By Jeremy Zurawski, MBA’18, MS’19 In July of 2016, I received an exciting package in a big red box: my Kelley School of Business acceptance letter and a new branded backpack to mark the occasion! The Kelley Direct (KD) Online MBA program through Indiana University was the ideal fit for me. I had originally… Read more »
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Gaining a Competitive Edge in China: An On-the-Ground Perspective
In October 2015, I traveled to Beijing along with thirteen fellow online MBA students from Kelley Direct to gain a better appreciation of how to successfully do business in China. This in-person portion of the Global and Domestic Immersions program represented the final module for a nine-week course focused on international business strategy; the lessons from… Read more »
The Best Part of Getting My Online MBA was Learning How to KISS
I know what you’re probably thinking, you’re about to read a juicy story about how an online MBA student learned to kiss in grad school. Sorry to disappoint, but this post focuses on the more academic side of things. KISS, a common acronym in business, is short for Keep it Short & Simple. In other… Read more »
How an Online MBA Strategy Course Helped Student Kash Faheem Land a Job with Apple
Developing Strategic Capabilities (C562) is one of our online MBA students’ final courses. It brings together the concepts from all the previous classes and enables the students to apply what they learned in a practical way. Students form groups of four or five and pick a strategic business unit (SBU) of a publicly traded company… Read more »
Perspectives on Business and Life in Palestine – Why I Went to Bethlehem with my Online MBA Class
I am not a stereotypical online MBA student. I prefer to spend my admittedly limited free time going to punk shows or helping sea turtles rather than networking to find the next step in my career. That said, here I am, writing an article for Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Why? Because my Kelley Direct AGILE study abroad… Read more »