ENEB Master Thread

[Thorne]

I just signed up, for this program: do you only have to write the papers, or is doing the quizzes required as well? I am asking this because I have prior experience and I could just go straight for the papers. Additionally, how harsh are the graders for the papers?

I'm pretty sure the quizzes are required. Page 4 of the program handbook says something like, "Students must first complete the self-correcting tests and then turn in a final project." 

As for grading papers it basically follows the rubric. 25% for four sections: Acquired Knowledge, Subject Development, Result, and Bibliography. I would say the grading almost always follows the categories accurately and is, by and large, fair. If you know how to write at the graduate level, you'll be fine. 

I've had only one instance of what I would see as unfair grading. When I sent in my paper for Management of International Financial Services, there was a section of the paper saying they wanted a contract for employment in, "the corresponding official model," so I used the official contract from SEPE and filled it out. They docked me 1.5 points on that section, giving me my lowest grade yet, and I'm contesting the grade or course so they'll either change the course for future students or update my grade to reflect the actual request in the paper (hopefully both).

Now, while I say this grading has been fair, your mileage may vary some. Just some additional information:

• My average page count is about 15 pages/class, but is 17 excluding Accounting, with an average of 38 references per paper. I split Accounting from the rest because Accounting is straightforward, kind of closed in nature, and require less writing to get the point across. 
  
• I rarely have any paragraph without a citation in it, since everything that isn't common knowledge needs to be substantiated and I can read lots of work quickly. As a result, I have read a little over 12,000 pages of academic sources, split between academic journals + HBR. Then another 2,000-3,000 in opinion pieces (mainly Forbes, Inc, or Entrepreneur).
  
• I don't skimp on diagrams. Everything that can be visually explained, consider visually explaining it. I've made Gantt charts for 4 assignments, made a custom version of a few analysis tools that I've used in 6 assignments, and flowcharts for processes that I suggest.
  

They'll still dock me points every so often, but this has consistently give me between 9.75 and 10 on my score sheet.