Undergraduate Learning Outcomes
The Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business learning outcome goals are listed below, as well as the core curriculum and assessment plan/method.
Goal 1: Functional Business Discipline Proficiency
Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the functional areas of business.
Goal 2: Leadership Potential
Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the skills and character traits necessary for effective leadership in a business organization.
Goal 3: Effective Professional Communication
- Students will demonstrate the ability to organize and deliver a logical, persuasive, and well-planned oral presentation on a business topic.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to compose, edit, and write a coherent report on a business topic.
Goal 4: Global Business Awareness
Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues, tools and techniques necessary for doing business in a diverse, global environment.
Goal 5: Critical Thinking
Students will demonstrate the ability to use critical thinking to analyze a business case.
Alignment of Program Learning Goals in BSBA Core Curriculum
Learning Goal Content Coverage in BSBA Required Courses
- P = Primary emphasis
- S = Secondary emphasis
| ID | Title | Goal 1 | Goal 2 | Goal 3A | Goal 3B | Goal 4 | Goal 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | P | S | S | S | P | S |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | P | S | S | S | S | S |
| BLAW 301 | Legal & Ethical Environment of Business | P | S | S | S | S | P |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | P | S | S | S | P | S |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | P | S | S | S | S | S |
| FINC 301 | Principles of Finance | P | S | S | S | P | S |
| MGMT 303 | Management & Organizational Behavior | P | S | S | S | S | S |
| MGMT 449 | Strategic Management | P | S | S | S | P | S |
| MKTG 301 | Principles of Marketing | P | S | S | S | P | S |
| SCMT 301 | Principles of Operations Management | P | S | S | S | S | S |
| STAT 160 | Statistical Methods | P | S | S | S | S | S |
Assessment Plan
The Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business Administration learning goals are currently assessed in the following courses. The tools used include:
- Course embedded discipline specific assessments developed locally by subject matter experts and documented in the discipline specific assessment plan.
- Comprehensive, standardized exams (currently the Comp-XM)
- Artifacts generated from course embedded assignments evaluated by internally developed rubrics
The following matrix shows where in the curriculum each of the learning goals is assessed and the assessment method utilized (note that under the current assessment program the artifacts for non-discipline specific program-wide learning goals may be collected from many different courses in the required curriculum).
Assessment Environment and Method
- D = Assessment According to the Discipline Specific Assessment Plan Document
- T = Standardized Exam Instrument (currently Comp-XM)
- A = Student Artifact Evaluated with a Nationally Normed Rubric
- L = Student Artifact Evaluated with a Locally Developed Rubric
| ID | Title | Goal 1 | Goal 2 | Goal 3A | Goal 3B | Goal 4 | Goal 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | D | A | A | |||
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | D | A | A | |||
| BLAW 301 | Legal & Ethical Environment of Business | D | L | A | A | A | A |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | D | A | A | |||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | D | A | ||||
| FINC 301 | Principles of Finance | D | L | A | A | ||
| MGMT 303 | Management & Organizational Behavior | D | L | A | A | A | A |
| MGMT 449 | Strategic Management | T | L | A | A | A | A |
| MKTG 301 | Principles of Marketing | D | L | A | A | A | A |
| SCMT 301 | Principles of Operations Management | D | L | A | A | ||
| STAT 160 | Statistical Methods | D | A |