Executive
Distance MBA (EMBA)
Distance
MBA programs are geared toward enhancing the careers of
working executives, many of whom are company sponsored.
These programs are for professionals who are already specialists
in a field or industry and following are probable reasons
for doing Distance Executive MBA
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Anticipated promotion.
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Professional experience and expertise
- Classes
usually online
But
there are many benefits associated with Executive MBA done
online that is why it is becoming very popular and widely
accepted in various industry circles.
Universities
offering Distance MBA for Working Executives
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IIM's
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Kozikode
& Lucknow have
used platform provided by NIIT Imperia and HughesNet
to provide distance online MBA courses to working executives.
Key features of program delivery are -
- The
Interactive Onsite Learning Platform is very advanced
that combines the critical aspects of verbal and visual
communication - two-way video and audio synchronized
with rich content, collaboration, discussion groups,
application sharing and live interaction.
- The
communications platform reaches large numbers of people
in real-time. With this platform, live sessions become
highly intuitive and effective, as video and rich
interactive content are delivered directly to the
desktop of the student.
- The
core of the network is the Studio where the Instructor
sits. The studio is fully equipped with all required
audio, video and computer systems that allow the instructor
to teach and interact with students who could be spread
across the country.
- At
the other end, the student sits in a classroom (with
one of more PCs connected to the VSAT receive and
transmit system) and is able to follow the lecture,
answer questions and participate in study groups and
discussions, all using the PC and its multimedia features.
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Symbiosis
Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) is most sought
after distance learning institutes of India. SCDL has
pioneered several new concepts in distance education
in India such as:
- Introduction
of a “Blended Learning” methodology for all our programs,
combining all the three forms of learning, namely,
published/printed self-learning material, e-learning
and pre-recorded DVD lectures and faculty interaction.
- Introduction
of highly interactive e-Learning content as a supplementary
learning methodology to improve the understanding
of concepts through case studies and practical examples,
thereby bridging the gap between the book and the
classroom.
- Online
student portal which provides the students all the
relevant information throughout their tenure at SCDL.
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Online assignments provide students the flexibility
and convenience to submit assignments at any time
and receive immediate results and feedback.
- Online
On-demand examinations are conducted across India
and abroad, throughout the year which provides students
the ultimate convenience of booking a date, time and
place of their choice to appear for the examinations.
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Sikkim
Manipal distance MBA is delivered through EduNxt
platform. It was launched by SMU-DE in May 2009 by Steve
Ballmer, CEO Microsoft Corp. USA and Anand Sudarshan,
CEO Manipal Education.
- EduNxt
is the next generation learning system that fully
takes advantage of modern teaching techniques to create
a virtual classroom where students come together to
learn from distinguished faculty and each other.
- The
EduNxt platform is an easy to use delivery system.
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It enables a collaborative and interactive environment
for learning and includes small group mentoring, virtual
classrooms, simulation, self-study content, recorded
presentations and shared browsing.
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IGNOU
Management Programme is one of the leading Management
Programmes in the world. It also offers MBA Programme
in Ethopia at Addis Ababa University. Starting its operation
in 1987, the School of Management Studies today offers
a wide range of courses. The School follows a system
of course-wise registration in its management programme.
The Main features of their distance learning MBA are
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- Tutor
Marked Assignments, project works, practical and the
Term End Examinations.
- On-Demand
Examination which provides completely flexible system
of examination independent of the traditional fixed
time frame. Opportunity to choose the exam dates and
venue.
- Under
the scheme of On-Demand Examinations, IGNOU students
can walk into the identified OD Exam Centre of the
University on the prescribed days as per their choice
and appear for the examination in the course in which
they are registered. They may not require to wait
for the six monthly term end examination.
- IGNOU
Online is catering to the learning needs of IGNOU
learner community.
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eGyanKosh is the digital repository of programme based
learning content available in text and video formats.
- Education
Broadcast is a webcasting facility linking to educational
channels – Gyandharshan, Gyanvani and EDUSAT.
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Virtual Class provides links to all the online programmes
of the University
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The
ICFAI
University MBA Program is a broad-based management
program designed to provide good understanding to students
in different aspects of management. The salient features
of ICFAI distance MBA are -
- The
University provides a detailed study plan and prescribed
books specially designed (as per the curriculum)
- MBA
Program is essentially based on self-study and examinations.
Students may attend contact classes on an optional
basis.
- IMT,
Ghaziabad
- The
salient features of distance MBA from IMT are -
- IMT
- CDL has been recognised by Distance Education Council
- Students
can download assignments and check their academic
progress online.
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There are Study Centres in various States to enable
the students to have better services and facilities
for Counselling and Personal Contact Programme
- IMT-CDL
has added five more Regional Centres at Delhi, Noida,
Mumbai, Nagpur and Hyderabad. Thus, now there would
be six Regional Centres including Kolkata Regional
Centre, which is already functional
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Karnataka
State Open University is a recognised University
of Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi and regular
member of the Asssociation of Indian Universities (AIU).
The key features of Distance MBA offered by KSOU are
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- Self
learning material for all courses. The SLM is much
better than the books available in the market and
it covers all the course curriculum of the University
and these are specially designed of KSOU students.
SLM contains question, chapter end exercise and also
have space to make notes in every pages. The language
is also very easy and understandable to normal students.
- University
has converted the Self Learning Material into Computer
Bases Tutorials (CBT). The gist and essence of the
text books are converted to digital frames that are
embedded with animations, movies, graphs and online
questions. With the help of CBT any student can study
at his / her home or at any place where computer is
available.
- University
has also created Learning Management System (LMS)
which is an online tool through which any student
of KSOU can learn anywhere with the help of internet.
LMS can tie together administrators, teachers and
students in an online space. This shows online real-time
replication of actual classroom.
- On
demand examination - KSOU is conducting online examination
of the students enrolled under various programs through
model test centres in different parts of the Country.
The Online Examination is fully automated, hence no
intervention of manual system.
- Indian
Institute of Finance
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