Program Learning Goals

Program Learning Goals

Assurance of Learning Goals

Assessment of Undergraduate Program Learning Goals Effective Fall 2017

Learning Goal	Learning Objectives
1. Graduates will be effective communicators	1a. Oral Communication: Our students will be able to prepare and deliver a professional presentation.
1. Graduates will be effective communicators	1b. Written Communication: Our students will be able to organize and communicate ideas professionally in a written document.
2. Graduates will be entrepreneurial thinkers	2a. Problem Solving: Students will create innovative solutions to problems
3. Graduates will be responsible business professionals	3a. Ethics: Our students will be able to apply ethical theories in business contexts.
3. Graduates will be responsible business professionals	3b. Global Awareness: Our students will be able to detect the differences between global business environments.
4. Graduates will have core business knowledge	4a. Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge: Our students will recognize and recall business knowledge from multiple disciplines.
5. Graduates will have content expertise	5a. Discipline Specific Knowledge: Our students will integrate the requisite knowledge in their discipline.

Assessment of Graduate Program Learning Goals Effective Fall 2017

Learning Goal	Learning Objectives
1. Graduates will be effective and responsible leaders	1a. Problem Solving: MBA students will design strategic solutions.
	1b. Ethics: MBA students will be able to assess the ethical implications of business decisions.
	1c. Social Responsibility: MBA students will assess the impact of business decisions on sustainability and social well-being.
2. Graduates will have effective interpersonal and communication skills	2a. Teamwork: MBA students will make a meaningful contribution towards achieving team goals.
3. Graduates will have knowledge of the different functional areas	3a. Functional Area Knowledge: MBA students will integrate knowledge from different functional areas to design holistic solutions to business problems.
4. Graduates will be effective decision makers	4a. Analytical Skills: MBA students will apply analytical and quantitative methods for effective managerial decision making

Assessment of Undergraduate Program Learning Goals Effective Fall 2014 - Spring 2017

Learning Goals	Student Learning Outcomes	Where/When Assessed
Apply concepts of ethical reasoning to business situations.	Students will develop an ethical framework with which they can evaluate the morality of business actions.	Legal Env / Fall
		Princ of Acct I / Fall
	Students will employ ethical reasoning to assess the morality of business conduct.	Legal Env / Fall
	Students will understand the relationship between ethics and diversity management.	Org Behavior / Fall
Understand, analyze, and interpret quantitative data to make business decisions.	Students will synthesize and evaluate information to offer solutions that support decision making.	Princ of Finance / Fall
		Princ of Acct II / Spring
	Students will assess business decisions and their impact on the business organization.	Princ of Finance / Fall
	Students will understand and apply decision making tools to solve business problems	Princ of Finance / Fall
		Operations Mgt / Fall
Demonstrate effective communication skills.	Students will demonstrate their ability to organize and communicate ideas clearly and professionally.	Org Behavior / Spring
Demonstrate effective communication skills.	Students will make effective presentations accompanied by the appropriate technology	Business Policy / Spring
Demonstrate knowledge of the global business environment	Students will identify and contrast key attributes of different countries’ business environments.	Princ of Marketing / Spring
	Students will recognize the advantages and disadvantages of the various modes of entry into foreign markets.	Princ of Marketing / Spring
	Students will relate and explain the major factors that organizations must consider in developing strategies for operating in foreign countries.	Princ of Marketing / Spring
Understand how information technology is used to support essential business processes	Students will understand the important role of enterprise applications in supporting key business processes.	MIS / Fall
	Students will be competent in using technology for purposes of business reporting.	MIS / Fall

Assessment of Graduate Program Learning Goals Effective Fall 2014 - Spring 2017

Learning Goals	Student Learning Outcomes	Where/When Assessed
Demonstrate the ability to frame problems and develop solutions	Demonstrate the ability to apply strategic concepts	Managing Org Strategy / Spring
	Demonstrate an understanding of national differences in cultural, political, legal and other social structures and their implications for conducting business internationally	Int’l Business & Society / Fall
	Develop an ethical framework with which they can assess the morality of business decisions	Prof, Legal, & Managerial Resp / Spring
	Apply social responsibility theory in resolving organizational and global dilemmas	Prof, Legal, & Managerial Resp / Spring
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and communicate with others in team environments	Be able to apply course concepts to improve effectiveness of teamwork and interpersonal interactions	DDLHPO / Fall
Demonstrate an understanding of business operations by integrating knowledge from different functional areas	Demonstrate core skills in functional areas of business and the ability to integrate across business disciplines	Managerial Accounting / Financial Decision Making / Fall
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact information technology and quantitative methods have on business practices	Demonstrate an understanding of the role of information technology in supporting decision making and process improvements	Issues in MIS / Fall
	Demonstrate the ability to apply analytical and quantitative tools for effective managerial decision making	Financial Decision Making / Fall
		Managerial Accounting / Fall
		Managerial Decision Making Tools / Spring