{"id":1946,"date":"2016-08-05T06:38:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T13:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2019imba\/?page_id=1946"},"modified":"2022-03-18T14:31:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T21:31:54","slug":"pre-program-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/2022imba\/pre-program-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Online Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The fast pace of the UBC IMBA 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 free 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. 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 November, 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:<\/span> <\/strong>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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Instructions<\/a><\/h3>
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Where to begin:<\/span> <\/strong>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. 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

All resources below are from Khan Academy<\/a>,<\/strong> unless otherwise indicated. If you have feedback about these academic prep materials, please send it to askimba@sauder.ubc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Any resources on In Learning<\/strong><\/a> (former Lynda.com)<\/em> can be accessed for free with a UBC student email address. To set up your email address, click here https:\/\/id.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Quantitative Methods<\/a><\/h3>
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(Quants PDF)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

The Basic Order of Operations (PEMDAS)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Order of Operations<\/a> (20 mins)<\/p>\n

Fractions (approx. 1 hour 15 mins total)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Introduction to Fractions<\/a> (15 mins)
\n\u2022 Equivalent Fractions<\/a> (40 mins)
\n\u2022 Simplifying Tricky Fractions<\/a> (20 mins)<\/p>\n

Averages<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Averages<\/a>\u00a0(9 mins)<\/p>\n

Linear Equations & Functions \u2013 relevant for Economics<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Modeling with linear equations<\/a> (10 mins)<\/p>\n

Algebra
\n<\/span><\/strong>19 hours approximate study time. Relevant for Statistics, Operations, Finance, Economics.<\/p>\n

Functions (approx. 1 hour 20 mins total) (Relevant for Economics)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Maximum and minimum points<\/a> (15 mins)
\n\u2022 Average rate of change<\/a> (30 mins)
\n\u2022 Average rate of change word problems<\/a> (35 mins)<\/p>\n

Logarithms (approx. 45 mins total) (Relevant for Economics & Finance)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Introduction to Logarithms<\/a> (45 mins)<\/p>\n

Introduction to algebra (approx. 3 hours 20 mins total) (Relevant for Statistics\/Operations)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Introduction to variables<\/a> (25 mins)
\n\u2022 Substitution and evaluating expressions<\/a> (15 mins)
\n\u2022 Evaluating expressions word problems<\/a> (15 mins)
\n\u2022 Writing algebraic expressions introduction<\/a> (23 mins)
\n\u2022 Dependent & independent variables<\/a> (10 mins)
\n\u2022 Combining like terms<\/a> (32 mins)
\n\u2022 Introduction to equivalent algebraic expressions<\/a> (7 mins)
\n\u2022 Interpreting linear expressions<\/a> (10 mins)
\n\u2022 Division by zero<\/a> (15 mins)
\n\u2022 Practice test<\/a> (25 mins)<\/p>\n

One-variable linear equations (approx. 5 hours total) (Relevant for Statistics\/Operations)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Algebraic equations basics<\/a> (23 mins)
\n\u2022 Why we do the same thing to both sides of an equation<\/a>\u00a0(15 mins)
\n\u2022 One-step addition & subtraction equations<\/a> (25 mins)
\n\u2022 One-step multiplication & division equations<\/a> (40 mins)
\n\u2022 Two-steps equations intro<\/a> (20 mins)
\n\u2022 Two-step equation word problems<\/a> (20 mins)
\n\u2022 Linear equations with variables on both sides<\/a> (35 mins)
\n\u2022 Linear equations with parentheses<\/a> (20 mins)
\n\u2022 Analyzing the number of solutions to linear equations<\/a> (18 mins)
\n\u2022 Linear equations word problems<\/a> (25 mins)
\n\u2022 Linear equations with unknown coefficients<\/a>\u00a0(10 mins)
\n\u2022 Practice test<\/a> (25 mins)<\/p>\n

One-variable linear inequalities (approx. 1 hour 10 mins total) (Relevant for Statistics\/Operations)<\/strong><\/span> (only sections indicated below)
\n\u2022 Introduction to inequalities with variables<\/a> (40 mins)
\n\u2022 One-step inequalities<\/a> (20 mins)
\n\u2022 Quiz<\/a> (10 mins)<\/p>\n

Two-variable linear equations (approx. 6 hours 50 mins) (Relevant for Statistics\/Operations\/Economics)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Two-variable linear equations intro<\/a> (30 mins)
\n\u2022 x-intercepts and y-intercepts<\/a> (40 mins)
\n\u2022 Slope<\/a> (50 mins)
\n\u2022 Horizontal & vertical lines<\/a> (20 mins)
\n\u2022 Intro to slope-intercept form<\/a> (30 mins)
\n\u2022 Graphing slope-intercept equations<\/a> (25 mins)
\n\u2022 Writing slope-intercept equations<\/a> (50 mins)
\n\u2022 Point-slope form<\/a> (30 mins)
\n\u2022 Standard form<\/a> (35 mins)
\n\u2022 Summary: Forms of two-variable linear equations<\/a> (35 mins)
\n\u2022 Practice test<\/a> (30 mins)<\/p>\n

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Finance & Capital Markets<\/a><\/h3>
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(Finance PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2 hours 20 mins approximate study time. Relevant for Finance.
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Ratio, Proportion and Percent<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Introduction to Ratios<\/a> (30 mins)
\n\u2022 Solving Percent Problems<\/a> (10 mins)<\/p>\n

Accounting & Financial Statements<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Cash versus accrual accounting<\/a>\u00a0(13 mins)
\n\u2022 Three core financial statements<\/a>\u00a0(27 mins)<\/p>\n

Interest & Debt<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Compound interest basics<\/a>\u00a0(17 mins)
\n\u2022 Present value<\/a> (45 mins)<\/p>\n

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Statistics<\/a><\/h3>
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Statistics<\/span> (Stats - PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

11 hours 40 mins approximate study time. Relevant for Statistics\/Operations\/Economics.<\/p>\n

Displaying & Describing Data (approx. 6 hours 50 mins total)<\/strong><\/span> (only sections indicated below)<\/strong><\/p>\n