{"id":20445,"date":"2022-03-04T10:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/business\/?page_id=20445"},"modified":"2022-03-04T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:33:10","slug":"assurance-of-learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/business\/assurance-of-learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Assurance of Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BSBA Assurance of Learning Outcomes: 2021-2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Direct AoL Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Knowledge<br>a. Our learners will graduate knowing core concepts in the major business disciplines. [ETS] <br>b. Knowledge: Time Value of Money. Learners will be able to calculate time value of money, without a calculator. [mini-case]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Communication<br>a. Oral. Our graduates will be effective communicators (e.g., will demonstrate the ability to deliver a professional oral presentation) [rubric, recorded presentations].<br>b. Written. Our graduates will be effective communicators (e.g., will demonstrate effective written communication skills) [rubric, mini-cases and formal papers].<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Teamwork: Students will understand how to be effective team members. [CATME]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Ethics and Critical Thinking: Students will use a critical thinking framework to apply decision rules to ethical dilemmas as they consider the stakeholders affected.  [mini-case]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Global: Intercultural Perspectives. Students will demonstrate the awareness of different  cultural perspectives and the ability to adapt behavior to cultural differences. (modified from the IDI website for an IDI measurement as a pilot test, spring 2022)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Technological Agility\/Problem Solving<br>a. ALO: Technological Agility\/Problem Solving \u2013  Our learners will feel confident in using technology and analytical techniques to help solve problems and draw appropriate conclusions. [indirect measures of alumni]<br>b. ALO: Technological Agility\/Techniques &#8212; Excel. Our students will be able to use Excel at a professional level and 60% or more will pass the Excel Certification Exam [GMetrix rubric; Excel certifications].<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Indirect AoL Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Alumni: Our alumni will report that the BSBA program had a positive impact on their skills related to our defined AoL outcomes [survey].<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Employers: Employers will report that students perform well during internships [survey].<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mba-aol-learning-outcomes\">MBA Learning Outcomes: 2019-2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Direct AoL Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Problem Solving: Students will be able to recognize, define, analyze, and offer solutions to problems under resource and information constraints.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Knowledge: Students will demonstrate competency in the basic business disciplines.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Communication: Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communications skills.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Global: Our students will be able to conduct business in a foreign environment by understanding and appreciating differences in business practices and cultures and conducting themselves responsibly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Teamwork: Students will learn how to develop successful teams, and will effectively work in and contribute to multiple teams while in the program.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MBA Learning Outcomes Spring 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Direct AoL Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Problem Solving: MBA learners should be analytic and integrative thinkers who evaluate statistical results to inform business decisions. [mini-case]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Knowledge: MBA learners will demonstrate competency in the basic business disciplines. [ETS]<br>a. MBA learners will calculate time value of money without a calculator.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Communication: MBA learners will demonstrate professionally effective<br>a. Oral<br>b. Written communications skills. [presentations\/rubric; written papers\/rubric]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Global: MBA learners will express confidence with understanding and appreciating differences in cultures and satisfaction with the knowledge gained in using global insights in their careers. [indirect measure of MBA program perceptions from alumni and learners]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Teamwork: Learners will develop successful teams, effectively work in teams, and contribute to multiple teams while in the program. [CATME, curriculum map, indirect measure(s)]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Ethical and Critical Thinking: MBA learners will apply a critical thinking framework* to consider stakeholders as they use ethical principles* to recommend solutions for current business situations. [mini-case] *framework is a rubric to: define the problem\/dilemma; evaluate alternatives; and recommend a solution; *3 ethical principles selected by the faculty to be emphasized in curriculum (close-the-loop)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\"><li>Technological Agility: Voluntary Excel pilot test with GMetrix and Certification(s); Curriculum Map. [Excel certifications; &amp; describe the current technological experience(s) of MBA students in spring 2021]<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSBA Assurance of Learning Outcomes: 2021-2022 Direct AoL Measures Knowledgea. Our learners will graduate knowing core concepts in the major business disciplines. [ETS] b. Knowledge: Time Value of Money. Learners will be able to calculate time value of money, without a calculator. [mini-case] Communicationa. Oral. 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Our learners will graduate knowing core concepts in the major business disciplines. [ETS] b. Knowledge: Time Value of Money. Learners will be able to calculate time value of money, without a calculator. [mini-case] Communicationa. Oral. Our graduates will be effective communicators (e.g., will demonstrate the ability to deliver a professional oral presentation) [rubric, recorded presentations].b. Written. Our graduates will be effective communicators (e.g., will demonstrate effective written communication skills) [rubric, mini-cases and formal papers]. Teamwork: Students will understand how to be effective team members. 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