Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International): Process and Experiences Dr. James Simpson Dr. Yeqing Bao College of Business University of Alabama in Huntsville

AACSB Accreditation Process  Establish membership in AACSB  Retain consultant  Submit Eligibility Application to PreAccreditation Committee  AACSB will assign a mentor  Mentor visits campus  University submits an strategic plan and accreditation plan for review and approval.  Once plan is approved, mentor works with university up to three years as plan is implemented.  A team Chair will be appointed two years in advance of the anticipated accreditation review team visit.  Visit occurs within five years of acceptance of plan by the initial (not PreAccreditation) accreditation acceptance of initial accreditation plan.

Strategic Planning  Strategic Planning Should guide decisions, practice, and resource allocation Should guide decisions, practice, and resource allocation Accreditation is linked to school’s mission Accreditation is linked to school’s mission Mission Mission must be consistent with institution’s missionmust be consistent with institution’s mission determines the balance of the three types of intellectual contributionsdetermines the balance of the three types of intellectual contributions type of student servedtype of student served match resources available to the schoolmatch resources available to the school consistent with faculty capabilityconsistent with faculty capability

Faculty Qualifications  Faculty Qualifications must have sufficient faculty to manage instruction, curriculum & course development, assessment of learning must have sufficient faculty to manage instruction, curriculum & course development, assessment of learning Must have Academic Qualification (AQ) and Professional Qualification (PQ) policies Must have Academic Qualification (AQ) and Professional Qualification (PQ) policies define required level of intellectual contributions (Ph.D.)define required level of intellectual contributions (Ph.D.) 90% of faculty must be either AQ or PQ90% of faculty must be either AQ or PQ 50% must be AQ50% must be AQ Standard is 3-4 peer reviewed articles over 5 years for Ph.D. programs Standard is 3-4 peer reviewed articles over 5 years for Ph.D. programs AQ must be distributed across facultyAQ must be distributed across faculty

Assurance of Learning & Assessment  Assurance of Learning: Define learning expectations (skills & knowledge) and assure the graduates achieve learning expectations (undergraduate, MS and Ph.D. oral presentation skills oral presentation skills written communication skills written communication skills second language skills second language skills ability to integrate concepts ability to integrate concepts Assessment: Are you accomplishing what you want to accomplish Assessment: Are you accomplishing what you want to accomplish select students based on knowledge and skills select students based on knowledge and skills language, communication, quantitative skillslanguage, communication, quantitative skills course embedded measurement in class exercises for specific courses course embedded measurement in class exercises for specific courses In class exercises for specific coursesIn class exercises for specific courses Writing, integration, critical thinking Writing, integration, critical thinking stand-along testing or performance stand-along testing or performance Thesis, ETS exam, comprehensive exam Thesis, ETS exam, comprehensive exam