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Enhancing Business Program Assessment: Timeline and Priorities

Follow the progression of business program assessment from content mapping to faculty and administration mission statements. Understand the evolution of courses and objectives leading to formalized changes. Explore the prioritized steps for closing the assessment loop and improving student learning through direct data collection, evaluation, and recommendations.

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Enhancing Business Program Assessment: Timeline and Priorities

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  1. Business Program Assessment Timeline • 2002 • Course mapping by content area • Faculty-developed Mission Statement • Findings lead to informal /undocumented changes in courses . • 2004 : Administration-developed Mission Statement. • 2007 : Course mapping by content area revisited. • Content areas expanded to reflect changes in business, e.g. “sustainability” was not included in 2002 grid. • If changes were made as a result of the findings, they were not communicated formally.

  2. 2008: • Mission statement revised by faculty, edited by Advisory Council, and approved by faculty. • Program Goals mapped to Business Core courses. • Two business faculty attend AACSB Faculty Conference on Learning & Research. • Program coordinator attends workshop on Assurance of Learning at Penn State Harrisburg. • Program coordinator participates in UP Quality Advocate Video Conference. • Course objectives are standardized across sections of Business Core (2008-2009).

  3. Program Assessment Priorities for 2009- • “Closing the Loop” • Revisit the grid; connect grid topics to objectives by course; connect course objectives to program goals. (Jan) • Develop an implementation plan. (Feb) • Identify two-three objectives to be assessed. (Feb) • Obtain/Develop necessary rubrics. (Mar) • Collect direct assessment data. (Apr-May) • Evaluate results, develop recommendations, implement changes in fall term. (Jun-Aug) • Assessment Grant : student learning/application of knowledge in BA495A, Business Internship.

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