What do our students know? A complete cycle of assessment: the common learning outcomes we hold for our UG students: Round IV,

What do we want our UG students to know? Learning Outcome Cycle #1 Assessed in... Cycle #2 Assessed in... Cycle #3 Assessed in... Cycle #4 Assessed in... Communication Skills Oral Fall 2008Fall 2010Due Fall POSTPONED Written Spring 2009Fall 2010Fall 2012 Critical Thinking Skills Fall 2009Fall 2010Fall 2012/ Spring 2013 Ethical Reasoning Skills Spring 2010Fall 2011Spring 2013 Global Perspective NA – Outcome new in 2009 Spring 2010Spring 2011Spring/Fall 2012 Essential Business Knowledge Annually

What do our UG students know? ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS This student learning outcome of the Communication goal was postponed from the Fall 2012 time it was set to be assessed due to the AACSB Maintenance of Accreditation visit that occurred during that semester and an Undergraduate Curriculum Committee decision to review the measurement method. Cycle #4 Assessment Time: FALL 2013

What do our UG students know? WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS Assessed using the Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA). WPA is assessed on a 12 point scale where Exceeds Expectations, 8-9 Meets Expectations, Below 8 falls Below Expectations; Scale equates to the CBA Written Communication Rubric. Assessed on six criteria: ContentOrganization AudienceStyle MechanicsReferencing

The student will use clear and concise communication in the written form Benchmark: 85% will meet or exceed, 50% will exceed

What do our UG students know? CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Assessed using essay questions from final exam in MGT 405, the college-wide capstone course. Assessed using a 3 point rubric (Below Expectations, Meets Expectations, Exceeds Expectations). “Approaches Expectations”, used in previous cycle was dropped in Cycle #4. Assessed on 5 criteria that map to 2 SLOs: Understands Question/Issue Knowledge of facts & use of data to illustrate position Understands & applies concepts & frameworks Thinks strategically Arrives at logical conclusions

Critical Thinking Skills Benchmark: 85% will meet or exceed, 50% will exceed

What do our UG students know? ETHICAL REASONING SKILLS Assessed using embedded questions on final in BA 300 – Ethical Decision Making in Business SLO #1: Explain the various ethical dimensions of business decision making. (3 Qs) SLO #2: Explain the role of various affected parties in business decision-making. (3 Qs) SLO #3: Asses the ethics of decision alternatives using different ethical decision rules. (3 Qs) SLO #4: apply ethical decision-making rules and concepts. (3 Qs)

Ethical Reasoning Skills

What do our UG students know? GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Assessed using responses to a final exam essay question in MGT 405 (college-wide capstone course) SLO #1: Identify and describe the impact of the global economy on business decisions. WAS NOT ASSESSED IN THIS CYCLE SLO #2: Explain and apply a global perspective in making business decisions.

Global Perspective Benchmark: 70% will meet or exceed, 30% will exceed

What do our UG students know? ESSENTIAL BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE Assessed via the Business Assessment Test (BAT) – 80 Multiple Choice Qs Administered across the CSU system Given in MGT 405, the college-wide capstone course Traditionally Assesses: Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Info Systems, Management, Marketing, Statistics Substantially revised in 2010 Additional topics added: Ethics, Global, Operations

SDSU Longitudinal Comparisons 2008 & after: scores used adjusted scoring that removed 22 items of questionable validity 2011: substantial revision of test renders longitudinal comparison less valid

SDSU Subject Area Results (2012) Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area AllMajors Accounting52.00%70.37% Economics47.46% Ethics94.06% Finance60.23%71.37% Information Systems55.66%75.50% Global/International42.92%50.91% Law40.41% Management73.76%75.82% Marketing64.16%70.53% Operations58.42% Statistics58.74%

SDSU Longitudinal Comparisons

What do our students know? Summary Communication Skills Most students are fair writers but a segment are weak Critical Thinking Skills Our students are fair critical thinkers Ethical Reasoning Skills Our students have good ethical reasoning skills Global Perspective Our students can apply a global perspective Essential Business Knowledge Our students vary by discipline on knowledge of essential business principles but are stronger than the CSU average