Many students will have finished their degrees and are now considering what to do in the medium term. The specialized magazine Universia echoed an article by Andy Chan, from Wake Forest University, in which he suggested useful tasks to strengthen the career. Contacts and their organization in spreadsheets or constant updating on professional social networks and at events can be very useful.
Not long ago the course ended, with its exams, and now, although the students have a well-deserved rest before them (some more, some less), it is a good time to think about the coming year. The free time of the holidays provide a good opportunity to plan the coming course , to know what professional branches or subjects can be chosen, to reflect on the points to improve with respect to the one that has just been left behind.
Many students will have finished their degrees and are now considering what to do in the medium term. The specialized magazine Universia echoed an article by Andy Chan, from Wake Forest University, in which he suggested useful tasks to strengthen the career. Contacts and their organization in spreadsheets or constant updating on professional social networks and at events can be very useful.
Universities, at least many of them, close their pre-registration stages for master’s degrees around these dates. Online master’s degrees or online master ‘s degrees , in one of the many universities that offer them, are proposed as an option for those who want autonomy and flexibility when studying. But, given the time and money to invest in studying, the question arises: how can you choose the best online master’s degree?
Rankings often provide useful information if they are independent, not sponsored . They show the value for money of virtual education , and can help you make a decision. For its part, the IMF Business School blog compiled a series of criteria to help students make a decision.
Acknowledgments and accreditations
In a globalized world, in which many students aspire to work in a large company with an international presence, it is desirable that the degrees offered are recognized by the market, even more so if they are based on a virtual methodology. There are accreditation agencies such as ANECA, ACBSS or EFQM that guarantee student services, the quality of the teaching staff, the methodology and other relevant factors.
Business Schools are also recurrent when it comes to continuing training, but IFM reminds that the ideal is to have a university endorsement . This will clear doubts about academic rigor.
Prepared and accessible faculty
That the teaching staff is well trained and has verifiable experience will be decisive for their students to learn, which is the most important thing. But the relationships that students are able to forge with those who, in addition to knowledge, have contacts will help success.
Information on the academic recognition and professional experience of teachers is usually collected on the website of educational institutions. It is worth assessing their response time to students, their availability…
In addition to this, it is worth checking with which companies such an institution has signed conventions or agreements , as it will determine the prestige it enjoys in the market.
Dynamic and effective method
On the same website of the university, as a cover letter of this or of the studies that are intended to be taken, the methodology used is explained. It is convenient to read it in detail to know if it adapts to the needs of the student , because a recent graduate, with no other occupation, is not the same as someone who already has work and family responsibilities.
Access to job bank and internships
It is true that postgraduate studies improve the employability of the student, in that they acquire new knowledge that will be useful in their profession. However, the possibilities of professional insertion is one of the things that most interests the new student, and for this there are internships.
Once again, knowing the agreements that the study center has signed with companies in the sector will be very useful.
Student support
The advantages of online education are obvious, but it is true that students may feel alone when it comes to internalizing certain content that they cannot understand, or when they need someone to guide them in a job or project. Virtual education would not be of much use if teachers could not provide special follow -up to students, so this point is also important.
Added to this are facilities in the field of financing, a virtual secretariat that works well, an accessible library, resolute technical support, an intuitive and easy-to-use platform.
Student opinions
To truly know if the method is good, if it is flexible, if the teachers are efficient and close, or if the internship service is adequate, it is best to go beyond what the official website collects and value the opinions of other students. .
Other criteria
The blog My collegue advice also collects advice on how to choose a worthwhile online master’s degree, in an article written by Mike Cushing, a writer at the University of Florida.
The expert recommends focusing on the professional future when choosing, contrasting the concepts of self-learning and feedback education (self-taught learning or education with feedback), considering national versus regional accreditation and seeking a system that adapts to changes .
