re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

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What do you think about taking Finance 701 with Vines ? Is there a better choice over him ?

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Vines is the best instructor for FIN 701. Definitely take the course with him.

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With that said, much like Meeks, James is up there with the best instructors in the program. The content is useful and can be genuinely applied to modern business. James is super interactive and seems to genuinely care about her students’ success. Just be prepared to put in work well above what is expected in other courses (outside of Meeks, anyhow).

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Dr. James' MKT701 course was one of the better courses in terms of actual useful content. Not only that, but she is engaged in the course and was amazingly responsive.

The project "monster" is the only downside with this course. Otherwise it's really not a hard course at all. Even the project isn't particularly difficult. It's just immense.

I think I learned more applicable material from MKT701 than almost any other course except perhaps MADM751 (entrepreneurship). This was one of the best courses in the program in terms of real world useful material, but you'll probably hate it for a few weeks when in the midst of the project!

Thanks All. I am going to go with ISDS 702. Swapped it out last night.

As for James.... I learned a great deal however I worked my butt off in that class. At a minimum 10-15 hours a week.

Need help in understanding workload of courses

I have six courses left to complete my MBA and I am planning as below

Spring AP1
ISDS 702 - koksal
ISDS 705 - Lin
FIN 710 - Hseih

Spring AP2
FIN 720 - Hseih
MADM 701 - Felice Williams

Sum AP1
MKT 701

I am concerned about spring ap1 as I am taking 3 courses. I can move ISDS705 to sum AP1 but not sure if I will have time in summer..

Hello.. I took same courses in fall AP1, workload is moderate..

I had Prof Vines and Prof Ambrosio... both were excellent

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Can I take ACCT 701 and FIN 701 for AP1. ? what about the workload. ? I don't have any Accounting or Finance background. I appreciate your help.!

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These are very compatible classes for doubling-up even if you do not have a financial or accounting background. The strategy for this is basically time management for studying. Both are VERY basic and not really graduate level as far as difficulty.

Your primary challenge with Vines for FIN is getting into his summary document and figuring out what the heck he is talking about without a text book. Attend all of his zoom sessions, research the topics on Investopedia, work through the problems, and make sure you have a document with all the relevant info prepared for the test so you do not run out of time. But, it is basic finance and nothing too complicated once you figure Vines out. He is in his own world and you just gotta learn his language and track with his logic. Knowing this going in will help you learn by example rather than by understanding at first. Then, you get to the understanding by practicing the problems. You will have an aha moment and everything will be great kinda like running a race and getting your second wind. Tedious at first and then so easy.

Take Ambrosio for Accounting and you will need to spend the time to learn basic accounting principles such a financial statements, debit and credits, balance sheet elements, the financial equation, ratios, and inventory calculation methods such as LIFO and FIFO. It is basically a Sophomore level business accounting class. The final exam is probably the hardest part but you even get a practice test for that. If you have worked in business, or can read a financial statement, half of the class contains things you should already know anyway. If you are completely new to the financial aspects of business, it is still doable. Just put in the time and you will do fine, especially with all of the extra credit points.

Both classes cover some of the same topics, so they work well together.

The same as every class week.
2 video quizzes
1 self assessment
1 end-module assessment

SkipDigs,

Could you please forward the packet for those also? Email is charheels@aol.com

Thank you!

Some really great feedback on James, I can't remember the exact moaning, but it must have been regarding the heavy workload.

So it seems James is very similar to Meeks. Engaged, actually teaches, but makes you work your butt off, possibly unnecessarily so.

What is the name of the supplemental textbook used for MKT 701 with M. Darrat?