The latest technology ensures students are more receptive online when working together to complete assignments
BUSINESS SCHOOLS frequently promote the networking opportunities offered through classmates and tutors as one of the most important facets of an MBA programme, but distant learner Tony Lam believes this is, in part, a myth.
Mr Lam, a property manager for Hongkong Land, opted to study an MBA in Construction and Real Estate from the College of Estate Management in Reading, England, because it allowed him to plan his life around school work, and not the other way around.
He said technology allowed distance learning students to be more receptive online when working together to complete assignments.
Students are given contact information of all the students studying locally and around the world.
'There are local sessions with the students twice a year, where the tutors from the school come to teach and an online forum through which students can participate and interact with staff and other students 24/7.'
Deciding that property would be his career, Mr Lam said a streamlined MBA provided advantages on an educational and personal level.
