"familiarity with computers as a computational and management tool"

[roni]

one of UCB's requirements is "familiarity with computers as a computational and management tool". What does it really mean ?

will any of the following courses cover this ?:

- Methods of Numerical Analysis

- Fundamental Algorithms (math department)

- Introductory Financial Mathematics

- Methods of Monte Carlo Simulation

Thanks,
Roni

 

[bigbadwolf]

The first and the fourth. The second also, but not so pertinent to MFE unless the focus is on financial algorithms rather than algorithms in general.

 

[roni]

The first and the fourth. The second also, but not so pertinent to MFE unless the focus is on financial algorithms rather than algorithms in general.

i see, thank you

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Wirelessly posted

one of UCB's requirements is "familiarity with computers as a computational and management tool". What does it really mean?

This is as non specific as it gets. It certainly gives them a lot of room for interpretion.
Computer is certainly just a tool. Would someone familiar with Excel qualify under this requirement? Excel can do computational and management tasks.
A vague statement calls for a precise answer. I say call ucb and demand a clarification.

 

[roni]

Wirelessly posted


This is as non specific as it gets. It certainly gives them a lot of room for interpretion.
Computer is certainly just a tool. Would someone familiar with Excel qualify under this requirement? Excel can do computational and management tasks.
A vague statement calls for a precise answer. I say call ucb and demand a clarification.

good idea... will do it on mon

 

[CGiuliano]

Post there response, I am also curious about this.