TESU BSBA Capstone - Case Study

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"The case should be a comprehensive case analysis, not a series of questions and answers" That's what it says in module 1. I'm not sure what "Please limit your analysis to 4 pages (1000 to 1100 words)" means, but I assume that's what is wanted. The first one due on Sunday, which is not even a week to work on it. Then the next one the next Sunday. Plus reading, discussion forums, study for a midterm, and write a final project. This is insane for one class. Even if I dropped everything in my life and focused only on this, which I would have to do, I have doubts. I'm not a fast reader, especially when it's expansive, bland and boring like this book. Who writes this garbage? Half of this is completely meaningless. It could be condensed to plainer language. Sorry for the rant I am exhausted.

When I say you can use Q&A format, I meant to say that a proper essay isn't required. However, each question can be answered on its own. Each case study builds on the information you learned in the chapter associated with that module. So you just need to synthesize what you learned and use it to answer each of the questions. It takes a bit of analysis, a bit of research (mainly just enough to reflect any recent company changes), and a little time.

The 4 pages bit is just a target (1000-1100 words is the average word count for 4 pages). I think the wording is to discourage you from writing too short or too long of a paper. If you can properly address each question in 3 pages then go for it. My papers have been running in the 1200-1700 word range, but I'm a bit wordy and tend to over illustrate. However, I agree that it feels like there is an awful lot of writing here for one course.

I'm pretty sure the first two-week schedule is intended to be a bit rough on purpose to weed out people who aren't ready for this type of course. You'll need to be able to invest at least 10-15 hours per week, possibly more if you're a slow reader or not a strong writer. However, it will take proper time management. It also gets a bit better balanced as you move through the course.

The discussion forums are pretty easy. You can generally get away with a paragraph or two per each topic, and you really only have to respond to two other students posts, and any posts to you by the teacher of course.

IMO, textbooks are all terrible. It feels like only like 25% of the material in any textbook is relevant and the rest is fluff, there to provide perspective, examples, and/or pad the word count. That is one of the reasons I like Study.com so much, they really focus on the core of what you need to know. I didn't enjoy Straighterline for much the same reason, because I thought it was a waste of time to read those huge textbooks when only a small part was relevant.

I can't offer any advice about the midterm of final paper since I'm not there yet, but from what I gather, as long as you study the areas indicated in the study guide, the midterm isn't too rough. I'm planning to start on the paper as soon as I finish the midterm, so I should be able to offer a better perspective after that.

Like you, I was really concerned about whether I'd be able to keep up with this course until after I knocked out the first couple of assignments and got my first grade back. Now that I know how things work a bit better, coming from a self-paced learning perspective, it now feels like the course is moving too slow. Or at least to me, it feels weird to be 4 weeks into a course and not be done yet.

All in all, this is definitely the hardest course I've taken, but compared to the amount of work I've had to put in to get through my degree at the pace I did it in, it isn't that bad. I suspect it should be the same for you.

Worst case, if you are sure you can't manage the time right now, you can still withdraw and get 75% of your tuition back if you do so by December 9th. You can then plan to come back to do it again when your schedule is a bit more conducive to the time requirements.

Am I missing something? I haven't seen a study guide anywhere. Do you mean the syllabus?