Comments on: MSCS vs pMBA vs ALMM http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2009/04/09/mscs-vs-pmba-vs-almm/ Random Thoughts from a Computer Science Student... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:26:56 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2009/04/09/mscs-vs-pmba-vs-almm/comment-page-1/#comment-35548 Mark Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:55:21 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2009/04/09/mscs-vs-pmba-vs-almm/#comment-35548 Did you end up picking an option? I was also looking at the ALM-M program at HES. I come from a business background having worked at fortune 150 companies in marketing. I think the courses would be fine for someone coming from marketing. The finance track seems to be more like what most MBA programs are like. However, if your not local it seems hard to get all the requirements you need from online courses with the finance track. Plus, just my opinion, it seems harder to be able to learn finance outside a classroom setting. I think a lot of the other requirements are achieveable with an online course. I'd be interested in what you pick. I'm leaning toward the ALM-M, too, and want to see if you choose that route/taken any courses in that program. I think the value when comparing to top-notch MBA programs would be great. You'll miss the networking which I've heard from Harvard MBA grads was the reason they did it and the #1 thing they got out of it. However, they paid $80K++ for it and had to take 2 years off work. One almost left after a year b/c he got all the contacts he needed. He ended up finishing it, but was seriously thinking about going back to work. Did you end up picking an option? I was also looking at the ALM-M program at HES. I come from a business background having worked at fortune 150 companies in marketing. I think the courses would be fine for someone coming from marketing. The finance track seems to be more like what most MBA programs are like. However, if your not local it seems hard to get all the requirements you need from online courses with the finance track. Plus, just my opinion, it seems harder to be able to learn finance outside a classroom setting. I think a lot of the other requirements are achieveable with an online course.

I’d be interested in what you pick. I’m leaning toward the ALM-M, too, and want to see if you choose that route/taken any courses in that program. I think the value when comparing to top-notch MBA programs would be great. You’ll miss the networking which I’ve heard from Harvard MBA grads was the reason they did it and the #1 thing they got out of it. However, they paid $80K++ for it and had to take 2 years off work. One almost left after a year b/c he got all the contacts he needed. He ended up finishing it, but was seriously thinking about going back to work.

]]> By: Jim http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2009/04/09/mscs-vs-pmba-vs-almm/comment-page-1/#comment-35159 Jim Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:05:34 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2009/04/09/mscs-vs-pmba-vs-almm/#comment-35159 Richard, I just stumbled across your blog as I went back to the HES site for the 500th time trying to decide what I am going to do (and I have a few years on you). Interesting reading. Wanted to let you know that I have taken a few courses in the pMBA online at UMASS. Great courses and great instructors. I have similar feedback to your comments about on-line courses. I also tried a few online course at WPI. Great instructors. I've been running my own business for many years and was trying to figure out if the MBA would add value. In the end I just decided it wasn't where I wanted to go and made a different decision. Now I just have to find out if the schools I would like to attend would like me! Good luck. Richard, I just stumbled across your blog as I went back to the HES site for the 500th time trying to decide what I am going to do (and I have a few years on you). Interesting reading. Wanted to let you know that I have taken a few courses in the pMBA online at UMASS. Great courses and great instructors. I have similar feedback to your comments about on-line courses. I also tried a few online course at WPI. Great instructors. I’ve been running my own business for many years and was trying to figure out if the MBA would add value. In the end I just decided it wasn’t where I wanted to go and made a different decision. Now I just have to find out if the schools I would like to attend would like me! Good luck.

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