Education Query
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Education Query
Hi All
Looking for some advice. I have been offered the opportunity to study for an MBA via distance education and interested in pursuing from the main aspect of opening opportunities down the track should I get bored flying ad nauseum and wish to take on more a managerial/administrative role. What are people's thoughts on the usefulness or uselessness of higher education particularly an MBA in the aviation field?
Assistance/advice is sought. Thanks
HB
Looking for some advice. I have been offered the opportunity to study for an MBA via distance education and interested in pursuing from the main aspect of opening opportunities down the track should I get bored flying ad nauseum and wish to take on more a managerial/administrative role. What are people's thoughts on the usefulness or uselessness of higher education particularly an MBA in the aviation field?
Assistance/advice is sought. Thanks
HB
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Two thoughts.
Distance education is often regarded as a poor cousin of personal-contact education, quite rightly IMO. (Note that I am a happy distance-learning student myself. But I acknowledge the reality.) Some MBA schools in particular have a very weak reputation indeed. So research the school's reputation. It's not worth spending even $100 at an institution which has a worthless reputation.
Higher educational qualifications date quite quickly. So I wouldn't do a qualification until I was nearly ready to apply for a relevant job, unless studying merely for personal interest. It's good to be able to say "... and I've recently finished this relevant study programme in my own time & expense."
Cheers, O8
Distance education is often regarded as a poor cousin of personal-contact education, quite rightly IMO. (Note that I am a happy distance-learning student myself. But I acknowledge the reality.) Some MBA schools in particular have a very weak reputation indeed. So research the school's reputation. It's not worth spending even $100 at an institution which has a worthless reputation.
Higher educational qualifications date quite quickly. So I wouldn't do a qualification until I was nearly ready to apply for a relevant job, unless studying merely for personal interest. It's good to be able to say "... and I've recently finished this relevant study programme in my own time & expense."
Cheers, O8
Last edited by Oktas8; 18th Jan 2013 at 01:24.
