Comments on: WSOB EvMBA Class of 2012 Orientation http://blog.shadit.com/2009/08/23/wsob-evmba-class-of-2012-orientation/ Applying information technology as a business strategy multiplier. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Shad Aumann http://blog.shadit.com/2009/08/23/wsob-evmba-class-of-2012-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Shad Aumann Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:05:19 +0000 http://blog.shadit.com/?p=117#comment-392 Hi, Chris - thanks for your comments. I am glad you found this useful for your consideration of and application to the Evening MBA Program. Please feel free to send me your questions about the program - I am happy to discuss the program with you. Hi, Chris – thanks for your comments. I am glad you found this useful for your consideration of and application to the Evening MBA Program.

Please feel free to send me your questions about the program – I am happy to discuss the program with you.

]]> By: Chris Miller http://blog.shadit.com/2009/08/23/wsob-evmba-class-of-2012-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Chris Miller Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:23 +0000 http://blog.shadit.com/?p=117#comment-390 I probably should have read your old posts first. I now see that you definitely attended and are attending the Evening Program. Thanks for the great reads Shad! I probably should have read your old posts first. I now see that you definitely attended and are attending the Evening Program.

Thanks for the great reads Shad!

]]> By: Chris Miller http://blog.shadit.com/2009/08/23/wsob-evmba-class-of-2012-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Chris Miller Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:05:32 +0000 http://blog.shadit.com/?p=117#comment-389 Shad, I have submitted an application for the Fall 2010 Evening MBA program and wanted to let you know that posts like yours provide a great insight into the program. The Lockstep Cohort program is extremely appealing to me as well. At most schools, you take your classes when you want and graduate after you're all done. UW-Madison seems much more interested in ensuring a graduate not only completes the necessary coursework but that they're also a successful member of a larger group. Did you attend the Evening MBA program or the Full-Time one? Shad,

I have submitted an application for the Fall 2010 Evening MBA program and wanted to let you know that posts like yours provide a great insight into the program. The Lockstep Cohort program is extremely appealing to me as well. At most schools, you take your classes when you want and graduate after you’re all done. UW-Madison seems much more interested in ensuring a graduate not only completes the necessary coursework but that they’re also a successful member of a larger group. Did you attend the Evening MBA program or the Full-Time one?

]]> By: Shad Aumann http://blog.shadit.com/2009/08/23/wsob-evmba-class-of-2012-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Shad Aumann Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:43:58 +0000 http://blog.shadit.com/?p=117#comment-117 When compared to my experience going to Boston University for a graduate program in computer science, I can definitely vouch for the added value of the cohort system. Instead of "running into" people from previous classes, your entire cohort takes all classes together in the same order. It goes without saying that this allows us to develop more meaningful relationships, but the program then uses that aspect to allow us to cover a lot of material in the allotted time. Because we are so used to doing things as teams, our ability to handle case studies and the rest of the material is increased. I think the old sage about young people learning things more quickly is also about absolute potential versus realized potential in addition to the level of the material being covered (which seems to be a key aspect as well). Thanks for pointing out the typo, Bob. I have fixed it. When compared to my experience going to Boston University for a graduate program in computer science, I can definitely vouch for the added value of the cohort system. Instead of “running into” people from previous classes, your entire cohort takes all classes together in the same order. It goes without saying that this allows us to develop more meaningful relationships, but the program then uses that aspect to allow us to cover a lot of material in the allotted time. Because we are so used to doing things as teams, our ability to handle case studies and the rest of the material is increased.

I think the old sage about young people learning things more quickly is also about absolute potential versus realized potential in addition to the level of the material being covered (which seems to be a key aspect as well).

Thanks for pointing out the typo, Bob. I have fixed it.

]]> By: Bob Cross http://blog.shadit.com/2009/08/23/wsob-evmba-class-of-2012-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Bob Cross Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:51:37 +0000 http://blog.shadit.com/?p=117#comment-116 The idea of cohorts staying together and handing off to the new guard all sounds very interesting when you think in terms of adult education in general. Lately, I've been wondering about the truism "young people learn things more quickly" and it has occurred to me that that might be true for a certain shallow depth of knowledge. For real substantive education, though, you have to treat learning like a job. Your program certainly sounds quite a bit more structured and grown-up than my graduate school experiences. OB typo: "... program members are be rich and varied." The idea of cohorts staying together and handing off to the new guard all sounds very interesting when you think in terms of adult education in general.

Lately, I’ve been wondering about the truism “young people learn things more quickly” and it has occurred to me that that might be true for a certain shallow depth of knowledge. For real substantive education, though, you have to treat learning like a job. Your program certainly sounds quite a bit more structured and grown-up than my graduate school experiences.

OB typo: “… program members are be rich and varied.”

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