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ReportofOutcomesAssessmentResults

Institution: Mount St. Mary’s University

AcademicBusinessUnit: Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business

AcademicYear: 2015-2016

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OutcomesAssessment1. Doyouofferanymajors,concentrations,specializations,emphases,options,ortracksaspartof

yourbusinessprograms?

X Yes.Ifyes,proceedtoitem2below.

No.Ifno,proceedtoitem4below.2. Doyourmajors,concentrations,specializations,emphases,options,ortracksappearonstudents’

transcripts,diplomas,diplomasupplements,orotherofficialrecordsofprogramcompletion?


No.Ifno,proceedtoitem4below.3. Doesyourcurrentoutcomesassessmentplanincludestudentlearningassessmentinformationfor

allmajors,concentrations,specializations,emphases,options,andtrackscontainedwithinyourbusinessprograms?


No.Ifno,pleasesubmitarevisedoutcomesassessmentplanwithyourinterimreportthataddressesstudentlearning

assessmentforallmajors,concentrations,specializations,emphases,options,andtrackscomprisinganyportionofyourbusinessprograms.InformationaboutthisrequirementcanbefoundontheIACBEwebsiteatthefollowingaddress:www.iacbe.org/oa-key-areas.asp.

4. IstheoutcomesassessmentplanthatyousubmittedtotheIACBEstillcurrentorhaveyoumade

changes?

X Theoutcomesassessmentplanthatwehavepreviouslysubmittedisstillcurrent.

Changeshavebeenmadeandtherevisedplanisattached.

WehavemadechangesandtherevisedplanwillbesenttotheIACBEby:

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OutcomesAssessmentResultsForAcademicYear: 2015-2016

SectionI:StudentLearningAssessment

RichardJ.Bolte,Sr.SchoolofBusiness

IntendedStudentLearningOutcomesfortheBachelorofScienceinAccounting:

GeneralProgramIntendedStudentLearningOutcomes(GeneralProgramISLOs)

1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofaccountinginordertoenterandsucceedintheworkforce.

Broad-BasedStudentLearningGoalsAssociatedwiththisOutcome:#4

2. CommunicationSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies.


3. GlobalAwareness:Studentswilldemonstrateanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting.

Broad-BasedStudentLearningGoalsAssociatedwiththisOutcome:#2,#3

4. AnalyticalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses,includingthecoordinationoftheorganization,researchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata,theapplicationofproblem-solvingmethodologies,andgenerationofrecommendationsfordecision-making.


5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety:Studentswillarticulateanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesofbusinessinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis,ethics,corporatesocialresponsibility,andCatholicSocialteaching.


6. ThePersonalCallingofAccountingProfessionals:Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthepersonalcallingofaccountingprofessionalstolivesofpurposeandserviceandtomeetingthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityintheirworkandrelationswithothers.

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AssessmentInstrumentsforIntendedStudentLearningOutcomes—DirectMeasuresofStudentLearning: PerformanceObjectives(Targets/Criteria)forDirectMeasures:

1. AccountingInformationSystemsProjectandPresentation(ACCT310)IFRSandU.S.BasedGAAPConvergence

Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“fullymetexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.

GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#3,#4,

2. AccountingInformationSystemsProject(ACCT310)CoconutTelegraphCaseStudy


GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#3,#4,

3. AccountingInformationSystemsProject(ACCT310)ApplicationofProfessionalEthicalStandards


GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6

AssessmentInstrumentsforIntendedStudentLearningOutcomes—IndirectMeasuresofStudentLearning: PerformanceObjectives(Targets/Criteria)forIndirectMeasures:

1. SeniorSurvey 80%ofseniorssurveyedeither“stronglyagree”or“agree”thattheyachievedeachlearningoutcomeintheirdegreeprogram.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6

2. AlumniSurvey 80%ofalumnisurveyedindicate“yes”or“definitelyyes”whenaskediftheyachievedthelearningoutcomesintheirdegreeprogram.80%ofalumnisurveyedindicatethattheirdegreeprogramprovided“good”or“excellent”preparationfortheircareer.

GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6

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AssessmentResults:

SummaryofResultsfromImplementingDirectMeasuresofStudentLearning:

1. AccountingInformationSystemsProjectandPresentation:11studentsassessed

KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:27%exceeded,73%met

CommunicationSkills:27%exceeded,73%met

GlobalAwareness:27%exceeded,73%met

AnalyticalSkills:27%exceeded,45%met,27%didnotmeet

2. CoconutTelegraphCashStudy:11studentsassessed,36%demonstratedmastery,64%demonstratedacceptableunderstanding



GlobalAwareness:27%exceeded,45%met,27%didnotmeet

AnalyticalSkills:36%exceede,64%met

3. ApplicationofProfessionalEthicsStandards:11studentsassessed



GlobalAwareness:27%exceeded,73%met

AnalyticalSkills:27%exceeded,73%met

TheRoleofBusinessinSociety:27%exceeded,73%met

ThePersonalCallingofAccountingProfessionals:27%exceeded,73%met

SummaryofResultsfromImplementingIndirectMeasuresofStudentLearning:

1. SeniorExitSurvey–22AccountingMajorsIachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–50%stronglyagree,45%agree,5%neitheragreenordisagree

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Iachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–41%stronglyagree,45%agree,14%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–45%stronglyagree,36%agree,18%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–45%stronglyagree,45%agree,10%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–45%stronglyagree,41%agree,14%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–36%stronglyagree,50%agree,14%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–41%stronglyagree,50%agree,9%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-making–45%stronglyagree,45%agree,10%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–50%stronglyagree,27%agree,23%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofethics–55%stronglyagree,32%agree,13%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–64%stronglyagree,27%agree,9%disagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–23%stronglyagree,36%agree,32%neitheragreenordisagree,9%disagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–41%stronglyagree,41%agree,18%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalhighercallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofprofessionalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–59%stronglyagree,23%agree,18%neitheragreenordisagree

2. Classof2014AlumniSurvey–9AccountingGraduatesfromtheBolteSchoolRespondedAlumniindicatedthefollowingabouttheirentireMountdegreeprogram:KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills78%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedthepurposeandcontentoftheirmajorfieldofstudy.

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CommunicationSkills89%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofcommunication.GlobalAwareness78%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”understandthediversityofhumanculturesintheglobalcommunity.78%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”seeandseektorespondtotheglobalcommunitywithjusticeandsolidarity.AnalyticalSkills78%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofanalysis.89%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofproblemsolving.RoleofBusinessinSociety89%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtointegratediversemodesofhumaninquiryandexpression.89%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtounderstandtheCatholicVisionoftheHumanPerson.PersonalCalling89%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”developedtheabilitytomakeethicaldecisions.89%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtoprotecthumandignity,workforpeaceandfreedom,andrespecttheintegrityofcreation.79%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”willcontinuealifeoflearning,growinfaith,andservethecommongood.89%ofalumnisurveyedindicatethattheirdegreeprogramprovided“good”or“excellent”preparationfortheircurrentjob.

IntendedStudentLearningOutcomes

GeneralProgramISLOs

DirectMeasure1

DirectMeasure2

IndirectMeasure1

IndirectMeasure2

PerformanceTargetWas…




1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills Met NotMet Met Met

2. CommunicationSkills Met Met

3. GlobalAwareness Met NotMet

4. AnalyticalSkills Met NotMet Met NotMet

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5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety NotMet NotMet NotMet

6. ThePersonalCallingofAccountingProfessionals Met NotMet

ProposedCoursesofActionforImprovementinLearningOutcomesforwhichPerformanceTargetsWereNotMet:

1. TheBolteSchoolsubmittedanewOutcomesAssessmentPlantotheIACBEinMay2015thatwasimplementedinthe2015-2016academicyear.ThenewplanincludedthreenewdirectassessmenttoolsfortheAccountingMajor.Thenewtoolsassesstheintendedstudentlearningoutcomesthatwerenoteffectivelycapturedbythepreviousassessmenttools-CommunicationsSkills,GlobalAwareness,andthePersonalCallingofAccountingProfessionals.Thenewtoolsalsoincludeperformancetargetsthatrelatespecificallytoeachintendedstudentlearningoutcome.Theaccountingfacultywillcontinuetodevelopandimplementthesenewassessmenttoolsinthe2016-2017academicyear.

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IntendedStudentLearningOutcomesfortheBachelorofScienceinBusiness(TraditionalPrograminEmmitsburg):


1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofbusinessinordertoenterandsucceedintheworkforce.










6. ThePersonalCallingofBusinessProfessionals:Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthepersonalcallingofbusinessprofessionalstolivesofpurposeandserviceandtomeetingthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityintheirworkandrelationswithothers.


7. FunctionalAreaIntegration:Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingregardingtherelationshipsamongthefunctionalareasofafirmaswellastheirintegrationintoaunifiedbusinesssystem.


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1. ETSExam(BUS404) Theaveragestudentscoreineachcategoryofthefourstudentlearningoutcomesevaluatedwillbegreaterthanthenationalmeanforthecategory.

GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#3,#4,#7

2. BusinessandSocietyPaperandPresentation(BUS400) Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“fullymetexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#5,#6

3. BusinessPolicyDebrief(BUS404) Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“fullymetexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#4,#7

AssessmentInstrumentsforIntendedStudentLearningOutcomes—IndirectMeasuresofStudentLearning:

PerformanceObjectives(Targets/Criteria)forIndirectMeasures:


#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7


GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7

AssessmentResults:


1. ETSExam–64studentsassessed,OverallAverageScore:146,NationalAverage:152.1

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2. BusinessandSocietyPaper–21studentsassessed

TheRoleofBusinessinSociety–36%exceeded,62%met,0%didnotmeetexpectations

ThePersonalCallingofProfessionals–24%exceeded,43%met,33%didnotmeetexpectations

3. BusinessPolicyDebrief–65studentsassessed

KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills–69%exceeded,15%met,6%didnotmeetexpectations

CommunicationSkills–87%exceeded,9%met,3%didnotmetexpectations

AnalyticalSkills–66%exceeded,14%met,20%didnotmeetexpectations

FunctionalAreaIntegration–72%exceeded,14%met,14%didnotmeetexpectations

TheRoleofBusinessinSociety–77%exceededexpectations,11%metexpectations,12%didnotmeetexpectations

ThePersonalCallingofProfessionals–100%metexpectations


1. SeniorExitSurvey–28BusinessMajorswithnoconcentrationIachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–35%stronglyagree,65%agreeIachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–41%stronglyagree,59%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–41%stronglyagree,59%agreeIachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–47%stronglyagree,41%agree,6%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagreeIachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–41%stronglyagree,41%agree,12%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagreeIachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–47%stronglyagree,29%agree,18%neitheragreenordisagree,6%stronglydisagreeIachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–41%stronglyagree,47%agree,6%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagreeIachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-making–53%stronglyagree,47%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–

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47%stronglyagree,41%agree,12%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofethics–59%stronglyagree,29%agree,12%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–35%stronglyagree,47%agree,6%neitheragreenordisagree,12%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–43%stronglyagree,42%agree,13%neitheragreenordisagree,1%disagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–41%stronglyagree,53%agree,6%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalhighercallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofprofessionalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–41%stronglyagree,53%agree,6%stronglydisagree

2. Classof2014AlumniSurvey–21BusinessGraduatesfromtheBolteSchoolRespondedAlumniindicatedthefollowingabouttheirentireMountdegreeprogram:KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills86%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedthepurposeandcontentoftheirmajorfieldofstudy.CommunicationSkills76%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofcommunication.GlobalAwareness71%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”understandthediversityofhumanculturesintheglobalcommunity.76%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”seeandseektorespondtotheglobalcommunitywithjusticeandsolidarity.AnalyticalSkills76%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofanalysis.76%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofproblemsolving.RoleofBusinessinSociety43%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtointegratediversemodesofhumaninquiryandexpression.52%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtounderstandtheCatholicVisionoftheHumanPerson.PersonalCalling86%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”developedtheabilitytomakeethicaldecisions.81%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtoprotecthumandignity,workforpeaceandfreedom,andrespecttheintegrityofcreation.

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75%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”willcontinuealifeoflearning,growinfaith,andservethecommongood.80%ofalumnisurveyedindicatethattheirdegreeprogramprovided“good”or“excellent”preparationfortheircurrentjob.


GeneralProgramISLOs

DirectMeasure1

DirectMeasure2

DirectMeasure3

IndirectMeasure1

IndirectMeasure2






1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills NotMet Met Met Met

2. CommunicationSkills Met Met NotMet

3. GlobalAwareness NotMet Met NotMet

4. AnalyticalSkills NotMet Met Met NotMet

5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety Met Met NotMet

6. PersonalCalling Met Met Met

7. FunctionalAreaIntegration NotMet Met Met


1. Implementone-credittechnologycourse(Excel,Access,etc.)thatisnowarequirementforincomingfreshmeninthebusinessmajor.

2. Engagestudentsinlatestinnovationsinscienceandtechnology(includingautonomoushumanoidrobots)toexplorebusinessapplications.

3. IdentifysubjectareasinthetraditionalundergraduatebusinessmajorthatneedtobeemphasizedtoimproveETSscores.

4. TheBolteSchoolfacultywillevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheETSexamandconsiderotheralternatives.

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StudentLearningAssessmentfortheBachelorofScienceinEconomics(notcoveredunderIACBEaccreditation):


1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofeconomicsinordertoenterandsucceedintheworkforce.

2. CommunicationSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporytechnologies.


4. AnalyticalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses,includingthecoordinationoftheorganization,researchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata,theapplicationofproblem-solvingmethodologies,andthegenerationofrecommendationsfordecision-making.


6. ThePersonalCallingofEconomicsProfessionals:Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthepersonalcallingofeconomicsprofessionalstolivesofpurposeandserviceandtomeetingthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityintheirworkandrelationswithothers.


1. TUCEExam Meanscorehigherthannationalaverage.

2. PaperinEcon402(AppliedEconomicsCourse) Atleast80%ofstudentsachieveeachofthelearningoutcomes.


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SeniorSurvey 80%ofseniorssurveyedeither“stronglyagree”or“agree”thattheyachievedeachlearningoutcomeintheirdegreeprogram.80%ofalumnisurveyedindicate“yes”or“definitelyyes”whenaskediftheyachievedthelearningoutcomesintheirdegreeprogram.80%ofalumnisurveyedindicatethattheirdegreeprogramprovided“good”or“excellent”preparationfortheircareer.

AlumniSurvey

AssessmentResults:

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1. TUCEExam:IntermediateMicroStudents(n=12)MicroTUCE–Mean:15.5NationalMean:15.4IntermediateMacroStudents(n=12)MacroTUCE–Mean:13.3NationalMean14.3HistoryofThoughtStudents(n=9)MicroTUCE–Mean:17.3NationalMean:16.7HistoryofThoughtStudents(n=9)MacroTUCE–Mean:15.5NationalMean:15.2*Basedonresultsfromthe2015-2016academicyear;classofferedevenyearsonly

2. PaperinEcon402–67%excellent,33%good,0%acceptable,0%unsatisfactory*Basedonresultsfromthe2015-2016academicyear;classofferedevenyearsonly


1. SeniorExitSurvey–3EconomicsMajorsIachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–100%stronglyagreeIachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–100%stronglyagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–100%stronglyagreeIachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–100%stronglyagreeIachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–66%stronglyagree,34%agreeIachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–100%stronglyagreeIachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–66%stronglyagree,34%agreeIachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-making–66%stronglyagree,34%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–66%stronglyagree,34%neitheragreenordisagee

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Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofethics–66%stronglyagree,34%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–66%stronglyagree,34%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–100%stronglyagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–66%stronglyagree,34%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalhighercallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofprofessionalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–66%stronglyagree,34%agree

2. Classof2014AlumniSurvey–2EconomicsGraduatesfromtheBolteSchoolRespondedAlumniindicatedthefollowingabouttheirentireMountdegreeprogram:KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills50%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedthepurposeandcontentoftheirmajorfieldofstudy.CommunicationSkills100%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofcommunication.GlobalAwareness100%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”understandthediversityofhumanculturesintheglobalcommunity.100%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”seeandseektorespondtotheglobalcommunitywithjusticeandsolidarity.AnalyticalSkills50%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofanalysis.50%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofproblemsolving.RoleofBusinessinSociety0%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtointegratediversemodesofhumaninquiryandexpression.0%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtounderstandtheCatholicVisionoftheHumanPerson.PersonalCalling100%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”developedtheabilitytomakeethicaldecisions.0%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtoprotecthumandignity,workforpeaceandfreedom,andrespecttheintegrityofcreation.

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50%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”willcontinuealifeoflearning,growinfaith,andservethecommongood.100%ofalumnisurveyedindicatethattheirdegreeprogramprovided“good”or“excellent”preparationfortheircurrentjob.


GeneralProgramISLOs

DirectMeasure1

DirectMeasure2

IndirectMeasure1

IndirectMeasure2





1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills Met Met Met NotMet

2. CommunicationSkills Met Met Met

3. GlobalAwareness Met Met Met

4. AnalyticalSkills Met Met Met NotMet

5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety Met NotMet NotMet

6. PersonalCalling Met Met NotMet


1. ReviseassessmentoftheeconomicsmajoranddevelopobjectiveassessmenttoolsinECON402-403.

2. ExploreopportunitiesforexchangestudentsfromFranciscodeVitoriaUniversityinMadrid.

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IntendedStudentLearningOutcomesfortheBachelorofScienceinInformationSystems:


1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofinformationsystemsinordertoenterandsucceedintheworkforce.










6. ThePersonalCallingofInformationSystemsProfessionals:Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthepersonalcallingofinformationsystemsprofessionalstolivesofpurposeandserviceandtomeetingthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityintheirworkandrelationswithothers.


7. Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingregardingtherelationshipsamongthefunctionalareasofafirmaswellastheirintegrationintoaunifiedbusinesssystem.


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AssessmentInstrumentsforIntendedStudentLearningOutcomes—DirectMeasuresofStudentLearning:

PerformanceObjectives(Targets/Criteria)forDirectMeasures:

1. IFSY498SeniorProject Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“metexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#7

2. IFSY498ComprehensiveExam Allstudentscorrectlyansweratleast70%ofquestionsineachcategoryofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#7

3. IFSY498VocationsPaperandPresentation Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“metexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.

GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#2,#6




#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7



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AssessmentResults:


1. IFSY498SeniorProject-7studentsoutof7metorfullyexceededtheexpectationsoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.

2. IFSY498ComprehensiveExam-6studentsoutof7metorfullyexceededtheexpectationsineachcategoryofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.(1studentscored50%ononecategory.)

3. IFSY498VocationsPaperandPresentation–ThisisanewassessmenttoolandwillbeimplementedthenexttimeIFSYistaught.


1. SeniorExitSurvey–3InformationSystemsMajorsIachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–100%agreeIachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–66%agree,34%disagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–66%stronglyagree,34%disagreeIachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–66%agree,34%stronglydisagreeIachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–66%stronglyagree,34%stronglydisagreeIachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–34%stronglyagree,33%agree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–67%stronglyagree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-making–33%agree,34%neitheragreenordisagree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–67%stronglyagree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofethics–66%agree,34%stronglydisagree

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Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–34%stronglyagree,33%agree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–67%agree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–34%stronglyagree,33%agree,33%stronglydisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofprofessionalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–34%agree,33%neitheragreenordisagree,33%stronglydisagree

2. Classof2014AlumniSurvey–Only1InformationSystemsGraduatefromtheBolteSchoolresponded,sotheresultswerenotmadeavailablebytheOfficeofInstitutionalResearchforprivacyreasons.


GeneralProgramISLOs

DirectMeasure1

DirectMeasure2

DirectMeasure3

IndirectMeasure1

IndirectMeasure2






1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills Met Met Met


3. GlobalAwareness Met Met NotMet

4. AnalyticalSkills Met NotMet Met

5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety Met Met NotMet

6. PersonalCalling Met

7. FunctionalAreaIntegration Met Met


1. Reviseassessmentoftheinformationsystemsmajorandspecificallyimplementthevocationspaperandpresentation.

2. Phaseinanewconcentrationin“BusinessAnalytics”intheBusinessMajorthatwillreplacetheInformationSystemsmajor.


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IntendedStudentLearningOutcomesfortheBachelorofScienceinSportManagement:


1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofsportmanagementinordertoenterandsucceedintheworkforce.










6. ThePersonalCallingofSportManagementProfessionals:Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthepersonalcallingofsportmanagementprofessionalstolivesofpurposeandserviceandtomeetingthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityintheirworkandrelationswithothers.


7. Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingoftheuniquenessofthesportindustry.


8. Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingofadministrativeprinciples,practices,andbusinessethicstooperateasuccessfulsportbusiness.


9. Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinmarketing,scheduling,budgeting,andfacilitatingsportevents.

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1. BUS441ComprehensiveExam Allstudentscorrectlyansweratleast70%ofquestionsineachcategoryofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9

2. BUS440SportEthicsPaperandPresentation Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“fullymetexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#4,#5,#6,#8



#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9


GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9

AssessmentResults:


1. BUS441ComprehensiveExam:Comprehensivemeanscoreof89.3%andatleastascoreof80%ineachcategoryofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.

2. BUS440SportEthicsPaperandPresentationKnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:93%metorexceededexpectations

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CommunicationSkills:86%metorexceededexpectationsAnalyticalSkills:65%metorexceededexpectationsPersonalCallingofProfessionals:92%metorexceededexpectationsDisciplineSpecificOutcomes:UnderstandsPrinciplesofSuccessfulSportBusiness:92%metorexceededexpectations


1. SeniorExitSurvey–7SportManagementMajorsIachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–86%stronglyagree,14%agreeIachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–29%stronglyagree,71%agreeIachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–57%stronglyagree,43%agreeIachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-making–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–57%stronglyagree,29%agree,14%neitheragreenordisagreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofethics–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–86%stronglyagree,14%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–

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43%stronglyagree,57%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–71%stronglyagree,29%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalhighercallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofprofessionalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–85%stronglyagree,15%agree

2. Classof2014AlumniSurvey–Only1SportsManagementGraduatefromtheBolteSchoolresponded,sotheresultswerenotmadeavailablebytheOfficeofInstitutionalResearchforprivacyreasons.


GeneralProgramISLOs

DirectMeasure1

DirectMeasure2

IndirectMeasure1

IndirectMeasure2





1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills Met Met Met

2. CommunicationSkills Met Met

3. GlobalAwareness Met Met

4. AnalyticalSkills Met Met Met

5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety Met Met

6. PersonalCalling Met Met Met

7. SportManagementIndustry Met Met Met


1. DevelopSportManagementAdvisoryBoard.

2. HireanadditionalfacultymembertosupporttheSportManagementprogram.

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IntendedStudentLearningOutcomesfortheBachelorofScienceinBusiness(Frederick):


1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofbusinessinordertoenterandsucceedintheworkforce.












7. FunctionalAreaIntegration:Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingregardingtherelationshipsamongthefunctionalareasofafirmaswellastheirintegrationintoaunifiedbusinesssystem.


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AssessmentInstrumentsforIntendedStudentLearningOutcomes—DirectMeasuresofStudentLearning:

PerformanceObjectives(Targets/Criteria)forDirectMeasures:

1. ETSExam(BUS404) Theaveragestudentscoreineachcategoryofthefourstudentlearningoutcomesevaluatedwillbegreaterthanthenationalmeanforthecategory.


2. BusinessandSocietyPaperandPresentation(BUS400) Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“fullymetexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#5,#6

3. BusinessPolicyDebrief(BUS404) Atleast75%ofstudentsachievea“fullymetexpectations”ratingoneachofthestudentlearningoutcomesevaluated.




#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7


AssessmentResults:


1. ETSExam–23studentsassessed,Averagescore:150.5,NationalAverage152.1

2. BusinessandSocietyPaper–7studentsassessed

TheRoleofBusinessinSociety-86%metexpectations,14%didnotmeetexpectations

ThePersonalCallingofProfessionals-43%met,57%didnotmeetexpectations

3. BusinessPolicyDebrief–8studentsassessed

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KnowledgeandtechnicalSkills–12.5%exceeded87.5%met

CommunicationSkills–25%exceeded,62.5%met,12.5%didnotmeetexpectations

AnalyticalSkills–12.5%exceeded,87.5%met


1. SeniorExitSurvey–13BusinessMajors(Frederick)-NoConcentrationIachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–62%stronglyagree,38%agreeIachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–69%stronglyagree,31%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–69%stronglyagree,31%agreeIachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–69%stronglyagree,31%agreeIachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–69%stronglyagree,23%agree,8%neutralIachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–54%stronglyagree,31%agree,15%neutralIachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–69%stronglyagree,31%agreeIachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-making–77%stronglyagree,15%agree,8%neutralIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–62%stronglyagree,38%agreeIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofethics–69%stronglyagree,23%agree,8%neutralIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–69%stronglyagree,23%agree,8%neutralIachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–69%stronglyagree,15%agree,8%neutral,8%disagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–

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77%stronglyagree,15%agree,8%diagreeIachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalhighercallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofprofessionalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–85%stronglyagree,8%agree,8%neutral

2. Classof2013AlumniSurvey–21BusinessGraduatesfromtheBolteSchoolRespondedAlumniindicatedthefollowingabouttheirentireMountdegreeprogram:KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills94%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedthepurposeandcontentoftheirmajorfieldofstudy.CommunicationSkills85%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofcommunication.GlobalAwareness62%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”understandthediversityofhumanculturesintheglobalcommunity.69%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”seeandseektorespondtotheglobalcommunitywithjusticeandsolidarity.AnalyticalSkills69%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofanalysis.81%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”masteredtheskillsofproblemsolving.RoleofBusinessinSociety78%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtointegratediversemodesofhumaninquiryandexpression.62%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtounderstandtheCatholicVisionoftheHumanPerson.PersonalCalling94%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”developedtheabilitytomakeethicaldecisions.69%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”learnedtoprotecthumandignity,workforpeaceandfreedom,andrespecttheintegrityofcreation.75%ofgraduatesindicatethatthey“verymuch”or“completely”willcontinuealifeoflearning,growinfaith,andservethecommongood.78%ofalumnisurveyedindicatethattheirdegreeprogramprovided“good”or“excellent”preparationfortheircurrentjob.


GeneralProgramISLOs Direct Direct Direct Indirect Indirect

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Measure1 Measure2 Measure3 Measure1 Measure2






1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills NotMet Met Met Met


3. GlobalAwareness NotMet Met Met

4. AnalyticalSkills NotMet Met Met NotMet

5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety Met Met Met

6. PersonalCalling NotMet Met Met

7. FunctionalAreaIntegration NotMet Met Met Met


1. IdentifysubjectareasinthebusinessmajorthatneedtobeemphasizedtoimproveETSscores.


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IntendedStudentLearningOutcomesfortheMasterofBusinessAdministration:


1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinthefieldofbusinessinordertoadvanceintheworkforce.






4. AnalyticalSkills:Studentswilldemonstrateproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses,includingthecoordinationoftheorganization,researchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata,theapplicationofproblem-solvingmethodologies,andgenerationofrecommendationsfordecision-makingandstrategicplanning.







1. ETSExam(MBA519) Theaveragestudentscoreineachcategoryofthethreestudentlearningoutcomesevaluatedwillbegreaterthanthenationalmeanforthecategory.

GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,#3,#4

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2. BusinessEthicsandSocialResponsibilityPaperandPresentation(MBA536)


GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:#2,#5,#6



1. ExitSurvey 80%ofgraduatessurveyedeither“stronglyagree”or“agree”thattheyachievedeachlearningoutcomeintheirdegreeprogram.GeneralProgramISLOsAssessedbythisMeasure:

#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7



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AssessmentResults:


1. ETSExam–62studentsassessed,Averagescoreof243.75,NationalAverage248.3

2. BusinessEthicsandSocialResponsibilityPaper-21assessed

TheRoleofBusinessinSociety-100%metorexceededexpectations

PersonalCallingofProfessionals-90%metorexceededexpectations,10%didnotmeet


1. MBAExitSurvey–23totalMBAprogramrespondants(allconcentrations)

LevelofAgreement:

Iachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce34.78%stronglyagree,56.52%agree,8.70%neitheragreenordisagree

Iachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–34.78%stronglyagree,56.52%agree,8.70%neitheragreenordisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–30.43%stronglyagree,43.48%agree,17.39%neitheragreenordisagree,4.35%disagree,4.35%stronglydisagree

Iachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–47.83%stronglyagree,39.13%agree,8.70%neitheragreenordisagree,4.35%disagree

Iachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–43.48%stronglyagree,43.48%agree,13.04%neitheragreenordisagree

Iachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–52.17%stronglyagree,34.78%agree,8.70%neitheragreenordisagree,4.35%disagree

Iachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–52.17%stronglyagree,30.43%agree,13.04%neitheragreenordisagree,4.35%stronglydisagree

Iachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-makingandstrategicplanning–40.91%stronglyagree,45%agree,13.64%neitheragreeordisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–

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65.22%stronglyagree,30.43%agree,4.35%neitheragreenordisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusinegtheperspectivesofethics–60.87%stronglyagree,34.78%agree,4.35%neitheragreenordisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–73.91%stronglyagree,17.39%agree,8.70%neitheragreenordisagree

IachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–21.74%stronglyagree,52.17%agree,17.39%neitheragreenordisagree,4.35%disagree,4.35%stronglydisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–57.14%stronglyagree,33.33%agree,9.52%neitheragreenordisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–65.22%stronglyagree,30.43%agree,4.35%neitheragreenordisagree

LevelofImportance:

Iachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce–95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,5%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies–80%thoughtitwasveryimportant,20%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting–80%thoughtitwasveryimportant,15%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant,5%thoughtitwasnotimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses–95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,5%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization–80.95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,19.05%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata–80.95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,19.05%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies–90.48%thoughtitwasveryimportant,9.52%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-makingandstrategicplanning–

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95.24%thoughtitwasveryimportant,4.76%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis–85.71%thoughtitwasveryimportant,14.29%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant,

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusinegtheperspectivesofethics–80.95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,19.05%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility–80.95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,19.05%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

IachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching–52.38%thoughtitwasveryimportant,19.05%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant,28.57%thoughtitwasnotimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice–71.43%thoughtitwasveryimportant,23.81%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant,4.76%thoughtitwasnotimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers–80.95%thoughtitwasveryimportant,19.05%thoughtitwassomewhatimportant

2. MBAAlumniSurvey–20MBAgraduatesfrom2010and18MBAgraduatesfrom2014responded

LevelofAgreement:

Iachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce: (2010)30%stronglyagree,30%agree,30%neitheragreenordisagree,5%disagree,5%stronglydisagree

(2014)50%stronglyagree,39%agree,6%neitheragreeordisagree,3%disagree

Iachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies(2010)50%stronglyagree,25%agree,10%neitheragreenordisagree,10%disagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)44%stronglyagree,44%agree,6%neitheragreenordisagree,6%stronglydisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting(2010)15%stronglyagree,55%agree,15%neitheragreenordisagree,10%disagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)33%stronglyagree,44%agree,11%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagree,6%stronglydisagree

Iachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses(2010)35%stronglyagree,40%agree,15%neitheragreenordisagree,5%disagree,5%stronglydisagree

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(2014)33%stronglyagree,66%agree

Iachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization(2010)40%stronglyagree,35%agree,20%neitheragreenordisagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)33%stronglyagree,50%agree,11%neitheragreenordisagree,5%disagree

Iachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata(2010)50%stronglyagree,35%agree,5%neitheragreenordisagree,10%stronglydisagree(2014)33%stronglyagree,56%agree,6%disagree,6%stronglydisagree

Iachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies(2010)30%stronglyagree,55%agree,5%neitheragreenordisagree,10%stronglydisagree(2014)56%stronglyagree,33%agree,6%disagree,6%stronglydisagree

Iachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-makingandstrategicplanning(2010)30%stronglyagree,50%agree,10%neitheragreenordisagree,5%disagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)67%stronglyagree,22%agree,6%disagree,6%stronglydisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis(2010)35%stronglyagree,35%agree,20%neitheragreenordisagree,5%disagree,5%stronglydisagree

(2014)50%stronglyagree,44%agree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusinegtheperspectivesofethics(2010)35%stronglyagree,45%agree,15%neitheragreenordisagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)55%stronglyagree,33%agree,6%neitheragreenordisagree,6%stronglydisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility (2010)35%stronglyagree,50%agree,10%neitheragreenordisagree,5%stronglydisagree (2014)61%stronglyagree,28%agree,6%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagree,

IachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching (2010)5%stronglyagree,20%agree,55%neitheragreenordisagree,15%disagree,5%stronglydisagree (2014)33%stronglyagree,22%agree,28%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagree,11%stronglydisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice(2010)25%stronglyagree,30%agree,30%neitheragreenordisagree,10%disagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)39%stronglyagree,22%agree,22%neitheragreenordisagree,6%disagree,11%stronglydisagree

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityinmyworkandin

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relationshipswithothers(2010)30%stronglyagree,45%agree,20%neitheragreenordisagree,5%stronglydisagree(2014)50%stronglyagree,33%agree,11%neitheragreenordisagree,5%stronglydisagree

LevelofImportance:

Iachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeinmyfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce(2010)68%veryimportant,32%somewhatimportant(2014)73%veryimportant,27%somewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyincommunicatingeffectively,bothorallyandinwriting,throughcontemporarytechnologies(2010)84%veryimportant,16%somewhatimportant(2014)60%veryimportant,33%somewhatimportant,7%notimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthecomplexitiesofoperatinginaglobalsetting(2010)47%veryimportant,47%somewhatimportant,6%notimportant(2014)40%veryimportant,60%somewhatimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinrecognizingandevaluatingcomplexproblemsandprocesses(2010)89%veryimportant,11%somewhatimportant(2014)73%veryimportant,20%somewhatimportant.7%notimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinunderstandingthecoordinationoftheorganization(2010)68%veryimportant,26%somewhatimportant,5%notimportant(2014)33%veryimportant,53%somewhatimportant,13%notimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinconductingresearchandanalysisofqualitativeandquantitativedata(2010)74%veryimportant,21%somewhatimportant,5%notimpotant(2014)40%veryimportant,40%somewhatimportant,20%notimportant

Iachievedproficiencyinapplyingproblem-solvingmethodologies(2010)84%veryimportant,16%somewhatimportant(2014)67%veryimportant,27%somewhatimportant,7%notimportant

Iachievedproficiencyingeneratingrecommendationsfordecision-makingandstrategicplanning(2010)84%veryimportant,16%somewhatimportant(2014)87%veryimportant,13%somewhatimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofstakeholderanalysis

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(2010)53%veryimportant,47%somewhatimportant(2014)47%veryimportant,47%somewhatimportant,6%notimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusinegtheperspectivesofethics(2010)63%veryimportant,26%somewhatimportant,11%notimportant(2014)40%veryimportant,47%somewhatimportant,13%notimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofcorporatesocialresponsibility (2010)58%veryimportant,37%somewhatimportant,5%notimport (2014)33%veryimportant,53%somewhatimportant,13%notimportant

IachievedanunderstandingofthemultiplerolesoforganizationsinsocietyusingtheperspectivesofCatholicSocialteaching (2010)21%veryimportant,26%somewhatimportant,53%notimportant (2014)7%veryimportant,33%somewhatimportant,60%notimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwholivesalifeofpurposeandservice (2010)48%veryimportant,26%somewhatimportant,26%notimportant (2014)47%veryimportant,40%somewhatimportant,13%notimportant

Iachievedanunderstandingofmypersonalcallingasaprofessionalwhomeetsthehigheststandardsofpersonalintegrityinmyworkandinrelationshipswithothers (2010)63%veryimportant,32%somewhatimportant,5%notimportant (2014)60%veryimportant,33%somewhatimportant,7%notimportant


GeneralProgramISLOs

DirectMeasure1

DirectMeasure2

DirectMeasure3

DirectMeasure4

DirectMeasure5

DirectMeasure6

IndirectMeasure1

IndirectMeasure2









1. KnowledgeandTechnicalSkills Met Met Met Met Met NotMet

2. CommunicationSkills Met Met Met Met NotMet

3. GlobalAwareness Met Met Met Met NotMet

4. AnalyticalSkills Met Met Met Met Met NotMet

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5. TheRoleofBusinessinSociety Met Met NotMet NotMet

6. PersonalCalling Met Met Met Met NotMet


1. ExamineinternationalcomponentsofMBA504,519,and536.

2. ReviseMBA519toincludeaninternationalcompenentinthesimulation;developanewcapstone-style1-creditprojecttoconcludethecoursetogivestudentsastrategicmanagementexperienceinanindustryotherthenthesimulation;beginusinganindustry-standardtextbookwithadditionalcasestudiesandonlineresources.

3. IdentifysubjectareasintheMBAProgramthatneedtobeemphasizedtoimproveETSscores.


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SectionII:OperationalAssessment


OperationalAssessment

IntendedOperationalOutcomes:

1. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulinplacingitsundergraduatestudentsinappropriateentry-levelpositionsoringraduateschooleachyear.

2. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulincontributingtotheprofessionaladvancementofitsMBAandMHAgraduates.

3. TheacademicprogramsofferedbytheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbecurrent,relevant,andmeettheneedsofprofessions.

4. FacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbehighly-qualifiedintheirteachingdisciplines.

5. FacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbeengagedinrelevantscholarlyandprofessionalactivities.

6. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulinprovidinghigh-qualityinstructiontoitsstudents.

7. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulinprovidingeffectiveacademicadvisingtoitsstudents.

8. FacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillincorporateinnovativeinstructionalmethodologiesintheirclasses.

9. UndergraduatestudentsintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateinrelevantinternships.

10. UndergraduatestudentsintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillparticipateinrelevanthands-onexperientiallearningopportunities.

AssessmentMeasures/MethodsforIntendedOperationalOutcomes: PerformanceObjectives(Targets/Criteria)forOperationalAssessmentMeasures/Methods:

1. UndergraduateAlumniSurvey(one-yearandfive-yearsout) TheBolteSchoolwillplace95%ormoreofitsundergraduatestudentsindegree-relatedpositionsoringraduateschoolwithinoneyearofgraduation.Onalumnisurveys,atleast90%ofalumniwillindicatethatthey“stronglyagree”or“agree”thattheirdegreeprogramwascurrent,relevant,andmettheneedsoftheirprofession.

IntendedOperationalOutcomesAssessedbythisMeasure:#1,3

2. GraduateProgramAlumniSurveys(one-yearandfive-yearsout) Onthealumnisurveys,atleast90%ofalumniwillindicatethatthey

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IntendedOperationalOutcomesAssessedbythisMeasure:#2,3 “stronglyagree”or“agree”thattheirgraduatedegreeprogramledtoprofessionaldevelopmentandadvancement.Onalumnisurveys,atleast90%ofalumniwillindicatethatthey“stronglyagree”or“agree”thattheirdegreeprogramwascurrent,relevant,andmettheneedsoftheirprofession.

3. FacultyCredentials Atleast90%oftheschool’sfull-timeandadjunctfacultymemberswillbeeitherdoctorally-orprofessionally-qualifiedtoteachintheirrespectivedisciplinaryareas.

IntendedOperationalOutcomesAssessedbythisMeasure:#4

4. FacultyWorkloadAgreements Allfull-timefacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbeengagedinrelevantscholarlyandprofessionalactivities.IntendedOperationalOutcomesAssessedbythisMeasure:#5

5. UndergraduateandGraduateProgramsExitSurveys Atleast90%ofgraduatingstudentswillindicatethattheywere“satisfied”or“verysatisfied”withtheteachingoftheirprofessors.Atleast90%ofgraduatingstudentswillindicatethattheywere“satisfied”or“verysatisfied”withtheiracademicadvisors.Atleast90%ofgraduatingstudentswillindicatethatthey“stronglyagree”or“agree”thatBolteSchoolfacultyincorporateinnovativeinstructionalmethodologiesintheirclasses.Atleast50%ofBolteSchoolgraduatingstudentswillindicatethattheyparticipatedinarelevantinternshipopportunityduringtheirundergraduateyears.Atleast80%ofBolteSchoolgraduatingstudentswill“agree”or“stronglyagree”thattheBolteSchoolandtheMountSt.Mary’sUniversityCareerCentermadeinternshipopportunitiesavailableforstudentsduringtheirundergraduateyears.Atleast90%ofgraduatingstudentswillindicatethatthey“agree”or“stronglyagree”thattheyparticipatedinrelevanthands-onexperientiallearningopportunitiesduringtheirundergraduatedegreeprogram.

IntendedOperationalOutcomesAssessedbythisMeasure:#6,#7,#8,#9,#10

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SummaryofResultsfromImplementingOperationalAssessmentMeasures/Methods:

1. OntheClassof2013one-yearoutsurvey44of46respondents(95.7%)reportedthattheywerecurrentlyemployedoringraduateschool.

2. OntheMBAalumnisurvey,50.00%graduates“stronglyagree”and38.89%graduates“agree”thattheyachievedproficiencyinrequisitetechnicalskillsandknowledgeintheirfieldofstudyinordertoadvanceintheworkforce.

3. OntheClassof2013one-yearoutsurvey33of42respondents(79%)reportedthatMSMprovided“excellent”or“good”preparationfortheircurrentjob.OntheMBAalumnisurvey,44.44%graduates“stronglyagree”and44.44%graduates“agree”thattheMBAprogramiscurrentandrelevant.OntheMBAalumnisurvey,50.00%graduates“stronglyagree”and16.67%graduates“agree”thattheMBAprogrammettheneedsoftheirprofession.

4. 100%oftheBolteSchool’sfull-timeandadjunctfacultymemberswereeitherdoctorally-orprofessionally-qualifiedtoteachintheirrespectivedisciplinaryareasduringAY14-15.

5. Allfull-timefacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswereengagedinrelevantscholarlyandprofessionalactivitiesduringAY14-15.

6. OntheBolteSchoolofBusiness2015exitsurveyforgraduatingseniors,59.26%indicatedthattheywere“verysatisfied”and36.11%“satisfied”withtheteachingoftheirprofessors.OntheBolteSchoolofBusinessfallof2014andspringof2015exitsurveysforMBAgraduates,72.22%indicatedthattheywere“verysatisfied”and16.67%“satisfied”withtheteachingoftheirprofessors.

7. OntheBolteSchoolofBusiness2015exitsurveyforgraduatingseniors,55.56%indicatedthattheywere“verysatisfied”and32.41%“satisfied”withacademicadvisingprovidedbytheBolteSchoolofBusiness.OntheBolteSchoolofBusinessfallof2014andspringof2015exitsurveysforMBAgraduates,33.33%indicatedthattheywere“verysatisfied”and33.33%“satisfied”withacademicadvisingprovidedbytheBolteSchoolofBusiness.(27.78%wereneutral,and5.56%wereverydissatisfied.)

8. OntheBolteSchoolofBusiness2015exitsurveyforgraduatingseniors,36.11%indicatedthatthey“stronglyagree”and54.63%“agree”thatBolteSchoolfacultyincorporatedinnovativeinstructionalmethodologiesintheirclasses.OntheBolteSchoolofBusinessfallof2014andspringof2015exitsurveysforMBAgraduates,33.33%indicatedthatthey“stronglyagree”and44.44%“agree”thatBolteSchoolfacultyincorporatedinnovativeinstructionalmethodologiesintheirclasses.

9. OntheBolteSchoolofBusiness2015exitsurveyforgraduatingseniors,59.26%ofBolteSchoolgraduatingstudentsindicatedthatthey

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participatedinarelevantinternshipopportunityduringtheirundergraduateyears.OntheBolteSchoolofBusiness2015exitsurveyforgraduatingseniors,25%graduates“stronglyagree”and37.96%“agree”thattheBolteSchoolandtheMountSt.Mary’sUniversityCareerCentermadeinternshipopportunitiesavailableforstudents.

10. OntheBolteSchoolofBusiness2015exitsurveyforgraduatingseniors,19.44%ofgraduatingstudentsindicatedthatthey“stronglyagree”and44.44%“agree”thattheyparticipatedinrelevanthands-onexperientiallearningopportunitiesduringtheirdegreeprogram.

IntendedOperationalOutcomes

OperationalAssessmentMeasure/Method1




OperationalAssessmentMeasureMethod5






1. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulinplacingitsundergraduatestudentsinappropriateentry-levelpositionsoringraduateschooleachyear.

Met

2. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulincontributingtotheprofessionaladvancementofitsMBAgraduates. NotMet

3. TheacademicprogramsofferedbytheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbecurrent,relevant,andmeettheneedsofprofessions. NotMet NotMet

4. FacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbehighly-qualifiedintheirteachingdisciplines. Met

5. FacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbeengagedinrelevantscholarlyandprofessionalactivities. Met

6. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulinprovidinghigh-qualityinstructiontoitsstudents. Met

7. TheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillbesuccessfulinprovidingeffectiveacademicadvisingtoitsstudents. NotMet

8. FacultymembersintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillincorporateinnovativeinstructionalmethodologiesintheirclasses. NotMet

9. UndergraduatestudentsintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateinrelevantinternships. NotMet

10. UndergraduatestudentsintheBolteSchoolofBusinesswill NotMet

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participateinrelevanthands-onexperientiallearningopportunities.

ProposedCoursesofActionforImprovementinOperationalOutcomesforwhichPerformanceTargetsWereNotMet:

1. Discusstheperformancetargets–the90%expectationforsomeitemsmaybetoounrealistictoattain.

2. PutgraduateregistrationandstudentdegreeplansonthePortal(toimproveadvising).

3. ImprovementswillcontinuetobemadetoMBAadvising.Anadvisingmodulewillbeincludedintheuniversity’snewinformationsystem.

4. CoordinatealumniactivitiesforMBA/MHA/W2Wgraduates(Fallcommencement,AlumniWeekendinJune).

5. Internshipopportunitieswillcontinuetobecommunicatedtoundergraduatestudents(utilizesocialmedia,infoscreensinclassrooms,andwebpages)

6. DevelopformalmentoringprogramforBolteSchoolstudents.

7. Encouragefacultytohelpwithjobsearchforstudentsinallofourmajors.DevelopdatabaseofBolteSchoolalumnitohelptellthestoryof“whatcanaMountDegreedoforme.”

Documents

Report of Outcomes Assessment Resultsmsmary.edu/School_of_business/docs/2015-16-IACBE-MSMU-report...Report of Outcomes Assessment Results ... Intended Student Learning Outcomes for