re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

And also hello neighbor. I am from Alexandria

What is the format of McLaughlin’s MADM760? All papers? Tests? If tests, are they proctored?

MADM 730 was a great class but a bunch of work - chapter readings with weekly proctored tests, a 12-15 page individual paper, a group project with another long paper, and weekly discussion topics you need to respond to. I got a lot out of it and Dr. Menon was great but again it was time intensive.

Pair it with Lin if you can.

I'll echo Rocky11's comments and add that if you take MADM 730 make sure to pay for the main textbook. All the exam questions are in the textbook and not the PPT.

quote]MADM 730 was a great class but a bunch of work - chapter readings with weekly proctored tests, a 12-15 page individual paper, a group project with another long paper, and weekly discussion topics you need to respond to. I got a lot out of it and Dr. Menon was great but again it was time intensive.[/quote]

Thank you, Cin8.

So having now completed the MBA program I would suggest that 7 week courses be extended to 9; same course work only spaced out a bit more to provide time for deeper understanding and retention.

Truthfully, I have no clue. I’ve paid no attention to my GPA.

Econ with Shaughnessy is a great class. That's not to say it's an EASY class, as it highly depends on your math skills, and there is a bit of calculus involved. Some of the most difficult parts of the class was actually wrapping my head around the math cocepts again after a long time away from school.

That said, I recommend this: Spend a LOT of time on the initial work, assignments and self assessment. It's mostly qualitative so if you really spend the time to make sure everything is correct, you basically can get a lot of "free points". They're not timed, I spent quite a lot of time on these, but the extra work on these will come in handy. Also make sure you really get the final assignment (not graded) down pat, which is QUANTITATIVE. The final assessment each week is exactly the same. No curveballs. The assignment isn't graded because he's going to essentially test you on most of it with the weekly assessment. Have these ducks in a row each week before the zoom session so you can ask questions on things you're having trouble with. The work isn't proctored or timed, so you can take your time and work things out! Utilize this benefit.

If you got things wrong, you can email him and ASK what you got wrong. Don't just cry about not getting the test back, he will try and help you if you ask. A lot of the information builds upon previous weeks info, so you should try and make sure you fix any misunderstandings. So far, Shaughnessy has been the best teacher I've seen in the program. The class is well designed for an online format, and he really gives up more time and effort than any other teacher I've seen so far. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they told me that Lin doesn't even exist.

Recap: It's not an easy class, but it's a good one. There's some math involved, and your math ability will impact your success. Be prepared to spend a lot of time if you have poor math skills.

I really enjoyed it and you will learn some interesting things. He doesn't tell you about it, but there was a famous guy in Hong Kong that created a regression model to make millions of dollars on horse racing. You'll also learn about regression models in the class.

I really enjoyed ISDS 702 and learned a lot. Dr. Koksal had a rough first session with this course, you can see that if you look back, but he obviously took the feedback and improved because I have no complaints about it at all. He has lectures where he walks you through everything (roughly an hour to an hour and a half per week). He also was really helpful in Zoom sessions. If you have a statistics background or enjoy statistics I highly recommend it.