Edgewood College/UpGrad DBA; potentially $11,250

[lidel]

Hello again. Course #3 - BUS 904 Exec Supply Chain Management & Negotiations is now complete. 

On the Edgewood side of things;

The time it took me to complete this course was a little more than past courses, mainly because the final assignment was an absolute bear. The printed course materials were okay at best, and the video lectures were once again enjoyable and informative. However, these materials did very little to prepare me for the final assignment. 

The final was graded by an UpGrad TA again, and I can't help feeling there is a bit of a disconnect. About half of the feedback was spot on; the rest was rather vague and subjective. A few things had me scratching my head. For example, I got docked for two images not showing up, but they are on the Word document I uploaded to UpGrad. I'm guessing they reformatted them in some way, and the data was lost in translation. My final grade was about 10 points lower than I expected, but I did alright in the course overall.

There was zero participation from anyone in the discussion posts. I enjoyed the course more than expected and learned a fair amount, though mostly through my own research.

As far as UpGrad goes, I ignore them. Whenever I have to work with them they continually drop the ball. I can't believe they are even in business at this point. 

I'll be back in another six weeks for a short summary of course #4!

Have a great day all.

S

Just to share that I really appreciate your posts and they have been encouraging on my Edgewood Journey, I am 1 Course behind you.

Thanks for letting me know. I realize that my experience is entirely subjective but I was hoping it would be helpful for some. How have you found the program so far?

S

[gbenro]

Hello again. Course #3 - BUS 904 Exec Supply Chain Management & Negotiations is now complete. 

On the Edgewood side of things;

The time it took me to complete this course was a little more than past courses, mainly because the final assignment was an absolute bear. The printed course materials were okay at best, and the video lectures were once again enjoyable and informative. However, these materials did very little to prepare me for the final assignment. 

The final was graded by an UpGrad TA again, and I can't help feeling there is a bit of a disconnect. About half of the feedback was spot on; the rest was rather vague and subjective. A few things had me scratching my head. For example, I got docked for two images not showing up, but they are on the Word document I uploaded to UpGrad. I'm guessing they reformatted them in some way, and the data was lost in translation. My final grade was about 10 points lower than I expected, but I did alright in the course overall.

There was zero participation from anyone in the discussion posts. I enjoyed the course more than expected and learned a fair amount, though mostly through my own research.

As far as UpGrad goes, I ignore them. Whenever I have to work with them they continually drop the ball. I can't believe they are even in business at this point. 

I'll be back in another six weeks for a short summary of course #4!

Have a great day all.

S

Just to share that I really appreciate your posts and they have been encouraging on my Edgewood Journey, I am 1 Course behind you.

Thanks for letting me know. I realize that my experience is entirely subjective but I was hoping it would be helpful for some. How have you found the program so far?

S

I haven't seen the grades on the first course yet, but it was mid. Felt like you are being forced to perform at a level you have not been trained for. 

I am on 901 now, and I am much more comfortable.

[FireMedic_Philosopher]

Just an FYI,

For US students, the price is now 22,000.

[qatrium]

Hello everyone,

This forum has been instrumental for me to decide on the dual MBA/DBA program at Edgewood College. I'm blocking the payment tonight through their SplitIt facility.

I'm living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The final cost of the course will be 15,000 USD after the scholarship discount.

[lidel]

Hello everyone,

This forum has been instrumental for me to decide on the dual MBA/DBA program at Edgewood College. I'm blocking the payment tonight through their SplitIt facility.

I'm living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The final cost of the course will be 15,000 USD after the scholarship discount.

Good day qatrium.

Welcome to the program!

S

[lidel]

Hi again. 

Here's my latest doctoral program update. Course#4 is now completed and marked. The course was Quantitative Analysis 1. It was heavily stats-based, dealing with manipulating data through matrix calculations, regressions, etc. The instructor and his videos were good, though the detail on the math sometimes made my eyes cross a little. 

The introduction videos to some of the base concepts (not by him) were horrible. There was no course text provided so much of the  theory had to be investigated on our own or derived from the lectures, kind of a drag to have to rewatch a 40 minute video four times to figure something out. The professor said in future he will provide a text (I think it was an oversight). 

He was the first professor who provided an office hours meeting to answer questions. Time spent on this course was about the same as past courses. Grading seemed a little harsh and very little feedback was given. There is no indication who graded the work, but my instinct is it was a TA by the comment's consistent errors in the spelling, and this professor doesn't come across as that type of person.

Overall, it was a good learning experience.

I'm a couple of weeks into course 5, which is on qualitative analysis. The Dean is the instructor again and it's fairly clear that things are building towards a dissertation, with coursework laddering from one course to the next in hopes of having us hit the ground running after the final course. It feels like we will be getting more support as we get closer to the dissertation phase.

I have no verification, but I feel a good number of the cohort has dropped significantly; Only five students turned in a group discussion assignment for this last course, but when the program started on January 1, we had 13 students submitting work in the first course. 

The coursework is very doable if you are diligent in your work. If anything, Edgewood is getting better as things progress (maybe linked to the class size decrease?), though UpGrad is consistently poor to work with. 

I've been working with UpGrad since April for something minor and they keep spinning me in circles like a top. This last week they told me it would be another 40 days for resolution. I had some questions for one of their TA's...once again no response to messages. If anyone has ever had a large company or public utility get completely outsourced to cheap labour.....well...that is how UpGrad feels. I've even gone so far as to ask them to stop communicating with me unless it is directly related to a course. 

Though there are bumps along the way, I'm still enjoying the program and learning a lot.

See you all in about six weeks for the rundown on course number five!

S

[ich]

On the Upgrad Vietnamese site https://www.upgrad.com/vn/dba-from-edgewood-college/
the price is VND 245000000 (which is 9900 USD), then plus 50% scholarship discount = 4950 USD, or I understand it wrong?

There is VND 15000000 discount from the referral that I search on the internet (Referral Code: AUQGZX): 
https://www.upgrad.com/dba-from-edgewood...ref=AUQGZX

I am now thinking about Edgewood's EDD, any ideas?

[armado]

On the Upgrad Vietnamese site https://www.upgrad.com/vn/dba-from-edgewood-college/
the price is VND 245000000 (which is 9900 USD), then plus 50% scholarship discount = 4950 USD, or I understand it wrong?

There is VND 15000000 discount from the referral that I search on the internet (Referral Code: AUQGZX): 
https://www.upgrad.com/dba-from-edgewood...ref=AUQGZX

I am now thinking about Edgewood's EDD, any ideas?

9900 USD is the final price, after discounted.

[bjcheung77]

10K is a very good price for this degree if the student can 'handle' Upgrad staff and their learning system...

[lidel]

Hey everyone.

I just finished course #5 and wanted to give another quick update. This last course was on qualitative analysis. It was heavy on reading, very dry stuff, but fairly informative. The instructor was the Dean, and as always, her instructional videos and quizzes were excellent at bringing together the information presented in the materials. The final assignment built well on previous course content. The final marking was a little vague, just a grade and a line or two of input. 

I met with the Dean one-on-one to discuss the Doctoral program in general and provide student feedback. It shed a lot of light on the direction we will be going and what has happened to this point. Each course now offers at least one live group office hours Zoom call. Dr. Palmisano acknowledged that our cohort had a rough start, and they have since redesigned the first course to address those issues. Overall, it was a very positive meeting, and I am optimistic about the remaining courses and dissertation.

UpGrad is still UpGrad. They mean well but often needlessly overcomplicate things. I just engage them as little as possible. 

I'm enjoying the program and can't believe how fast the time is flying!

Okay. I'll see you all in about six weeks for input on the next course. Have a great day.

S