Career Guidance Thread

Discussion in 'Online & DL Teaching' started by iamthere, Mar 25, 2011.

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  1. iamthere

    iamthere New Member

    Anyone been asked or questioned about their online degree. What was your response.

    I am starting to say because my degree is online it allows me to be trained faster, because I can fill in the blanks when people are short on time in training. Do you have a better answer?

    What are some questions you were presented with?
     
  2. dlcurious

    dlcurious Member

    I've never been questioned about my degrees. Have had one manager scoff at the idea of obtaining an on-line degree in general but he had attended the local state U (ODU) on-campus and thought it was the only legit means by which to earn one. Never mind that larger, higher ranked state schools (Va Tech for example) were offering the very things he scoffed at.

    I've tried to get over the on-line stigma by sticking with state schools. I'd also do one at other known, established U's with a B&M, preferably local presence. This keeps the scrutiny to a minimum.
     
  3. iamthere

    iamthere New Member

    My first degree was online, but a majority of my courses were at B and M schools. The second degree was at a B and M school and non-accounting courses were online. My MBA was online. I can't see how not to account for it being online, because the degree dates are when I was out of the country.

    I need to repair my USB that has my research paper that states/infer that people on-line are better prepared for the workforce.
     
  4. ITJD

    ITJD Active Member

    My general answer when asked this has always been:

    At the point where I have 10 years experience in the field a degree from a B&M and 10 professional certifications, does the online status on one of my degrees really make much difference? I pursued my degree at WGU due to a cost/benefit assessment and the return was significant; something pretty much learned as being important while working on IT projects.

    The key is deflecting to your strengths.
     

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