Business Administration Department Learning Outcomes as of MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

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1 MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Student learning outcome 1. To become familiar with the basic activities of managers in an organizational setting. 2. To understand the influences the behavioral sciences on management activities and the day to day performance of major business activities and functions. Data that will tell us the extent to which this outcome is being met BSAD 3200: Strategic management project and presentation, and research paper BSAD 4200: Team presentation and written assignments BSAD 4300: Real world interview and research project BSAD 3200: Research paper BSAD 4200: Case studies BSAD 4300: Real world interview and research project Threshold at which we ll consider our students successful in meeting the outcome BSAD 3200: Average class score on strategic management project and presentations and research paper 75% or higher BSAD 4200: Average class score on team presentation and written assignments 80% or higher BSAD 4300: Average class interview and research project 80% or higher BSAD 3200: Average class score on research paper 75% or higher BSAD 4200: Average class score on case studies 80% or higher BSAD 4300: Average class interview and research project 80% or higher Page 1 of 15

2 3. To develop greater self awareness and insight into personal strengths and challenges. 4. To consider, explore, and demonstrate the personal skill set/inventory necessary for the effective/successful performance of various managerial roles and career options. 5. To develop a greater awareness/impact of the various social, legal, political, economic, competitive, global and technological influences on business organizations. BSAD 4200: Comparison of pre self assessment survey and self assessment analysis and paper BSAD 1700: Microsoft 2007 BSAD 3200: Assessment of communication skills during final semester presentation BSAD 4230: Three forecast development assignments that require the Naïve, Moving Average, and Multiple Regression forecasting models BSAD 1700: General BSAD 3200: Research paper and final exam question BSAD 4200: Average class increased score of 25% or higher score on Microsoft or higher (out of 1 4 scale) BSAD 3200: Average class score on assessment of communication skills during final semester presentation 75% or higher BSAD 4230: Average class score on three forecast generation assignments that require Naïve, Moving Average, and Multiple Regression models 75% or higher. score on general post assessment 75% or higher BSAD 3200: Average class score on research paper and final exam 75% or higher Page 2 of 15

3 BSAD 4210: Case analysis covering various interdisciplinary aspects including impact of social, legal, political, economic, competitive, global and technological influences on business organization BSAD 4300: Real world interview and research project and final exam question BSAD 4210: Average class score on case analysis 80% or higher BSAD 4300: Average class score on research paper and final exam question 80% or higher Page 3 of 15

4 MARKETING LEARNING OUTCOMES Student learning outcome 1. To explore the role of marketing as a fundamental social process and as an organizational policy process. Data that will tell us the extent to which this outcome is being met BSAD3300: Situational analysis section within term project BSAD 4310: Real world situational analysis section within term project BSAD 4330: Situational analysis section within term project BSAD 4340: Real world situational analysis section within term project and case study analysis homework assignment Threshold at which we ll consider our students successful in meeting the outcome BSAD 3300: Average class score on situational analysis section within term project 75% or higher BSAD 4310: Average class situational analysis section within term project 80% or higher BSAD 4330: Average class score on situational analysis section within term project 80% or higher BSAD 4340: Average class situational analysis section within term project and case study analysis homework 80% or higher Page 4 of 15

5 2. To understand fundamental marketing concepts, theories and principles in areas of marketing policy; of market and consumer behavior; of product, distribution, promotion and pricing decisions. 3. To analyze the interaction of marketing and environmental forces more specifically, understand the interaction of marketing decisions and practices with social, technological, economic, political and ecological forces; with competitive and consumer forces; and with organizational dynamics. BSAD 3300: Overall situational marketing plan within term project BSAD 4310: Overall real world marketing plan within term project BSAD 4330: Overall situational marketing plan within term project BSAD 4340: Overall real world marketing plan within term project BSAD 1700: General BSAD 3300: Situational analysis section within term project BSAD 3300: Average class score on overall situational marketing plan within term project 75% or higher BSAD 4310: Average class score on overall real world marketing plan within term 80% or higher BSAD 4330: Average class score on overall situational marketing plan within term project 80% or higher BSAD 4340: Average class score on overall real world marketing plan within term 80% or higher score on General Information Technology post assessment 75% or higher BSAD 3300: Average class score on situational analysis section within term project 75% or higher Page 5 of 15

6 4. To investigate the relationship between the marketing management and the individual consumption processes. BSAD 4310: Real world term project BSAD 4330: Situational analysis section within term project BSAD 4340: Real world term project and case study analysis assignment BSAD 3310: Final exam question BSAD 4310: Average class term project 80% or higher BSAD 4330: Average class score on situational analysis section within term project 80% or higher BSAD 4340: Average class term project and case study analysis assignment 80% or higher BSAD 3310: Average class score on final exam question 75% or higher 5. To demonstrate practical learning and intellectual growth. BSAD 4310: Real world term project BSAD 4340: Real world term project BSAD 4310: Average class term project 80% or higher BSAD 4340: Average class term project 80% or higher Page 6 of 15

7 FINANCIAL REPORTING LEARNING OUTCOMES Student learning outcome Data that will tell us the extent to which this outcome is being met 1. To understand the role of ethics in financial reporting. BSAD 2010: Written ethics case or situations identifying and providing solutions to unethical behavior. BSAD 4140: First Exam. Written analysis of ethical situations in auditing of financial statements. 2. To be able to record business transactions using debits and credits. BSAD 2010: Final exam question. Complete and post journal entries and prepare financial statements. 3. To understand GAAP revenue recognition and the matching principle. BSAD 2010: Final exam question. Prepare adjusting entries. Complete worksheet with adjusted trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, and prepare closing entries. Threshold at which we ll consider our students successful in meeting the outcome BSAD 2010: Average class score on written ethics case or situations identifying and providing solutions to unethical behavior 75% or higher BSAD 4140: Average class score on written ethics case questions on first exam 80% or higher BSAD 2010: Average class score on final exam question 75% or higher BSAD 2010: Average class score on final exam question 75% or higher Page 7 of 15

8 BSAD 3010: First and final exam questions. Prepare income statements converting from cash basis to accrual basis and accrual basis to cash basis. Final Exam; from given situations compute revenue by examining and applying learning and realization elements of revenue recognition methods. 4. To distinguish between Inventory costing methods. BSAD 2010: Second and final exam questions. Prepare inventory valuation reports using LIFO, FIFO, Average Cost, and Specific Identification methods. BSAD 3020: First exam question. Evaluation of inventory using FIFO, LIFO, Average Cost, and Dollar Value LIFO methods. 5. To be able to perform bank reconciliation as an internal control function. BSAD 2010: Second and final exam questions, prepare bank reconciliation with errors and journal entries. BSAD 3010: Average class score on first and final exam questions 80% or higher. BSAD 2010: Average class score on second and final exam questions 75% or higher. BSAD 3020: Average class score on first exam question 80% or higher. BSAD 2010: Average class score on second and final exam questions 75% or higher. Page 8 of 15

9 BSAD 3010: First and final exam questions. Reconcile bank and book balances with various bank and/or depositor errors, and journalizing reconciling entries to present corrected cash balance. 6. To perform valuation of accounts receivable. BSAD 2010: Second and final exam questions, ageing of accounts. Compute estimates in bad debt expense using (a) percentage of sales and (b) percentage of receivables method. Financial statement presentation of receivables. BSAD 3010: First and final exam questions. Calculate valuation of accounts receivable using methods of accounting for uncollectible accounts (1) Direct write off method (2) Allowance method. Calculate transactions involving Sale of receivables (factoring) with or without recourse. BSAD 3010: Average class score on first and final exam questions 80% or higher. BSAD 2010: Average class score on second and final exam questions 75% or higher. BSAD 3010: Average class score on first and final exam questions 80% or higher. Page 9 of 15

10 7. To differentiate between capital and revenue expenditures. BSAD 3020: First exam question. Prepare analysis of changes in land and building accounts for inclusion in balance sheet. Classification of acquisition and other costs. Prepare journal entries for capitalized interest and interest expense. Analysis of subsequent expenditures and required journal entries. 8. To recognize contingent liabilities. BSAD 3020: Second exam. Analysis of independent situations requiring written disclosures and journal entries of contingencies for financial statement purposes. BSAD 3020: Average class score on first exam question 80% or higher. BSAD 3020: Average class score on second exam question 80% or higher. Page 10 of 15

11 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING LEARNING OUTCOMES Student learning outcome Data that will tell us the extent to which this outcome is being met 1. To recognize the role of ethics in accounting. BSAD 2020: First Exam, Case study analysis, or question identifying and providing solutions to remedy unethical behavior. 2. To differentiate between job order cost systems and process cost systems. BSAD2020: First Exam, analysis of manufacturing cost accounts and preparation of cost of production reports. Threshold at which we ll consider our students successful in meeting the outcome BSAD 2020: Average class score on first exam question, case study analysis, or question identifying and providing solutions to remedy unethical behavior 75% or higher. BSAD 2020: Average class score on first exam question 75% or higher. 3. To understand the relationship between cost behavior and cost volume profit. 4. To perform contribution margin analysis and prepare static and flexible budgets. BSAD: 2020: First Examination, perform breakeven analysis on sales and sales to realize income from operations. BSAD 2020: Second Examination. Prepare business segment contribution analysis, and prepare flexible and static budgets. BSAD 2020: Average class score on first exam question 75% or higher. BSAD 2020: Average class score on second exam question 75% or higher Page 11 of 15

12 5. To recognize relationships in standard costs and variances. BSAD: 2020: Second and final examination. Perform direct materials and direct labor variances and other components of the master budget analysis. BSAD 2020: Average class score on second and final exam questions 75% or higher. 6. To understand the relationships between costing methods and product pricing. BSAD 2020: Final examination. Calculate total product, and variable cost concepts of product pricing. BSAD 2020: Average class score on final exam question 75% or higher. 7. To perform capital investment valuation analysis. BSAD 2020: Final Examination. Use average rate of return, cash payback method, and net present value methods to make decisions on capital investment projects. BSAD 2020: Average class score on final exam question 75% or higher Page 12 of 15

13 COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS LEARNING OUTCOMES Student learning outcome 1. To demonstrate fundamental software application skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access in support of basic business applications. 2. To understand basic computer hardware and software terminology. 3. To become familiar with the components and implications of graphical user interfaces within. Data that will tell us the extent to which this outcome is being met BSAD 1700: Microsoft 2007 BSAD 1700: Basic IT technology subset of BSAD 1700: Graphical User Interfaces subset of literacy post Assessment Threshold at which we ll consider our students successful in meeting the outcome score on Microsoft or higher (out of 1 4 scale) score on basic IT technology subset of questions within general information technology literacy postassessment 75% or higher score on graphical user Interfaces subset of literacy post Assessment 75% or higher Page 13 of 15

14 4. To comprehend the fundamental patterns on which all information technology is built. 5. To be familiar with Web site organization, how search engines work, and how to evaluate the accuracy of Web content. 6. To explore basic computer software and hardware debugging strategies and workarounds. 7. To have an understanding of basic privacy and digital security concepts and consider their implications. BSAD 1700: Fundamental patterns of IT subset of BSAD 1700: Web Site Organization subset of BSAD 1700: debugging Strategies subset of BSAD 1700: Privacy and digital security subset of score on fundamental patterns of IT subset of 75% or higher score on Web Site Organization subset of 75% or higher score on debugging strategies subset of 75% or higher score on privacy and digital security subset on society subset of questions within general information technology literacy postassessment 75% or higher Page 14 of 15

15 8. To recognize and discuss ethical issues and the impact of computers on society. BSAD 1700: Ethical issues and impact of computers on society subset of questions within general information technology literacy postassessment score on ethical Issues and impact of computers on society subset of questions within general information technology literacy postassessment 75% or higher Page 15 of 15