Professors are taking a unique path in motivating students. EMBA and Finance professor John Cresson walked into a student's conversation, and got himself into an interesting predicament. When asked what music the students currently have on their I-pods, one of the students responded with rap music. Curious to see if they had any finance rap music, he promised the students 10 bonus points if they submit a finance rap video to Youtube.com, and have it published. Unafraid of their professor's challenge, and inspired by the promise of bonus points, the students got to work. Much to Dr. Cresson's surprise, the video was submitted before the student’s final exams. The lyrics to video are as included:
So the day has come to pay my student loans, so I called Sallie Mae and nearly dropped the phone. I was in bad shape didn’t know what to do, so I found my teach cause he aint no fool. Dr. Cresson, lost without a department, his only friend is that dang black marker. Working three days a week teaching us ratios, I finally found him and he’s doin cardio. Workin out his assets and net income, his ROA is nearly unheard of. He can turn over profit like none other, don’t ask for cash or he’ll find your mother. So I went to him and asked what to do. He said save your money and you’ll get through. Make good investments, and watch the market, don’t forget to always budget. I took his advice and thought real hard. Grabbed my books and went to my car. When I got home, I found a good job, Paid off my loans, even my mom. The moral of the story, let’s be clear. Finance is fun if you have no fear!
Amanda
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