’s confusing.</p>
<p>If i take this class in the fall semester and god forbid i get a B- or below, is there anyway i can take it again in the spring? Will Kelley not like the fact that i took the class twice?</p>
<p>Most people drop out of the class after getting their first midterm back and then take A100 again the next time it’s offered.</p>
<p>Are there only two tests in this class?</p>
<p>Yes 10 char</p>
<p>I’m scared for this class. I hate test-only grading.</p>
<p>There are only 2 tests in this class. People drop it after they do poorly on the first one, as there is little they can do to get the grade they want. You have to be prepared and go to class and do all you can before the first test. Good luck.</p>
<p>So of you get a W in this class, is it really a big deal? Assuming you eventually get a B or better.</p>
<p>I really don’t know why everyone hypes up A-100. Study outside of class and you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>There are 2 tests. The first is on financial accounting, the second, managerial accounting. The professor posts practice exams online before the midterm and final. They are almost identical to the real exams. There are many trap questions. You’ll discover this by using the practice exams. The key to success - practice, practice, practice, and you’ll do fine. </p>
<p>There are many free tutoring resources for this class, since everyone takes it (some, multiple times). Go to the academic help centers in dorms, or look for review sessions hosted by business clubs. The TA’s are very helpful after classes, too. Reviewing the material before class will help your comprehension and retention dramatically. I didn’t, and had to make up for it in the library later on. </p>
<p>I procrastinate horribly. So, being “on top of things” for me meant starting to study a week before the midterm. You need to start studying at MINIMUM a week in advance (but ideally, keep up with the material as the class progresses). Give yourself time to find out the patterns and traps in the practice tests so you can recognize them on the exams. Cramming the night before will not cut it, at all. </p>
<p>Just put in some effort and you’ll do fine. The people who fail are the people who don’t want to study.</p>
<p>Here is a repeat of a post I made back in April of 2008:</p>
<p>BUS A100 is a one-unit basic accounting course that lasts 8 weeks that is required of all business majors. Because it is a prerequisite for two other required accounting courses (BUS A201 Financial Accounting and BUS A202 Managerial Accounting), it is strongly suggested that it be taken by all incoming freshmen business majors either in the first or second semester.</p>
<p>Historically, it has been the toughest of the so-called “weed out” courses. To give you an idea of how tough, approximately 45% of each class taking the course either get Ds, Fs, or drop the course. It is for this reason–and because the instructor who used to teach it (Tiller) used to put in a lot of “trick” questions on the exams, that it has become fairly notorious as “THE” course that is used (along with the BUS K201 Computer course) to determine who will get through the business program and who won’t. If you go to a site like “rate my professors”, you’ll see that there are very strong opinions (pro and con) about Tiller as a result. (I’m sure it would probably be the same no matter who taught the course–and that has been the case with the new instructor, Winston).</p>
<p>While not officially required for admission to the Kelley business school, it is required to graduate from the school–and the two courses it is the prerequisite for have to be taken no later than the Fall semester of the junior year if you are a business major. </p>
<p>Because it lasts only 8 weeks–meaning 16 class meetings and two of these class meetings are spent taking tests, this allows only 7 class meetings (7 hours) of instruction time before each test. Thus, you have to learn a lot of stuff in that very short instruction time. It is for this reason that I (and other students and parents) are posting here to warn incoming students and parents to be prepared ahead of time for this course. </p>
<p>P.S. For those who want more info, go here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/395422-100-2.html?highlight=A100[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/indiana-university-bloomington/395422-100-2.html?highlight=A100</a></p>
<p>Loonlake, </p>
<p>the math required to be successful for A-100 is just basic addition and subtraction… plus you get to use a calculator. the reason why it’s so difficult is because it’s really a weed-out class.</p>
<p>The whole concept of A-100 is to force potential/direct admit business students to “self-learn” the material. The Kelley School is just trying to prepare you for real world situations… when you graduate you will have to self-teach alot of the things by yourself. </p>
<p>That is what the A-100 is for… hence it’s a 1 credit 8 week course. It’s true that the A-100 professor won’t really teach you anything in lecture. If you just attend class and take down the teachers note you will not do well. From day 1, I would focus on reading the required materials, doing the practice exams multiple times, and going to all the free review session and office hours. </p>
<p>All in all, it’s basically a course where the Kelley School likes to see who really wants to be a business major. Believe the hype that it is the most difficult class inside the Kelley School and take in the fall semester… so if you **** up you can W and take it again in the spring.</p>
<p>college2007, I read the much of the material that has already been posted for my A100 section on oncourse and the concepts are not that difficult at all. It just takes some practice for those who do not know or have not studied such accounting in the past. I have already taken A201 so I might have an edge but it still doesn’t seem too bad. I would tell most prospective students that they really should think of this course as a 3 credit hour course instead of 1, that way enough work is put in for an above average grade.</p>