re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

Hi txrd, on ISDS, TD consensus seems to be that it's a garbage class that people just take for an easy A with Gibbs or Lin as the easiest professors. Just a heads up- Darban's ISDS course took me about as much time weekly as most of my other courses, so don't count on it being a total breeze. That said, I am really happy I took it my first term and I learned a LOT. I don't have a business background and this class helped me gain a solid foundation about business principles including competitive advantage, Porter's Five Forces, switching costs, value chain, vertical integration, and more (those are just the ones that come to mind). IMO, Darban provides a good class that's actually kind of fun if your group doesn't suck (mine was great). Through the group project, I met some great people and made some friends I've kept in contact with ever since as I've continued in the program. To me, this course is worth the extra time (as compared to other ISDS professors) if you're taking it first up because it's a good intro to MBA principles.

It sounds like Shi is a good bet for FIN, esp. if Rybo gives his endorsement. You mentioned you are not strong with math, so I just thought I'd let you know another option- if Choi is available, you can fail every exam and get a B in the class because of the way the weekly discussions (200 words + respond to 1 classmate) and two case studies (500 words) are graded. I am not familiar with Shi's structure, so it may be the same.