Hi Duncan,

Thank you!

Actually, I was talking about your perception and thoughts and not about something official, otherwise I know that there is the FT, Economist and QS rankings. But since these do not always reflect the true story (and as you can see they have many differences even between them, which makes it difficult to know whiz is actually the reliable and most accurate one), that is why I asked your point of view as it seems you know quite much about the reputation and quality of the schools and the MBAs they offer.

So, if in case you could reveal your perceptions, that would be really helpful!

Thanks anyway!

Hi Duncan,

Thank you!

Actually, I was talking about your perception and thoughts and not about something official, otherwise I know that there is the FT, Economist and QS rankings. But since these do not always reflect the true story (and as you can see they have many differences even between them, which makes it difficult to know whiz is actually the reliable and most accurate one), that is why I asked your point of view as it seems you know quite much about the reputation and quality of the schools and the MBAs they offer.

So, if in case you could reveal your perceptions, that would be really helpful!

Thanks anyway!

If you want my perceptions of the top 15 DL MBAs and the top 20 UK MBAs, please appreciate that would take hours. No, you'd need to hire someone like me to make such a detailed analysis. Probably cheaper: hire someone to review my posts on this site and then produces a digest of useful comments by me and by others. Free: do that yourself.

But, seriously, the rankings and accreditation lists are very useful and summed up they are quite reliable.

Ok, good! Thank you for your time and advice so far, it has been pretty helpful!

If you want my perceptions of the top 15 DL MBAs and the top 20 UK MBAs, please appreciate that would take hours. No, you'd need to hire someone like me to make such a detailed analysis. Probably cheaper: hire someone to review my posts on this site and then produces a digest of useful comments by me and by others. Free: do that yourself.

But, seriously, the rankings and accreditation lists are very useful and summed up they are quite reliable.

Hi , hans, can i ask which school did you chose finally?

Hi Ahtisham,

I ultimately chose for the Bradford programme.. :)

Great to know this, because i am also considering Bradford. I am inclined to it because its the most affordable as compared to the other triple accredited MBA's. One thing that is pinching me is the fee structure is not Pay as you go, rather its 8 equal installments. By pay as you go i mean if i chose one subject per 3 months so i should pay for 1 course, but this is not the case as i understood from uni administration..... Any ways i am considering to enroll in July this year by Allah's willing.

How is the online learning experience, do you feel engaged, how is the teacher response time , do you face any technical issues and how is the technical support available, is it the same faculty that teaches that teaches full time course which teaches over online. As i checked the FT online ranking 2014, they reported that there is no online team work? so how do you overcome it ?

Yeah, well, this is true.. I think it is the most affordable DL programme between all the triple accredited ones, which instantly makes it kind of great VFM.. Regarding the payment plan, this is true what you say again.. The plan is to pay 8 equal installments and not a pay as you go scheme.. For me this was not a problem, actually was more convenient, as I knew in advance exactly what I would have to pay per semester (4 semesters in a year, so 4 installments annually spread in 2 years time to pay the whole MBA). But this is something totally objective, I mean it was convenient for me but for others might not be.. :)

What I can say is that overall I am please with the programme.. I never had any prior DL experience nor I know someone else close to me who has/had a DL MBA, so whatever I say, I definitely cannot compare with other programmes since I really do not know how they run theirs.. But what I can say is that I am very satisfied with Bradford so far and there are very few minor things that could be better.. Overall, the learning experience, at least for what I was expecting (definitely not of a Full Time standards), is very good, the staff very helpful and reply promptly, the professors, as well and generally help a lot and try to make you feel as engaged as possible by regular on-line tutorials (4 in 8 weeks time for each module), online platforms for debating, chatting, problem solving, etc., so yeah, I can say I am very pleased and everything seems pretty organised. Regarding technical issues, nothing to mention, at least so far.. As for group works, no, there is no such thing but I thing if there was that would be really confusing.. I had a Full Time experience in the past and I know how is to run after your classmates when someone was not doing his/her part or poorly working, etc. and that was really hectic, time consuming and many problems were caused.. So, imagine what would happen online!! :D If people started not responding/showing up, etc... Ohhh!! So, in my point of view, I think it is better as it is, especially when there are kind of many substitutes to overcome this lack of group working.. As I mentioned before, there is an online platform where you can say anything, speak live or open threads (Atrium) of whatever you want with your classmates, not only the direct ones but also all the enrolled ones to the DL MBA.. Moreover, many of the modules have also their own specific forum to discuss with fellow students or the professor about assignments, issues, questions, or whatever you might want.. Finally, you also have the live online tutorials, where you prepare some assignments in advance and all work on that during the class, ask questions, solve it live, etc., which is really engaging! And in case you want to, for a face-to-face contact, there is the option of picking up to three modules to attend on campus, either in Bradford or other partner schools/institutions and have an executive-style course (each lasts only 1 intensive week, where all work together).. So, basically I think all these cover everything.. But again, this is very objective and each might have different needs, perspectives and standards.. However, definitely keep in mind that it is not equal to a full time experience! :)

Anyway, as I said before, I cannot compare to other b-schools, as I do not know what happens elsewhere but with this one I am really pleased so far! In case you want to ask anything else, please go ahead! Hope I covered you as much as possible! :)