The Self-Study MBA vs. Ivy League MBA programs: The ‘Self-Study’ approach

Self-Study

The concept of Self-Study or Self-Education is very important. Spoon-feeding can only take you so far. You need to keep yourself updated continuously even after any formal course. It’s thus important to know how to go about it or what to do.

The Self-Study MBA is designed keeping this concept in mind, while at the same time giving you all the benefits of an elite MBA program. It’s primary function is to encourage you to explore further, though the coverage of the course itself is already beyond that of the contents of any Ivy League MBA program.

Not an Online MBA or Distance MBA

Some of you may think that The Self-Study MBA is just another online MBA. The fact is it’s not an Online MBA or Distance MBA at all.

An Online MBA will supply you with some online resources, administer a test, and give you a certificate.

The Self-Study MBA is anything but that. It’s a full-fledged MBA program, which focus a lot on +Interactions and Classes, over and above the resources provided. There is an option to attend the Classroom sessions as well for students staying in the vicinity or proximity of the program. Though, we’d like to clarify that this does not give any added advantage to students who attend the Classroom sessions, nor are the students who do not attend the Classroom sessions are at a disadvantaged position. The course is designed for a global audience, which can be attended from the place of their residence. The online environment takes care of all Live Interactions and Classes.

It’s not a Distance MBA either. A Distance MBA will send you the resources and books, take a test, and give you a certificate. As we’ve already explained The Self-Study MBA is a full-fledged MBA program.

Shoaib Mohammed

Last but not the least, why The Self-Study MBA is superior to an Ivy League MBA program is it’s the brainchild of Shoaib Mohammed, one of the most multi-faceted talented personalities of our generation.

As an Independent Management and Business Educator, Expert, and Consultant, he has conceived The Self-Study MBA experience.

Besides, he is also an Education and Learning expert, Personality expert, Career expert, Skills Management expert, and the Modern Age Genius and Polymath, and much more.

The superior team at The Self-Study MBA means you have access to not just another course or program but to a superior experience.

Learn more about The Self-Study MBAby Shoaib Mohammedat The Self-Study MBA official website.

The Self-Study MBA vs. Ivy League MBA programs: Superior Course Options

In typical MBA Programs, the courses offered are very rigid. For example, most MBA Programs run for 2 years, and that’s it, it’s more or less fixed. Some MBA Programs are of 1 year, some somewhere in between, and sometimes it extends beyond 2 years for part time MBA Courses.

The point is though the MBA program has some scope of flexibility, an Institute usually does not offer much choices for its students for the MBA course it runs. The options provided to the students as regards the MBA program are few, if at all.

We at The Self-Study MBA have designed courses for you to suit all your needs. We offer as many as 8 courses, under 3 heads.

The courses are listed here:

A.      Basic Courses

1.       The 24-Minute Bullet Course

2.       The 1-Day Blitz Course

3.       The 1-Week Rapid Course

B.      Intermediate Programs

4.       The 1-Month Crash Course

5.       The 1-Year MBA Program

6.       The 2-Year MBA Program

C.      Advanced Experiences

7.       The Self-Study MBA Experience

8.       My Self-Study MBA Experience

So, you have much more options to make your choice from. The 8 different courses potentially and practically cover all your needs.

You can also think of it this way.

We offer 3 types of courses:

A.      Self-Study MBA

1.       The 24-Minute Bullet Course

2.       The 1-Day Blitz Course

3.       The 1-Week Rapid Course

4.       The 1-Month Crash Course

5.       The 1-Year MBA Program

6.       The 2-Year MBA Program

B.      The Self-Study MBA Program

C.      My Self-Study MBA Program

There are 6 courses under ‘Self-Study MBA’. These are standard programs designed by us keeping in mind your various potential and possible needs.

‘The Self-Study MBA’ is our flagship program.

‘My Self-Study MBA’ gives you the option of complete customization options like never before. You don’t even have to choose, you can basically demand what you want.

To know more about The Self-Study MBA by Shoaib Mohammed, check The Self-Study MBA official website.

Know more about our various courses here: http://selfstudymba.com/self-study-mba.php.

The Self-Study MBA vs. Ivy League MBA programs: Our Specialities - Superior Course Contents and Innovative Specialization Options

Let’s bring some important features about The Self-Study MBA to the table, and see how it compares and contrast with even Ivy League MBA programs. For this, we’ll highlight some important features and points related to MBA.

MBA

While most MBA programs are essentially mass-producing Masters of Bad Activities, we focus on transforming you into a Master of Business Administration. Even in the case of elite MBA programs the focus is almost entirely Management Education. Our focus is on both Management Education and Business Education.

Entrepreneurship

While practically all MBA programs focus on Management Skills. Even if some of such courses include Entrepreneurship as a subject, it almost entirely from a theoretical framework, with practically no training on Entrepreneurship Skills at all.

We have a healthy mix of Management Studies and Business Studies. If anything, more than Management, our focus is more towards Business – Business Skills, Business Expertise, Business Management, and Entrepreneurship.

When we deal with Entrepreneurship, it’s not just about some lectures on Entrepreneurship, we explore business opportunities together – with and for you.

Time Management

Time is a very important resource. Time Management is integrated into The Self-Study MBA. While there are lots of so-called Time Management experts and courses, they hardly offer any value, sometimes impacting even negatively on Time Management issues. For those who’ve had some experience of trying to learn about Time Management, I know how frustrating it can be. You’ll yourself testify to it, I don’t even need to discuss about it at any length. As a part of The Self-Study MBA, we offer ‘The Biggest Time Management Secrets That You’ll Never Know’, which includes all that you’ll ever need to know about Time Management. We don’t want to reveal anything more on our Time Management techniques, as this form a part of our core secrets, which help to transform The Self-Study MBA into an experience.

Stress Management

Perhaps nothing causes more negative effects on our performance than stress. So, Stress Management is so very important these days. Thus, we’ve included Stress Management as a part of The Self-Study MBA.

Specialization Options

What does a typical MBA program offer as a Specialization? The most common specializations are MBA in Finance, MBA in Marketing, MBA in Human Resource, MBA in Production and Operations, and MBA in Systems.

Some programs offer you a dual Specialization option, where you choose two Specializations from what’s offered, the most common of which are / remain the same, that is – MBA Finance, MBA Marketing, MBA Human Resource, MBA Production and Operations, and MBA Systems.

The Self-Study MBA offers you the choice of 1 Specialization to as many Specializations of your choice, including all Specializations.

So, this does not restrict your Specialization area or focus, as is the case with any including Ivy League MBA programs.

With us there’s no limit to what’s possible.

To know more about The Self-Study MBA by Shoaib Mohammed, or about The Self-Study MBA specializations, check The Self-Study MBA official website, or Contact Us.

The Self-Study MBA vs. Ivy League MBA programs: Superior Course Structure

Before we even attempt to discuss this comparison and contrast, let’s try to understand - What’s an MBA?

Is it ‘Master of Business Administration’ or ‘Master of Bad Activities’?

Well, if you thought that’s a rather stupid question, think again. Some, if not most, MBA programs make you just that, a ‘Master of Bad Activities’. Hence, it’s important for you, from the options available to you, to choose the right MBA program for yourself. For indeed, most MBA programs teach many worthless, outdated, and even outright damaging concepts and practices.

For our part, we’ve eliminated all such unnecessary topics from The Self-Study MBA, while focussing on things that are of value and benefit to us.

It’s also important for us to highlight the course structure of a typical MBA program, and compare it with The Self-Study MBA?

A typical MBA course structure consists of Core, Electives, Capstone, and Common Specializations/Concentrations.

It’d be perhaps easier for us to assimilate the course contents if we present it in the form of a table.

MBA Course Structure
Core	Analytical	accounting, managerial economics, operations research, organizational behavior, economic policy, and business statistics/quantitative analysis
	Functional	financial management, human resource management, marketing management, and operations management
	Ethics	business ethics, corporate social responsibility, or corporate governance
Electives	Common broad electives include: entrepreneurship, international business, management information systems, business law, market research, organizational design, negotiations, international finance, project management, managing non-profits, and real estate investing. Additionally, many other elective options of a more specialized nature are offered by various institutions.
Capstone	Strategy	strategic management, business leadership
	Research	research methodology, dissertation/ major project
Common Specializations / Concentrations	accounting, entrepreneurship, finance (including corporate finance and investment management), international business, healthcare administration, human resources, management information systems, management science, marketing, operations management, organizational design, project management, real estate, risk management and strategy, among others.

We not only cover these topics, but also much more. Also, we include many Original Topics and Hybrid Topics, which you’ll not come across in even elite MBA programs.

Equally important is the fact, that we eliminate all wrong concepts.

Know more about The Self-Study MBA by Shoaib Mohammed at The Self-Study MBA official website.

Career Counselling: Advantages, and Considerationsbefore Consulting a Career Counsellor

If internet search statistics is anything to go by every year the number of people who undertake or think about undertaking some form of Career Counseling run (not in thousands but) in millions. There could be various reasons to seek Career Counselling:

1.       A Student about to start a Career,

2.       A Career Change for working professionals (usually older and mid-life adults),

3.       A Career Advice on stalled Career for adults, or

4.       A host of other Career Oriented reasons.

Career Counselling: Advantages

1.       Finding an expert Career Counselor is the first step. An expert Career Counsellor is able to assess your situation, personality, qualifications, experience, and abilities, and is able to give you the right feedback. He is able to put things in perspective for you, help you assess your own current Career Position, and give you the right Career Direction.

2.       An expert Career Counselor is able to extract the right and relevant information out of you, and present it to you in a way that is structured and beneficial to you.

3.       An expert also has relevant information about various Careers, and is able to assess which options are best for you.

4.       If you are considering a Career Change, the Career Counselling services from an expert Career Counsellor is invaluable.

5.       An expert Career Counsellor is not someone who spoon feeds you with options, but someone who helps you to make decisions yourself about your future Career Course. What he does however is to support you with objective assessment about yourself, and the relevant info about Career Choices, and a suggestion about what’s best for you.

6.       An expert Career Counsellor, will also be able to support you with Career Coaching and Career Development services.

Career Counselling services: Where to find one?

Today, you have much more options than say 10 years ago. Your search, for example, for a Career Counsellor is no more limited to location constraints. It’s true that a personal face to face meeting for a Career Counselling service has some advantages. But, in an age on super-fast Internet connectivity, much of it can be overcome with online Net technologies such as Skype. So, if you find a Career Counselling service online, better than the service you’d get in your location, it’d not be a bad idea at all to go ahead with the online Career Counselling service. Backed with telephone, or better still Skype conversions, it compensates for the personal meetings.

It’s advisable however to keep a few things in mind however when trying to decide on which Career Counselling service you should go for. You’re likely to find various Career Counselling services which would meet your requirements. In such cases try to compare the expertise, experience, services, and cost of a Career Counselling service, with that of others. There are as I’ve said before various great Career Counselling services. The folks at The Personality Experts are outstanding in the Career Oriented services they offer; they offer a host of Career Oriented services – Career Counselling, Career Coaching, and Career Development. There are other good Career Counseling services as well, which you could choose from. But, what makes The Personality Experts so special is that they offer all Career Oriented services under one roof. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s difficult to find such a varied range of services under one head. Moreover, what’s an added advantage with The Personality Experts is that it’s headed by a very able leader and expert in Shoaib Mohammed; Shoaib Mohammed is a Personality, Psychometrics, Profiling, and Career expert, and much more.

Students, Schools, and the Art of Career Development

Career Counselling is not the end of the road, it’s the beginning. Or, for that matter nothing is (the end of the road), not even Career Development. Rather, Career Development is a continuous process, an ongoing lifelong one. It’s not something you squeeze in between school and job; it’s best started while at school, the earlier the better. Don’t wait for high school, start at Elementary or Middle school. It’s important for teachers at schools to double up as Career Counsellors, some do, others should.

Schooling is a time of transition, a threshold to the student’s future, and a bridge into the student’s destiny. Nothing has been more damaging to the students than to force them to make decisions on Career Choices and start with Career Preparations, without having an iota of insight into the world of Career Possibilities. So, what’s the ideal scenario? It’s to start to create awareness amongst the students about Career Options at the Elementary / Middle school. Career Development then is a time to build Career Awareness, not a time for premature Career Choices or Career Preparations.

It’s important that students are exposed to new Career Ideas and Possibilities, Options and Choices, without feeling the pressure to make a quick decision. Teachers also acting as Counsellors has the responsibility to build readiness in the students for future Career Planning. Students need to be given the opportunity to build visions of what they desire to do in their lives, and how they’d like to contribute to the society.

We suggest that the best way to go about it is to have Career Education integrated into the school curriculum. This helps students:

·         To not only Learn but also Apply the academic material that is being taught to them in school

·         To know and value self

·         To build self-esteem and confidence

·         To identify interests and build relationships between the school environment and the work force

·         To incorporate academic career pathways into classroom activities

·         To build academic, communication, problem solving, and social skills

·         To increase awareness of the need for future jobs skills

·         To see the connections between learning in school, academic skills, job related skills, and careers

·         To see career possibilities

·         To see themselves as a future contributor to the job force

·         To receive empowerment

·         To build self-determination

Perhaps, what should form a guiding force is to help them visualise how they could contribute to the society as responsible future world citizens.

How to Develop Your Child into a Genius?

By Shoaib Mohammed

Most parents (if not all) want their Child to Develop into a Genius, but few know how to. They would also want their Child to contribute to the society. It makes sense for parents to know how to go about it. The starting point may be surprising to some parents, but the truth is to recognize that your child already has the potential to become a genius. Surprised? Don’t be! For that’s the truth.

What many parents already do however is to aim to improve their Child’s talents, by enrolling their Child into classes or clinics which focus on improving skills. While this may be good to an extent but the approach adopted by most classes / clinics is a rather unidimensional one. If you happen to enrol your child into a class for which he has an interest then you’re lucky, but otherwise not much progress is made. And you keep wondering as to what went wrong.

It is here that programs such as ‘Make Me a Genius’ (makemea-genius.com) can help. They have a host of programs aimed at developing the skills of your child.

What’s best is ‘The Make Me a Genius’ program is run by a team of experts headed by The Modern Age Genius, Shoaib Mohammed. Shoaib is one of the most multi-faceted talented personalities of our generation; he has an IQ which classifies him as a 'Genius', a certified Genius if you would, though a person of Shoaib’s calibre could care less about the certificate, which hardly has any real value to him. The Make Me a Genius team continuously monitor your child’s development.

They narrow down your child’s interest areas and pay a specialized focus on such skills, while also continuing with the general training. This makes them so special. It took a person of Shoaib’s genius to come up with such an innovative and unique program. Many wonder why such a program has not existed before (the answer has already been provided for the careful reader), but more than wondering parents should be happy that one actually exists now, and they should make the best of this opportunity for their child. They children won’t complain either.

Remember, Genius is born, not made.

The case for a Prodigy might be a little different. But, even a Prodigy like Mozart, had extensive training from his father.

What’s beyond your control is what you’d call a Savant, a person with prodigious talents, but that’s a result of a neurodevelopmental disorder. And most people with such disorders have very challenging lives, and most of them are not Geniuses by any stretch of imagination, only in very rare cases the Genius manifests.

So, to answer the question, How to Develop Your Child into a Genius?

The answer is simple, get your child enrolled into a program such as Make Me a Genius. I’d have been tempted to offer more options to my readers, but unfortunately none exists, none worthy of note in comparison to The Make Me a Genius program. But, don’t worry, be happy, that finally you do have a choice after all, even if that choice is one.