1. PDP Presentation Trinity Washington University
The ABC’s of Assessment
Business Assessment Activities
Using the Writing Rubric
Diana Watts, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor

2. Teaching Business: BADM Major Requirements
Six Foundational Courses
BADM 101 Introduction to Business
BADM 110 Foundations of Management
BADM 226 Organizational Behavior
BADM 236 Theories of Leadership
ECON 101 & ECON 102: Micro-Macro Sequence
Four Upper-Division Required Courses
BADM 328 Business/Government/Society
PHIL Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics
BADM 426 Strategy & Change
BADM 499 Senior Seminar
Five Elective Courses (three outside major)
Concentration in General or Global Business & Management

3. Teaching Business: BADM Major Requirements
Six Foundational Courses
BADM 101 Introduction to Business
BADM 110 Foundations of Management
BADM 226 Organizational Behavior
BADM 236 Theories of Leadership
ECON 101 & ECON 102: Micro-Macro Sequence
Four Upper-Division Required Courses
BADM 328 Business/Government/Society
PHIL Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics
BADM 426 Strategy & Change
BADM 499 Senior Seminar
Five Elective Courses (three outside major)
Concentration in General or Global Business & Management

4. Teaching Business: BADM Course Enrollments
Fall Semester
(only)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Students 57
187
203
216
183
218

5. Teaching Business: BADM Course Enrollments
BADM FALL SEMESTER UPPER/ LOWER DIVISION COURSE ENROLLMENTS
Fall Semester
(only)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Lower Division
101/110/221/226/240 NA
141
147
158
125
164
Upper Division
328/330/330/426/491/498 46 56 58 53

6. Teaching Business: Initial Set of Objectives
BADM Program Objectives:
The program objectives are embedded across the curriculum beginning with six foundational courses to be completed by the end of the sophomore year and four required upper division courses as well as five electives. Three of these electives are to be selected from outside the BADM course offerings, thereby encouraging an interdisciplinary focus. The major is comprised of 45 credit hours and the minor 18 credit hours. At the conclusion of the program students will have mastered the following competencies.
- Analyze and communicate understanding of foundational concepts of business, organization and management theories through survey of primary authors.
- Develop critical thinking and communication skills (oral/written) to support analysis of complex institutional and behavioral models at both the macro and micro level.
- Integrate analytical and empirical skills necessary to represent economic models and financial reasoning.
- Develop and apply critical thinking and research methodologies in support of analytic reasoning.
- Describe, discuss and analyze the implications of four core thematic issues for business organizations including globalization, whole systems thinking, socially responsible behavior, and diversity.
- Identify and discuss the interplay of institutional dynamics (social /political and economic) and their consequences for business organizations (shareholders) and societal outcomes. (stakeholders)
-Demonstrate knowledge of multidisciplinary approaches to social inquiry of institutions, organizations and human behavior relevant to business and entrepreneurial activities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of multi-cultural contexts and competing ethical frameworks to
analyze and evaluate management behavior in the global market place.
- Define the role of business organizations and the responsibility/ accountability to support
values of social justice.
- Describe and discuss historical development of leadership models/ theories.
-Enable students to develop self--reflection capabilities to assess their own preparedness for active leadership roles.
This range of objectives is to support the development of a multidisciplinary focus that reflects the complexity of modern organizations. This curriculum is based on a strong liberal arts orientation that provides for the development of analytic thinking and presentation of ideas. The focus is intentionally not geared to an operational focus.

7. Teaching Business: BADM Key Three Objectives
Systems as core concept: Identify and analyze the interplay of social /political/economic and environmental institutions and the consequences for business organizations (shareholders) and societal outcomes. (stakeholders)
Analysis: Develop and apply analytic reasoning through research, discussion and critical writing.
-Values: Demonstrate knowledge of social justice issues as a global citizen, professional and human.

8. Teaching Business: Developing the Process
Define BADM major learning outcomes (2010)
Develop curriculum and standard student assessment activities (2010)
Develop and apply standard rubric across sections/ years ( )
Collect data on student scores
Analyze data

9. Quizzes: 4-5 (key term/ short answer) Exams: Midterm/Final
Teaching Business: Standard Student Assessments Per semester activities across courses
Writing Assignments: 4
Homework: (weekly)
Quizzes: 4-5 (key term/ short answer)
Exams: Midterm/Final

10. Teaching Business: BADM Standard Rubric
Focus on one objective: Analysis: Develop and apply analytic reasoning through research, discussion and critical analysis. Assessment Rubric: standard rubric based on AACU values

11. Teaching Business in the Broad-Access Classroom
Rubric (see handout)

12. Teaching Business in the Broad-Access Classroom
Observations:
1)Iterative versions of similar assignments enabled students to progress with the basic concepts.
2)Working definitions of the concepts to be applied must be developed prior to class through homework assignments.
3)Feedback matters! Directive comments provide basis for student to test ideas and their understanding of concepts and evidence. Multiple homework and quiz structure enabled individualized comments and evaluation.
4)Developmental progression was shown across the semester and within the major with upper-level students in comparison to “new” students;
5)The ability to challenge concepts attracts students sense of self;

13. Teaching Business in the Broad-Access Classroom
Outcomes
To date, learning outcomes are largely anecdotal.
-Students self-select for these courses even though it is known that the workload is substantial;
-Students begin to recognize common models/ concepts/ empirical questions can be understood and applied across fields/disciplines.
-Students appear to become more self-confident in their “knowledge-seeking” endeavor. (Nakamura, 2005)

14. Teaching Globalization Studies in the Broad-Access Classroom
Next Steps Collect data across courses and across majors with specific questions concerning issue of analysis, complexity and values. Triangulate data with self-report surveys conducted in BADM 110 and BADM 499. Evaluate curriculum and student activities in the context of “triggers” from the data evaluation.

15. Teaching Business: BADM Course Enrollments
Fall Semester
(only)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Students 57
187
203
216
183
218

16. Teaching Business: BADM Course Enrollments
BADM FALL SEMESTER UPPER/ LOWER DIVISION COURSE ENROLLMENTS
Fall Semester
(only)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Lower Division
101/110/221/226/240 NA
141
147
158
125
164
Upper Division
328/330/330/426/491/498 46 56 58 53

17. Teaching Business: Initial Set of Objectives
BADM Program Objectives:
The program objectives are embedded across the curriculum beginning with six foundational courses to be completed by the end of the sophomore year and four required upper division courses as well as five electives. Three of these electives are to be selected from outside the BADM course offerings, thereby encouraging an interdisciplinary focus. The major is comprised of 45 credit hours and the minor 18 credit hours. At the conclusion of the program students will have mastered the following competencies.
- Analyze and communicate understanding of foundational concepts of business, organization and management theories through survey of primary authors.
- Develop critical thinking and communication skills (oral/written) to support analysis of complex institutional and behavioral models at both the macro and micro level.
- Integrate analytical and empirical skills necessary to represent economic models and financial reasoning.
- Develop and apply critical thinking and research methodologies in support of analytic reasoning.
- Describe, discuss and analyze the implications of four core thematic issues for business organizations including globalization, whole systems thinking, socially responsible behavior, and diversity.
- Identify and discuss the interplay of institutional dynamics (social /political and economic) and their consequences for business organizations (shareholders) and societal outcomes. (stakeholders)
-Demonstrate knowledge of multidisciplinary approaches to social inquiry of institutions, organizations and human behavior relevant to business and entrepreneurial activities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of multi-cultural contexts and competing ethical frameworks to
analyze and evaluate management behavior in the global market place.
- Define the role of business organizations and the responsibility/ accountability to support
values of social justice.
- Describe and discuss historical development of leadership models/ theories.
-Enable students to develop self--reflection capabilities to assess their own preparedness for active leadership roles.
This range of objectives is to support the development of a multidisciplinary focus that reflects the complexity of modern organizations. This curriculum is based on a strong liberal arts orientation that provides for the development of analytic thinking and presentation of ideas. The focus is intentionally not geared to an operational focus.

18. Teaching Business: BADM Key Three Objectives
Systems as core concept: Identify and analyze the interplay of social /political/economic and environmental institutions and the consequences for business organizations (shareholders) and societal outcomes. (stakeholders)
Analysis: Develop and apply analytic reasoning through research, discussion and critical writing.
-Values: Demonstrate knowledge of social justice issues as a global citizen, professional and human.

19. Teaching Business: Developing the Process
Define BADM major learning outcomes (2010)
Develop curriculum and standard student assessment activities (2010)
Develop and apply standard rubric across sections/ years ( )
Collect data on student scores
Analyze data

20. Quizzes: 4-5 (key term/ short answer) Exams: Midterm/Final
Teaching Business: Standard Student Assessments Per semester activities across courses
Writing Assignments: 4
Homework: (weekly)
Quizzes: 4-5 (key term/ short answer)
Exams: Midterm/Final

21. Teaching Business: BADM Standard Rubric
Focus on one objective: Analysis: Develop and apply analytic reasoning through research, discussion and critical analysis. Assessment Rubric: standard rubric based on AACU values

22. Teaching Business in the Broad-Access Classroom
Rubric (see handout)

23. Teaching Business in the Broad-Access Classroom
Observations:
1)Iterative versions of similar assignments enabled students to progress with the basic concepts.
2)Working definitions of the concepts to be applied must be developed prior to class through homework assignments.
3)Feedback matters! Directive comments provide basis for student to test ideas and their understanding of concepts and evidence. Multiple homework and quiz structure enabled individualized comments and evaluation.
4)Developmental progression was shown across the semester and within the major with upper-level students in comparison to “new” students;
5)The ability to challenge concepts attracts students sense of self;

24. Teaching Business in the Broad-Access Classroom
Outcomes
To date, learning outcomes are largely anecdotal.
-Students self-select for these courses even though it is known that the workload is substantial;
-Students begin to recognize common models/ concepts/ empirical questions can be understood and applied across fields/disciplines.
-Students appear to become more self-confident in their “knowledge-seeking” endeavor. (Nakamura, 2005)

25. Teaching Globalization Studies in the Broad-Access Classroom
Next Steps Collect data across courses and across majors with specific questions concerning issue of analysis, complexity and values. Triangulate data with self-report surveys conducted in BADM 110 and BADM 499. Evaluate curriculum and student activities in the context of “triggers” from the data evaluation.