College Level Student Learning Outcome Summary Report. College of Business and Public Administration. Reporting Dean: Dr. Beth Tipton.

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1 College Level Student Learning Outcome Summary Report College of Business and Public Administration Reporting Dean: Dr. Beth Tipton Date: Major/Certificate Programs are required to assess at least one SLO per year; however, some may elect to assess more than one. This report is a summary of Major/Certificate Programs assessments in your college, including documented impact on student learning and how assessment results will be used to improve student learning. Part I Refer to the form, beginning on page 4, which has been pre populated with the academic programs that award a Major or Certificate in your college. For each SLO(s) assessed for the current year, check a, b, c, or d as appropriate (defined below): Programs a) with SLOs not met, but with changes forthcoming; b) with SLOs met after changes resulting from ongoing assessments, referencing assessment results from the previous year to highlight revisions; c) with SLOs met without change required; d) departments/programs not reporting. Part II Provide 1 2 page summaries as appendices for each of the Major/Certificate Programs that have assessed one or more SLO(s) in your college this year. Include the following details for each SLO assessed: 1. Processes used to gather student performance data, assessment instruments used, and a broad timeline of how and when assessments were conducted; 2. Changes in college level resources and activities since the last SLO assessment report that will impact ongoing assessment processes for the department/program; 3. Description of how the assessment SLO results were/will be addressed through changes (e.g., course content, course sequence, program curriculum, learning environment or student advising), including a) a broad timeline of how and when identified changes will be addressed in the upcoming year, and b) plans to improve student learning based on assessment findings; 4. Description of revisions to the assessment process the results suggest are needed. 1 W riting the College Level SLO Summary Report: Guideline

2 Summary List of Academic Programs Awarding a Major or Certificate and SLOs Assessed For each of the Major/Certificate programs identified below, check the appropriate selection: a) SLO not met, but with changes forthcoming; b) SLO met after changes resulting from ongoing assessments, referencing assessment results from the previous year to highlight revisions; c) SLOs met without change required; or d) departments/programs not reporting. Program Economics BA & BAB Finance BAB Management: General Business Option BAB (reported by Bellevue) SLO(s) assessed Use quantitative skills in analyzing economic data. Students will understand and be able to apply the time value of money Students will be able to explain key business concepts in each of the business functional areas such as the 4p s of marketing, motivation theories, time value of money and financial statements. a) SLO not met, but with changes forthcoming Students need more practice determining present or future value of a series of different cash flows that are given either in a table or on a time line is needed in FINC 335. More emphasis on the Effective Annual Rate (EAR) and annuity problems in FINC 435 is also suggested. of present value or future value. The assessment will be repeated without any changes in AY to determine the effects of the b) SLO met after changes resulting from ongoing assessments c) SLO met without change required d) department /program not reporting 2 W riting the College Level SLO Summary Report: Guideline

3 changes being made. A new topical outline needs to be done, clarifying the content of MGMT 326 and potentially including the essentials of introductory management concepts. A discussion evaluating current teaching methods in OPSM 330 needs to be held. Management: Human Resources Option BAB Students should possess the knowledge required to effectively manage important aspects of the compensation function. No major changes or actions are needed. Instructors are encouraged to stay current in the current research in this area. Management: Operations Management Option BAB Management Information Systems BAB Graduates demonstrate appropriate levels of technical business communications skills New content expanding the lecture content dealing with technical communication and the needs of business decision 3 W riting the College Level SLO Summary Report: Guideline

4 Marketing BAB The student will be able explain and apply consumer behavior concepts and their implications for marketing strategy and practice. makers will be incorporated into MISC 371 beginning in the Fall of 2012 Additional inclass exercises have been added to MKTG 400 as of Fall 2012 to see if this will further enhance student understanding and application of the targeted CB concept. No changes are planned regarding the CB project. Professional Accounting BAB Business and Marketing Education Secondary BAE MBA The entire BME program was converted to an online program during Adjuncts have been hired and trained. The courses were taught for the first time in 11 12; they have been evaluated based on student and faculty feedback and tweaks being made. Assessment will resume in Graduates are able to understand and apply the principles of financial theory, 4 W riting the College Level SLO Summary Report: Guideline

5 Health Services Administration BA Health Informatics Technology and Management BS Public Administration MPA Dual degree programs analysis, reporting and markets to unfamiliar circumstances to create value. Demonstrate health services competencies through work completed in the undergraduate internship. Demonstrate health services competencies in the areas of communication and leadership as defined by the Healthcare Leadership Alliance through work completed during the undergraduate internship. Working on assessing SLOs and drafting a rubric. The department noted they were not satisfied with how well the rubric worked last year, so they are continuing to use and assess it. How does CBPA assess these? These are not assessed distinct from their 5 W riting the College Level SLO Summary Report: Guideline

6 Urban Planning and Regional Planning BA MURP separate components. 6 W riting the College Level SLO Summary Report: Guideline