Fox Introduces New Tech Support for Online Students and Faculty
The Online and Digital Learning team at the Fox School of Business has announced the introduction of Blackboard-based video tutorials. These tutorials were designed to aid the faculty at Fox with convenient technological support. Students will also have access to these video tutorials which, will ultimately help both students and staff to find the answers to the technological related questions in regards to their courses online. The Online and Digital Learning team created these some 40 videos over the course of nine months.
The videos available will cover topics ranging from how to set up courses, rubrics and assessments, to grading submitted assignments and beyond. The video tutorials are being introduced in conjunction with the launch of the new Fox Online & Digital Learning website, which is available to both students and staff. The Blackboard tutorials can be found under the Faculty & Student Resources tab.
Marshall Launches New Online MBA
The Marshall School of Business announced that it has launched a new online MBA program. The school has partnered with All Campus, a creative agency and enrollment services firm, to help support the program’s launch and future growth. The first class of online MBA students will begin this fall. The unique curriculum for the program is designed specifically for online and not a replica of the in class MBA program put online.
The new program will focus on emerging online business topics such as internet analytics, social media, virtual teams, and entrepreneurial thinking. The course material will incorporate live action cases, interactive exercises and virtual teams. Students will also have the ability to take classes in online programs at other USC schools and enroll in additional online courses from Marshall MS programs in entrepreneurship, marketing and global supply chain management.
D’Amore-McKim Online MBA Ranked No. 2 in United States
The Financial Times has ranked the online MBA program at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business no. 2 in the United States in its 2015 online MBA program rankings. The online program was also ranked no. 4 globally. Programs that are ranked must be AACSB accredited and have at least 70 percent of their program content delivered online.
The 2015 ranking is based on surveys of schools and of alumni who graduated in 2011. Alumni were asked to rate how well their degree was delivered online and the level of interaction with peers and academic staff. Fifteen schools from the United States and abroad were ranked in the 2015 report. The no. 1 school was IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. The no. 1 US program was Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida.
