Online MBA
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Even an EMBA, which tends to be done on low us to be present with the student whilst fully operational during the summer months
weekends, is still in a fixed location. So the only they are practicing. Online delivery systems even though there are fewer students on cam-
choice for some students may be the online op- provide students with far greater flexibility. pus. Throughout Keiser University, more than
tion. However, in our case, we offer online, on- 35% of our students are online. This approxi-
campus and the hybrid environments. I often get a number of students who say that mates to 5000 students. If one student drives
‘there is no way they could have done their 10 miles less per day, that’s 50,000 miles a day.
in terms of financial support, would it program on-campus’. That’s where technology Just think of the resources saved and the car-
be fair to say that employers are more delivers anyplace anytime. You can be anywhere bon omissions reduced.
likely to support online study, which can in the world and still meet your study require-
be built around one’s working life, rath- ments. Similarly, the lecturer is able to teach Online vs. Classroom
er than traditional classroom learning, classes from a distance. learning
which will inevitably take the employee
away from the office from time to time? Notwithstanding, I would emphasize that the Classroom-based teaching facilitates
The online option is a great way for an em- key to successful online education is not the interaction with classmates and profes-
ployer to invest in an employee wishing to technology; it is the faculty member interact- sors, a big selling point when consider-
improve himself, because it does not inter- ing with the student in order to ensure constant ing a full-time or Executive mBA pro-
fere with his work - it’s a 24/7, 7 days a week dialogue between student and teacher, and stu- gram. As an online mBA provider, how
a program - the motivated can work in their dent and student. For without significant faculty do you tackle this? My feeling is that
own time, whereas a fixed program would intervention in the learning process, online is a good faculty member should be acces-
take them outside of standard office hours. nothing more than a computer sitting on a table. sible to provide for discussion as opposed
Many corporations tend to look to the elite If you don’t turn it on it doesn’t do anything. to merely lecturing. Of course, the lecture
institutions, but these are not necessarily method is good for certain courses but not
best for the adult learner or employer-based Our courses are either 4 or 8 weeks long, and necessarily for graduate level courses. Using
student. Most of the traditional institutions students are on a very structured time-line. Ev- the course I‘m teaching now as an example,
focus on the student coming out of under- ery week there is a new course, the teachers are all of it is discussion. This challenges the
grad work and then moving on to graduate required to communicate with the student on student to understand the material by mak-
school, and that’s most appropriate for those a daily basis; therefore, for most teachers, on- ing him think and step out of his comfort
Keiser University’s entire curriculum and all of the faculty are driven by
a hands on, real world approach to the environment, rather than just merely
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inhabiting a theoretical space.
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kinds of students. I do believe however, based line is far more time intensive than the campus zone. That’s the good part of graduate edu-
on experience, that employers benefit greatly classroom. People faced with this for the first cation versus undergraduate education. The
from the flexibility of the online environ- time express total amazement. former is much more Socratic in the way
ment. There is still a school of thought that it is taught, while the latter is much more
questions the integrity of the online system, Going Green ‘opening the doors’ for students to under-
but those who have taken online programs stand that there is no right or wrong meth-
know that it’s not a concern. Socially responsible programs and green od, just different viewpoints.
campuses are just two of the hot-button is-
Technology sues affecting the mBA space. What steps A common misconception is that online
has Keiser university taken in order to em- programs are easier than campus-based
Keiser university is considered to be a brace the aforementioned challenges and programs. how do you address this? Yes.
technology intensive institution. To what opportunities? Keiser is already going green. This is a common misconception. But let us
extent has this benefited your students? Standardized syllabi (unlike most programs look at the facts.
Like everything else, technology has its pros that will allow a professor to develop his or her
and cons. Certain programs lend themselves own syllabus for a particular course) enable us The reading in online and campus-based
more to technological devices whilst others to incorporate these socially responsible values programs is comparable. The writing is
require more of a hands-on approach. For into teaching. much heavier in an online program: even
example, a nursing program requiring heavy classroom discussions are written. Plus,
investment in simulators and training tools Of course online epitomizes the green move- you can’t hide behind someone else in an
that enables the nurse to practice without ment. We offer one class at a time, 12 months online class. Every student is required to
having the fear of hurting the patient will al- a year, unlike traditional campuses that remain participate. It is pretty obvious if someone
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