Norwich University - Master of Business Administration

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By: Anonymous (In Progress) on May 4, 2007

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I rate this program good overall because I have talked to some dedicated people, but I have suffered through 2 of 3 classes with abysmal instructors.  I have one (currently) who is an executive from tech and she does not seem interested in returning calls, emails or IM’s.  Previous posts are correct – a lot of reading and not all of it necessary.  I think this would be an ideal program if I did not have a job or maybe worked part-time.  The lecture delivery is via streaming power point and accompanying lecture text (or voice overlay).  The monotone nature of the voice lends no emphasis or understanding of the text.
Tuition is going up – beware of that.  I have talked to several prof’s and administrators who don’t think the teacher should provide anything above the book and course materials – this is a tough way to learn.  The groups try to help one another in discussion, but it becomes the blind leading the blind absent commentary from a knowledgeable professor.  Discussions are graded as harsh or more than the papers we write.  No warning about that – it also takes too much time to figure out the professor for each class – they are very different.

As far as the name Norwich goes,  the online program is a distant cousin to the actual school.  I don’t have much of a sense of connectedness to the school itself.  Like most colleges, please pay ontime!  I think I will be leaving this school for something I can attend locally.  It just isn’t worth it to teach myself this subject.