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  • Fan Mail From Natalie

      Dear Scott, I am very grateful for the article you wrote about Northeastern's online MBA at: http://community.elearners.com/blogs/kaplan_management_degree/archive/2007/06/23/Northeastern-University-_2E002E002E00_-Not-For-Me.aspx As a busy working mother, I am searching for the most viable, valuable online MBA ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on October 5, 2009
  • What’s an Online MBA Worth?

    You might remember a while back when I posted a link to a poll about online MBA programs.  Well, the story that came out of that poll has arrived. “What’s an Online MBA Worth?” can be found at BNET.com The poll for the article was highly favorable to on-line MBA programs.  The story hits some important ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 23, 2009
  • Your Ignorance is Blinding and Embarrassing

    I almost wanted to throw up yesterday.  Yeah, it sounds like “too much information”.  But I was so angry and miffed that nausea was the default response to what happened to me.  Here is the short version of what happened. Last week, a very nice recruiter contacted me and did a 30-minute phone screen for a really good ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 1, 2009
  • MBA Poll at BNET

    There has been a lot of good discussion lately about online degrees.  I found one at BNET.com.  For those not familiar with the site, it is a business related site that caters to management-types like me.  The site is gearing up for a big article on on-line MBA’s and is taking a poll.  You can see it here:  ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on August 23, 2009
  • My Final Post to the Norwich Blog

    Today marks the end of my postings on the Norwich University blog at eLearners.  In the next few days, I will begin my new blog that will focus on my next “adventure in education” as I earn my Doctor of Business Administration at Walden University.  I have already enrolled and begin classes on June 29.   As I write ...
    Posted to My Norwich University Experience (Weblog) by WheelCipher on June 28, 2009
  • The Final Exam

    A tremendous milestone was accomplished this weekend.  Graduation is one step closer. In order to graduate from the Norwich MBA program, all students have to take a comprehensive exam.  It was kind of a surprise when it was announced we had to take one.  We were not sure what to study.  Since I was able to evaluate my ...
    Posted to My Norwich University Experience (Weblog) by WheelCipher on May 10, 2009
  • At a Crossroads

    Wow!  It just hit me.  Last night, my group (myself and three other students) turned in our final “group project”.  What this means is that I have one more assignment to complete for my MBA program.  The pedagogical approach that we have been exposed to now shifts from a focus on an understanding of the individual ...
    Posted to My Norwich University Experience (Weblog) by WheelCipher on May 3, 2009
  • Fan Mail From Evan

    Hi Scott,   I have been reading your blog frequently over the past few weeks.  I am currently in my next to last term in the BS in paralegal studies program at Kaplan.  I want to do an MBA online, but my question is whether MBAs involve many group projects.  Based on experiences, I have not had good results with group projects, ...
    Posted to My Norwich University Experience (Weblog) by WheelCipher on March 28, 2009
  • Fan Mail from Rochelle

    Rochelle writes: I read your site and had a couple of questions for you.  I am thinking about attending Kaplan University to obtain a BS Degree in Paralegal Studies.  I have signed up and have gone through most of the process. In reading your bio I see that you have a BS from there, but at the end of your site you had said that if you ...
    Posted to My Norwich University Experience (Weblog) by WheelCipher on March 12, 2009
  • Beware of Unaccredited Online MBA and MPA Programs

    Strayer University of Arlington, VA, (among others) continues to have accreditation problems, and potential students are advised to avoid the school. Strayer lacks accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (www.sacs.edu); additionally, its undergrad and graduate programs in business are not accredited by AACSB ...
    Posted to Request for a Forum for Your Online School (Forum) by JacobsenXXX on February 12, 2009
  • So I'm Considering a Doctorate Degree

    First up, I've written about them before and I'm doing it again, but the Harrison Middleton University's College of the Humanities and Sciences has the best looking all around liberal arts doctorate programs I've seen. I love the concept of performing your research based upon readings from the Great Books, many of which have shaped ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on June 6, 2008
  • Devry, University of Phoenix and King of the Hill…some advice for UofP and the like

    Many of you may not have heard of the animated television show King of the Hill, suffice to say it is a show loosely based upon a character from Beavis and Butthead. At least I think it’s based off of him, Tom Anderson.Anyways so I’m eating lunch tonight at work and on a television in the room is this cartoon show where a young ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on May 7, 2008
  • Operations Management Week 2 Almost Complete

    Tonight I will wrap up Learning Block 2 in Operations Management.  It was a 5 page research paper and a couple of discussion board questions.  The reading assignments are fairly smooth as Operations Management is really just a form of systems thinking or what I call a big picture approach to handling situations.  I’m one of ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on April 13, 2008
  • Is Getting an MBA Online a Mistake?

    I read an interesting interview of an executive recruiter over the value of the MBA.  I recommend you read it as well, but in a nutshell, the MBA has real value.  It has the most value in investment banking, consulting work and finance but can be a cross industry asset as well.  The MBA is being more sought after by being ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on March 19, 2008
  • Investing is risky business…an MBA is the same way. Things to consider when weighing the MBA against the MS/MA degree

    This week in Managerial Finance we looked at investing.  By the nature of investing there is an element of risk.  Risk is the price of opportunity for profit.  I’ve always considered getting an education to be an investment, albeit one in which the returns are often not readily quantifiable but an investment nonetheless.  ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on March 16, 2008
  • Week 3 is complete….what now?

    I submitted my assignment and completed my discussion questions ending week 3 of Managerial Finance.  I have to tell you folks, this was one of the roughest weeks I’ve experienced since beginning my MBA program.  I knew there would be weeks like this and I thought I had prepared myself mentally for it before even starting the ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on March 10, 2008
  • 10 Traps, Pitfalls and Shortcomings of Earning a Degree Online Part II (6-10)

    This is part II of a two part series.  (Click to view part I.) 6.) Technology.  Technology is an inevitable part of being an online student.  Using new, unfamiliar software and mastering the art of using it skillfully will become essential.  If you are still carrying a pager, use a rotary phone, are afraid of a fax machine and ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on February 13, 2008
  • 10 Traps, Pitfalls and Shortcomings of Earning a Degree Online Part I (1-5)

    Okay I know it seems strange for a guy who is all about distance education to write about the negative aspects of learning online, but for the sake of fairness sometimes it is necessary to look at the bad side of learning as well as the good.  After all it is important to make a well-informed decision when considering going back to ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on February 13, 2008
  • 10 Good Excuses for Business People to Not Get an MBA

    Of course there are many, many good reasons people don’t get an MBA, such as being a Heart Surgeon or a full time Nurse Practitioner or some other lucrative career choice where an MBA really wouldn’t further your career much if any.  But for those of you working in business or those of you who have majored in business it can often ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on February 11, 2008
  • Up All Night before the Big Game: The life of being a student

    Normally I will finish my written assignment on Saturday night after working on it for a while throughout the week.  Well unfortunately, I have been a little more pressed for time than normal and I still need to submit the assignment by Monday.  Given that tomorrow is the “big game” (note the term super-duper-bowl is ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on February 2, 2008
  • MBA Class of ’04 Complete Survey for ’08: Verdict? The MBA is strong, very strong

    The Financial Times, in the United Kingdom have a very interesting article published a couple days ago on survey results from MBA students.  These students graduated in 2004 and the survey attempts to see their progress after 3 years, posting results for 2008.  Again further proof that an MBA pays in the long run, though perhaps not ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on January 30, 2008
  • The 10 Best Global Distance Learning MBAs

    Almost anyone in business can tell you, the world of business is becoming increasingly global.  I’ve made no bones in the past about how important an MBA can be for ones future prospects at getting ahead.  Though I am still debating as to whether this is because of the skills you learned due to your MBA studies or the sheer fact ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on January 25, 2008
  • The MBA is Smoking Hot: However Don’t Expect Immediate Results

    According to the Star Tribune the MBA has become “the” degree to get for working adults.  In the St. Paul-Minneapolis area alone the newspaper estimates that there are 5,000 MBA students working towards their degree from one of a dozen available schools.  Students, “…primarily working adults taking classes at ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on January 24, 2008
  • Am I Wasting Time Getting an MBA?

    A coworker of mine overheard me talking about the expense of graduate school. After all, I did just prepay the balance of my tuition to Ashford. He kind of in a joking way stated, “all of that money and time gone and you’re in the same job as me probably making the same money and I don’t even have a degree.” Now he did ...
    Posted to My Ashford University Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on January 16, 2008
  • MBA Accreditation Revisited

    Some of you will recall a string of posts a while back addressing the issue of MBA accreditation.  This is something that weighed a tremendous amount during my search for my MBA.  We discussed the two primary agencies that handle the accreditation process, the ACBSP and AACSB.  In working to distinguish between the two, Steve ...
    Posted to My Kaplan University Experience (Weblog) by WheelCipher on October 12, 2007
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