re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

@DieDaily- The class he taught last year complained about the test because some had questions that were not in the slides. The test must be from the book and I am sure the slides miss some things. I always hate first test because of the unexpected.

I'm feeling like I may have overdone it as well as subjecting myself to analysis paralysis. I've been spending about 2 hours researching and deciding on a strategy that is "original" and then another 2-3 hours writing and revising. I did want to write some counter arguments to some of the easier targets, but it seemed most people were being friendly and choosing to agree, so I did the same. No point starting a senseless academic equivalent of a flame war just for the class, when you can just as easily do the opposite.

I have barely started on MKT 705 because of the work for 701, but I noticed that the books have been loading insanely slow for me... and I can't download the whole thing. Moodle has also been really slow for me in general this term, which is going to be really troublesome. I'm wondering if there is some sort of network traffic issue since I'm coming from across the Pacific. Hopefully it clears up, this wasn't an issue last session.

I agree with giving them a break. My first instinct was to go for the easy targets, but I decided to do the extra work and find a target that I could support, as opposed to counter. Like I said, there was really no point to burn someone else.

70 people have dropped the class so far. I can't imagine its not because of the test.

@CajunPilot1 I took MADM701 with Knotts as my first class in the program. At the time, it was discussed in this forum to try to avoid Williams as the workload and exams were intense. Looks like not much has changed. Good Luck!

In general, my approach to all of the classes that I've had with the Discussion Question style grades has been to develop a stance based on the question, find 2 credible references, usually from HBR, SHRM, Forbes, or some mainstream source. I'll also check places like Knowledge@Wharton, INSEADKnowledge, and other academic type locations. Freewrite on the subject based on the information gained, shim in the sources and then proofread edit. Normal effort per discussion question is about 1-1.5 hrs.

I do my papers the same way, but I will grab 4 references, write 1500 words and follow a cookie cutter outline that directly addresses everything in the rubric. Normal effort per paper is 2-3 hrs for the 3-5 page range.

A key thing to remember is that a "good" paper in the sense of being high value may not receive good marks. However, a paper with good marks may in reality be a fairly low value work. Papers for classes are all about the rubric. If you feel the need to put in a ton of extra effort, that's great, but the vast majority of these papers are documents with a singular purpose, get a grade. Papers in the work world are intended to live on and provide ongoing value.

The countdown clock issue seems strange. However, unless everyone bombed the first test because it covered material not provided in the chapters, then it might be worthwhile to go back and reassess how you went about preparing.

Regarding the course material vs the test content. There is no requirement that the structure is the same, but whatever is on the test should have been covered in the material. Some professors are more hands on, others less so. Online courses are better for some than others, you just have to decide if they are right for you. They do require significantly more ability to learn on your own, because you don't get multiple lectures every week to walk you through things the same way as in-class learning.

If you are concerned about having the motivation to start again after taking 7 weeks off, might be worthwhile to decide if this is really something you want.

@Brandon and @dwa now that the first test is behind you, and you have an idea of how difficult the test will be, does that help you to prepare differently for the upcoming exams? Also, have the class averages been made available so you can see where you fell on the curve? If majority of the class didnt do well, I would think and hope the professor would react appropriately.

For MKT701 darrat students, discussion post grades are up.

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Same here. 1 week for a paper with discussion posts and an exam doesn’t seem like much time. Let me know if you have any luck.