Pauloz
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 Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Iwilson02
I checked it out for you, and as I suspected, the OL degree supplements the BSc on various levels. This is the sort of degree which relates to management, not necessarily grassroots career material.
It'd be useful as a qualification for running a science department or research lab, and a good precursor to higher management.
This link http://www.cehs.wright.edu/academic/educational_leadership/organizational-lead/index.php
is sufficiently vague to be an indicator of how the degree operates.
Great for those who need it for promotion, useful at entry level as showing potential for higher value work, but of itself an addition.
Suggest you go looking for an internship, or some sort of immediate application of this degree, to get the full benefit of it. You'll need to do a structured analysis of how you want to work your career, and see if you can pin down a goal to work towards.
I must say, if I was trying to sell a degree course to someone, I'd be a lot more specific than that link. There is quite a bit of material on OL degrees of various levels of value, but separating the solid objects from the bubbles is the real problem. This is the search I did, hope it helps:
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1B2GGFB_enAU230&hl=en&q=organizational+leadership+careers&btnG=Google+Search
My gut instinct says that you'll need some guidance from professionals who know how to operate that degree effectively, and can give you some options.
There are "career paths" and "career merry go rounds". To avoid 40 miles of bad road and circular logic, it's best if you're the one doing the navigation, from day one. |
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