Content written by Marco de Novellis and published by AACSB on 8 January 19. MBA News Digest Comment: Marco de Novellis is an Editor with BusinessBecause, a unit of GMAC. Extracted Content: Business schools should be encouraged by the clear demand for talent. But what kind of talent employers are looking for is constantly shifting. More than talent alone, the need to innovate, build close … [Read more...]
Launching an Accelerated Online MBA Program: Assuring Quality with Scale, Based on Principles of Effective Course Design
Content written by Abbas Foroughi, Jack Smothers, Dinko Bačić, and Mohammed Khayum and published by Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice on 9 December 18. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Abstract - This paper describes the challenges and advancements encountered by graduate faculty at a Midwestern public university as it transitioned to offering an accelerated … [Read more...]
Why Wash U retooled its MBA program to go global
Content written by Vince Brennan and published by The St. Louis Business Journal on 7 December 18. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: After a year and a half of student surveys and analysis, Washington University announced this fall it would revamp its MBA program with an emphasis on global business. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
This Business School Is Letting Students Personalize Their MBA
Content written Abigail Lister and published by BusinessBecause 14 December 2018. MBA News Digest Comment: This article was sponsored in BusinessBecause by Ohio State University. But, it is a useful read. Extracted Content: Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business is giving its MBA students the opportunity to actively design their MBA around their career goals, while providing … [Read more...]
MBA of the future: more courses online, less time on campus
Content written by Joyce Gannon and published by The Pittsburg Post-Gazette. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For part-time MBA students who juggle a full-time job with school, making it to campus several times a week for classes, study groups and meetings with faculty can be a stressful challenge. It’s among the reasons Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of … [Read more...]
Does Your Online M.B.A. Program Feel Too Remote? There’s a Bot For That
Content written by Amber Burton and published by The Wall Street Journal. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As business schools struggle to lure young professionals out of a hot U.S. job market, more are promoting online M.B.A.s with a twist: They are promising the convenience of a virtual degree, but with the social-networking benefits of a traditional one. Some programs … [Read more...]