Online MBA cost comparison is very important to the potential MBA student. The economic implications of choosing a particular educational program are critical to both the institution and the student. While a multitude of factors come into play when evaluating the quality of an MBA program—ranging from faculty expertise to network reach— online MBA cost comparison remains a key consideration for most prospective students. Online MBA Cost Comparison – Methodology The data for this analysis were gathered from the official websites of various top-ranking UK universities offering online MBA programs. Additional data were gleaned from academic journals and primary…
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Getting the most out of an online MBA
Getting the most out of an online MBA from a real-world business perspective. A business example to expound on these academic principles and their practical applications: the corporate strategy shift executed by Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella. Getting the most out of an online MBA – Engagement and Interaction Business Example When Satya Nadella took over as CEO in 2014, he emphasized the importance of employee engagement and a culture that encouraged dialogue and open conversation. Town Hall meetings were organized to facilitate this interactive approach. Parallel to Online MBA The Microsoft example underscores the relevance of engagement at…
Six things to optimise the online MBA Experience
This post reflects on how to optimise the online MBA Experience from the academic and practical perspective, the next one focuses on business example of Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella. University education been significantly influenced by the advent of online learning platforms, a transformation further accelerated by the global pandemic. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is not an exception to this, with many institutions offering online MBA courses that are designed to provide a flexible yet rigorous business education. While the convenience of online learning is undeniable, the onus of educational success largely falls on the shoulders of the…
Turning your dissertation into a journal article
Turning your dissertation into a journal article – Stage 1: Deciding Turning your dissertation into a journal article is fundamentally a painful process; root-canal treatment can be more relaxing. You will be taking a dissertation or thesis ranging from 12 to 90 thousand words and cutting it down 5,000 words. You may have worried about every word, cared about ever comma and imbued passion in every paragraph – but – no one gives a damn! The blood, sweat and tears involved in the initial output has served its purpose – you have gained your degree. Congratulations! Celebrate the moment, take…
Graduation Robes and their Illegal Trade!
Normally I would borrow my graduation robes from the University’s chosen provider of gowns to the multitudes (for a small fee, of course), they really are the modern-day Dick Turpin of graduation services. The students en masse may be thrown to their tender, if extortionate mercies, at least this university pays for the academics’ graduation robes, and it really is quite a good service. You turn up late, looking like a shambles, someone throws a gown, hood and a white bow tie at you and everyone hopes for the best! A more fun way of doing is to play academic…
Non Payment of Fees
Before my musings about non payment of fees – if you are a student who is worried about this topic, please reach out immediately to your academic advisor / tutor / or whatever they are called in your institution – they are there to help. Do not sit on your own and panic about non payment of fees – that is not going to solve the problem – getting help will. Many students ask: “Will non payment of fees get me chucked out of university?” Getting cash in the bank seems to be the only thing universities care about…
COVID Exam Cheating
Gone are the days of hollowed out rubbers, false fronts on calculators or body art – COVID exam cheating is a whole new skill-set. Here we are in December and its COVID online exam time again. This is potentially the third time this year that students have been given some form of online, open book, or take-home examination so it will all go swimmingly! So you would think. COVID exam cheating is being raised to an artform. Now, my students, have all started to log into Zoom – no, this is not for invigilation nor an attempt to…
Top 10 Hints on How to Cheat in Exams
Now, before the moralistic Daily Mail readers amongst you panic, this is not actually a guide on how to cheat in exams. It is more accurately a list of the top ten hints on how to cheat in exams, or really ways, over my career some students have been caught cheating in exams. How to Cheat in Exams 1: It’s just my Allergies! The carefully written notes on tissues is far from an original idea. Particularly on those well-known brands of ‘Pocket Tissues’, you know the ones 10 neatly folded paper tissues in a packet. The neat student is…
Christmas Exam Disaster Time
An exam disaster is not common, but when it happens, it is normally spectacular. It’s Christmas time and everyone is getting excited! Some of my more annoying colleagues have not only insisted on decorating their offices; their tasteful ‘peace and goodwill to all academics’ is spilling out and polluting the corridor as well. I didn’t see this exam disaster coming, and there was nothing I could do about it. It was very close to the end of term there were only a few staff drinks parties to attend and the horrendous ‘All-staff Christmas Lunch’ – that is unequivocally a different…
Ontology, Epistemology and Business Research
Oh why, oh why, oh why on earth are you wasting your time with ontology, epistemology and business research – there must be better things for you to do! Now, just for the avoidance of doubt there are. Especially if you are an undergraduate or masters (not doing an MRes or MPhil)… there are many, many, many better things. If you are unsure, think about all the things you enjoy doing, and go and do one of them! I am sorry, if you are PhD student, you really do need to get your head around this. Even if you…