Revised: April 27, 2017

Start date September 2015

ASSURANCE OF LEARNING PROGRESS

AACSB 2013 STANDARDS
STANDARD 8

The following table lists the number of times that each learning goal has been assessed for ten programs. This document tracks the assessments from the time of accreditation. The recent history columns show the progress and plan to assess each learning goal in the most recent semesters. Legend: D = data is/has been collected; S = an assessment is scheduled; C = the assessment is complete and the documents have been updated. The right most columns demonstrate the latest progress toward the goal.

Learning Goals for Each Program, Number of Times Assessed for 5 years continuous improvement cycle.

Recent History
Owner / Goal # / BS in Business
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Aronson, & Stein / BT-1
BT401 (F) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C / C / S / 1: Written Skills / 1.3 / 36.8 / 61.8
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 44.12 / 55.88
Aronson / BT–2
BT330 (F) / Our students can interact effectively in teams. / 1 / C / S / 1: Facilitation / 0 / 50 / 50
2: Relationships / 0 / 58.3 / 41.6
Parfett / BT-3
MIS460 (F) / Students understand how technology is leveraged to improve business performance. / 2 / C / C / S / Recognize
importance of
technology / 0 / 65.6 / 34.3
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / BS in Quantitative Finance
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Calhoun & Stein / QF-1
QF101 (F) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C
(pres) / C / S / 1: Written Skills / 0 / 56.4 / 43.5
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 49.25 / 50.75
Aronson / QF–2
QF201
(F) / Our students can interact effectively in teams. / 1 / C / S / 1: Facilitation / 3.03 / 48.48 / 48.48
2: Relationships / 0 / 33.33 / 66.66
Creamer / QF-4
QF401
(F) / Competence in the critical application of financial models and technical systems and quantitative methods required for the QF domain / 2 / C / C / S / Application of
financial models / 5.9 / 38.23 / 55.9
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / MSTM/EMBA PROGRAM
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / Sum’ 17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Squres & Stein / EM-1
EMT752(S) -oral
EMT635 (summer) - written / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 1 / C / S / S / 1: Written Skills / 0 / 55.55 / 44.44
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 45 / 55
Dominick / EM-2
EMT740 (F) / Inspire, motivate and lead teams and groups of technical professional and knowledge workers to maximize human capital / 2 / C / C / S / 1: Personal mindset / 0 / 43.75 / 53.25
2: Interpersonal effectiveness / 0 / 70.58 / 29.41
Frank / EM-3
EMT714 (Summer) / Develop, articulate and put into practice technology strategies aligned with corporate mission, business strategy. / S / 1: Business strategy / 42.10 / 26.31 / 31.58
2: Technology strategy / 41.66 / 27.08 / 31.25
Koen / EM-4
EMT752(S) / Identify, assess, launch, and lead organizational strategic initiatives for the creation of new businesses and sustaining existing businesses. / 1 / C / S / 1: Business plan / 25 / 70 / 5
2: Product development / 45 / 0 / 50
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / MS in BI&A
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Stohr & Stein / BIA-1
BIA650
(F,S) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C / C / D / S / D / 1: Written Skills / 0 / 83.33 / 16.67
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 18.1 / 81.8
Lappas / BIA-2
BIA660 (F) / Our students can interact effectively in teams. / 2 / C / C / S / Effective interaction / 0 / 25 / 75
Asakiewicz / BIA-3
BIA686 (F) / Students understand and can apply a broad range of business analytic techniques / 2 / C / C / S / Analytic techniques / 12 / 28 / 60
Creamer / BIA-5
BIA656 (F) / Students can find and deploy business solutions based on analyses of large and heterogeneous data sets. / 1 / C / S / Use analytical methods / 9 / 36.36 / 54.54
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / MS in EPM
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Maltz Stein / EPM-1
MGT609
(F,S) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C / C / D / S / S / 1: Written Skills / 0 / 100 / 0
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 0 / 100
Holahan / EPM-2
MGT689 (S in 2017, F after) / Our students can interact effectively in teams. / 1 / C / S / S / Objective / Overall result / Interpretation result
Collaborative problem solving / 67 / <Fair
Communication/Active listening / 77 / <Fair
Conflict resolution / 71 / Fair-Good
Team leadership and task coordination / 74 / Fair
Lechler / EPM-3
MGT610
(F) / Students are able to develop a plan that shows how an enterprise project creates value for its stakeholders. / 1 / C / S / 1: Apply project management methodology / 0 / 15.4 / 84.6
2: Integrate business into a project plan / 0 / 0 / 100
Aronson / EPM-4
MGT612
(F) / Student understands how to influence and lead enterprise projects. / 2 / C / C / S / Influence and lead projects / 0 / 84.21 / 15.8
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / MSIS PROGRAM
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Zur
Muehlen
Stein / IS-1
MGT609 (F,S) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C / C / D / S / D / 1: Written Skills / 17.14 / 77.14 / 5.7
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 92.45 / 7.5
Holahan / IS-2
MGT689 (S 2017, Fall after) / Our students can interact effectively in teams. / 1 / C / S / S / Objective / Overall result / Interpretation result
Collaborative problem solving / 67 / <Fair
Communication/Active listening / 77 / <Fair
Conflict resolution / 71 / Fair-Good
Team leadership and task coordination / 74 / Fair
Parfett / IS-3
MIS760 (F) / Students can formulate and articulate plans to align business & IT. / 2 / C / C / S / Role of the
CIO and IT org / 0 / 83.11 / 16.88
Stohr / IS-5
MIS710(F) / Students can analyze a business situation and design an integrated process and data model to satisfy organizational goals / S / S / 1: Develop process goals / 2.9 / 23.53 / 73.53
2. Develop a “to be” process map / 23.53 / 26.47 / 50
3: Design an integrated process and data model / 11.76 / 38.23 / 50
4. Identify and design the data consumed by the process / 58.82 / 17.65 / 23.53
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / MSM PROGRAM
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Maltz
Stein / MSM–1
MGT609
(F,S) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C / C / D / S / D / 1: Written Skills / 0 / 85.71 / 14.28
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 50 / 50
Holohan / MSM-2
MGT 689(S 2017, F after) / Our students can interact effectively in teams. / 1 / C / S / S / Objective / Overall result / Interpretation result
Collaborative problem solving / 67 / <Fair
Communication/Active listening / 77 / <Fair
Conflict resolution / 71 / Fair-Good
Team leadership and task coordination / 74 / Fair
Yan Chen / MSM-3
MGT671
(S) / Students will understand how a firm uses technology for competitive advantage in satisfying its business strategy. / 1 / C / S / Prepare a
technology
strategy / 4.54 / 0 / 95.45
Mithani / MSM-4
MGT699 (F) / Students will be able to effectively utilize analytic problem solving skills. / S / S / Solve Complex Problems / 10.5 / 52.63 / 36.84
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / MBA PROGRAM
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Dominick
Stein/
Gousgounis / MBA–1
MGT635 (S) –wr
Fin623 (F) - oral / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations. / 2 / C
(wr) / C(wr) / D
oral / S
writ / D
oral / 1: Written Skills / 0 / 80 / 20
2: Oral Skills / 0 / 0 / 100
Aronson / MBA-2
MGT699 (F) / Students understand effective interaction in teams. / 1 / C / S / 1: Facilitate task accomplishment / 12.5 / 29.16 / 58.33
2: Facilitate relationship building / 8.3 / 25 / 66.66
Yan Chen / MBA-3
MGT671
(S) / Students are able to utilize technology for competitive advantage in analytic and creative problem solving. / 1 / C / S / Technology
strategy / 4.5 / 0 / 95.45
Mithani / MBA-4
MGT699
(F) / Students are able to engage in analytic problem solving. / S / S / Analytic problem
solving / 10.52 / 52.63 / 36.84
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / FINANCE MASTER PROGRAM
New program Fall 2015
Goal / Count / F’15 / S’16 / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / S’18 / Objectives / Results (Expectations)%
Not meet / Meet / Exceed
Baneree & Stein / MFIN-1
Fin629
(S) / Students can communicate effectively in written and oral presentations / S / 1.Written skills
2.Oral skills
Suman Baneree / MFIN-2
Fin629
(S) / Students can interact effectively in teams. / S / Effective interaction
Dragos Bozdog / MFIN-3
FE511
(F) / Students will achieve mastery of the technical and basic quantitative methods required for the Finance domain. / 1 / C / S / Technical & basic quantitative methods / 5.33 / 52 / 42.66
Gousgounis / MFIN-4
Mgt628
(S) / Students are able to implement financial solutions to improve the performance of financial or non-financial businesses. / S / Design and implement financial models / 0 / 0 / 0
Recent History
Owner / Goal # / PhD PROGRAM
Fall ‘ 16
Implem significant changes
Goal / Count / F’16 / S’17 / F’17 / Objectives
Lechler / PhD-1 / PhD graduates can effectively communicate research in oral presentations
Assessments will be done for every student at the end of the first and second year / S / Oral Skills
Lechler / PhD-2 / Ph.D. graduates will have sufficiently mastered the core knowledge and tools needed to conduct original research in a timely manner.
Assessments will be done for every student at the end of the first and second year / 1 / C / S / Write competitive research papers
Dissertation proposal defense
Lechler / PhD-3 / Ph.D. graduates are able to effectively deliver academic courses in a university environment.
Assessment will be done as students are ready / 1 / C / Effectively deliver a course

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