They’re deluded if they believe that people are even responsible if they adopt as theory what anyone has derived without a methodology and analysis open for review. They’re ignorant if they think they can reject traditional theory without first demonstrating an actual mastery of it.
Although databases like ProQuest, LexisNexis, and ScienceDirect do indeed facilitate and vastly improve research productivity. But the new generation of computer-based journal databases and their reliance on keyword searches and abstracts undermines the significantly-more valid critical process of evaluating references for their actual findings and content before dismissing a reference, considering it further, or determining what articles to follow next in the chain.
[tab name='McMaster @fb'] The following post was in response to a Wall post by the McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Business Farcebook group on 19 August, 2010: What’s the best way to take notes in class? A) Good ol’ paper and pen B) Laptop C) iPad (or other tablet PC) D) Sound / [...]
I contributed the following to the Walden University Writing Centre Facebook Discussion in response to a question pertaining to citing personal communications. Even if you’re not a Walden University doctoral student, you can appreciate how the Foundations course (first course in all Walden doctoral programmes), RSCH 8100 (introductory Research Theory and Design course), and RSCH [...]
For aspiring Finance students, the question of whether to do a Finance MBA or the CFA Institute’s pretisigous Chartered Financial Analyst designation is a decision that they probably will be answering quite confidently in a few years. Loren Fox asked the question on LinkedIn Answers: “I currently work in the investment management industry and am [...]
The following is a question posed by Michael Amers on LinkedIn Answers http://www.linkedin.com/answers/professional-development/career-management/PRO_CMA/703656-33184901, a forum for members to ask questions, similarly to Yahoo! Answers, except since LinkedIn targets–and comprises primarily–the professional and technical segment, you can expect more reliable answers. Michael asked the following: Is an M.B.A. worth the price of tuition and workload to [...]
The following post is an exerpt from the required self-assessment after completing Walden University’s RSCH 8200 “Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis” course, which is required for all management doctoral students as part of their foundation research sequence. It is a next generation course that incorporated feedback from previous incarnations of the course and is only its [...]
As a Canadian student in the AMDS PhD programme, Finance specialization, I have a personal interest in Walden’s success in entering the Canadian market and gaining credibility. I completed my BSc (Hons) at Carleton University in Ottawa, and my MBA from McMaster University in Hamilton. I find myself continually on the defensive when I mention [...]