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suzuki2000

suzuki2000

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So I am considering completing my BA, something I probably should have done some time ago....

I am looking at various online options, athabasca, university of Fredericton...

looking to complete my degree in business admin or commerce...

anyone else completed some education through online learning? thoughts? watch outs?
 
I've done a bunch through University of Guelph. Once piece of advice I would give is to avoid doing too many at one time. I did 4 at once and ended up being on the computer for too many hours per day for the whole semester.

It has it's benefits and drawbacks, so it all depends on what type of learner you are, how self motivated you are and so forth.
 
I teach a couple of online courses......my biggest piece of advice......don't do it if you're easily distracted.
 
The first thing you should figure out is whether your target industry considers the degree you are considering to be relevant or sufficient.
 
jc100 said:
I teach a couple of online courses......my biggest piece of advice......don't do it if you're easily distracted.
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To do online learning you need access to the internet. I dont know if you know this but the internet has EVERYTHING EVER ON IT. Its difficult to not get distracted. If you want to watch an amusing story about how distracting the internet can be look up Dave gormans googlewhack adventure.
 
My roommate took a couple Chem/Bio courses through Athabasca online. She loved them, but she's a geek and easily self motivated..
 
OpenGambit said:
The first thing you should figure out is whether your target industry considers the degree you are considering to be relevant or sufficient.
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The degree is valued by my employer, in our broader industry, our professional designation has more value imho, however the degree has greater portability should I wish to deviate in career paths at a later time.
 
suzuki2000 said:
The degree is valued by my employer, in our broader industry, our professional designation has more value imho, however the degree has greater portability should I wish to deviate in career paths at a later time.
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By that I understand that you know how much extra salary your degree would translate into.
 
Often the type of degree doesn't have anything to do with your work. Some employers prefer to indoctrinate (oops, I mean train) people in their way. Especially younger people. However they still want to see that degree. Even if it is in something that is not applicable (e.g. history or English) because it is a measure of your intelligence (to a certain extent) and shows you are able to fulfill a goal and achieve something major in your life. It is an accomplishment.
The other thing employers like to see is volunteer work. Some indication that you want to "give back" or contribute something to society rather than just consuming chit all the time.
 
OpenGambit said:
By that I understand that you know how much extra salary your degree would translate into.
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That's what I interpreted as well.

Discipline is the main factor. Like working from home, if you can't focus on the task at hand, might not be for you. Otherwise, good luck and have fun.
 
When I was in school, I could never study from home, let alone study on the internetz.
The only place I can get work done was at the library
 
In case anyone is interested there is a univerity conference/fair/convention at the Metro Convention Centre this month. Don't know if they'll discuss on-line stuff but it may be worth checking out.
http://www.ouf.ca/
 
Basketcase said:
In case anyone is interested there is a univerity conference/fair/convention at the Metro Convention Centre this month. Don't know if they'll discuss on-line stuff but it may be worth checking out.
http://www.ouf.ca/
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Most of the reps that show up aren't so knowledgeable about the academic side of school, they're usually trying to sell you on the atmosphere.
 
Macs said:
Most of the reps that show up aren't so knowledgeable about the academic side of school, they're usually trying to sell you on the atmosphere.
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took a quick look at the site linked. To me this looks like a showcase for highschool grads of the various post-ed options. Maybe I am missing something, but it doesn't exactly seem like an event that would provide much to continuing ed options
 
suzuki2000 said:
took a quick look at the site linked. To me this looks like a showcase for highschool grads of the various post-ed options. Maybe I am missing something, but it doesn't exactly seem like an event that would provide much to continuing ed options
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That's exactly what it is.
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