re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

I really want to get into MADM751. Is anyone planning on possibly dropping it? My other choice is FIN710 but it is also full.

thanks for your review, been looking for a MKT701-professor combo that would be good.

Summer AP 2 2019
Course: MADM701 w/ Kungu
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Time Required: 5-6 Hrs Per Week
Grade Received: A
Notes: Summer AP 2 2019 – Kungu is an absent professor – no interaction with the class, no zoom/recorded sessions, and has academic coaches grading the discussion posts and papers. Old & outdated PDF textbook was an OK read, but left this course feeling that I wasted $1200. Do not recommend the professor.

Course: ISDS705 w/ Hennigan
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Time Required: 6-8 Hrs Per Week
Grade Received: B
Notes: Summer AP 2 2019 – I am a project Manager by trade, so this class was review. Although I earned a B (because I accidentally missed turning in an assignment), this was a simple course for anyone with a PM background. Good professor and up-to-date materials. Recommend the PM concentration for anyone looking to get into PM.

Fall AP 2 2019
Course: ISDS720 w/ Loughrin
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Time Required: 8-10 Hrs Per Week
Grade Received: A
Notes: Fall AP 2 2019 – Although a different course, a near carbon copy of learning materials from ISDS730. Same structure w/easier group project. Again, recommend the cert test and highly recommend the professor. Great course and concentration!

Spring AP 1 2020
Course: ISDS705 w/ Gherfal
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Time Required: 4-6 Hrs Per Week
Grade Received: A
Notes: Spring AP 1 2020 – What a waste of time and effort. Wildly outdated text that references blockbuster, myspace, and other legacy technology (think lessons on how great Tivo is…yea.). This course would have been relevant in 2010 but was a total waste of time/effort. No group work, plenty of writing, and plenty of extra credit. Tests were tricky, although I put in a serious lack of effort. Professor checks in a few times a semester but was self-paced and taught. If you earn less than an A in this class, drop the program. There must be better options, and I would not recommend this course/professor for anyone serious about learning. Total waste of my time and money. LSUS – do better.

Course: MADM760 w/ Wyatt
Difficulty: 3 out of 5
Time Required: 12-14 Hrs Per Week
Grade Received: A
Notes: Spring AP 1 2020 – Tons of discussion posts and replies (Which are the worst, right?) with tricky exams. The textbook is a snoozefest, and tough to follow. Mercifully, the texts key areas are all over Quizlet, and a better approach for learning. No group work is a bonus as many MADM760 prof’s require, so I lightly recommend this course. If there are better options, take ‘em. This is a better 2nd choice setup I suspect.

only class I took this session was FIN701... I got a solid A before whatever curving he's going to do but found it a good amount more challenging than anticipated but thats mostly because I have zero finance background... this class could definitely benefit from a professor like Fawaz who actually posts online lectures.
Also the biweekly exams were a pain because you have to cram through 2 weeks of material on each (much rather have weekly exams). BUT it covers only whats in his slides and practice problems. Also the discussion posts and case studies were easy 100% grade fillers.

so far I classify all my classes as "easy"
Gibbs isds705- super easy, splits his weekly exams into 1 per chapter (2 per week) making it easy to cram and test on 1 chapter at a time... BUT he provides no slides or notes for the exams, so you are left with actually reading the entire textbook chapters if you want to aim for a 100% on them. But build up enough cushion and you can get away with just skimming and reading the chapter summary plus definitions.
Fawaz econ705- easy, super easy if you are decent with math. I found his zoom lectures very helpful and studying that along with chapter questions enough to ace through without reading the text.
Huang acct701- super easy. Exam material is contained within her slides and the home work problems (with multiple attempts) gives plenty of indication of what will be on the exam. The final project was ridiculously easy... completed it in like 1.5 hours

Doubling this course with ACCT 701 be ok?

Yes.

I bit the bullet and stacked throughout without much planning. The toughest from a time management perspective were the first two courses due to not being in school for over 10 years and having a limited finance and economic background.

Things got better as the program progressed. However, I'm ready for the 10 months to be over with. It's been quite the grind with a full time job, 2 kids, and a wife (no pics) that works full time as well.

Good luck.

Has anyone taken Anthony Hannah for accounting 701? I didn't see much about him on ratemyprofessors. I didn't want to take it with Ambrosio, so I was trying to decide between Li Huang or Anthony Hannah.

didnt take this course yet but from my research she is not a recommended professor to take. One obvious indicator of the preferred professor to take is from simply looking at the enrollment status... if there's multiple professors teaching a course there's a reason why some may be completely booked up while others are empty.

Hi Rybo,

I am starting my first classes of the MBA with project management concentration in a week or so. My first classes are Acct 701 with Ambrosio and Econ 705 with Fawaz. I am so nervous. I see you had them both, any other advice or tips, I havent been in school in years. Any outside materials, or special calculator you think might be helpful? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!