Deakin vs Stuart vs U.S. Queensland

I'm looking at the following universities DL PhD programs. People in the know: Can you make any distinctions between these universities regarding the quality of their education, how well they are regarded and their respective costs?

I understand that there isn't as much separating the Aussie unis as there is with their US counterparts. Still, there have to be some differences.

 

I can only suggest that you locate the"Good Universities Guide" (I think that's the name). It is a well known ranking of Australian universities, perhaps similar to the US News rankings of American schools. Beyond this, I would suggest that significant differences would be seen as being related to the specific academic department(s) concerned. You may come to some decision about how these universities are ranked relative to each other (#1, #2, #3) but it's entirely possible that a specific department within the #3 school is the best in the country (or at least the best of the three being investigated. Tom Head made a good suggestion once: go to the top Australian journal(s) in your field and look to see where the authors are working. This will give a solid indication of where the leaders in your area of study are situated.
Jack

 

Well, it depends on the field, and (as John Bear describes so evocatively in his book) on the advisor.

But as a general statement, USQ and Charles Sturt are not usually associated with PhD level education -- more Bachelor's and Master's level with an applied bent. OTOH, Deakin is more widely viewed as a PhD level institution.

 

Deakin University is the largest provider of professional and management education in Australia (quoted from its MBA information flyer).

It is the first university to have been named Australian University of the Year by the Good Universities Guide twice. It has over 80,000 students and has five star graduate rating from the Graduate Careers Council of Australia over ten years.

 

It has 60,000 students and the webpage of the Good Universities Guide is http://www.thegoodguides.com.au

The website of Deakin University is http://www.deakin.edu.au

 

I'm a DBA student at USQ, at some point I was very interested in the Doctor of Technology at Deakin but after receiving their information for tution fees (international student) I gave it up. It was far more expensive than the DBA at USQ, I was also interested in the PhD or DBA at Charles Sturt but I never got a concrete answer for the PhD program and when I applied to the DBA, I was informed that no supervisors were available at the moment so I decided to enter the DBA at USQ. USQ has a very good service for international students and it is fairly priced. The quality of courses are as good as the ones that I took in my local university, exams are not a problem since I have a local examination centre.

As for reputation, perhaps Deakin has the highest followed by USQ, I didn't get good feedback from Charles Sturt (Low reputation, bad service).

Regards,

 

Hi again,

We've been round this one before we all have more pride in the option we have chosen. I am an American in the CSU DBA program in the US. 1 year down and 3 to go.

Very cost effective!

So far the service has been great and reactive to any needs. Continued improvements in their technology is making it easier all the time.

Responses from lecturers has also been timely and helpful. Also the program steps you through the process logically.

So far so good.

Reputation has also been disputed in the past. In the US, a degree from Argosy, USQ or CSU would make little difference.

Thanks,

Brad Heath

 

I tend to agree with you on this one, Do you feel that a degree from Argosy or CSU would make a difference for a teaching position in the US (all the other variables equal)?

Regards

 

Hi RF,

Yes, I think so but it also depends on what your expectations are. A DL degree will be looked down upon I think by the non DL crowd no matter what.

If you want a full time position at a top uni it will be a problem. But in my case I've been teaching part-time for over 15 years and will continue to. It will give me a bump in hourly wage and won't be a hinderance in doing additional part-time teaching for other schools.

My opinion!

Brad