South College DBA Program (IT Specialization) - Progress Tracker

[cc95]

Update: I am still waiting on grading for DBA 6645 to complete. All work has been done for quite some time but unfortunately grading is slower than other courses. I believe this professor also teaches the following class so it may continue to lag for some time. If complete on Sunday (based on my estimates of grading timelines), this course would have taken the majority of two weeks to complete not due to slow assignment submission, but slower grading. I did receive word that once the following course is complete it begins the start of the three specialization courses which I was informed seem to be graded at a faster rate. My updated timeline to hit the dissertation research phase is by May 15 or sooner. This will leave a few months for dissertation research followed by an entire term for the actual dissertation work.

Did you see the emails about not contacting professors to accelerate grading times, and that failure to do so will be grounds for academic discipline? When I read it, I immediately thought of you

[bjcheung77]

Did you see the emails about not contacting professors to accelerate grading times, and that failure to do so will be grounds for academic discipline? When I read it, I immediately thought of you

Does that mean each time a prospective student who wants to accelerate has to get in contact with the professor to get permission to add another class? I'm reading your sentence as... not to contact or email professors, and if they do contact the professor to accelerate, they'll be disciplined... Is that how I am reading this?

[cc95]

Did you see the emails about not contacting professors to accelerate grading times, and that failure to do so will be grounds for academic discipline? When I read it, I immediately thought of you

Does that mean each time a prospective student who wants to accelerate has to get in contact with the professor to get permission to add another class?  I'm reading your sentence as... not to contact or email professors, and if they do contact the professor to accelerate, they'll be disciplined...  Is that how I am reading this?

Here's the email:

Subject: Grading-Important notice

Good morning DBA Students,

There has been an increase in students sending emails to faculty demanding that they grade on a different timetable than the College policy. While it is great to share your personal goals, you should never email faculty to ask or demand that grading be completed before the stated policy time frame. Here is a reminder of the policy as seen in the DBA handbook:
Assessment Turnaround Time: Faculty strive to grade assessments within a 48-hour window. In Research, Dissertation, and Capstone courses, this time is extended to 168 hours due to the nature of these courses.

Sequential Grading: Faculty grade assessments in the order they are received, they are not able to skip ahead to grade assessments that are submitted before prior ones have passed. The policy is based on the last date of feedback so if you submit multiple assessments, you are doubling your wait time.


Reminders to keep you on track:
Submitting Assessments: While you can work ahead in core and specialization courses, we recommend waiting to submit future assessments until the current one has been graded. This prevents confusion on grading times and allows time to action any feedback you received from prior assessments before submitting additional work.
The pacing/format in the last two courses is different. The content is more in-depth, and the assignments are more intense. You cannot work ahead in these courses as they are gated. The grading timeframe in 7805 is 5 days; in 7905, it’s 7 days per assessment.

Faculty grade within the stated timeframes for each course. Please do not email them and ask them to grade your work. They grade according to the policy of the program.

The only time students should respectfully ask about grades is if you need clarification on feedback. Faculty are well aware of the times students submit and they follow a queue to grade by. If students reach out to faculty and/or mentors to ask for faster grading, you are asking them to violate the College policy. From here out, this will be reported to me and noted in your records that you are asking faculty to facilitate courses in an unethical manner. If it continues, the issue gets escalated to upper leadership.

I strongly advise each of you to continue meeting your goals, but remember this program is already accelerated and each faculty member is working daily to ensure your feedback is not only within the policy timeframe but in the manner necessary to enrich your learning. We have the policy in place for a reason and you need to focus on taking the feedback to grow your knowledge for those goals you have set for yourselves. We all look forward to seeing you succeed!

[wiresandscreens]

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[Tireman4]

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This from the Unofficial South College DBA...

And congratulations on those who finished....Time from starting Dissertation to Defense...(1) August 12 to December 18th, (2) December 19th to February 28th..most are 4 to 5 months. I must say my dissertation took 2 years from start to completion. Again, congratulations to all.

[wiresandscreens]

Unfortunately this is my final update to this thread, which was not the intention when I started it. While I am continuing in the program and making steady progress, there have been some comments made that make me uncomfortable continuing to post anything publicly about my opinions or stage within the program. I wish I was able to continue to provide my opinions and progress, but it appears there are considerations that could affect me directly if I choose to continue.

[Jonathan Whatley]

Thank you for sharing up to now, and good luck!

[newdegree]

Unfortunately this is my final update to this thread, which was not the intention when I started it. While I am continuing in the program and making steady progress, there have been some comments made that make me uncomfortable continuing to post anything publicly about my opinions or stage within the program. I wish I was able to continue to provide my opinions and progress, but it appears there are considerations that could affect me directly if I choose to continue.

Oh man, what a disappointment. I enjoyed reading your updates, insight, and learning about each course in the program and how you were able to speed run them. I think your posts are a valuable asset to the future of students wishing to seek information on South College DBA.

[bjcheung77]

wiresandscreens, thanks for all the info and updates! Good luck with the program, you can always give mini updates when you finish a couple or more classes, or update us when you complete the program. Continue onward my friend, have fun, go get those credits!