Posted by praisen on 09/11/15 9:30pm

• Posted by Thomas Graf on 09/15/15 12:20am

  Hi Chibike,

  I am not aware of different perspectives on the value of an DBA depending on whether this program is organized as a program with face-to-face meetings (modules), as pure online program or as a mixed approach (blended learning). Could be, could not be - difficult to assess.

  I don't think that this is necessary for you, however. Why?

  Because at the end of the day, you always have to ask yourself: "To what degree does this program help me achieve your career goals?" If your career goals is achieving an academic position at a different university, a save way is always to contact that target university and simply ask.

  The other thing you can do is: Analyze the DBA program for signals of quality as outlined, for example, in "How to find a quality DBA" articles. You can also ask them where their graduates ended up after graduating...if no one found an academic position.. well, maybe not the best program for you.

  Best wishes,
  Thomas

  By Thomas Graf
  Founder DBA Compass
  Author of the DBA Survey

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• Posted by praisen on 09/15/15 9:37pm

  Thanks for the advice Thomas

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• Posted by attackgirl on 10/01/15 12:21am

  One of the things I did when researching what program to enter and then again reenter after some life events is to do a self evaluation. I want to teach, how many of the DBA graduates like Chibike had mentioned were retained by the awarding universities; not many. I know I need face to face instruction and enjoy that most of all. The integration with other professional educated people that stimulate my thoughts as I search for my dissertation topic. However with an online program the meets are short and rare and I am forever writing in online classrooms, and heaven forbid if we stray away from nodding our heads vertically. The online programs are only facilitation of making it though each course, which as educated people you could buy a book and do that yourself. I personally have experienced teaching for a university that had online courses and ones students papers were perfect until the in class meeting and I found he could not spell his own name let alone write a paper. Sad but true so how valid are online degrees really? Do you plan to really be educated and your thoughts expanded or are you just punching the chads. Currently I am looking for an in the classroom DBA and even will take a PhD if it means face to face and mentorship, which for me means throwing out my 13 classes already, but maybe I get to meet those professors that live and breath Business Management. Maybe I too will get to lecture face to face and have that kind of impact and get to push out all the papers and books already written in my head. Just a thought.

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  • Posted by murozel on 10/01/15 11:19pm

    @attackgirl: The example you give about the students who cannot even write their names seems to be an issue with the school's quality rather than the mode of the study or method of delivery. You may have even greater opportunity to interact with your peers and advisers online, since it will be time and location independent. Additionally, you may also still have the flexibillity to receive face-to-face tuition on demand, even when studying mostly at a distance. All depends on the institution and the programme. There is not a single general answer for this issue, it requires deeper and wider research to find the right programme.

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