How to study MBA online?

How to Study for an MBA Online

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  Pursing an online degree has become increasingly common among business professionals who must balance work, family and school all at the same time. An online degree provides the convenience of being able to pursue your coursework on your own time. You may still need to meet certain deadlines, but many online classes allow you to download lectures or notes without having to be online at a specific time or day. The difficulty of online classes is that they require a great deal of self-study and personal initiative. Putting together a study strategy is an effective way to study for online classes. Difficulty: Moderate Instructions Apply for admission to online MBA programs. There are numerous online programs offered by reputable schools with a strongly established reputation in the business field. Some of these include East Carolina University, Oklahoma State University, the University of Houston, Duke University, Texas A&M University and Penn State University. Narrow down the number of potential schools. Examine each program to which you apply to determine whether or not its curriculum will be able to meet your educational needs and career goals. Once you have been accepted to one or more programs, decide which program is best for you. Things to consider include cost, length of the program, program reputation and areas of specialization offered. Some online MBA programs offer only general business management concentrations, while other will allow you to pursue studies in areas like marketing or accounting. Register for classes and begin your coursework. Download the syllabus for each class you are taking. Most MBA programs will only allow you to take nine to 12 credit hours each semester, so you will be preparing for three to four courses at a time. Carefully examine each set of assignments given by your professors. Make a list of assignments with the dates they are due. Determine how many days or weeks you can devote to each assignment, and develop a schedule to keep yourself on track. Divide your textbook reading into manageable chunks of time. For instance, if you have three chapters to read in the first month and together the three chapters are 100 pages long, you should read a minimum of three to four pages per day to ensure that you have completed the readings on time. Allow yourself time between your final page of reading and any exams over the material. This will allow you to study beforehand. Takes notes on all of your reading. If you are only reading a few pages per day per class, this will help you retain the material and prepare you for exams. Cross-reference your textbook and professor's materials with other online open courseware. Open courseware is free study material provided by some schools that is designed to enrich their own students' education as well as that of other students who utilize it as they wish. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides one of the most extensive online business libraries for open courseware materials.