re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

I have been out of school 20 years also. Let me go back and check my past classes. If I recall I took 705 with Lin and I 100% felt like I should have doubled up. With that being said I have heard it has changed.

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There's a lot of writing, but it doesn't feel directly tied to the material and it is mostly concentrated in the middle weeks. The class itself is very poorly paced, so expect weeks 3, 4, and 5 to be at least 2-3 times the work of the other weeks. When I took it, there were 2 discussion forums and one reply also every week, 1 discussion forum and reply on weeks 3, 4, and 5 where you will also have case analyses due. Tests on weeks 3, 5, and 7 on a relatively large amount of material.

I did well in the class. I believe I made a good choice only because the alternatives actually appear to be worse(ie James). From what I've read in these forums, there does not appear to be a "good" choice for MKT 701. Don't hope to get the cream of the crop, the best you can hope for is the cream of the crap.

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James' MKT 701 sounds better in the sense that the assignment work relates very strongly to the material. Similarly to what you described for Darrat, The class is very poorly paced, due to "The Project" that James is now extremely well known for, adding double to triple the time you would spend on any other course over weeks 3-7. Add on four "discussion forum" assignments (which are as much work as many courses' final projects), reading, and a weekly exam on top of "The Project."

There is really no way around it: in its current state, MKT 701 is hands down the most time-consuming, work-intensive course in the program. You will spend 40 hours a week minimum on this course, regardless of instructor. Do not pair it with another course if you have a work and family life. If you absolutely need to pair it with another course, pair it with Lin's ISDS 705, or quit your job for 7 weeks and pair it with ACCT 701 or maybe ISDS 702 (that's not a joke, it's what I did). Do not take it over a period of time where you will need to take vacation time since there is no break.

I would recommend James simply because I feel like I learned a lot from her and she is very engaged in the course.

If they change the crazy amount of work involved, maybe the recommendations would be different, but this is the current state.

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I took Mrkt 701 with James first. Big mistake.

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Yikes, that's a rough introduction to the LSUS MBA program. I contemplating quitting after MKT 701, which was my third course after grinding out ECON 705 and HCAD 750. MKT 701 is no joke, but the upside is that after finishing it and MADM 760 it's all downhill.

Yeah there were many what did I get myself into nights....

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Consensus on Heller for MADM 760? I searched in the thread and could not find anything definitive. Better to try and hold out for Meeks?

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I don't have experience with Heller, but being three weeks into MADM 760 with Meeks I can say that A) The workload is on par with James' MKT 701 so far due to the group project work and B) He's a really great instructor, much like James. Expect a course with Meeks to be a massive grind but very educational.

There are a few here that are in week 3 of MADM 760 with McLaughlin, which does not have a group component and seems to be a more manageable workload.

Baroq- I think I am going to email my advisor and see if we can Audit it for free. (710)

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There is really no way around it: in its current state, MKT 701 is hands down the most time-consuming, work-intensive course in the program. You will spend 40 hours a week minimum on this course, regardless of instructor. Do not pair it with another course if you have a work and family life. If you absolutely need to pair it with another course, pair it with Lin's ISDS 705, or quit your job for 7 weeks and pair it with ACCT 701 or maybe ISDS 702 (that's not a joke, it's what I did). Do not take it over a period of time where you will need to take vacation time since there is no break.

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Thank you for that insight. I really need to keep a notebook on all the class recommendations. I wish you could drill down on this board by class. :-)

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Geaux,

He's just running off the textbook with nothing extra from him aside from the "Final Project". I'm really thankful that there are at least the class and QA forums and he is pretty active in these. Otherwise, this class could very well be a much more intensive and difficult version of Lin's ISDS 705. The coursework is totally autopilot, but at least he's sitting in the cockpit. Lin wasn't even on the plane.

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Baroq- I think I am going to email my advisor and see if we can Audit it for free. (710)

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SATNIGHTS, good luck if they allow it, but even if they don't you literally do not need to. Go to Data Camp, sign up. There are 9 free modules. The class is basically going over these 9 free modules and not too much more.

Go through the modules, download R, R Studio, and the Swirl package and do the Swirl tutorials along with the Data Camp.

Boom... You'll learn everything the class is covering and MORE, since we don't even cover every module in its entirety and Swirl is supplemental.