re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

Thinking about pairing ISDS 705 with BADM 790 PI for AP2. Is this doable ?

@Craig Assignment 4 confused me as to what I was rewriting. I followed the 2.2 example and narrative exactly and got an A on the paper. Confused or not, I can follow a template lol.

And yes! Finish line is so close!. I am definitely not ahead in class this term but I am managing to keep up. 2 more weeks

Who is the professor? James write/wrote her own book when I was in her course and sent it out in chapters. I will have to look through my stuff from the beginning of the year to see if I held on to it.

heads up meeks MADM 760 has a couple openings

I have Darrat but anything will do, should all be similar at least. Would certainly appreciate it!

@FlaglerAlum2017
Thanks for the info. If I can pair 702 up easily, then I can finish one semester earlier.

@DarthPasta
Sorry for the late reply, but the test was very easy. Second one was marginally harder than the first, but I actually did better on the second one (because I accidentally missed the last two readings assignments on the first test)

@trulo911
I think you might be confusing ISDS 705 with ISDS 710. 705 is a joke, the teacher is on autopilot and the course material has nothing to do with Data Analytics, it's more of a 100 level Information Systems class. It's extremely easy with just a little bit of studying, some prep work and a smart "cheat sheet". Big tip - Use 8 point font, no line spacing, and narrow margins. I read the material on a secondary screen (dual monitor, tablet, or phone) and type notes onto a word doc. I recommend typing the notes rather than copy and paste as it should reinforce the material. Focus on definitions of things, the test is just regurgitation. Once you've typed everything, use minimum margins and a small 8 point font (ie Calibri is better than Times), then get rid of any line spacing, etc. Lastly if you can't fit everything, then start deleting extraneous words and get rid of "white space"

710 is said to be a killer, but apparently the biggest complaints seem to have been the teacher, poor organization, and test questions that don't seem to match the material... not the actual material itself.

@WDE251
I'm spending a lot of time making double and triple sure that I'm getting the video quizzes and self assessments completely correct. Watch and re-watch the parts of the video and you should be able to get it eventually. It's a lot more theory than end of module, so youtube and google also help (sometimes a plainly written definition is all you need). Some have only taken me about 30 minutes, but many have been 3-4 hours. I think you can definitely get an A on every video quiz and self assessment if you put in the time, which has been key for me to keep my grade up. The end of module assessments are MUCH harder and I typically spend half a day or more on it and I still haven't been able to Ace them. The practice questions often help me when I'm stuck because you can work backwards from the answer.

@Darth Glad to know I'm not alone. I plan to rewatch the lecture videos again before attempting the end of module exam. The homework seems relatively straight forward but I've said that before and struggled on the test. For me it boils down to, this is a course where I need classroom instruction and a textbook. Love the lecture videos, but my learning style on this needs more.

@Baroquen Thanks for the feedback! I am concerned with the end of module tests being 60% of our grade though. I'm closely tracking using his grade calculator. If i can keep my head above water, I can maintain my B. But only if i can improve my scores on the end of module tests *crosses fingers*

Anybody have any resources, references, copy of study material, the books for MADM 701 and MADM 715. Trying to start studying material now. Im moving states and jobs begining on Aug 20 so any prep I can do now I will. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Email is snackpacklight@yahoo.com

I took it - did well. If you can complete the problems from the chapters and from the practice test you should be good. Use excel to save a TON of time. I worked all the problems 3 times before the exam and there were no surprises.

Yep, took exam 3 in FIN 710 mid-week. I didn't have time to build the excel files that I wanted going into it, so I was having to work a lot of it on the fly in excel. I ran out of time on the last question, so I missed that one. Otherwise, it wasn't too bad. I hear the last one is easier, so I'm looking forward to putting this class in the books soon!

I have to do a bit of prep, then finish my ISDS 702 quiz here, a bit behind this week because of constant travel. It looks like with his drop the lowest week, I will be done with that one next weekend. Heading into the home stretch on this session with both classes in the mid-A range, so I'm feeling pretty good.

The news about Darrat doing an MKT 701 session made my day, I went and snagged one of the last 3 slots and dropped James. Just FIN 701 and MKT 701 to go and this degree is a wrap. In fact, getting into Darrat's session made my next 7 weeks!