{"id":553,"date":"2022-07-11T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/online\/?p=553"},"modified":"2024-10-02T09:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:54:02","slug":"faculty-make-mba-courses-interesting-relatable-and-applicable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/online\/2022\/07\/faculty-make-mba-courses-interesting-relatable-and-applicable\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Make MBA Courses Interesting, Relatable, and Applicable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An electrical engineer for Marathon Petroleum Corporation and a student of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/mba\/masters-degree\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ball State\u2019s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">online <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">MBA <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Terry Pharaon admits he\u2019s always on the lookout for efficient ways to complete projects, access energy, and limit waste.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s why he chose logistics and supply chain management from the MBA\u2019s eight concentrations. This concentration is a study of ways to improve the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">flow of materials, supplies, and products from suppliers to clients.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cProper management of conventional resources along with renewable energy and the rapid evolution of technology is the future of our world,\u201d says Terry, who expects to graduate in 2024. \u201cIn this day and age, everyone shops online. Everything is expected to have a shorter lead time. Engineering must move at the same pace.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Launched Career with Marathon<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Born in Miami, Terry says his interest in reliable and sustainable energy production stems from living in Third-world countries Haiti and Dominican Republic where, at the time, electricity was only available on average 14 hours each day. Alternative power sources were used for the remaining hours of the day, he says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He returned to the U.S. to earn his B.S. in electrical engineering at Michigan State University and graduated in 2014.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After serving several internships during his undergrad years, his professional career took off as project engineer I with Marathon Petroleum. With his promotion to project engineer II, he manages more challenging mechanical projects and has <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">overseen the electrical and controls portion of a $26 million capital growth expansion project of approximately 420 pipeline miles.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impressed with MBA\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U.S. News<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ranking<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Terry enrolled in the online Ball State MBA in 2019. \u201cThe BSU program was very affordable, in terms of cost per credit, and had good ratings on usnews.com,\u201d he says, noting the MBA\u2019s Top 20 ranking for Best Online MBA programs by <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U.S. News and World Report<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A coworker pursuing the program had \u201cgreat things to say about the professors,\u201d says Terry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cGreat things,\u201d he found, were particularly true of Dr. Tung Liu, professor of economics; Dr. Chris Luchs, assistant professor of accounting; and Dr. Brian Webster, associate professor of management. \u201cThey have made the courses interesting, relatable, and very applicable to any branch of business administration,\u201d he says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How Terry Has Used Class Work on the Job<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-556\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/29113917\/RTY7535-copy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/29113917\/RTY7535-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/29113917\/RTY7535-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/29113917\/RTY7535-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/29113917\/RTY7535-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/29113917\/RTY7535-copy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ball State\u2019s online programs are advertised as providing classroom content that students can use immediately on the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe MBA helps me understand how my current company decides to pursue a specific project as opposed to another,\u201d he says. \u201cI am understanding the terminologies used when business development makes a case for a project and asks my team to implement it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although just a few years into his career, Terry aspires long-term to be the CEO or COO of an organization that makes sustainable energy its focus while managing projects to create opportunities for the underserved.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Role in International Development is Possibility<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis may be in the form of building power plants using current technologies and helping build reliable and efficient transportation systems to eliminate the supply chain roadblocks that underdeveloped countries face,\u201d he says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to English, Terry is proficient in French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish and sees working with an international development organization such as USAID or World Bank Group as another option.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI hope that my project management, construction, supply chain experience, business acumen, and language proficiencies will allow me to reach this goal.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An electrical engineer for Marathon Petroleum Corporation and a student of Ball State\u2019s online MBA program, Terry Pharaon admits he\u2019s always on the lookout for efficient ways to complete projects, access energy, and limit waste.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s why he chose logistics and supply chain management from the MBA\u2019s eight concentrations. 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