Hi there,
I am asking for advices on behalf of my fren.  Working adult.
I need some advices for the below program, which program will you choose ?
Any advice ?  Thanks.

3 years Degree (HONs) program (Mgmt) from UK

Or

1 year Degree program (Mgmt) from Aust

I think your friend would have to consider the following :

1) Cost.  Which one can he/she afford?  No point starting to build a battle fortress, and then run out of bricks halfway! 

2) Recognition.  Which one is more 'recognised'?  Which faculty has better standing?

3) His short-term plans.  Is he/she planning to date and get married amidst studying for the degree?  Or is he prepared to put aside his social life and all other plans to study?

4) Modules being covered.  Is he/she the sort who just die-die want a degree?  Or is he/she interested in getting a good background with which to understand certain aspects of the business world better?  A degree doesn't guarantee that one will become a good manager, no way, José!  But with the right approach, it does provide alternative perspectives to decision-making. 

5) Duration.  WHY is one degree program only for a year, whilst the other is for 3 years?  Does the longer one include less modules per semester whilst the other one crams more modules within the same time frame?  If so, does your friend want to go slow and easy or kamikaze style? 

6) Current Working Condition.  Does he/she work in an environment that is supportive of its employees furthering their education?  For instance, would they give study leave and perks like that?  Is he/she keen on taking the course to further his career within the same firm or is he planning to get the degree in hand quickly, and then scoot off to 'greener' pastures? 

7) Sponsorship and 'Bond'.  Is the company sponsoring the course?  What is the length of bond afterwards?  Once again, Point #6 has to be taken into account.

These are the factors I would consider before making my decision. 

Sigh... miss those days when I worked as a Human Resource Administrator in the HR Devt section...

Originally posted by Rhonda:

I think your friend would have to consider the following :

1) Cost.  Which one can he/she afford?  No point starting to build a battle fortress, and then run out of bricks halfway! 

2) Recognition.  Which one is more 'recognised'?  Which faculty has better standing?

3) His short-term plans.  Is he/she planning to date and get married amidst studying for the degree?  Or is he prepared to put aside his social life and all other plans to study?

4) Modules being covered.  Is he/she the sort who just die-die want a degree?  Or is he/she interested in getting a good background with which to understand certain aspects of the business world better?  A degree doesn't guarantee that one will become a good manager, no way, José!  But with the right approach, it does provide alternative perspectives to decision-making. 

5) Duration.  WHY is one degree program only for a year, whilst the other is for 3 years?  Does the longer one include less modules per semester whilst the other one crams more modules within the same time frame?  If so, does your friend want to go slow and easy or kamikaze style? 

6) Current Working Condition.  Does he/she work in an environment that is supportive of its employees furthering their education?  For instance, would they give study leave and perks like that?  Is he/she keen on taking the course to further his career within the same firm or is he planning to get the degree in hand quickly, and then scoot off to 'greener' pastures? 

7) Sponsorship and 'Bond'.  Is the company sponsoring the course?  What is the length of bond afterwards?  Once again, Point #6 has to be taken into account.

These are the factors I would consider before making my decision. 

Sigh... miss those days when I worked as a Human Resource Administrator in the HR Devt section...

Rhonda's so detailed in her analysis, I just need to +1!

Originally posted by <Precious>:

Rhonda's so detailed in her analysis, I just need to +1!

Story of my life... analyze everything to death! 

Ya man no need to make anymore comments

Originally posted by elindra:

Ya man no need to make anymore comments

I'm very verbose, right? 

Originally posted by Rhonda:

I think your friend would have to consider the following :

1) Cost.  Which one can he/she afford?  No point starting to build a battle fortress, and then run out of bricks halfway!   It's a sponsership from company with 2 years of bond for course fee not over $22k

2) Recognition.  Which one is more 'recognised'?  Which faculty has better standing?  According to the course consultant, Bradford is longer in the market, the other one is still quite new to SG and asia market. 

3) His short-term plans.  Is he/she planning to date and get married amidst studying for the degree?  Or is he prepared to put aside his social life and all other plans to study?  No, single now. 

4) Modules being covered.  Is he/she the sort who just die-die want a degree?  Or is he/she interested in getting a good background with which to understand certain aspects of the business world better?  A degree doesn't guarantee that one will become a good manager, no way, José!  But with the right approach, it does provide alternative perspectives to decision-making. If time and $ spend i think most of us die die wanna get degree back.  I don't know the degree is more like a personal goal, but if we didn't get one we wldn't know if we will use it not ?  When opportunity knock if i don't have a degree, nothing i can do.  I means that my view lor..

5) Duration.  WHY is one degree program only for a year, whilst the other is for 3 years?  Does the longer one include less modules per semester whilst the other one crams more modules within the same time frame?  If so, does your friend want to go slow and easy or kamikaze style?   Yes, very much diff lor.  that's y i am confuse. later i will paste the module diff. hee..

6) Current Working Condition.  Does he/she work in an environment that is supportive of its employees furthering their education?  For instance, would they give study leave and perks like that?  Is he/she keen on taking the course to further his career within the same firm or is he planning to get the degree in hand quickly, and then scoot off to 'greener' pastures?  ya my immediate boss is supportive, even nagging me to go for one coz he keep saying i am still young. He even say if i want to take course, he is willing to let me go off early like 4.30pm.

7) Sponsorship and 'Bond'.  Is the company sponsoring the course?  What is the length of bond afterwards?  Once again, Point #6 has to be taken into account.
As above le..  Amount not over $22k for 2 years bond. 

These are the factors I would consider before making my decision. 

Sigh... miss those days when I worked as a Human Resource Administrator in the HR Devt section...

Here are the modules diff...

Bachelor of Business Administration (Specialising in International Business)
(Awarded by Southern Cross University, AUS)

Course Curriculum

• Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• International Contract Management
• Strategic Management
• International Finance
• International Human Resource Management
• Multi-National Business Organisation
• International Economics & Trade

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in International Business and Management
(Awarded by University of Bradford, UK)

Course Curriculum

Stage 1

• Foundations of Accounting 1
• Foundations of Accounting 2
• Organisational Behaviour and Sociology of Work
• Business Law
• Business Economics
• The Macroeconomic Environment of Business
• Organisational Information Systems
• Quantitative Methods in Information Management
• Foundations of Marketing
• Foundations of Production & Operations Management

Stage 2

• Marketing Management and Strategy
• Marketing Research
• Economics of Industry
• Organisational Analysis
• The Firm and the Strategic Implementation of HRM
• Practice of Management Skills
• Accounting and Corporate Governance
• Financial Management
• Resource Planning
• Management of Service Operations
• Quantitative Methods of Managers
• Information and Management Systems

Stage 3

• International Business Strategy
• International Marketing
• World Class Operations
• Global Business Environment
• International Tourism Management
• Understanding Strategic Management
• Applied Strategic Management
• Corporate Reporting & Global Accounting
• International Finance
• International & Comparative Employment Relations
• Management Project

do Bradford lah

I think we've offered quite a lot of advice, and some decisions just need to be made by the person involved because ultimately, the decision-maker will have to stick to his/her own decision, and make the most out of it. 

Woot.. Rhonda's advice is good.

Seriously, you should consider where you see yourself ending up in the future. Don't be like me - taking a degree that is irrelevant to what I am doing now.

Originally posted by xavier1979:

Woot.. Rhonda's advice is good.

Seriously, you should consider where you see yourself ending up in the future. Don't be like me - taking a degree that is irrelevant to what I am doing now.

Ta! 

Out of curiosity, what degree are you holding and what profession are you in? 

Originally posted by Rhonda:

Ta! 

Out of curiosity, what degree are you holding and what profession are you in? 

Had a degree in Chemical Engineering but now working as a futures trader.

Originally posted by xavier1979:

Had a degree in Chemical Engineering but now working as a futures trader.

Wah... really totally unrelated! 

Actually, I know of someone else who took a Chemical Engineering course, but ended up being a really successful Banker!    That just goes to show that we constantly evolving in life.

Originally posted by Rhonda:

Wah... really totally unrelated! 

Actually, I know of someone else who took a Chemical Engineering course, but ended up being a really successful Banker!    That just goes to show that we constantly evolving in life.

Agreed. Hehe...