Association to Advance Collegiate Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Schools of Business

(AACSB International): Process and (AACSB International): Process and ExperiencesExperiences

Dr. James SimpsonDr. James SimpsonDr. Yeqing BaoDr. Yeqing Bao

College of BusinessCollege of BusinessUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville

AACSB Accreditation ProcessAACSB Accreditation Process

Establish membership in AACSBEstablish membership in AACSB Retain consultantRetain consultant Submit Eligibility Application to PreAccreditation CommitteeSubmit Eligibility Application to PreAccreditation Committee AACSB will assign a mentorAACSB will assign a mentor Mentor visits campusMentor visits campus University submits an strategic plan and accreditation plan for University submits an strategic plan and accreditation plan for

review and approval.review and approval. Once plan is approved, mentor works with university up to Once plan is approved, mentor works with university up to

three years as plan is implemented.three years as plan is implemented. A team Chair will be appointed two years in advance of the A team Chair will be appointed two years in advance of the

anticipated accreditation review team visit.anticipated accreditation review team visit. Visit occurs within five years of acceptance of plan by the Visit occurs within five years of acceptance of plan by the

initial (not PreAccreditation) accreditation acceptance of initial (not PreAccreditation) accreditation acceptance of initial accreditation plan.initial accreditation plan.

Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning

Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning Should guide decisions, practice, and resource Should guide decisions, practice, and resource

allocationallocation Accreditation is linked to school’s missionAccreditation is linked to school’s mission Mission Mission

• must be consistent with institution’s missionmust be consistent with institution’s mission• determines the balance of the three types of intellectual determines the balance of the three types of intellectual

contributionscontributions• type of student servedtype of student served• match resources available to the schoolmatch resources available to the school• consistent with faculty capabilityconsistent with faculty capability

Faculty QualificationsFaculty Qualifications

Faculty QualificationsFaculty Qualifications must have sufficient faculty to manage instruction, curriculum must have sufficient faculty to manage instruction, curriculum

& course development, assessment of learning& course development, assessment of learning Must have Academic Qualification (AQ) and Professional Must have Academic Qualification (AQ) and Professional

Qualification (PQ) policiesQualification (PQ) policies

• define required level of intellectual contributions (Ph.D.)define required level of intellectual contributions (Ph.D.)

• 90% of faculty must be either AQ or PQ90% of faculty must be either AQ or PQ

• 50% must be AQ 50% must be AQ Standard is 3-4 peer reviewed articles over 5 years for Standard is 3-4 peer reviewed articles over 5 years for

Ph.D. programsPh.D. programs

• AQ must be distributed across facultyAQ must be distributed across faculty

Assurance of Learning & AssessmentAssurance of Learning & Assessment

Assurance of Learning: Define learning expectations (skills & Assurance of Learning: Define learning expectations (skills & knowledge) and assure the graduates achieve learning knowledge) and assure the graduates achieve learning expectations (undergraduate, MS and Ph.D.expectations (undergraduate, MS and Ph.D.

oral presentation skillsoral presentation skills written communication skillswritten communication skills second language skillssecond language skills ability to integrate conceptsability to integrate concepts

• Assessment: Are you accomplishing what you want to Assessment: Are you accomplishing what you want to accomplishaccomplish

• select students based on knowledge and skillsselect students based on knowledge and skills• language, communication, quantitative skillslanguage, communication, quantitative skills

• course embedded measurement in class exercises for specific coursescourse embedded measurement in class exercises for specific courses• In class exercises for specific coursesIn class exercises for specific courses

• Writing, integration, critical thinkingWriting, integration, critical thinking• stand-along testing or performancestand-along testing or performance

• Thesis, ETS exam, comprehensive examThesis, ETS exam, comprehensive exam