According to Information Systems and Decision Sciences Professor Pawel Kalczynski, Cal State Fullerton’s Online B.A. in Business Administration degree-completion program has clear advantages, including the ability to adjust the pace of lecture videos, greater scheduling flexibility, and no travel time or transportation costs. Thanks to the expertise and commitment of world-class tenure-track faculty such as Kalczynski, the Online B.A. in Business Administration stands apart as having the same standards as traditional in-person instruction at Cal State Fullerton.

“Students in this program can leverage the online format to pursue their degrees without disrupting their lives and careers to the extent of an in-person program,” he says. “The information systems field particularly can be effectively mastered with limited in-person interaction, and the online knowledge base evolves as quickly as the technology itself. Succeeding in this mode does require thoughtful planning and strong self-discipline.”

Kalczynski earned his master’s degree and then Ph.D. in computer information systems from Poznan University of Economics and Business in his native Poland. Since 2007, he has been an information systems professor at Cal State Fullerton, with interests consistently centered on the practical applications of computational quantitative analysis. He has more than 80 professional publications, more than 30 conference presentations, and numerous consulting and teaching assignments. Recently, he has authored peer-reviewed research on carpooling and locations for industrial facilities.

For Online B.A. in Business Administration students, Kalczynski teaches ISDS 442 – Business Modeling Using Spreadsheets, a course emphasizing the use of Microsoft Excel to support the decision-making process with mathematical programming, as well as to organize, analyze and present information in business. This helps online students better utilize the spreadsheet tools available through Microsoft Office to effectively solve common business problems and communicate the results in corporate and organizational settings. He teaches other fully online courses for graduate students, ISDS 552 – Systems Analysis, Design and Development, which focuses on the process of building larger-scale business information systems and ISDS 555 – Business Database Design, in addition to teaching and in-person graduate course ISDS 570 – Business Data Transformations.

Though he pursued a traditional classroom modality for his own education, Kalczynski believes the online format actually maximizes his teaching potential. “Although I learned the foundations of computer science and quantitative analysis in a traditional, in-person setting, I acquired most specific tools and techniques on my own using the many resources available online. That mode of learning is the most efficient and effective for me, and I continue to learn this way every day,” he says. “Practically, I recommend that students set weekly goals to study the material and practice with industry-standard tools, including spreadsheets, SQL and Python.”

If you have a passion for learning and the self-discipline to work independently, yet professional or family obligations prevent you from earning your degree in the traditional path, the Online B.A. in Business Administration degree-completion program at Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics may be the best choice for you. Flexibility, affordability, accessibility and the renown of the only Orange County college dual accredited in both accounting and business administration from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) are some of the points of pride for this CSUF program.

For more information or to get started on your online degree completion journey today, visit the Online B.A. in Business Administration program website. Or read more of our articles on online learning at the business college.