6:25 pm, Chennai, India
Just now went through the courses in PGDBA (Marketing) distance learning market conducted by Symbiosis center for distance learning (SCDL). The course content was quite apt for a distance learning MBA (PGDBA degrees are almost equiv to MBA). It went like this
1st semester
1.Management Accounting
2.Business Law
3.Managerial Economics
4.Organizational Behavior
5.Principles of Management
6.Business Communication

2nd semester
Financial Management
Production/operation Mgmt – I & II
Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Strategic Management

3rd semester & 4th semester: Marketing specialisation courses

For sure, SCDL is quite a profit center for Symbiosis but they quite lack the degree of persuasiveness to commit the students to undergo coursework. They allow 4 years after enrollment to the candidate to finish these courses. The degrees would then be awarded but placement opportunities are quite meagre based on this degree alone. It better be used to add value to your current position. The programmes of SCDL use web and media as learning tools though in the indian way(web 2.0 still takes a hit back owing to indian bandwidths).

Now, I do find this course well poised but then whats needed is a comparative study of institutes offering distance learning programmes for any MBA aspirirng working guy, coz getting entrance to a distance learning programme, stands pretty easier than full time, so why not from a bigger brand.

Work Integrated programmes where your company has tie ups with institutes and normally sponsors your higher education are quite a good option and you should make full use of them. they normally have a more regular curriculum than individual distance learning programmes.