Business Management Degree advice
Discussion
I currently work in an upper middle management role, doing a fairly varied role encompassing capital project management, Bid management, Contract negotiation, Process improvement, process creation, strategy creation and implementation etc I have gotten here through hard work and exposing myself to opportunities.
I don't have a degree which I feel is going to hold me back going forward, although everyone assumes I have one!
We have some training budget left over which I feel I should take advantage of. Therefore i was thinking of a distance learning Business Management degree, there are a few Universities that offer it but which is best?
Anyone here gone that route that could offer advice?
Aim is to stay in a strategic planning/development role for the near future.
In a similar position to you in the Civil Service.
45 years old, 27 years + service.
I've got PM qualification and a few years back completed a degree in Leadership & Management.
What good has it done me? Absolutely nothing. I feel good for it though, especially as I worked from aged 16 and left school with 7 O levels only.
Only do them if you have to. It's not easy to study when you're older and have a life.
45 years old, 27 years + service.
I've got PM qualification and a few years back completed a degree in Leadership & Management.
What good has it done me? Absolutely nothing. I feel good for it though, especially as I worked from aged 16 and left school with 7 O levels only.
Only do them if you have to. It's not easy to study when you're older and have a life.
Any opportunity to learn and develop should be embraced. It will not only give you new insights to proven theory but will also demonstrate your desire to improve which will usually give you a lift next to a candidate who may not have. It would be unusual to say that an appropriate development course provided no benefit whatsoever; it's usually attitude that gets in the way of effective reflection to see where the new knowledge could be applied.
As to which provider; I'd worry more about being absolutely clear about what you need to learn then match that with an appropriate course. There aren't too many poorly performing establishments left out there. Good luck!
As to which provider; I'd worry more about being absolutely clear about what you need to learn then match that with an appropriate course. There aren't too many poorly performing establishments left out there. Good luck!
rog007 said:
As to which provider; I'd worry more about being absolutely clear about what you need to learn then match that with an appropriate course. There aren't too many poorly performing establishments left out there. Good luck!
Oh there are... Not undergraduate level, but ask any Business School (who charge ~30k+++) about their MBA. Ask how many students they fail. They allow many, many extensions beyond the 2 years part time and many many coaching sessions. One of the many reasons the MBA has been devalued. Poor institutions, poor differentiation and hard for students to navigate and identify the good from the bad.OP, the Open University probably has the best range of virtual support and is the most geared towards those who want to work and study, especially for those re-entering study. This forum is generally useful (and the OU sub-forum may be of use):
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f...
PS. you may find one of the newer business schools (e.g. Ashridge) worth looking at, though they are not cheap (for senior management education)
Similar case here, albeit with less experience. 30 y/o with 12 years' work under my belt in military, corporate and start-ups. Saved up some money and came to live and study full time in the UK, attending an undergrad course in Leeds Beckett uni (formerly Leeds Met).
In an of itself - a total waste of time. Taught me very little on top of what I knew already, in group work I mostly end up acting as a teaching assistant, every piece of content takes weeks to deliver, I'm surrounded by kids who never held a job, and the level between lecturers is so inconsistent it gets embarrassing. However, using my ample free time I started attending other lectures and seminars without getting credit, developed some connections with the staff, combined it with some online courses from Open Uni and others, and in the end should come out of it with a diploma and a solid portfolio of useful knowledge.
I know my uni also runs a remote BA top-up program for working people such as yourself, costs about 6k and very flexible. You can do it in one or two years depending on how much free time you have, with admission possible on the basis of experience rather than academic credentials. Check it out: http://courses.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/businessmanageme...
In an of itself - a total waste of time. Taught me very little on top of what I knew already, in group work I mostly end up acting as a teaching assistant, every piece of content takes weeks to deliver, I'm surrounded by kids who never held a job, and the level between lecturers is so inconsistent it gets embarrassing. However, using my ample free time I started attending other lectures and seminars without getting credit, developed some connections with the staff, combined it with some online courses from Open Uni and others, and in the end should come out of it with a diploma and a solid portfolio of useful knowledge.
I know my uni also runs a remote BA top-up program for working people such as yourself, costs about 6k and very flexible. You can do it in one or two years depending on how much free time you have, with admission possible on the basis of experience rather than academic credentials. Check it out: http://courses.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/businessmanageme...
I'd say rog007 is on the money.
I went to uni as a mature student (late 20's/early 30's when completed a BSc) - although I felt some modules in 1st year were a waste of time, the rest of the course definitely developed my analytical skills, critical thinking and taught me how to apply them to produce a piece of work with a greater depth of knowledge and understanding than before studying the degree.
You may also want to consider an MBA in business management. Some uni's will do distance learning and if you have relevant industry experience they will allow you on the course without a Bsc.
Studying at times can feel like a drag but it's definitely worth when you get to the end of the course.
I went to uni as a mature student (late 20's/early 30's when completed a BSc) - although I felt some modules in 1st year were a waste of time, the rest of the course definitely developed my analytical skills, critical thinking and taught me how to apply them to produce a piece of work with a greater depth of knowledge and understanding than before studying the degree.
You may also want to consider an MBA in business management. Some uni's will do distance learning and if you have relevant industry experience they will allow you on the course without a Bsc.
Studying at times can feel like a drag but it's definitely worth when you get to the end of the course.
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