Exams & Assessments
MBA
There are no written exams or assignments in the Calwest MBA program. All assessments are conducted online through Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs).
Each chapter in a course has a Topic Quiz that must be passed before proceeding to the next chapter. You are allowed 3 attempts per Topic Quiz, with the highest score kept. Questions and answer options are randomized on each attempt. If you exhaust all 3 attempts, you can review the chapter slides again to unlock 3 more attempts. Calwest tracks all student activity including time spent on course material and quiz attempts.
After completing all chapters and their Topic Quizzes, your Final Exam will be available to undertake online at a time of your convenience. There is a time limit of 90 minutes in which you will need to answer multiple-choice questions that are randomly drawn from the course question pool.
Please ensure that you have an undisturbed 90-minute time frame to undertake your Final Exam, as after 90 minutes your work will be automatically submitted and graded.
There is only one attempt provided for the Final Exam. A passing score of 50% is required.
- A student can repeat a Final Exam, in case they did not pass, by paying an additional assessment fee of US$275.00 per course.
DBA
DBA — Business Courses
The assessments are the same as for the MBA Courses above. All those already holding an MBA get recognized prior credit for all these courses.
DBA — Research Courses
Research Methods
This course consists of slide presentations and video lectures on research methodology. Once you have viewed all material and self-certified completion of each topic, you can proceed to the next course: the Research Proposal.
Research Proposal
On enrolment, you will be provided with a Research supervisor. Your course assessment is a completed Research Proposal, that your supervisor assesses and certifies that you are ready to undertake the Research Thesis.
Research Thesis
Your course assessment is a completed Research Thesis between 25,000 and 50,000 words, that will be marked by two independent Examiners.
