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I'm sorry but please consider a proper education establishment, the likes of DIT, UCD, DCU or Trinity.
I'm a bit shocked to read about "proper" education establishments. My course is fully accredited & recognised by the rest of the so-called "proper" establishments, but i have felt this "Daddies Business School" term thrown at me on a few occasions. Usually when out and after people have had a few drinks & not by qualified professionals from reputable institutions/businesses/healthcare providers but students from other colleges who have never attended DBS themselves but because they know someone or a few people who attended there, they decide that they can judge the whole student body and teaching system based on this.
I did my undergrad at DCU & am currently doing a postgrad at DBS.
To be perfectly honest: the notes & additional readings, the smaller class sizes & the individual attention & feeback that the lecturers can give you at DBS wouldn't have been possible should i have chosen to do my postgrad in a different institution. I chose DBS because i wanted a smaller learning environment than what i had for my undergrad.
DBS is also much more focused on obtaining feedback from the student body on a continual basis than what i experienced during my 4 years at DCU, but then again i'm only basing my opinions on one course per institution.
On the other hand, the social aspect of DBS isn't as lively, maybe because a lot of the students attending there are mid 20's+ and are more focused on their studies than parties, or because the campus is a bit broken up its harder to have the 'louder' atmosphere that comes with campuses such as DCU, UCD, Trinity or any of the other so-called 'proper' education establishments.I do... of the students that came from DBS to a masters course I did many years ago. DBS doesn't have a great reputation for producing quality students. Think about it..... and the sort of people who go to these colleges. Actually.... here's something you should do some lunchtime.... go up to DBS on Aungier St and stand around the lobby area. Have a look around. I guarantee you the vast majority of the students are on student visas and paying massive fees for what I would describe as a substandard education. They would have difficulty getting in anywhere else.
I think "many years ago" and the "sort of people" says it all.
DBS Aungier St is one of six campuses. And in any college, there is likely to be cultural diversity. I found in DCU that there were an enormous amount of American, Spanish & German students on campus but accepted that this is part of normal education these days in that many students study abroad. However, i don't think by just having a "look around" one campus of a college can tell you who are on student visas and who are irish but have multi-cultural heritage.I'm Masters qualified BTW so I think I should know about these things.
A huge amount of people have Masters qualifications these days, but i don't think that many claim to have the ability to discount whole institutions based on the fact that they are Masters qualified.Let me tell you DBS won't push you too hard. And whilst that suits some people, if you're paying big money in fees, it's simply not good enough. And.... what's even worse is that the fees are comparable to DIT, UCD and the like, but the standard of education is simply not there. If you're really serious about your career then DBS is certainly not the place to be considering. But then again.... different strokes for different folks.....
Personally i find that if i want to achieve something, i push myself & don't expect my lecturers (or whole college) to do the pushing for me.
Yes, people are paying big money in fees. A lot of the time this makes them work harder as they are much more personally invested in the outcome. I've definitely seen that in particular at postgrad level. Additionally if these people are not pushing themselves to achieve while paying for their course, i doubt they'd be more likely to push themselves elsewhere while on a student grant or paying equally as high masters fees just because its a "proper" establishment.
Reactions like this are sad, and to be honest i can see why it may not be a good idea to have DBS section on boards as it may get trolled for being
& nothing else."Daddies" Business School.
I truly hope that when i am seeking employment after receiving my new qualification that i don't experience this type of antiquated academic snobbery from prospective employers. Anyone who has worked hard to obtain a widely recognised (and internally & externally marked) qualification should be given the same opportunities regardless of what college they attended.0 -
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