I'm not planning to evaluate all the classes in the order I took them. I decided to write about this class today because this professor came to my mind when I'm thinking what to write.
You are required to take the Managerial Communications (BUS 200W). Professor Dr. Deanna Fassett was teaching.
I dont really have a good impression on her but I will try my best to give her a neutral rating.
Well, let me tell you guys why she has given a bad impression. She was late on her first, second, third and one other day of class. On the first day that she came in late, she reasoned that it was her first time to come to Rose Orchard campus. I'm not sure how many employers will accept that kind of excuse if you come in for first round interview/ first day of work. OKAY.. FINE! I accepted your reason for being late on the first day of class, but what about the second, third and etc. ?! She used the same reason again.. Maybe I should be glad that she was honest. If you are late on the first day of class and you know your sense of direction is horrible. Please either leave to school early and find your way to Rose Orchard or get a navigation (A basic GPS nowadays only costs $100 - $200! I know I pay you well enough that you are totally affordable for a GPS !!) I never had a professor in my undergraduate come in late for class. Oh well, the quality of SJSU professor.
On the first day of class, she introduced herself and so did everyone in the class. She told us why she had a PhD: because she did not know what she wanted to do and then decided to keep studying and then become a PhD. hm.. It's really entertaining when you heard. But then when you think deeply. This person who does not know what she wants in her life is teaching for a semester. (Well I'm not saying I know exactly what I want in my life, but com'n you somewhat know what you want and have the sense in where you are heading to. Nevertheless, as a professor, I think this is something you can keep it to yourself and not to ruin your professionalism in front of your students. We are not your undergraduate students who might think it's so cool that you say thing like this.)
The class was also structured in a way that made students not being able to learn the course effectively. The regular MBA classes in SJSU are 4 hours long. Professors usually breaks the 4 hours into 2 and give the class and themselves a small break. This class, however, there are two days of meetings that last for eight hours - from 8 am to 4 pm. OMG .. I didnt know why she structured the class in that way and attempted to kill my brain cell. She was nice on those days of meeting and gave us a simple topic for an hour group discussion. You know what happened when people have group discussions. The actual discussion only lasted for 10 minutes and then we spent the rest of the time gossiping/browsing Web sites. I feel like wasting my money and time taking this class.
There were times that we did not have this class for about 2 weeks and most of us totally got lost where we were.
She also changed her grading structure. Grade the homework with a wrong scale and then adopted the wrong grading scale instead. You really need to keep up with your grade taking her class.
We had to write a 10-page final paper (individual work). We were required to find 10 sources and listed all sources in the reference page. I sent her an e-mail regarding my topic and asked a few questions regarding the sources as I had a hard time looking for the sources. She replied my email with 10 completed sources where I should use for my paper! I really did not expect my professor did my homework!! I sent you an email for advice/discussion. This is not a right way of learning. It is a MBA class and MBA students would not appreciate professors avoid discussions. We want to learn! We are not undergraduates anymore!
Anywayz. I tried to be positive as promised. I can only think of two positive things about her: She's given a thorough evaluation on our final paper and you can get a hold of her easily either through email/after class. In my opinion, she is suitable in teaching undergraduate kids. They most likely think Deanna is cool and very helpful. But that certainly not for MBA students, at least not for me.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
More coming up
No. The previous blog is the end of this blog. More interesting (mad) stories coming up.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Low Cost = Low Quality
There is no free lunch! Always!
I'm writing in replying to several comments that I do not know how to reply because I'm not a tech savvy. (I guess you guys can figure out with the simple layout of the blog)
I understand that cost of SJSU MBA program is comparatively lower that the major business schools in the bay area, such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University. You probably think that SJSU is state school and has a good reputation in the area. (This was what I thought at least before joining the program) The fact is not true. SJSU has gotten a moderate reputation in its engineering program but definitely not its business program. I went to its job fair in the Fall and Spring and less than 10 companies I talked with were looking for MBA students. They were mostly looking for engineering students. (Well, if you were an employer and paying $90K/year for a MBA student to work for you, why dont you try your luck at Stanford?!)
I think what make most people go back to school for an MBA because they want to land in better jobs. The program has been a year and today is the last day of the program. None of the students in the class has gotten any offer. Then I understand why the program administrators say the school does not keep any record in the employment rate/information for MBA when I asked in the beginning of the program.
Most of the business schools do keep track of where the students go after they graduate. Schools also keep record of how long it takes for students to get the jobs, where most students go and their salary range. Based on these information, the business schools will reach out to the companies where most of its graduates get hired and maintain a good relationships with these companies. I doubt if SJSU does any of these.
There are several SJSU MBA candidates are considering to start another degrees upon the completion of the program. WHY? I'm guessing they are not confident with the SJSU degrees as well. It is quite expensive afterall. In addition, SJSU does not offer any fellowship to its one year MBA students. Try applying to other MBA schools, most of them are quite generous in giving out the fellowship!
So should you apply for SJSU MBA?
If cost is your major concern and you perceive education as important, you should really look for schools in the midwest or southern states. I think you should apply SJSU just as a back up. If you do not have a good GMAT score, I would suggest you to try Santa Clara U and talk with the admission office. Call and make an appointment with them. And bring your GMAT score, transcript and other documents when you meet with the admission consultant. AND SHOW YOUR PASSION!! Their admission consultants are pretty helpful. He/She will tell you how competitive you are and if you should try taking the GMAT score again. The reason I suggest applying Santa Clara U is because the school has good alumni network in the area. It would be helpful for networking and job search upon the graduation. SJSU do not have a solid alumni base and the career development only teaches you how to network with your friends to get jobs!
If you have any questions, please try to leave message directly in this blog or email to us at mbaonecohort@gmail.com. Thanks!
I'm writing in replying to several comments that I do not know how to reply because I'm not a tech savvy. (I guess you guys can figure out with the simple layout of the blog)
I understand that cost of SJSU MBA program is comparatively lower that the major business schools in the bay area, such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University. You probably think that SJSU is state school and has a good reputation in the area. (This was what I thought at least before joining the program) The fact is not true. SJSU has gotten a moderate reputation in its engineering program but definitely not its business program. I went to its job fair in the Fall and Spring and less than 10 companies I talked with were looking for MBA students. They were mostly looking for engineering students. (Well, if you were an employer and paying $90K/year for a MBA student to work for you, why dont you try your luck at Stanford?!)
I think what make most people go back to school for an MBA because they want to land in better jobs. The program has been a year and today is the last day of the program. None of the students in the class has gotten any offer. Then I understand why the program administrators say the school does not keep any record in the employment rate/information for MBA when I asked in the beginning of the program.
Most of the business schools do keep track of where the students go after they graduate. Schools also keep record of how long it takes for students to get the jobs, where most students go and their salary range. Based on these information, the business schools will reach out to the companies where most of its graduates get hired and maintain a good relationships with these companies. I doubt if SJSU does any of these.
There are several SJSU MBA candidates are considering to start another degrees upon the completion of the program. WHY? I'm guessing they are not confident with the SJSU degrees as well. It is quite expensive afterall. In addition, SJSU does not offer any fellowship to its one year MBA students. Try applying to other MBA schools, most of them are quite generous in giving out the fellowship!
So should you apply for SJSU MBA?
If cost is your major concern and you perceive education as important, you should really look for schools in the midwest or southern states. I think you should apply SJSU just as a back up. If you do not have a good GMAT score, I would suggest you to try Santa Clara U and talk with the admission office. Call and make an appointment with them. And bring your GMAT score, transcript and other documents when you meet with the admission consultant. AND SHOW YOUR PASSION!! Their admission consultants are pretty helpful. He/She will tell you how competitive you are and if you should try taking the GMAT score again. The reason I suggest applying Santa Clara U is because the school has good alumni network in the area. It would be helpful for networking and job search upon the graduation. SJSU do not have a solid alumni base and the career development only teaches you how to network with your friends to get jobs!
If you have any questions, please try to leave message directly in this blog or email to us at mbaonecohort@gmail.com. Thanks!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
SJSU MBA = Stanford MBA ?!
Are you kidding me?!
(SORRY! Stanford MBA graduates! I personally dont agree!)
NO, this is what the current dean of SJSU business school thought the school is. Although I didnt hear what he said in person, there are about 5 classmates told me what he said.
If you go to Stanford, you will be getting the same things as you are in SJSU.
Very interesting, huh? It's like you are driving a dodge and you say it is a porsche. Probably both cars are taking you to the same destinations, but a dodge totally misses the coolness, impressions, performances of a porsche.
OMG, I cant believe that comes from a dean!!
To be honest, I thought SJSU MBA program was not bad before I joined. But certainly it is not Stanford standard. Everyone knows that. The prices are different, the quality of the professors are different and the school buildings are different. Go check out how worn out that business building is.
I think it's fine that the school is not very good. There's always excellent, good and bad schools. However, when you think your program is good enough and comparable to an elite school. How are you gonna lead your school to reach the next level? And what you do is influencing professors, staff, administrators. There are times when we were talking with a program administrator. Just something small such as making sure that the student office sends out notices through emails or mails the new students to attend some important mandatory events. (SJSU staff don't like sending out any notice to students and expect students to see/find these on your own. You cannot miss these events or else you cant register for class or get transcripts, etc. They will then hold a several make up for you.) If the work was done probably in the first place, why would there be so many make up necessary?
Another thing I dont like about SJSU MBA program is, you are asked to attend mandatory workshops almost every 2-4 weeks. Notices are most likely to send either a month ago or a week in advance. You wont be able to find a pattern. Those workshops are just held whenever. Sometime the administrator will email and ask if the whole class will be okie in some odd dates for the mandatory workshops. However, the administrator makes the decisions whenever there are 1 or 2 students reply. No objections means progression. 2 students opinions' dont represent a class of 25. Although I'm not a Stanford student, I really doubt if Stanford will have the same ambiguity in their system (at least less!)
(SORRY! Stanford MBA graduates! I personally dont agree!)
NO, this is what the current dean of SJSU business school thought the school is. Although I didnt hear what he said in person, there are about 5 classmates told me what he said.
If you go to Stanford, you will be getting the same things as you are in SJSU.
Very interesting, huh? It's like you are driving a dodge and you say it is a porsche. Probably both cars are taking you to the same destinations, but a dodge totally misses the coolness, impressions, performances of a porsche.
OMG, I cant believe that comes from a dean!!
To be honest, I thought SJSU MBA program was not bad before I joined. But certainly it is not Stanford standard. Everyone knows that. The prices are different, the quality of the professors are different and the school buildings are different. Go check out how worn out that business building is.
I think it's fine that the school is not very good. There's always excellent, good and bad schools. However, when you think your program is good enough and comparable to an elite school. How are you gonna lead your school to reach the next level? And what you do is influencing professors, staff, administrators. There are times when we were talking with a program administrator. Just something small such as making sure that the student office sends out notices through emails or mails the new students to attend some important mandatory events. (SJSU staff don't like sending out any notice to students and expect students to see/find these on your own. You cannot miss these events or else you cant register for class or get transcripts, etc. They will then hold a several make up for you.) If the work was done probably in the first place, why would there be so many make up necessary?
Another thing I dont like about SJSU MBA program is, you are asked to attend mandatory workshops almost every 2-4 weeks. Notices are most likely to send either a month ago or a week in advance. You wont be able to find a pattern. Those workshops are just held whenever. Sometime the administrator will email and ask if the whole class will be okie in some odd dates for the mandatory workshops. However, the administrator makes the decisions whenever there are 1 or 2 students reply. No objections means progression. 2 students opinions' dont represent a class of 25. Although I'm not a Stanford student, I really doubt if Stanford will have the same ambiguity in their system (at least less!)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
How's SJSU Executive MBA program?
I think both MBA and Executive MBA program at SJSU are the same. I'm writing this entry based on my observation, not my real experience.
My former coworker who was in the executive MBA program and he stopped doing it after one semester. Actually SJSU Executive MBA program is open anyone who wants to do a FAST part-time MBA. I believe the school just gives the program a fancy name. Not even mention that you wont know any executives or expand your network to the next level, many the students in the executive MBA program are not really in their managerial level at their work.
Why do I say so?
There are times that I stayed late at the building for projects. I met some of the students who are in the executive MBA program, and was surprised these students are about my age, 23-28 years old. I'm not convinced that they are executives/managers. If they are in their managerial level in their mid-20s, I'm pretty sure they will be very serious in selecting the right school and program. And quite frankly, I believe real good executives/managers wont choose SJSU for their MBA either. (Companies usually compensate a good portion of their employees' executive MBA programs. And executives have good finance to pay for their grad school as well, so they are usually in good programs.)
I just found out something when I'm writing. On SJSU executive MBA program admission Web page, it says there's no real set of guidelines in admitting students into their executive program. I guess it's already stated clearly - anyone who is not that "executive" will be in the program. Please be aware of that before you apply.
When I was applying for grad school, I went to a few MBA events organized by the MBA Tour and events organized by the schools that I was interested in at that time. These are pretty good schools with ranking and they have clear rules of what type of students they are admitting in order to benefit the students and school. Most of the executive programs also state that applicants are expected to have at least 10 years of working experience and outstanding achievements. I dont really know why SJSU is so unclear on what kind of students they want. When I was in the program, I totally feel that the school is just trying to make money out of students and doesnt really care much about them.
This is solely opinion and how I feel toward the SJSU business programs.
*Note on Aug 20th. I noticed SJSU EMBA actually name executed style MBA. Well. Look at it carefully before you apply.
My former coworker who was in the executive MBA program and he stopped doing it after one semester. Actually SJSU Executive MBA program is open anyone who wants to do a FAST part-time MBA. I believe the school just gives the program a fancy name. Not even mention that you wont know any executives or expand your network to the next level, many the students in the executive MBA program are not really in their managerial level at their work.
Why do I say so?
There are times that I stayed late at the building for projects. I met some of the students who are in the executive MBA program, and was surprised these students are about my age, 23-28 years old. I'm not convinced that they are executives/managers. If they are in their managerial level in their mid-20s, I'm pretty sure they will be very serious in selecting the right school and program. And quite frankly, I believe real good executives/managers wont choose SJSU for their MBA either. (Companies usually compensate a good portion of their employees' executive MBA programs. And executives have good finance to pay for their grad school as well, so they are usually in good programs.)
I just found out something when I'm writing. On SJSU executive MBA program admission Web page, it says there's no real set of guidelines in admitting students into their executive program. I guess it's already stated clearly - anyone who is not that "executive" will be in the program. Please be aware of that before you apply.
When I was applying for grad school, I went to a few MBA events organized by the MBA Tour and events organized by the schools that I was interested in at that time. These are pretty good schools with ranking and they have clear rules of what type of students they are admitting in order to benefit the students and school. Most of the executive programs also state that applicants are expected to have at least 10 years of working experience and outstanding achievements. I dont really know why SJSU is so unclear on what kind of students they want. When I was in the program, I totally feel that the school is just trying to make money out of students and doesnt really care much about them.
This is solely opinion and how I feel toward the SJSU business programs.
*Note on Aug 20th. I noticed SJSU EMBA actually name executed style MBA. Well. Look at it carefully before you apply.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
SJSU sucks - unpleasant experience with staff S**
Our motivation to start this blog is to write down our pleasant and unpleasant experiences when we pursue our M.B.A. at SJSU. I have quitted the program because I cannot tolerate the unprofessional professors and program administrators.
I'm not sure how many of you still call your school for help after you graduate. I do call up my undergrad school once in a while when I come across any career, legal, study abroad questions. There is always someone who can ask. Although the staff may not be able to answer all my questions, they are nice and willing to help.
So, it happens one day that I call up the program administrator and ask her a very general questions regarding the program. This program administrator, however, ask me nicely if I’m coming back to the program first before she’s willing to answer my questions. I get freaked out. When I tell her that I do not have any intention coming back, she answers me with a surprising answer, “XXXXX(my name), you are no longer in the cohort student.” And then she hangs up on me. I am blanked out coz I have never experience such kind of rude experience with any staff in my pervious schools. I always think that the school staff is kinda an image/representative of school. They should act professional and be polite esp in front of students and those who are paying for their work right?
Oh well, I tell my classmates the next day. They are not surprised either as they also lose respect for this lady already. I call and email the school and am hoping that they are aware of this matter. E**** who says she will handle this matter has never given me a reply until I email her again. And this is the reply I get from her.
XXXXX,
I have discussed your concerns extensively with Dr. J****** and also with S** C***. I understand your disappointment and your decision not to complete the MBA-One program, but from our perspective we have been and still are offering you support that is appropriate to your status as an MBA-One student.
Please let me know what you need assistance with and I will do my best to help you out. You may reach me via email or by telephone at the number listed below.
Regards,
E**** M**********, Graduate Programs Coordinator
Lucas Graduate School of Business
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0162
408-***-****
________________________________________
From: XXXXX@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:22 AM
To: E**** M**********,
Subject: RE: experience with MBA program staff
Hi E****,
It's been more than a week since my last email. Please let me know if this case is being taken care of.
Thanks,
XXXXX
________________________________________
From: XXXXX@hotmail.com
To: XXXXXX@cob.sjsu.edu
Subject: experience with MBA program staff
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:59:20 -0700
Hi E****,
Per our conversation earlier today, I'm writing this email to express my unpleasant experience with the MBAOne coordinator, S**, yesterday. I called S** yesterday to try finding out the definition of a "full time student" in the program. I wanted to know if I'm eligible for CXX. I have expressed my intention to S** and she has asked me if I'm interested in coming back to the MBAOne program.
However, she did not answer my question directly and said I'm no longer a cohort student. I feel that the school is not taking true interest in the wellfare of their past students. I would understand if information provided was going to be confidential or was given a more reasonable explanation as to why she is unable to answer my question directly.
I would appreciate this case be well taken care of.
Thanks,
XXXXXX
Firstly, she didnt cc Dr. J****** in the email. My question is - Did you really notify your boss? If so, why didn't you cc him? Secondly, the reply hasn’t replied anything at all. All I want is an apology for the rude behavior and hope that the school is taking care of the welfare of their current and past students. Am I asking too much for it?
There are a lot of other M.B.A. schools that are about the same price but provide better service and take care of their students and alumni. If you are serious thinking to study in SJSU for your M.B.A. Think twice!
I'm not sure how many of you still call your school for help after you graduate. I do call up my undergrad school once in a while when I come across any career, legal, study abroad questions. There is always someone who can ask. Although the staff may not be able to answer all my questions, they are nice and willing to help.
So, it happens one day that I call up the program administrator and ask her a very general questions regarding the program. This program administrator, however, ask me nicely if I’m coming back to the program first before she’s willing to answer my questions. I get freaked out. When I tell her that I do not have any intention coming back, she answers me with a surprising answer, “XXXXX(my name), you are no longer in the cohort student.” And then she hangs up on me. I am blanked out coz I have never experience such kind of rude experience with any staff in my pervious schools. I always think that the school staff is kinda an image/representative of school. They should act professional and be polite esp in front of students and those who are paying for their work right?
Oh well, I tell my classmates the next day. They are not surprised either as they also lose respect for this lady already. I call and email the school and am hoping that they are aware of this matter. E**** who says she will handle this matter has never given me a reply until I email her again. And this is the reply I get from her.
XXXXX,
I have discussed your concerns extensively with Dr. J****** and also with S** C***. I understand your disappointment and your decision not to complete the MBA-One program, but from our perspective we have been and still are offering you support that is appropriate to your status as an MBA-One student.
Please let me know what you need assistance with and I will do my best to help you out. You may reach me via email or by telephone at the number listed below.
Regards,
E**** M**********, Graduate Programs Coordinator
Lucas Graduate School of Business
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0162
408-***-****
________________________________________
From: XXXXX@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:22 AM
To: E**** M**********,
Subject: RE: experience with MBA program staff
Hi E****,
It's been more than a week since my last email. Please let me know if this case is being taken care of.
Thanks,
XXXXX
________________________________________
From: XXXXX@hotmail.com
To: XXXXXX@cob.sjsu.edu
Subject: experience with MBA program staff
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:59:20 -0700
Hi E****,
Per our conversation earlier today, I'm writing this email to express my unpleasant experience with the MBAOne coordinator, S**, yesterday. I called S** yesterday to try finding out the definition of a "full time student" in the program. I wanted to know if I'm eligible for CXX. I have expressed my intention to S** and she has asked me if I'm interested in coming back to the MBAOne program.
However, she did not answer my question directly and said I'm no longer a cohort student. I feel that the school is not taking true interest in the wellfare of their past students. I would understand if information provided was going to be confidential or was given a more reasonable explanation as to why she is unable to answer my question directly.
I would appreciate this case be well taken care of.
Thanks,
XXXXXX
Firstly, she didnt cc Dr. J****** in the email. My question is - Did you really notify your boss? If so, why didn't you cc him? Secondly, the reply hasn’t replied anything at all. All I want is an apology for the rude behavior and hope that the school is taking care of the welfare of their current and past students. Am I asking too much for it?
There are a lot of other M.B.A. schools that are about the same price but provide better service and take care of their students and alumni. If you are serious thinking to study in SJSU for your M.B.A. Think twice!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Class 1 - Fall semester - Session A
The following Monday after orientation is the first day of class.
What class is this?
Our first class is Business communication - 210. It is a human resource class and the professor teaching is George Whaley (I think he’s no longer teaching in SJSU.) E-mails are sent the night before the class started, along with the syllabus and first day class agenda. I think this is the only session that keeps us really busy. A lot of small things such as pop quizzes every few chapters, individual and group projects. Extra credit projects (minimum 10 pages each) worth 10% of the final grades have driven us insane at the end of the semester. One of them is what your career plan after you finish the M.B.A program. You will have to take a several assessments to test your personality, your skills and interest. Combine these assessments with your ideal career plan for the next five and 10 years and testify yourself if you fit in the industry you want to be. You need to include your alternative plan as well. I like his extra credit project topic as it gives you a chance to critically think over your career. He also gives us graduated level exam. Questions are M.C. but they are practical and you have to apply the answer with concepts. Open book exam is in the final (comprehensive exam.)
About the professor
He is a bit strange in classes tho – he likes to put one of his legs when he is teaching. Stretching his leg on a desk. Very weird. However, after taking several classes in SJSU, I realize he is the only serious professor who really cares our career. Office hours are clearly stated in his curriculum. He is willing to meet you in person regarding any questions about the course upon appointment. He always discusses students for a whole afternoon other than his office hour. He invites the past year alumni over to talk about their M.B.A and job search experience.
Should I take his class
Although HR might not be your major, I think it worths your time and money to take his class. He is a demanding professor but definitely helps with your understanding about your career as well as the business communication.
What class is this?
Our first class is Business communication - 210. It is a human resource class and the professor teaching is George Whaley (I think he’s no longer teaching in SJSU.) E-mails are sent the night before the class started, along with the syllabus and first day class agenda. I think this is the only session that keeps us really busy. A lot of small things such as pop quizzes every few chapters, individual and group projects. Extra credit projects (minimum 10 pages each) worth 10% of the final grades have driven us insane at the end of the semester. One of them is what your career plan after you finish the M.B.A program. You will have to take a several assessments to test your personality, your skills and interest. Combine these assessments with your ideal career plan for the next five and 10 years and testify yourself if you fit in the industry you want to be. You need to include your alternative plan as well. I like his extra credit project topic as it gives you a chance to critically think over your career. He also gives us graduated level exam. Questions are M.C. but they are practical and you have to apply the answer with concepts. Open book exam is in the final (comprehensive exam.)
About the professor
He is a bit strange in classes tho – he likes to put one of his legs when he is teaching. Stretching his leg on a desk. Very weird. However, after taking several classes in SJSU, I realize he is the only serious professor who really cares our career. Office hours are clearly stated in his curriculum. He is willing to meet you in person regarding any questions about the course upon appointment. He always discusses students for a whole afternoon other than his office hour. He invites the past year alumni over to talk about their M.B.A and job search experience.
Should I take his class
Although HR might not be your major, I think it worths your time and money to take his class. He is a demanding professor but definitely helps with your understanding about your career as well as the business communication.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Orientation Day
Most of the M.B.A. programs require you to attend the Orientation before you start the programs. Providing an opportunity to meet your classmates and know the professors. Orientation days last from one day to a week depending on which program you are in.
Bigger programs usually have a welcome weekend, but the SJSU one year program doesnt have that. The class size is small, only 25 people total and most of the students are from the area.
There is a two-whole-day orientation in the program. They have well-planned schedule given to us on that day. The first morning started with the introduction of the program by a professor. Kinda give us a mindset that the program is gonna be really busy and part-time work is totally not recommended. (you are gonna know how "busy" we are later in this blog.) Then students are invited to introduce themselves to the class, tell what their plans upon graduation. Lunch was provided with simple cold sandwiches from one of the local restaurant, nothing fancy.
There are some small group activities and games after lunch. Librarian came over to teach how to use the library facility. I'm not quite sure why they are spending time to teach us on that, SJSU library is just like other libraries. There's nothing new/high technology or whatever that you need to learn before you use. Just get the library card and you can search and get things you want. Why do we need a 3-hour library overview?!
Second day orientation is ALL about paradigms. Most of us got frustrated on how much time that the program administrators try to devote on educating us about plagiarisms. I thought they should have placed more emphasis on career planning and development. M.B.A. is mainly about that, isnt it? And the fact is that some of the students in the class are not 100% sure on their careers or how to work on researching the industry that they are interested in.
The only reason I can think of is that SJSU probably has a history of catching students plagiarism and these students do not know plagiarism is a crime. oh well. I see this is something that a student should be aware of. I kinda feel that things like career development, classmates interaction and alumni connection should be emphasized in the orientation day.
Dont you guys agree??
Well, overall I personally think one-day orientation is enough. The orientation runs from 8 am to 5 pm and I get really tired after the first day. Most of students are nice and about the same age. I will say the age range is about 22 - 35 and most of them have work experiences. There are about 3-4 students are fresh grads. Business causals are not really necessary in the classroom. Professors and students just wear whatever they feel like. It's a pretty relaxing study-classroom environment.
Bigger programs usually have a welcome weekend, but the SJSU one year program doesnt have that. The class size is small, only 25 people total and most of the students are from the area.
There is a two-whole-day orientation in the program. They have well-planned schedule given to us on that day. The first morning started with the introduction of the program by a professor. Kinda give us a mindset that the program is gonna be really busy and part-time work is totally not recommended. (you are gonna know how "busy" we are later in this blog.) Then students are invited to introduce themselves to the class, tell what their plans upon graduation. Lunch was provided with simple cold sandwiches from one of the local restaurant, nothing fancy.
There are some small group activities and games after lunch. Librarian came over to teach how to use the library facility. I'm not quite sure why they are spending time to teach us on that, SJSU library is just like other libraries. There's nothing new/high technology or whatever that you need to learn before you use. Just get the library card and you can search and get things you want. Why do we need a 3-hour library overview?!
Second day orientation is ALL about paradigms. Most of us got frustrated on how much time that the program administrators try to devote on educating us about plagiarisms. I thought they should have placed more emphasis on career planning and development. M.B.A. is mainly about that, isnt it? And the fact is that some of the students in the class are not 100% sure on their careers or how to work on researching the industry that they are interested in.
The only reason I can think of is that SJSU probably has a history of catching students plagiarism and these students do not know plagiarism is a crime. oh well. I see this is something that a student should be aware of. I kinda feel that things like career development, classmates interaction and alumni connection should be emphasized in the orientation day.
Dont you guys agree??
Well, overall I personally think one-day orientation is enough. The orientation runs from 8 am to 5 pm and I get really tired after the first day. Most of students are nice and about the same age. I will say the age range is about 22 - 35 and most of them have work experiences. There are about 3-4 students are fresh grads. Business causals are not really necessary in the classroom. Professors and students just wear whatever they feel like. It's a pretty relaxing study-classroom environment.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
SJSU MBA - Good or Bad?
You dont know if you should go SJSU for your MBA?
We will share our experience with you here. We are not paid reviewers and want to write something of what we experience. While You may decide where you want to go in your own, this blog is purely our opinions.
We will be writing what kind of M.B.A. life style, classroom environment, students and professors interactions in this program. And what kind of career you can be expected upon graduation.
Knowing all these are important before stepping into any M.B.A program. M.B.A. programs are not cheap and you want to make sure the money you invest is rewarding (if you are serious with your study and career.) However, if all you want is just a M.B.A. graduate title after the program, you may be interested in what we are writing here as well. Here is also a place where you can find questions and answers and ask yourself before deciding the right business school that you are going to.
Stay on!
We will share our experience with you here. We are not paid reviewers and want to write something of what we experience. While You may decide where you want to go in your own, this blog is purely our opinions.
We will be writing what kind of M.B.A. life style, classroom environment, students and professors interactions in this program. And what kind of career you can be expected upon graduation.
Knowing all these are important before stepping into any M.B.A program. M.B.A. programs are not cheap and you want to make sure the money you invest is rewarding (if you are serious with your study and career.) However, if all you want is just a M.B.A. graduate title after the program, you may be interested in what we are writing here as well. Here is also a place where you can find questions and answers and ask yourself before deciding the right business school that you are going to.
Stay on!
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