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“I guess it’s easier to get an online degree” she said to me shortly after congratulating me on finishing the requirements for my MBA.
“Whaaaaattttt?!?!?” was the reply that screamed in my mind. I suddenly had fuzzy vision as my blood pressure shot up with a white hot rage. Suddenly I hated her ...
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Adult learners will often go through some realizations and some fears when enrolling in a new degree program. At least I did and most of the people I know have. So if you enroll in a new school or undergo a new degree program here are some common feelings and thoughts.
1.) “Did I make the right choice?” Believe it or ...
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So Fall of 2008 is just around the corner and the usual excitement
that goes with that is crackling in the air.
The NFL is ramping up, the BCS people are already arguing over who the
next college football champ will be, the kids are looking at going to school,
the Class of 2012 is beginning their freshmen year in college or high ...
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A lot of online students write and talk about all the work
we have to do, all the sacrifices to be made and the rigor that is forced upon
us and sometimes it can sound a little like complaining. But the truth is many of us really love this
stuff and all of us see value in it. I’m
glad for all of you that read my blog ...
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Texas made it official on 7-24-08; they will now recognize national accrediting agencies such as the DETC, ACICS, COE, etc. For those of you who are new to the whole issue here's the short and ugly of it. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board passed a policy which stated that only degree holders with a degree issued by a school ...
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I sometimes get asked “what should I major in” to which my
reply is universally “well, what do you want to do?” Usually a conversation follows where they are
looking for a degree that has utility in their current profession but that will
cross over to other careers, public and private if ...
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I was reading an interesting article tonight about how the United Arab Emirates are concerned about a looming skills shortage in their workforce in the future. In short, there are not enough skilled employees to keep pace with their growing economy which could consequently slow growth. They aren’t alone in their concern.
The United States ...
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In the forums one of the most frequent questions I see is "which school is right for me" or "can you help me choose a school" or "do you know of a school" etc. The problem with answering those questions is that choosing the right school is impossible for someone to do for you. They can suggest, point you in the right ...
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There are five newly accredited schools for potential students to consider. Some interesting offerings are here that have not been offered before and I did a quick scan of each of these schools. See below for my quick and dirty reviews based upon price, site content and offerings.
The following institutions were accredited as of June 7, ...
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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 ...
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On occasion I will get a question from someone on how to spot a fake school online. Note that I am talking specifically about degree mills, not necessarily unaccredited schools, there is a difference. First let’s define a degree mill, a degree mill is a “school” that will sell you a diploma and usually provide some ...
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I keep hearing on the radio and television about the woes to
come for our economy. So far in North
Texas we really haven’t seen a lot of the impact from the so
called recession but we have started to see some larger businesses begin to brace
themselves for the impact through budget cuts, some hiring freezes, etc. One ...
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I don’t think I’ve ever really said much about it before but
I figured that since I blogged about 2 guys who were diagnosed as having
learning disabilities and being “notable failures” in history I would go ahead
and make tonight about my own personal learning disability. My learning disability has been ...
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I can hardly believe it. Here I am looking at the schedule for my next class and realize that I have only 3 courses left. Including this week which is half way over I have 19 weeks left of school and then I’m home free. I am wondering about the commencement ceremony though. It will be in mid December in Iowa. I ...
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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 ...
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I sometimes get asked “how do you remember all of that stuff” when talking about tests I’ve taken for computer certifications such as the Comptia A+, Network+ and a bunch of stuff I’ve learned throughout earning my BS and MBA. Honestly there is no one trick or tip that works for everything but there are some that will ...
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My title got you didn’t it? You’re reading this blog post thinking “can I really get my MBA quick and easy?” Sure you can. It wasn’t too many weeks ago I interviewed a guy who had a degree from a wholly unaccredited and un-wonderful university (which shall go unnamed) and he told me how quick and easy it was to get ...
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For the past 6 months I have been working on quantitative courses and not really so much on anything research or qualitative. Even though I was required to write final projects the information was largely presented in equations, formulas and numerical answers with brief to thorough explanations. There really wasn’t a whole lot of ...
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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 ...
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I’ve been attempting to keep up with the news recently as to whether or not we are actually in a recession within the U.S. Even if we are not, the consensus seems to be that we are definitely heading that direction. Now perhaps I am not as smart as our fellow citizens and political betters in Washington D.C. but the way out of a ...
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As most of you already know I closed on my new house last Friday. Even though this was a newly built house, my wife and I decided long ago that we wanted porcelain tile and stone mosaic floors throughout the entire structure, even in the washroom and bedrooms. As you can imagine this was/is very, very pricey. Today I was telling ...
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I’ve been known for years at my work as “that guy who goes to college online for his MBA” and often when people meet me for the first time knowing this I can tell that they are just brimming over with questions that they want to ask but for some reason they don’t. Sometimes people will ask me the question after many ...
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I found an interesting thread this evening in a discussion post about a recently minted MBA who seems to be ostracizing himself at work when it comes to relationships with his peers and boss. In this case the graduate likes to reiterate the fact that he has an MBA, uses shop jargon taught in business school around people who are unfamiliar ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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