Rawls College of Business 2003-2008 Graduate Program Review Revision of April 27, 2007
Texas Tech University E: Assessment Reports 1
APPENDIX E:
Graduate Program Assessment Reports
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING
MSA Objectives and Assessment Measures
The MSA programs prepare students for careers in public practice accounting. They also provide a good avenue for students to acquire the 150 credit hours necessary to take the CPA exam in the state of Texas.
OBJECTIVES:
The Area of Accounting has identified four learning objectives which are applied to both the bachelors and masters programs. MSA student are expected to perform at a much higher level than are BBA students for each of these learning objectives.
- Technical expertise
- Technology skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking
Following is a table for each learning objective. Each table contains the skills associated with the respective learning objective and defines how those skills will be demonstrated by both BBA and MSA students in our programs.
Program Objectives: Technical Expertise
Skill / MSAUse the vocabulary of business properly / Recognize, understand, and properly use business, accounting, and tax terms.
Identify recordable transactions / Differentiate between recordable events and non-recordable events (e.g., placing a purchase order vis-à-vis purchasing).
Understand business processes / Understand and explain the economic phenomena and human processes that underlie common business transactions, and recognize the impact of different choices on cash flows, financial statements, and tax filings.
Design and implement appropriate controls / Analyze accounting control systems, identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and recommend cost-efficient improvements.
Choose and apply appropriate principles for recording transactions / Choose properly among competing US GAAP and/or tax treatments for a transaction (e.g., the accrual method vis-à-vis the installment method vis-à-vis the cost recovery method for installment contracts). Find and apply proper US GAAP and/or tax principles applicable to complex and uncertain transactions.
Generalize and transfer information (principles) / Recognize differences in application of principles across different reporting systems (e.g., for-profit vs. not-for-profit entities, and tax vs. book financial statements), and understand commonalities across the different frameworks applicable in each.
Prepare appropriate financial and/or tax statements with accompanying disclosures / Prepare complex financial statements for corporate entities; prepare tax returns for individuals and all types of business entities.
Use financial and/or tax statements to support financial and/or tax decisions / Use the data in financial statements and/or tax returns to make or recommend economic decisions for a business or client.
Plan transactions / Design future transactions to accomplish economic, accounting, and tax objectives.
Objectives – Technology Skills
Skills / MSA● Document processing and Professional presentation program (e.g. Microsoft Word/Powerpoint/Adobe Acrobat) proficiency / ■ Demonstrate advanced usage of word processing programs including linkage of table of contents to text body and incorporation of tables and graphs.
■ Incorporate tables, graphics, and micro-media in Power point presentations.
■ Create PDF documents using scanning and other PDF creation tools.
● Spreadsheet/Database programs, and Electronic Research Engine Knowledge / ■ Incorporate advanced skills related to statistical functions, accounting ratio analyses, charting, and tables in interactive spreadsheet applications.
■ Perform complex database queries using enterprise systems and/or generalized audit software
■ Perform professional level research using databases such as EDGAR, FARS, and CCH Tax Research Network
● Internet and Email Familiarity / ■ Use Outlook Meeting scheduling/calendar functions, electronic signatures and advanced email options on a regular basis
■ Recognize and identify potential limitations of internet searches and potential danger of over-reliance on internet data.
Objectives – Communication Skills
Objectives / Graduate● Develop effective written
communication skills / ■ Prepare basic written reports that are clear and concise
■ Prepare more complex written reports that are clear and concise and that communicate more complex issues to the intended audience
● Develop effective oral
communication skills / ■ Communicate basic ideas orally in an effective manner
■ Communicate more complex ideas orally in an effective
manner
● Develop effective
interpersonal
communication skills / ■ Interact with others in an effective manner
■ Identify, communicate and solve problems in a team
situation
■ Understand concept of personal values and show
sensitivity to values and views of others
Learning Objective: Critical Thinking
Learning Objective: Critical Thinking
Skill / MSAIdentify relevant information and recognize and address uncertainties / Focuses on most important relevant information1. Identifies and discusses the significance of the most important uncertainties2
Integrate multiple perspectives, clarify assumptions, and interpret information / Provides reasonable and substantive justification for assumptions[[3]] used in analysis. Preserves problem complexity, but emphasizes the most important and/or most relevant and reliable information
Use guidelines or principles to judge objectively across options / Maintains objectivity while establishing reasonable priorities for reaching a well-founded conclusion.
Communicate and implement conclusions and address solution limitations / Appropriately tailors communication or implementation plans to the setting and audience and focuses on most efficient ways to address limitations or to gather additional information
Overall Approach to the Problem / Proceeds as if goal is to come to a well-founded conclusion based on objective consideration of priorities across viable alternatives
Masters Programs – Key Assessments
The learning objective skills and their respective levels of performance for the MSA program as reflected in the above tables was finalized by the Area late in the Fall 2007 semester. Our next step will be to identify multiple assessment techniques and measurement opportunities. While the Area has identified some key assessment methods and opportunities, we recognize that we have more work to do in this area in the future. We are starting off by trying to effectively measure and use the resulting measurements for some of the identified skills in each program. Each year we plan to increase the amount of skills assessed and measurements taken. To date, we have identified the following assessment possibilities:
- Technical expertise
At the MSA level, students prepare C Corp and S Corp tax returns in the corporate tax course which is a required course for all MSA students.
At the MSA level, we began requiring, in Fall 2007, a course designed to prepare our students for the CPA examination and entrance into the accounting profession. In this course, all areas of accounting are reviewed and tested including auditing, tax systems, financial and cost/managerial. Business law and business and economic concepts are also covered. Students must search databases including FARS, Lexus-Nexus and the AICPA databases. Students must also complete writing assignments in which they must address an accounting issue in a well-written, brief and concise manner.
- Technology skills.
Key assessments are still being identified for Technology skills at the Masters level.
- Communication skills.
At the MSA level, in our new graduate auditing course, we are utilizing a writing expert from the English department on campus to help evaluate student assignments. The students are receiving feedback as the semester progresses. Through this process of assessment and feedback, significant improvement has been noted in general over the semester. This assessment addresses the students’ ability to prepare basic written reports that are clear and concise as well as their ability to prepare more complex written reports in which they communicate complex issues well.
At the MSA level, we plan to begin video recording a sample of student presentations in multiple MSA courses. These presentations will be reviewed by a faculty committee. The committee will then report to the faculty so that areas of concern may be addressed.
We will begin this process in Fall 2008.
- Critical thinking skills.
At the MSA level, critical thinking skills are being assessed throughout the coursework. Students are regularly presented with assignments which contain some ambiguity and do not have one “right” answer. Students instead are asked to make a recommendation appropriate to the circumstances and backup that recommendation
Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University
MSA Admissions Measures, Data as of 09/09/2008
For the Years ending August 31st1993-98 / 1998-03 / 2003-04 / 2004-05 / 2005-06 / 2006-07 / 2007-08
Total Interested / 270 / 315 / 89 / 93 / 106 / 116 / 129
Application Incomplete or withdrawn / 23 / 22 / 10 / 10 / 15 / 5 / 7
Completed Applications / 247 / 293 / 79 / 83 / 91 / 111 / 122
Not admitted / 15 / 54 / 13 / 16 / 22 / 37 / 47
Accepted into the program / 232 / 239 / 66 / 67 / 69 / 74 / 75
Accepted for future semesters / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Previous Acceptances / 232 / 239 / 66 / 67 / 69 / 74 / 75
Declined to enroll / 61 / 33 / 9 / 13 / 8 / 4 / 9
Total that Enrolled (Yield) / 171 / 206 / 57 / 54 / 61 / 70 / 66
Currently Enrolled / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 64
Dropped out / 24 / 13 / 6 / 6 / 2 / 6 / 2
Suspended / 1 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0
Graduated / 146 / 192 / 51 / 47 / 57 / 47 / 0
Total that Enrolled / 171 / 206 / 57 / 54 / 61 / 70 / 66
Applicants Admitted to Program:
Number admitted to program / 232 / 239 / 66 / 67 / 69 / 74 / 75
Undergraduate Gradepoint / 3.52 / 3.55 / 3.61 / 3.60 / 3.62 / 3.60 / 3.67
GMAT / 554 / 568 / 557 / 571 / 551 / 563 / 571
Work Experience (Years) / 4.5 / 3.1 / 4.5 / 3.5 / 5.4 / 6.2 / 2.6
Enrolled Students:
Number that enrolled in the Program / 171 / 206 / 57 / 54 / 61 / 70 / 66
As a % of Admitted Students / 73.7% / 86.2% / 86.4% / 80.6% / 88.4% / 94.6% / 88.0%
Undergraduate Gradepoint / 3.54 / 3.56 / 3.59 / 3.60 / 3.63 / 3.59 / 3.69
GMAT / 550 / 561 / 547 / 565 / 540 / 559 / 567
Work Experience (Years) / 4.3 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 2.9 / 5.9 / 7.1 / 3.5
Applicants not Admitted:
Number not admitted / 15 / 54 / 13 / 16 / 22 / 37 / 47
As a % of Total Completed Applications / 6.1% / 18.4% / 16.5% / 19.3% / 24.2% / 33.3% / 38.5%
Undergraduate Gradepoint / 3.24 / 3.22 / 3.22 / 3.35 / 3.14 / 3.19 / 3.22
GMAT / 479 / 492 / 503 / 491 / 480 / 498 / 485
Work Experience (Years) / 9.3 / 4.3 / 4.7 / 2.0 / 7.0 / 4.5 / 17.0
Graduates
Proportion of Enrolled that Graduate / 85.4% / 93.2% / 89.5% / 87.0% / 93.4% / 88.7% / 0.0%
Number of Graduates / 146 / 192 / 51 / 47 / 57 / 47 / 0
Graduate GPA / 3.87 / 3.63 / 3.58 / 3.57 / 3.61 / 3.60
Months from Entering Program to Graduation / 19.7 / 19.4 / 20.5 / 19.5 / 18.9 / 18.0
MSA Program( Additional Analysis For Years Ending August 31st)
Texas Tech Students / 1993-98 / 1998-03 / 2003-04 / 2004-05 / 2005-06 / 2006-07 / 2007-08Interested / 168 / 226 / 61 / 61 / 69 / 83 / 89
Admitted / 158 / 189 / 50 / 52 / 58 / 61 / 63
Enrolled / 140 / 180 / 48 / 47 / 55 / 61 / 61
% of Interested that are Admitted / 94.0% / 83.6% / 82.0% / 85.2% / 84.1% / 73.5% / 70.8%
% of Admitted that Enroll (Yield) / 88.6% / 95.2% / 96.0% / 90.4% / 94.8% / 100.0% / 96.8%
% of Interested, Admitted & Enrolled / 83.3% / 79.6% / 78.7% / 77.0% / 79.7% / 73.5% / 68.5%
Enrolled Undergraduate GPA / 3.56 / 3.56 / 3.60 / 3.61 / 3.66 / 3.62 / 3.71
Enrolled GMAT / 549 / 556 / 548 / 566 / 537 / 552 / 564
Enrolled Work Experience / 3.9 / 2.9 / 3.6 / 3.0 / 3.7 / 9.0 / 3.0
TTU Undergraduates:
% of those Interested in Program / 62.2% / 71.7% / 68.5% / 65.6% / 65.1% / 71.6% / 69.0%
% of those admitted / 68.1% / 79.1% / 75.8% / 77.6% / 84.1% / 82.4% / 84.0%
% of those enrolling in program / 81.9% / 87.4% / 84.2% / 87.0% / 90.2% / 87.1% / 92.4%
Non Texas Tech Students
Interested / 102 / 89 / 28 / 32 / 37 / 33 / 40
Admitted / 74 / 50 / 16 / 15 / 11 / 13 / 12
Enrolled / 31 / 26 / 9 / 7 / 6 / 9 / 5
% of Interested that are Admitted / 72.5% / 56.2% / 57.1% / 46.9% / 29.7% / 39.4% / 30.0%
% of Admitted that Enroll (Yield) / 41.9% / 52.0% / 56.3% / 46.7% / 54.5% / 69.2% / 41.7%
% of Interested, Admitted & Enrolled / 30.4% / 29.2% / 32.1% / 21.9% / 16.2% / 27.3% / 12.5%
Enrolled Undergraduate GPA / 3.42 / 3.54 / 3.54 / 3.53 / 3.39 / 3.40 / 3.40
Enrolled GMAT / 553 / 599 / 546 / 558 / 577 / 615 / 612
Enrolled Work Experience / 6.0 / 4.1 / 3.3 / 2.8 / 11.5 / 5.3 / 4.0
Non-TTU as % of Total
% of those Interested in Program / 37.8% / 28.3% / 31.5% / 34.4% / 34.9% / 28.4% / 31.0%
% of those admitted / 31.9% / 20.9% / 24.2% / 22.4% / 15.9% / 17.6% / 16.0%
% of those enrolling in program / 18.1% / 12.6% / 15.8% / 13.0% / 9.8% / 12.9% / 7.6%
Admitted Applicants who Declined to Enroll:
Declined / 61 / 33 / 9 / 13 / 8 / 4 / 9
% of those admitted / 26.3% / 13.8% / 13.6% / 19.4% / 11.6% / 5.4% / 12.0%
Declined Undergraduate GPA / 3.47 / 3.49 / 3.76 / 3.61 / 3.55 / 3.73 / 3.57
Declined GMAT / 565 / 611 / 620 / 594 / 634 / 630 / 598
Declined Work Experience / 5.1 / 3.6 / 7.0 / 4.8 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 2.0
Total Students
Interested / 270 / 315 / 89 / 93 / 106 / 116 / 129
Admitted / 232 / 239 / 66 / 67 / 69 / 74 / 75
Enrolled / 171 / 206 / 57 / 54 / 61 / 70 / 66
% of Interested that are Admitted / 85.9% / 75.9% / 74.2% / 72.0% / 65.1% / 63.8% / 58.1%
% of Admitted that Enroll (Yield) / 73.7% / 86.2% / 86.4% / 80.6% / 88.4% / 94.6% / 88.0%
% of Interested that enrolled / 63.3% / 65.4% / 64.0% / 58.1% / 57.5% / 60.3% / 51.2%
MSA Analysis Information Sorted by Major
For the Years ending August 31stFor 1999-08 Combined
Data as of 9/9/2008
Audit/FinRep / Taxation / AIS / Controllership / Undeclared / Total
Total Interested / 423 / 316 / 23 / 24 / 62 / 848
Application Incomplete or withdrawn / 32 / 13 / 0 / 1 / 22 / 68
Completed Applications / 391 / 303 / 23 / 23 / 40 / 780
Not admitted / 85 / 62 / 4 / 3 / 35 / 189
Accepted into the program / 306 / 241 / 19 / 20 / 5 / 591
Accepted for future semesters / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1
Previous Acceptances / 306 / 241 / 19 / 20 / 4 / 590
Declined to enroll / 38 / 24 / 4 / 8 / 2 / 76
Total that Enrolled (Yield) / 268 / 217 / 15 / 12 / 2 / 514
Currently Enrolled / 39 / 42 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 81
Dropped out / 18 / 13 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 35
Suspended / 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Graduated / 208 / 161 / 15 / 10 / 0 / 394
Total that Enrolled / 268 / 217 / 15 / 12 / 2 / 514
Applicants Admitted to Program:
Number admitted to program / 306 / 241 / 19 / 20 / 5 / 591
Undergraduate Gradepoint / 3.60 / 3.62 / 3.41 / 3.39 / 3.51 / 3.59
GMAT / 566 / 561 / 563 / 589 / 580 / 565
Work Experience (Years) / 3.6 / 3.3 / 3.6 / 3.7 / 3.0 / 3.4
Enrolled Students:
Number that enrolled in the Program / 268 / 217 / 15 / 12 / 2 / 514
As a % of Admitted Students / 87.6% / 90.0% / 78.9% / 60.0% / 40.0% / 87.0%
Undergraduate Gradepoint / 3.60 / 3.62 / 3.40 / 3.42 / 3.39 / 3.60
GMAT / 558 / 559 / 548 / 566 / 615 / 558
Work Experience (Years) / 3.5 / 2.9 / 4.1 / 4.8 / 3.3
Applicants not Admitted:
Number not admitted / 85 / 62 / 4 / 3 / 35 / 189
As a % of Total Completed Applications / 87.6% / 90.0% / 78.9% / 60.0% / 40.0% / 87.0%
Undergraduate Gradepoint / 3.22 / 3.25 / 3.38 / 3.12 / 3.14 / 3.22
GMAT / 500 / 476 / 458 / 533 / 497 / 491
Work Experience (Years) / 3.4 / 6.2 / 8.8 / 2.0 / 2.8 / 4.9
Graduates
Proportion of Enrolled that Graduate / 90.8% / 92.0% / 100.0% / 83.3% / 0.0% / 91.0%
Number of Graduates / 208 / 161 / 15 / 10 / 0 / 394
Graduate GPA / 3.61 / 3.60 / 3.80 / 3.69 / 3.61
Months from Entering Program to Graduation / 15.9 / 17.2 / 16.1 / 15.8 / 16.7
MSA Program
Additional Analyses
For the Years ending August 31st
Texas Tech Students / Audit/FinRep / Taxation / AIS / Controllership / Undeclared / Total
Interested / 299 / 241 / 18 / 12 / 19 / 589
Admitted / 246 / 199 / 16 / 11 / 1 / 473
Enrolled / 238 / 191 / 14 / 9 / 0 / 452
% of Interested that are Admitted / 82.3% / 82.6% / 88.9% / 91.7% / 5.3% / 80.3%
% of Admitted that Enroll (Yield) / 96.7% / 96.0% / 87.5% / 81.8% / 0.0% / 95.6%
% of Interested, Admitted & Enrolled / 79.6% / 79.3% / 77.8% / 75.0% / 0.0% / 76.7%
Enrolled Undergraduate GPA / 3.62 / 3.63 / 3.42 / 3.40 / 3.61
Enrolled GMAT / 552 / 558 / 544 / 543 / 554
Enrolled Work Experience / 3.1 / 2.9 / 3.5 / 5.3 / 3.1
TTU Undergraduates:
% of those Interested in Program / 70.7% / 76.3% / 78.3% / 50.0% / 30.6% / 69.5%
% of those admitted / 80.4% / 82.6% / 84.2% / 55.0% / 20.0% / 80.0%
% of those enrolling in program / 88.8% / 88.0% / 93.3% / 75.0% / 0.0% / 87.9%
Non Texas Tech Students
Interested / 124 / 75 / 5 / 12 / 43 / 259
Admitted / 60 / 42 / 3 / 9 / 4 / 118
Enrolled / 30 / 26 / 1 / 3 / 2 / 62
% of Interested that are Admitted / 48.4% / 56.0% / 60.0% / 75.0% / 9.3% / 45.6%
% of Admitted that Enroll (Yield) / 50.0% / 61.9% / 33.3% / 33.3% / 50.0% / 52.5%
% of Interested, Admitted & Enrolled / 24.2% / 34.7% / 20.0% / 25.0% / 4.7% / 23.9%
Enrolled Undergraduate GPA / 3.47 / 3.54 / 3.05 / 3.48 / 3.39 / 3.49
Enrolled GMAT / 606 / 559 / 600 / 633 / 615 / 588
Enrolled Work Experience / 4.9 / 3.3 / 11.0 / 3.3 / 4.32
Non-TTU as % of Total
% of those Interested in Program / 29.3% / 23.7% / 21.7% / 50.0% / 69.4% / 30.5%
% of those admitted / 19.6% / 17.4% / 15.8% / 45.0% / 80.0% / 20.0%
% of those enrolling in program / 11.2% / 12.0% / 6.7% / 25.0% / 100.0% / 12.1%
Admitted Applicants who Declined to Enroll:
Declined / 38 / 24 / 4 / 8 / 2 / 76
% of those admitted / 12.4% / 10.0% / 21.1% / 40.0% / 40.0% / 12.9%
Declined Undergraduate GPA / 3.57 / 3.66 / 3.45 / 3.35 / 3.63 / 3.57
Declined GMAT / 627 / 585 / 618 / 623 / 545 / 611
Declined Work Experience / 3.7 / 7.4 / 1.8 / 2.7 / 3.0 / 4.0
Total Students
Interested / 423 / 316 / 23 / 24 / 62 / 848
Admitted / 306 / 241 / 19 / 20 / 5 / 591
Enrolled / 268 / 217 / 15 / 12 / 2 / 514
% of Interested that are Admitted / 72.3% / 76.3% / 82.6% / 83.3% / 8.1% / 69.7%
% of Admitted that Enroll (Yield) / 87.6% / 90.0% / 78.9% / 60.0% / 40.0% / 87.0%
% of Interested that enrolled / 63.4% / 68.7% / 65.2% / 50.0% / 3.2% / 60.6%
Rawls College of Business 2003-2008 Graduate Program Review Revision of April 27, 2007
Texas Tech University E: Assessment Reports 1
Overall Satisfaction with the MSA Program
Graduates of the program have provided overall assessments of the program at the time of graduation in both the Exit Survey:
Fall 2006
/Spring 2007
/Summer 2007
6-point Scale /Audit
/Tax
/Total
/Audit
/Tax
/Total
/Audit
/Tax
/Total
n= / 14 / 9 / 23 / 15 / 6 / 21 / 10 / 4 / 143. Overall, how satisfied are you with your choice of the Texas Tech MSA? / 5.46 / 5.67 / 5.55 / 4.87 / 5.50 / 5.05 / 5.20 / 5.25 / 5.21
4. To what extent has the MSA program prepared you for your career? / 5.00 / 5.67 / 5.26 / 4.33 / 5.17 / 4.57 / 4.80 / 5.00 / 4.86
5. How rigorous (challenging courses with a large amount of effort required) did you expect the Texas Tech MBA program to be when you entered? / 5.07 / 5.22 / 5.13 / 5.07 / 5.33 / 5.14 / 4.90 / 5.75 / 5.14
6. In retrospect, how rigorous was the Texas Tech program for you? / 4.29 / 5.22 / 4.65 / 4.00 / 3.83 / 3.95 / 4.70 / 5.00 / 4.79
7. In general, how would you rate the total amount that you learned in the MSA program. / 5.29 / 5.44 / 5.35 / 4.60 / 5.33 / 4.81 / 4.80 / 5.50 / 5.00
8. What will be the return on your investment (your tuition, living expenses and lost earnings while in the program)? / 5.36 / 5.56 / 5.43 / 5.20 / 5.83 / 5.38 / 5.00 / 5.50 / 5.14
Summative
/ 5.08 / 5.46 / 5.23 / 4.68 / 5.17 / 4.82 / 4.90 / 5.33 / 5.02*Below Standard of 4.00.
Fall 2007
/Spring 2008
6-point Scale /Audit
/Tax
/Total
/Audit
/Tax
/Total
n= / 13 / 11 / 24 / 13 / 9 / 223. Overall, how satisfied are you with your choice of the Texas Tech MSA? / 5.00 / 5.64 / 5.29 / 5.00 / 5.44 / 5.18
4. To what extent has the MSA program prepared you for your career? / 4.62 / 5.64 / 5.08 / 4.69 / 4.78 / 4.73
5. How rigorous (challenging courses with a large amount of effort required) did you expect the Texas Tech MBA program to be when you entered? / 5.00 / 5.27 / 5.13 / 5.23 / 5.44 / 5.32
6. In retrospect, how rigorous was the Texas Tech program for you? / 4.31 / 5.09 / 4.67 / 4.31 / 4.89 / 4.55
7. In general, how would you rate the total amount that you learned in the MSA program. / 4.62 / 5.36 / 4.96 / 4.77 / 4.78 / 4.77
8. What will be the return on your investment (your tuition, living expenses and lost earnings while in the program)? / 5.08 / 5.27 / 5.17 / 5.23 / 5.22 / 5.23
Summative
/ 4.77 / 5.38 / 5.05 / 4.87 / 5.09 / 4.96*Below Standard of 4.00.
Comparison Table between MS BA, MSA, and MBA student’s overall satisfaction:
Graduates of the program have provided overall assessments of the program at the time of graduation in the Exit Survey.
Fall 2007 / Spring 2008MBA / MS BA / MSA / MBA / MS BA / MSA
6-point scale / Total / Total / Audit / Tax / Total / Total / Total / Audit / Tax / Total
n= / 60 / 3 / 13 / 11 / 24 / 87 / 4 / 13 / 9 / 22
3. Overall, how satisfied are you with your choice of the Texas Tech Master Program? / 4.68 / 5.00 / 5.00 / 5.64 / 5.29 / 4.41 / 5.25 / 5.00 / 5.44 / 5.18
4. To what extent has the Master program prepared you for your career? / 4.43 / 5.33 / 4.62 / 5.64 / 5.08 / 4.26 / 4.75 / 4.69 / 4.78 / 4.73
5. How rigorous (challenging courses with a large amount of effort required) did you expect the program to be when you entered? / 4.75 / 4.67 / 5.00 / 5.27 / 5.13 / 4.73 / 4.75 / 5.23 / 5.44 / 5.32
6. In retrospect, how rigorous was the Texas Tech program for you? / 3.82 / 5.00 / 4.31 / 5.09 / 4.67 / 3.61 / 4.00 / 4.31 / 4.89 / 4.55
7. In general, how would you rate the total amount that you learned in the Master program? / 4.52 / 5.67 / 4.62 / 5.36 / 4.96 / 4.38 / 4.00 / 4.77 / 4.78 / 4.77
8. What will be the return on your investment (your tuition, living expenses and lost earnings while in the program)? / 4.42 / 5.33 / 5.08 / 5.27 / 5.17 / 4.23 / 5.00 / 5.23 / 5.22 / 5.23
Summative / 4.44 / 5.17 / 4.77 / 5.38 / 5.05 / 4.26 / 4.63 / 4.87 / 5.09 / 4.96
*Below Standard of 4.00
Rawls College of Business 2003-2008 Graduate Program Review Revision of April 27, 2007
Texas Tech University E: Assessment Reports 1
Assessment of Required Courses
The data below are from the MSA Exit Survey administered to graduating MSA students. Note
that graduates would have taken the course from 1 to 2 years prior to graduation.
How would you rate the value of each of the required courses?
Fall 2006 / Spring 20075-point Scale /
Audit
/Tax
/Total
/Audit
/Tax
/Total
n= /14
/9
/23
/15
/6
/21
ACCT 5302ACCT 5303 / 3.50 / 3.50 / 3.27 / 3.27
ACCT 5304
ACCT 5305 / 4.14 / 3.56 / 3.91 / 4.07 / 3.83 / 4.00
ACCT 5306 / 4.22 / 4.22 / 3.67 / 3.67
ACCT 5308 / 4.89 / 4.89 / 5.00 / 5.00
ACCT 5309 / 4.79 / 4.78 / 4.78 / 4.50 / 4.67 / 4.55
ACCT 5310 / 3.62 / 3.25 / 3.53 / 2.93 / 2.00 / 2.87
ACCT 5311 / 4.27 / 4.80 / 4.44 / 3.80 / 4.50 / 4.00
ACCT 5314 / 3.29 / 3.29 / 2.87 / 2.87
ACCT 5315 / 4.43 / 3.86 / 4.83 / 4.83
ACCT 5318 / 4.33 / 4.33 / 4.50 / 4.50
ACCT 5319 / 3.57 / 3.60 / 3.60
ACCT 5323 / 4.67 / 3.50 / 4.38 / 4.36 / 4.33 / 4.36
ACCT 5327 / 4.36 / 4.38 / 4.36 / 4.36 / 3.50 / 4.10
ACCT 6319
BLAW 5392 / 4.21 / 4.22 / 4.22 / 4.47 / 3.67 / 4.24
MGT 5391 / 2.71 / 2.89 / 2.78 / 1.58 / 1.67 / 1.61
Electives / 3.92 / 4.00 / 3.95 / 3.79 / 4.60 / 4.00
Summative / 3.96 / 4.10 / 3.99 / 3.60 / 3.82 / 3.80
*Below Standard of 3.33.
Summer 2007 / Fall 2007 / Spring 2008
5-point Scale /
Audit
/Tax
/Total
/Audit
/Tax
/Total
/Audit
/Tax
/Total
n= /10
/4
/14
/13
/11
/24
/13
/11
/24
ACCT 5303 / 3.20 / 3.20 / 3.85 / 3.85 / 3.77 / 3.77ACCT 5305 / 4.20 / 3.75 / 4.07 / 3.69 / 3.64 / 3.65 / 4.08 / 3.89 / 4.00
ACCT 5306 / 3.50 / 3.50 / 3.09 / 3.09 / 2.00 / 2.00
ACCT 5308 / 4.75 / 4.75 / 4.82 / 4.82 / 4.50 / 4.50
ACCT 5309 / 4.71 / 4.75 / 4.73 / 4.54 / 4.40 / 4.45 / 4.67 / 4.11 / 4.43
ACCT 5310 / 3.29 / 2.25 / 2.91 / 2.80 / 3.00 / 2.88 / 4.00 / 4.00 / 4.00
ACCT 5311 / 4.17 / 5.00 / 4.17 / 4.60 / 4.20 / 4.40
ACCT 5314 / 3.22 / 3.22 / 3.33 / 3.33
ACCT 5315 / 4.25 / 4.00 / 4.18 / 4.18 / 4.44 / 4.44
ACCT 5318 / 3.75 / 3.67 / 4.64 / 4.64 / 4.56 / 4.56
ACCT 5319 / 3.70 / 3.70 / 2.77 / 2.77 / 3.38 / 3.38
ACCT 5320 / 4.42 / 4.42
ACCT 5323 / 4.43 / 3.50 / 4.22 / 4.50 / 4.25 / 4.38 / 4.00 / 4.00 / 4.00
ACCT 5327 / 4.10 / 4.50 / 4.21 / 3.92 / 4.18 / 4.04 / 4.00 / 4.22 / 4.10
ACCT 5332 / 3.75 / 3.89 / 3.81
ACCT 5334 / 3.83 / 3.67 / 3.78
BLAW 5392 / 4.30 / 3.50 / 4.07 / 4.15 / 3.73 / 3.96 / 4.23 / 4.11 / 4.18
Business Ethics / 3.60 / 1.50 / 3.25 / 4.00 / 2.90 / 3.50
MGT 5391 / 3.11 / 3.00 / 3.08 / 3.00 / 3.33 / 3.20
Electives / 4.00 / 4.33 / 4.08 / 3.82 / 4.09 / 3.95 / 4.15 / 3.56 / 3.91
Summative / 3.85 / 3.74 / 3.81 / 3.77 / 3.89 / 3.83 / 4.02 / 3.92 / 3.95
*Below Standard of 3.33.
Rawls College of Business 2003-2008 Graduate Program Review Revision of April 27, 2007
Texas Tech University E: Assessment Reports 1
Assessment of the Faculty
Fall 2006 / Spring 2007 / Summer 20075-point Scale / Audit / Tax / Total / Audit / Tax / Total / Audit / Tax / Total
n= / 14 / 9 / 23 / 15 / 6 / 21 / 10 / 4 / 14
Teaching Quality / 4.29 / 4.78 / 4.61 / 3.73 / 4.33 / 3.90 / 4.00 / 4.50 / 4.14
Knowledge / 4.71 / 5.00 / 4.70 / 4.20 / 5.00 / 4.43 / 4.80 / 4.75 / 4.79
Accessibility / 4.50 / 4.44 / 5.17 / 4.33 / 4.33 / 4.33 / 4.50 / 4.50 / 4.50
Feedback / 4.50 / 4.44 / 5.09 / 4.13 / 4.67 / 4.29 / 4.40 / 4.00 / 4.29
Summative / 4.50 / 4.67 / 4.89 / 4.10 / 4.58 / 4.24 / 4.43 / 4.44 / 4.43
*Below Standard of 3.33.
Fall 2007 / Spring 2008
5-point Scale / Audit / Tax / Total / Audit / Tax / Total
n= / 13 / 11 / 24 / 13 / 9 / 22
Teaching Quality / 4.08 / 4.55 / 4.29 / 4.31 / 4.44 / 4.36
Knowledge / 4.38 / 4.73 / 4.54 / 4.62 / 4.89 / 4.73
Accessibility / 4.54 / 4.73 / 4.63 / 4.54 / 4.67 / 4.59
Feedback / 4.08 / 4.27 / 4.17 / 4.69 / 4.22 / 4.50
Summative / 4.27 / 4.57 / 4.41 / 4.54 / 4.56 / 4.55
*Below Standard of 3.33.
Assessment of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
In each of the following areas, please rate the MSA Program’s performance in advancing your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities in:
Fall 2006 / Spring 2007 / Summer 20076-point Scale / Audit / Tax / Total / Audit / Tax / Total / Audit / Tax / Total
n= / 14 / 9 / 23 / 15 / 6 / 21 / 10 / 4 / 14
Written Communication / 4.71 / 4.89 / 4.78 / 3.73 / 4.33 / 3.73 / 4.00 / 4.25 / 4.07
Oral Communication / 5.07 / 4.89 / 5.00 / 4.33 / 5.00 / 4.33 / 4.80 / 5.00 / 4.86
Computer Proficiency / 4.86 / 4.89 / 4.87 / 4.13 / 4.50 / 4.13 / 4.20 / 3.50 / 4.00
Ethical Issues / 4.71 / 4.89 / 4.78 / 4.33 / 4.00 / 4.33 / 4.30 / 4.25 / 4.29
Leadership Development / 4.86 / 5.22 / 5.00 / 4.47 / 4.67 / 4.47 / 4.50 / 5.00 / 4.64
Capacity to Perform in Groups / 5.50 / 5.56 / 5.52 / 5.60 / 5.67 / 5.60 / 5.20 / 5.75 / 5.36
International Issues / 3.57 / 4.89 / 4.09 / 2.93 / 4.00 / 2.93 / 3.60 / 4.25 / 3.79
Critical Thinking / 5.07 / 5.22 / 5.13 / 4.53 / 5.00 / 4.53 / 5.10 / 5.25 / 5.14
Problem Solving / 5.00 / 5.56 / 5.22 / 4.60 / 5.17 / 4.60 / 5.10 / 5.50 / 5.21
Interpersonal Skills / 4.86 / 5.22 / 5.00 / 4.53 / 5.17 / 4.53 / 5.30 / 5.75 / 5.43
Quantitative Skills / 4.79 / 5.44 / 5.04 / 4.67 / 4.83 / 4.67 / 5.40 / 5.00 / 5.29
Negotiation / 3.79 / 4.22 / 3.96 / 3.33 / 3.67 / 3.33 / 3.60 / 4.00 / 3.71
Summative / 4.73 / 5.07 / 4.87 / 4.27 / 4.67 / 4.27 / 4.59 / 4.79 / 4.65
*Below Standard of 4.00.
Fall 2007 / Spring 2008
6-point Scale / Audit / Tax / Total / Audit / Tax / Total
n= / 13 / 11 / 24 / 13 / 9 / 22
Written Communication / 4.08 / 4.27 / 4.17 / 4.23 / 4.33 / 4.27
Oral Communication / 4.54 / 4.82 / 4.67 / 4.46 / 4.56 / 4.50
Computer Proficiency / 4.08 / 4.18 / 4.13 / 4.00 / 3.89 / 3.95
Ethical Issues / 4.85 / 4.64 / 4.75 / 4.85 / 4.56 / 4.73
Leadership Development / 4.54 / 4.73 / 4.63 / 4.54 / 4.33 / 4.45
Capacity to Perform in Groups / 5.08 / 5.73 / 5.38 / 5.38 / 5.22 / 5.32
International Issues / 3.46 / 4.45 / 3.92 / 4.08 / 4.11 / 4.09
Critical Thinking / 4.85 / 5.64 / 5.21 / 5.31 / 5.11 / 5.23
Problem Solving / 4.85 / 5.64 / 5.21 / 5.23 / 5.11 / 5.18
Interpersonal Skills / 4.69 / 5.27 / 4.96 / 4.77 / 4.78 / 4.77
Quantitative Skills / 4.54 / 5.45 / 4.96 / 4.77 / 4.78 / 4.77
Negotiation / 3.77 / 4.00 / 3.88 / 4.38 / 3.44 / 4.00
Summative / 4.44 / 4.90 / 4.65 / 4.67 / 4.52 / 4.61
*Below Standard of 4.00.
Assessment of Student Services
Please Rate each of the following College and University support services:
Fall 2006 / Spring 2007 /Summer 2007
6-point Scale / Audit / Tax /Total
/ Audit / Tax /Total
/ Audit / Tax /Total
n= / 14 / 9 /23
/ 15 / 6 /21
/10
/4
/14