1. Business Program Assessment Timeline – 2002 Course mapping by content area Faculty-developed Mission Statement Findings lead to informal /undocumented changes in courses. – 2004 : Administration-developed Mission Statement. – 2007 : Course mapping by content area revisited. Content areas expanded to reflect changes in business, e.g. “sustainability” was not included in 2002 grid. If changes were made as a result of the findings, they were not communicated formally.

2. 2008: – Mission statement revised by faculty, edited by Advisory Council, and approved by faculty. – Program Goals mapped to Business Core courses. – Two business faculty attend AACSB Faculty Conference on Learning & Research. – Program coordinator attends workshop on Assurance of Learning at Penn State Harrisburg. – Program coordinator participates in UP Quality Advocate Video Conference. – Course objectives are standardized across sections of Business Core (2008-2009).

3. Program Assessment Priorities for 2009- – “Closing the Loop” Revisit the grid; connect grid topics to objectives by course; connect course objectives to program goals. (Jan) Develop an implementation plan. (Feb) Identify two-three objectives to be assessed. (Feb) Obtain/Develop necessary rubrics. (Mar) Collect direct assessment data. (Apr-May) Evaluate results, develop recommendations, implement changes in fall term. (Jun-Aug) – Assessment Grant : student learning/application of knowledge in BA495A, Business Internship.

4. Topic BA 321 BA 322 BA 420 BA 421 BA 422W BA 495 FIN 301 IB 303 MGMT 301 MKTG 301W SCM 301 IATT/ATotal Writing AAAAAAAAT/AA090110 Ethics AAT/AAAATI A161210 Social Responsibility AT/AA I12025 Team Work T/AA AAAAAI 160310 Negotiation AT/A AAA04026 Problem Solving AAT/AAAAAAT 071311 Diversity T/AA AAI13026 Sustainability AA02002