Homework Assignment 2

To complete Homework 2, you will answer a series of questions through the webpage. The webpages will ask you whether you would like to buy the project. You will click on the yes or no button. The next set of pages will ask you whether you would like to invest (meaning drill wells). Again, you will click yes or no. Before you complete this assignment, be sure you have read the full instructions for Homework 2.

Though you will complete the assignment through the Web, the underlying program runs on a secure server at Northwestern. Thus, if you are not physically on campus when you complete the assignment, you will need to VPN into the Northwestern network before starting the assignment. You should have VPN installed on your computers. If you do not, you can go here for instructions on installing VPN, configuring VPN, and then connecting.

Finally, before you begin, a few last reminders:

  1. You should complete the assignment two times.
  2. You will need to enter your netID and a seven-digit ID number (which may be the ID number that the school gave you or any seven digit identifier of your choosing). I will use this number to link your two sets of answers. The computer will mail your answers to your Kellogg email account (so make sure your netID is correct).
  3. Enter your identifying number very carefully. You will be asked for your section number and a seven-digit ID number. Enter this number without hyphens (i.e. 1234567). Do not use the number 1234567 (the computer automatically throws these entries away.) If the netID, section number, and ID number are not entered correctly, I may not be able to find your submission.
  4. Do not use the back key. If you try to go back, it will crash the simulation. As in life, you can't undo decisions you have already made.
  5. After you complete all 18 cases, a summary of your investments will be displayed. A copy of the summary will be e-mailed to you automatically, but you should make a hard copy just in case it gets "lost in the mail."

When you are ready to complete the assignment, click here.