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\"\"<\/a>The fast pace of the UBC MBA program necessitates that all students have a foundational proficiency in Quantitative Methods and Excel and familiarity with Statistics, Economics and Finance. To aid in ensuring that you have adequate knowledge in the above subjects we have liaised with your program instructors to compile a list of online academic prep tutorials for you to review as you prepare for your program.<\/p>\n

Each of you comes to the program with a different academic background and different work experiences, so your familiarity with the academic prep tutorials will also vary.\u00a0 It may be that some of the resources on this list are very familiar to you, and you can just quickly review to make sure you are up to speed, or it may be that you have never covered some of them and you will need to learn them in depth.<\/p>\n

When your classes begin in September, you will need to be familiar with all of the material listed on the academic prep resource list, as classes move along very quickly and you will need to be able to keep up with your classmates.<\/p>\n

Printable:<\/strong><\/span> Download and print the full list of tutorials<\/a>, if you would like to keep track of your progress.<\/p>\n

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Where to begin: <\/strong><\/span>Each of you is coming to the program from a different background with different work & educational experience. Please review each section and complete those areas with which you are not currently comfortable. Most tutorials include quizzes and practice tests, so completing these is a good way to quickly review if you are comfortable with the content.<\/p>\n

Concepts that past students have indicated are critical have been highlighted in red<\/span>. If you have only a small amount of time to devote to the academic prep, please focus on the highlighted sections first.<\/p>\n

If you would like to track your learning progress you can sign up for a user account with Khan Academy, but this is not required.<\/p>\n

Completion times:<\/strong><\/span> We have estimated the times to complete each section based on the length of videos and allocating time for the practice questions. It may take you a longer or shorter time than we have indicated, and after a few sections you will begin to get an idea of your speed compared to our estimates.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer:<\/strong><\/span> These tutorials have not been vetted in-depth. They have been selected based on the concepts included and tutorial descriptions. Students are encouraged to explore the content and cover concepts with which they are unfamiliar. The aim is to ensure that you have foundational proficiency in these topics, but not all concepts may apply directly to course work.<\/p>\n

Printable:<\/strong><\/span> Download and print the full list of tutorials<\/a>, if you would like to keep track of your progress.<\/p>\n

All resources below are from Khan Academy<\/a>, unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n

If you have feedback about these academic prep materials, please send it to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Quantitative Methods<\/a><\/h3>
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Arithmetic
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2 hours approximate study time. Relevant for Statistics, Operations, Finance, Economics.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reminder:<\/strong> each of you comes to the program with a different background - please review each section and complete those areas with which you are not currently comfortable.<\/p>\n

The Basic Order of Operations (PEMDAS)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n