re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

There are multiple teachers in AP2 that we don't have a lot of information on. I recommend for ECON and MADM 760 you take with the known good professors, as it will get you off to a good start with the program.

ECON 705 with Shaughnessy - Mainly gathering data and running regressions in Excel.

ISDS 705 with Lin - supposedly the easiest course/teacher in the program. If you're looking to double up, it would be with this class.

MADM 760 with Meeks - Good teacher, very responsive. Lots of videos to watch every week. Uses some well known popular business books vs textbooks. A fair amount of writing, but not horrible.

I'd start with either MADM 760 or ECON 705. MADM 760 with Meeks is one of the best courses in the program, so I'd probably go with this one since you have a solid business background.

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My thoughts exactly. For example question two of the homework from week 2, the restaurant/grocery store question. After going outside of the class to find additional teaching, I understand the hypothesis testing process much better. I have major concerns about the exam as well, especially since he could not really answer valid questions concerning it. "Refer to the syllabus" is not an answer you want to give students taking extra time to learn the material with you. Especially since the syllabus is a cookie-cutter production with one page of material specific to the class (grading & testing procedures).

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There is a 4 day period (Thursday - Sunday) about 2/3 of the way through where we do a company retreat, and it would be very close to impossible to do any coursework.
In fact, many times we purposely go off places where we have a chance to brainstorm and roundtable ideas without outside distractions.
I am very concerned about reaching a point during the term where I have difficulty preparing or submitting a required assignment on a Saturday.

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Your post is not clear, 2/3 of the way through what; AP2, every week, every 7 week session. As far as leeway, there is none that I see. You literally need to be on your death bed to get a bye and even in that situation if you could have foreseen yourself being on said death bed, you're still screwed.

A lot of graded quizzes and papers do not open until Fridays, so that means you need to make sure you have the time and connectivity to meet requirements.

Do yourself a favor and before you start make 100% sure you have the time to devote and the flexibility in your schedule to take this endeavor on.

Thanks for the replies, and I want to be clear.
Yes, it is only one time in the entire 7 week period when I would not be available for the 4 days and this occurs April 12-15th.

I ask the question because it is a concern to me, but hate to miss the entire term just because of this one block.

Thanks,
Thomas

@mtntreks

Agreed regarding the reflection project last week

When are those taking the FIN 701 exam? It'll likely be tomorrow evening for me.

@CCGRAD87 they do take the entire tuition bill out of your first disbursement.

https://www.lsus.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/financial-aid

@Thomas Owen

It is definitely possible to do that. I took a course every term last year and went on 4 different long weekend trips. However, I knew the syllabus of the classes before i committed to the class. ECON705 is one where I took a Thursday-sunday off, I just had to really buckle down the beginning of the week to be able to take my assessment. When i took it the assessment opened on Wednesdays. That may have changed by now and I would email Shaudessy(? spelling)to find out.I ended the class with and A.

The one class I know without a doubt you could do that on based on ease of class would be ISDS705 with LIN. The only problem is there were 3 test that had to be taken on certain days. If you could get a syllabus for that term you would know. ISDS705 with Lin is by far the easiest class in the program. I went ahead and took it before it changes. It is NOT a good indicator of how hard the program is, so if you take it as your first class do not think the program will be a breeze. If you can search a PDF you will pass with a high A.
I have not taken MADM760 yet but by reading other post i feel it would be hard to take off because of the group work involved.

Multis10 Who did you take for FIN710?

I am taking mine on Wednesday. And I am not looking forward to it. I did pretty decently on the first one, but I think that was just luck and lenient grading.

Good luck on the exam!