Parkwood University -- Legitimate or Mill?

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  1. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    I see that the ODA lists Parkwood University US; Great Britain as a degree mill and I found some info on the web that indicates that it is a degree mill. It also seems to have been shutdown. Does anyone have any firsthand information about this school and what it did require at one time for the Ph.D in Business Administration, as I'm trying to understand some credentials that I've recently seen.

    Thanks,

    Dave
     
  2. DesElms

    DesElms New Member

    Too bad the SEARCH function here isn't working right.

    The only thread, here, that Google turns up which contains the text string "Parkwood University" is:

    http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3999

    And this article seems telling... and may actually answer your questions.

    I don't really remember anything about it other than I remember it was a particularly millish mill. Perhaps others can chime-in.
     
  3. George Brown

    George Brown Active Member

    Entirely fictitious and bogus (part of the UDP scam). Requirements for a PhD is the bartering down of the price from $US1,800 to a more realistic figure for a worthless piece of paper.

    Cheers,

    George
     
  4. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    Thanks, Greg. I vaguely recall this discussion but was unable to find anything in this forum on "Parkwood". I been surprised to find how many people list credentials from Parkwood, so I wasn't sure what to think...

    Thanks,

    Dave
     
  5. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    Thanks. When I saw an MBA and Ph.D. listed by this person, my eyes nearly bugged out and thought I would confirm it. The first MBA is from a legitimate school, so I don't get it...

    Thanks,

    Dave
     
  6. mineralhh

    mineralhh New Member

    the telemarketing script for parkwood is in Dr. Bear's Book "Degree Mills" in the appendix, all requirements for a "degree" are listed in it. a cheque.
     
  7. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    I guess I don't understand these kinds of threads. Isn't it utterly obvious? Do you even have to ask? If a "school" is operating in the UK without proper recognition, doesn't that pretty much sum it up?

    Besides, there is another forum on this board for these threads....
     
  8. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    Rich, the meaning of the thread is obvious... ODA labels nearly everything a mill. The search for Parkwood on this site revealed nothing. The Parkwood website is down. I was trying to understand if there were any requirements met to obtain the "degree". Did I answer all your questions?

    Dave
     
  9. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

  10. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Rich said:

    I have to agree. And if all legitimate sources say mill then one might assume it had no PHD requirements.
     
  11. DesElms

    DesElms New Member

    Hmmm. I don't think that that's a fair assessment.
     
  12. bullet

    bullet New Member

    ?

    can't a question be asked?
     
  13. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    You agree that you didn't understand the meaning of the thread? The question was whether Parkwood required anything at all, which was important to know in this case. Folks on this board who knew the answer and read the thread responded, and I appreciate it.

    Thanks,

    Dave
     
  14. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

  15. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Dave,

    You could ask person what they did to get PHD. What I actually do not understand is the obsession with degree mills in DL. Even known degree mills. This tracking down , driving by or flying to some obscure place to verify the credibility of some vague entity. What is the point of all this? Why do degree mills get so much face time ?

    You say ODA labels everything degree mills. Well the guy does investigate this stuff so I would imagine he's very knowledgeable.Sorry to sound combative but this is what DL gets for letting the unaccredited in the door of DL opportunity.Now they can't get rid of them.

    Thanks,
    Dan


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  16. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    In your quote, you attributed a quote by someone else (FWD) to me. To whom are you directing your question? I assume it is the person (FWD) that wrote it. You're not helping clarify things in a thread were you've requested clarification. :rolleyes:
     
  17. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    This is wrong. Whether or not one supports the ODA's lists (and I do not), there is a great deal of differentiating between diploma mills and unaccredited schools. While I don't thing the ODA has done an effective job, your premise is utterly false.
     
  18. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member


    I simply replied to FWD's posting, which included your name.

    Dave
     
  19. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    That's your opinion, which might be too prevalent on this board, in my opinion. Perhaps someone who comments on everything using a rude tone sets themself up to fail by trying to comment on every subject, some of which require specific knowledge. Instead, it might help to try to demonstrate mastery over a few subjects. Hope it helps.

    Best wishes,

    Dave
     
  20. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member


    Unfortunately, I'm in a situation where I need to know the answer to question before I ask it.

    In my opinion, the purpose of the ODA should be to enforce Oregon law, which requires it to distinguish between those schools that are approved for use in Oregon and those that are not. Instead, the ODA chooses to try to classify schools at several levels and publish that list, a process which has achieved varying but limited success.

    Best wishes,

    Dave
     

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