re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

Hey Craig_miamifl,

Are all the other courses proctored?

MKT 701 wouldn't be so over-kill if we didn't have the proctored exam.

Cant find time to read all the material with the assignment/project, very tough trying to retain all that information when trying to complete the project.
I shouldn't of taken this course first.

@criag_miamifl thats exactly what happened. My co-worker was in the last class and sure enough their project was about the fitbit. I also remember him saying that she canceled the last weeks final application forum after their project part 2 papers were turned in.

I appreciate how present she is for the class but her administration is all over the place.

Anyone seen any opportunity for extra credit in Module 6 in MKT701?

Hi FL Sun, apologies for my delayed reply.. I'm doubling up this term and it's been exhausting...

m123 provided some great insight and I am so happy to have made friends on the trip such as her! Overall, yes, I thought the trip and the learnings were worth the cost. We were the first group from LSUS to go on the trip last year and the professors were learning the first time what the program structure was like, so they couldn't really answer our questions. There were several things that I wish I knew before going, so I will try to address them here. Below are some of the pros and things to be aware of since this year's trip is going to Australia again and through the same organizing company:

Pros:
- It will be summer in Australia, the weather is great and you can hit the beach, etc. The city itself is beautiful and I would totally go back.
- Bonding with fellow online classmates and forming personal connections.
- Immersion in a country, actually living like a local for nearly 2 weeks in Sydney gives you a different perspective.
- Several of the speakers were excellent, high caliber such as the CFO of Costco Australia, GM of NAB, etc.

Things to be aware of:
- I thought "company visits" meant we would go out and visit/observe/work with a particular company. In actuality, you sit in a classroom and different speakers come in.
- You are combined in the classes with students from other universities. For us last year, we were the ONLY MBA students, the rest were all undergraduate students. The issue with that is, I wanted a deeper dive into the business, operations, etc. from the speakers, yet most of the presentations were surface level "sales" presentations. This is likely due to having a more "general" content approach vs. tailored to MBA students.
- It is "dorm" style accommodations. Having a roommate is fine, but I did not expect that you will need to supply your own towels, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, bath mat, hand soap, trash liners (use shopping bags). In other words, it is not a "hotel" type with maid service. You are on your own. My recommendation: bring your own towels, laundry detergent (I brought some tide pods), a bath mat, and be prepared to buy other items you may need.
- The apt. we stayed at is a bus ride away from the University where classes take place. You will be provided with a transportation card to take the bus, but give yourself ample time in the am to get there.

For Assignments, we had a group presentation powerpoint, group paper, and a final exam.

Overall, I am so happy I went. I just wished I knew more about the living situation to be better prepared. Scrambling to shop for basic necessities was not what I expected on day 1. Let me know if you have other questions!

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hy is not shocking that there would be contradictory info and confusion about the Final Application Forum?

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And so the MKT701 drama continues...now the Application Forum is opened days early, due by Tuesday next week.

Let me add that to finishing the project, starting reading for this week, and taking this week's exam. Motivation to continue is dwindling fast.

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I thought it was supposed to open yesterday, but she delayed it a day so we can finish the project and then half a** the application forum.

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I had thought she said she was opening it Thursday.

At any rate, the upside is that based on my grade for Forum 2, the coaches appear to grade pretty generously and loosely. I'd imagine they have a crazy workload grading all of this stuff and want it graded as fast as we want it submitted.

MKT701: LOL still ignoring the screenshot even when directly asked

So a project due then 24 hours later an Application due. Yeah, that's realistic. This woman is completely delusional.

Hi Winchester,

She gave credit for people that missed certain questions. There is a debrief for exam 4 and exam 5 online. I got two extra points on Exam 5.

On another topic, why the bleep..bleep..bleep are people going on about costs. Didn't she make that part easy for us? Weren't we supposed to just use the EBITDA from the spreadsheet to determine our profitability? Why all of this additional information about advertising costs, etc. AFTER I TURNED IN MY FREAKING PAPER?

@Winchester12 you are probably right. I am just worried that the project requirements are evolving as discussions continue to occur.

Hi Cin8 & m123,

That is excellent information from both. I am signed up to go and very much look forward to the trip. Besides the 2 week trip and its coursework, is there anything else that you had to do prior to or after the trip related to the class and your grade? Or is this just a 2-week Course and I get a long break until the next course?