Touro University International course material question

Is anyone in Touro University International's MBA program? http://www.tourou.edu

Do you find learning to be more difficult without the lack of books?

Do you just study cases and write papers about them?

Is there so much material on the CD that it would be impossible to print out lectures and other materials?

How much time do you spend each week researching and reading on the Internet?

Thank you muchly!

Rhonda

 

Hi Rhonda
I graduated from Touro back in August and recieved my bachleor's degree in health sciences. All the courses at Touro are on CD-rom, and for the most part you write a lot of papers which are not that long. I found a lot of courses at Touro to be easy. There are no test.
God bless

 

Hello Rhonda,

I am currently enrolled in TUI's MBA but will be leaving the program after I complete the final class for my Graduate Certificate in HRM. I am pursuing my MBA from another school as I did not want my MBA from the same school as my undergrad degree.

For each module (each module is two weeks) you normally have to read between 6-10 internet articles/cases which are between 1-10 pages each. This would be a lot to print out each week but could be done. For your assignments each module requires you to write a case analysis on an internet case which is normally 5-6 pages and then a Session Long Project which is 4-5 pages.

I would say I spend about 5 hours a week per class at TUI. It took me much longer when I first started but as I go along the writing gets easier and I can get through it more quickly.

I can't say enough good things about TUI. I love the flexibility of the program and the faculty at TUI seem to actually care about each student and want them to succeed. This is unlike my other MBA program where success is in your hands alone.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Best of luck,

 

Thanks Ray and DNICE. It sounds like Touro is a winner to me!


Rhonda

 

Another question...

Is TUI for-profit or not-for-profit?


Rhonda

 

Hello Rhonda,

TUI is not-for-profit ...

And to echo Ray's comments, it's
been a very positive experience.

Be glad to answer any questions.

Billy

TUI MBA Graduate, and PhD Student

 

Thanks, Billy.

As a matter of fact, I do have some questions.

Did you have an undergraduate degree in Business prior to entering the MBA program at Touro? If not, did you have difficulty with the coursework? Would you rate the classes as stressful or too challenging? How long was an average SLP for each module?

Thanks!

Rhonda

 

Great questions ...

>Did you have an undergraduate degree in Business
>prior to entering the MBA program at Touro?

No. What I did however, was contact TUI prior to finishing
my BA, and made sure I had the needed business courses
to allow entry into the MBA program. Such counted toward
my electives, so I didn't have to take any extra courses.

>If not, did you have difficulty with the coursework?

Not really, while the undergrad courses were useful as to
reference data, much of the information was such that a
working adult would also have experience with.

The background readings and references that TUI provides
in the course material helps to bring the student up to speed.

>Would you rate the classes as stressful or too challenging?

"About right" in retro spec really. Some topics were more
challenging than others. Accounting to me, was not quite
as interesting as say Marketing or Management. Yet, today
because of what I learned, I understand and can work with
our controller at work in a much more effective manner.

>How long was an average SLP for each module?

My experience was that the SLPs required about 1/2 the
time that the main Case Study required. In fact, for some
modules I would complete the SLP first to be better prepared
and then complete the Case Study.

Let me state this in a different manner, for me, per course,
with the Threaded Discussion, the Session Long Project,
and the main Case Study, 10 - 20 hours per week per each
course would be the normal amount of time to do well.

TUI places a heavy emphasis on being able to understand
and do something with the material being studied. That's
one of the secrets of the SLP ... applying what you learned.

In other words, you can't cram or memorize "bits" and do
well. You need to understand the key concepts and then
be able to properly apply such. For me, and my learning
style, this was a much better route to take for studying.

There are many good programs to choose from, so ask
lots of questions and decide what "fits" you best.

For me, the method and flexibility of TUI was best.

Hope this helps ...

Billy

TUI MBA grad and PhD student