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Hmm sorry, I must be confused. I know it was with Darrat and it wasn't MKT701 or ISDS710.

PSA: don't forget it's mandatory accreditation day.

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I am open to any changes that you think should be made/that would be helpful to future students.

Classicgold, IMO you could get PMP cert to cover your project management side and then do the entrepreneurship concentration if it's what you're more interested in. I've never actually seen a job listing ask for a specific MBA concentration, so I think either way would be fine. In terms of ROI, a quick google search shows the average PMP makes $110k/yr. depending on how much you're already making or what you want to make, you can decide if getting the PMP/pursuing project management is worth your energy. ISDS 715 fulfills the 35 hr education requirement to sit for the PMP. There are also classes on Udemy that fulfill the requirement, are actually really good, and are only $13 if you don't want to take ISDS 715. Dr. Michael Meeks is a really good prof and teaches entrepreneurship- you would prob get a lot out of that course. I don't actually know anyone who's done the entrepreneurship concentration so I'm little help there.

@quintus, great post. I found the overviews (e.g. Baroqen's) super helpful so I'm sure others will as well. And thank you, @PresJohnTyler.

@rybo44, can you please email me at kikicub7@gmail.com- I want to run some PMP application things by you if you don't mind?

I will start the Google Sheet this weekend. I think maybe we should do a Google Form so it can be anonymous like: LINK

Thanks, Quintus. I have found your contributions valuable in my time here on TD as well. I'm sure you just got the more work/time-intensive profs. I've read about some requiring 15+ hours per week per class.

I'm getting a post quantity and quality check, so I'll just do all of Fall 2019 together. I paired the top two together and then the bottom two together.

ACCT 701 (CORE COURSE)- ACCOUNTING, AMBROSIO
SLIDEDECKS: YES, and they look like there's chocolate sauce running down every single one of them/like they’re from the 90’s ;) but the content is super high quality
ZOOM/VIDEOS/INTERACTIVE: YES, all of the above. The videos are professionally produced. Ambrosio makes a serious effort
REQUIRED DISCUSSION POSTS: NO, but there is an optional, active discussion board where you can ask questions and Ambrosio will answer all of them
QUIZZES/EXAMS: YES, weekly. 12 questions @ 8 pts each= minimal wiggle room for error! Proctored, but they are open book/open everything but the internet
GROUP WORK: NO
WRITING: NO
“ACADEMIC COACH” GRADERS: NO
TIME COMMITMENT: 5 HR/WEEK
THOUGHTS: Ambrosio is a great professor who provides lots of resources and will answer every question you have until you really get it. I cannot endorse this course as an "easy A," but you can get one with enough diligence. Ambrosio is a really awesome professor, IMO, the best in the entire program

FIN 701 (CORE COURSE)- FINANCE, CHOI
SLIDEDECKS: YES, good quality
ZOOM/VIDEOS/INTERACTIVE: NO, but there is an active discussion board where you can ask questions and Choi will respond
REQUIRED DISCUSSION POSTS: YES, weekly + response to classmate
QUIZZES/EXAMS: YES, 3 non-comprehensive. Closed book & proctored, but 1/2 sheet page of handwritten notes allowed
GROUP WORK: NO
WRITING: YES, 500 word case study every other week
“ACADEMIC COACH” GRADERS: YES, but mine was cool
TIME COMMITMENT: 5-10 HR/WEEK
THOUGHTS: I dropped Vines and switched into Choi and I am very happy I did. Choi seems like a nice & engaged guy, though all his communication is written (no videos/Zoom sessions). I liked that there was a writing component in this course to offset any bad exam scores for us math haters :D

ECON 705 (CORE COURSE)- ECONOMICS, SHAUGHNESSY
SLIDEDECKS: YES (took me a while to find them, but they’re there)
ZOOM/VIDEOS/INTERACTIVE: YES to both but I strongly disliked this course’s format. There were two long (>1 hour each) videos you had to watch each week with a video quiz for each, along with many other optional videos. For some reason, I just couldn’t get into the disorganized look and feel of the course materials offered. However- Shaughnessy makes a SERIOUS effort to give lots of course materials if you’re into that
REQUIRED DISCUSSION POSTS: NO, but there are optional ones
QUIZZES/EXAMS: YES, many (IMO). I’ll explain them the best I can. There are 2 video quizzes (unproctored) that go with the 2 videos you have to watch each week. There is also a self assessment (unproctored) each week. You get 2 chances on the video quizzes and the self assessments and he averages the two scores together (so he doesn’t take your highest score, but the average of the two). There is also an end of module assessment each week. Shaughnessy gives you the gist of the questions in advance, you work on them in paragraph form, and then take the assessment (proctored), which has multiple choice questions and you hope that what you put into your own answers match up to one of his multiple choice questions (usually they do- the questions are relatively straightforward). FYI: you can find a lot of previous semesters’ answers on CourseHero or Chegg, BUT I will warn you that a lot of the ones I found on there were NOT correct and Dr. S definitely mixes it up, so don’t trust all of them!! The questions may be the same, but I think Dr. S makes an effort to not make the answers the same
GROUP WORK: NO
WRITING: NO (only what you choose to write in your end of module answer prep)
“ACADEMIC COACH” GRADERS: NO
TIME COMMITMENT: 5-10 hr/week (the videos alone take up 2-3 hours, which I disliked. I very much prefer slide decks and a go-at-your-own-pace style of work more)
THOUGHTS: Hmm. I really liked Shaughnessy’s personality in the videos but I didn’t like the structure of the course. For all the resources he provides (which can be overwhelming at times), I disliked that he didn’t provide slide decks that contained just the critical information. I think if you’re a really eager learner who likes to have nice-to-know on top of need-to-know, you’ll enjoy this course. Shaughnessy really put in an effort to make it great. As for me, I prefer a more straightforward approach (e.g. Ambrosio style) without a whole bunch of optional material added in all over the place. I found myself having FOMO because I couldn’t get to all of the materials and just found it all to be too much. I know a lot of people consider Shaughnessy the “gold standard” in the program and I’m sure he’s an awesome in-person professor. I think this course is best suited for people with a strong interest in Econ with lots of extra time on their hands

ISDS 710 (ELECTIVE)- DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, M. DARRAT
SLIDEDECKS: NO (weekly assigned reading/articles from HBR, Kellogg, journal articles instead)
ZOOM/VIDEOS/INTERACTIVE: NO
REQUIRED DISCUSSION POSTS: YES, 5 total
QUIZZES/EXAMS: 1 FINAL (proctored, open note, closed internet, worth 25% of grade)
GROUP WORK: NO
WRITING: YES, 4 Case Studies 3-5 pages in length worth 25% of grade; 5 Discussion Posts (250 words) w/reply worth 25% of grade; (there are also 4 Excel-based HW assignments worth 25% of grade- not necessarily writing, but I just thought you should know about them)
“ACADEMIC COACH” GRADERS: YES
TIME COMMITMENT: 5-8 hr/week
THOUGHTS: Great course if you’re interested in marketing and Excel. A decent amount (~1-2 hr/week) of reading and then thought sharing (writing)- more socratic-learning style than teaching to a test. I liked the format of this class and found the readings were interesting. I took this course because I thought it would be a solid intro to R, but he either took that component out or I misunderstood previous course offerings because R is not mentioned anywhere in this course. Darrat is largely absent; if you’re an Ambrosio, Shaughnessy, Meeks-type learner, you may not like this course. If you like straightforward, self-directed learning, and light course materials, you will probably like this course. Overall, I think I have positive feelings about the class and I learned some solid Excel tricks/it was a good Excel refresher course

Here's my humble opinion on the courses I've taken. I feel extremely fortunate to have gotten all the profs I really wanted except for one, which really worked out. I've taken 2 courses at a time, so I'll pair up my reviews with the courses I took concurrently.

The following was accurate as of Summer 2019:
ISDS 705 (CORE COURSE)- MIS, DARBAN
SLIDEDECKS: YES
ZOOM/VIDEOS/INTERACTIVE: NO
REQUIRED DISCUSSION POSTS: YES, weekly + a response to a classmate. Darban will respond to people intermittently as well
QUIZZES/EXAMS: YES, weekly, proctored, closed book
GROUP WORK: YES, weekly w/a group video due at the end of the term (some people really go all out on this. We simply recorded a Zoom session and it was fine)
WRITING: YES, weekly for the group work. A final group paper of 20 pages is also due at the end
"ACADEMIC COACH" GRADERS: YES, but ours was cool
TIME COMMITMENT: 3-8 HR/WEEK (depending on the week)
THOUGHTS: I would recommend Darban. TD consensus seems to be that ISDS 705 is a garbage class that people just take for an easy A with Gibbs or Lin as the easiest professors. With Darban, I actually gained a solid foundation about business principles including competitive advantage, Porter's Five Forces, switching costs, value chain, vertical integration...if you're not following, take this class! IMO, Darban provides a good class that's actually kind of fun if your group doesn't suck (mine was great). If you participate each week, an A would be easily attainable, IMO

MADM 701 (CORE COURSE)- ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, KUNGU
SLIDEDECKS: NO
ZOOM/VIDEOS/INTERACTIVE: NO
REQUIRED DISCUSSION POSTS: YES, weekly + a response to a classmate
QUIZZES/EXAMS: YES, weekly w/an emphasis on memorized vocabulary words, not concepts; closed book, proctored
GROUP WORK: NO
WRITING: YES, 500 words every other week that is based on some kind of personality assessment you'll take that week
“ACADEMIC COACH” GRADERS: YES, but mine was very cool and kind of funny in an email exchange I once had with her, making me realize not all ACs are bad
TIME COMMITMENT: 3-6 HR/WEEK
THOUGHTS: Unpopular opinion but I found this class to be very straightforward and light, therefore I would recommend taking it from Kungu (though I agree he doesn’t really add to the program). I got a B by .54% because I completely skipped Module 1 (he didn’t curve for my class)…unfortunately, I didn't take the 7 week structure of this program seriously yet (first term in the program), but easily obtained As in modules 2-7 and you can, too

I can't remember but I think just multiple choice. In any event, it was not difficult if you prepared with the materials given. He totally sets you up for success.

Duke0609 who did you have MKT701 with?

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Don't start reading early. Sometimes the syllabus or topics change and it will be a waste of effort. I understand your position, and I felt the same way when I started, but you'll just drive yourself crazy.

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