Learning Goals and Objectives
There are six learning goals for the Business Administration program. Each learning goal has associated learning objectives, which allow for the assessment of learning goals. What will students learn?
Learning Goal 1
Students will demonstrate a general understanding of the fundamental areas of business.
How will we know students demonstrate general understanding of the fundamental areas of business? Students will demonstrate a general understanding based on their performance in the Major Field Test in Business developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Assessment information with regard to this program learning goal is obtained through administration of this test to undergraduate students in the Policy Formulation & Implementation course every Fall semester. The results of these tests are compared to the performance of other students across the country in the following areas:
Learning Goal 2
Effective critical thinking skills.
How will we know students demonstrate effective critical thinking skills?
Students will demonstrate competency in the following critical thinking learning objectives:
Learning Goal 3
Effective ethical decision making skills.
How will we know students demonstrate effective ethical decision-making skills?
Students will demonstrate competency in the following ethical decision making learning objectives:
Learning Goal 4
Effective analytical problem solving skills.
How will we know students demonstrate effective analytical problem solving skills?
Students will demonstrate competency in the following analytical problem solving learning objectives:
Learning Goal 5
Effective oral communication skills.
How will we know students demonstrate effective oral communication skills?
Students will demonstrate competency in the following oral communication learning objectives:
Learning Goal 6
Effective written communication skills.
How will we know students demonstrate effective written communication skills?
Students will demonstrate competency in the following written communication learning objectives: