Degree Programs Nathan M. Bisk College of Business

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1 Degree Programs Nathan M. Bisk College of For Academic Year: Mission of the Nathan M. Bisk College of The Nathan M. Bisk College of (CoB) is an integral academic unit of Florida Tech. The CoB provides well-rounded, high quality educational experiences to prepare graduates for a variety of careers in the global business environment. The CoB supports all undergraduate and graduate programs as follows: provides foundational knowledge in all areas of business and exposes students to ethical decision-making and leadership challenges. continuously improves curricula, being responsive to a rapidly changing global workforce. furthers intellectual growth opportunities for both faculty and students. serves society through quality educational offerings that target the needs of working professionals and traditional college students, encouraging a culturally diverse student experience. builds effective partnerships with university stakeholders to further program excellence and lifelong learning. 1

2 Student Learning Information: Common SLOs for Masters of Administration Degrees Common Intended Student Learning Outcomes for Masters of Administration Degrees. SLO 1. Students will write business documents with clear focus, development, organization and mechanical correctness. SLO 2. Students will identify problem(s)/issue(s) of a business scenario, present and evaluate plausible alternatives, and defend the chosen solution based on ethical principles, discipline-specific understanding, and reasoned judgement. SLO 3. Students will demonstrate competencey in business and management concepts. Assessment Tools/Methods for Intended Student Learning Outcomes Direct Measures of Student Learning: Performance Targets/Criteria for Direct Measures: SLO 1. Case Study SLO 2. Case Study SLO 3. CPC Exam Assessment Tools/Methods for Intended Student Learning Outcomes Indirect Measures of Student Learning: 80% of the students achieve a "2" or above based on a faculty developed 80% of the students achieve a "2" or above based on a faculty developed achieve a 40% or above on the CPC exam. Performance Targets/Criteria for Indirect Measures: 1. Alumni Survey 80% of respondents would rate each question as somewhat agree to strongly agree. 2. Course Evaluation A weighted average score of 4 or greater on the following survey item in the capstone course pertaining to the overall value of the course. 2

3 Summary of Results from Direct Measures of Student Learning: SLO 1. Students achieved all targets set for this SLO. SLO 2. Students achieved all targets set for this SLO. SLO 3. Students achieved all targets set for this SLO. Summary of Results from Indirect Measures of Student Learning: MET NOT MET 1. Alumni survey targets were met. 2. Course evaluation target was met. Proposed Courses of Action for Improvement in Areas for Performance Targets: 1. MBA Healthcare Beginning in Academic year , we will begin redeveloping the specialization courses in the healthcare management program. We will also review the feasibility of utilizing portions of the CPC Healthcare examination as an instrument. 2. MBA Finance and MBA Accounting and Finance- The core course in Financial Management was redeveloped for the online programs and launched in Spring We will also reassess the target goal, which is currently 10 points higher than the national average. 3. MBA Project Management- Course instructors in project management will emphasize topics of weakness through discussion board questions and discussion. Almost 80% of the students scored 75% or higher. This program is accredited by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center (PMI-GAC), and we are currently reviewing the target to closer align with with the standard for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. 3

4 Common Professional (CPC) MBA Exam Scores (Comparison of FIT vs National Average) Florida Tech MBA students exceeded the CPC national average in all 18 categories. 4

5 Discipline Specific Results for each Master of Administration (MBA) Degree Program Summary of Results from Direct Measures of Student Learning: Instrument Target MET NOT MET MBA Eighty two percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Management score 50% or higher MBA- Management Ninety percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Management score 50% or higher MBA- Information Technology Management Eighty eight percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Information Technology Mgt score 50% or higher MBA-Finance Sixty three percent of the students in this major met the target. Note: Our target goal is almost ten points above the US national average. CPC Finance score 50% or higher MBA- Marketing Ninety three percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Marketing score 50% or higher MBA- Accounting and Finance Eighty one percent of the students met the target score for accounting; however, only fifty percent of the students met the target for business finance. Note: Our target goal for finance is almost ten points above the US national average. Multiple CPC s score 50% or higher MBA- Accounting Eighty one percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Accounting score 50% or higher MBA- Health Care Administration Forty two percent of the students met the target, however 77% of the students scored above 70%. Term paper score 80% or higher 5

6 MBA-Internet Marketing Nintey two percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. Embedded Exam Questions score 80% or higher MBA-Project Management Sixty five percent of the students met the target. Almost 80% of the students scored 75% or higher. This program is accredited by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center (PMI-GAC). Embedded Exam Questions score 80% or higher 6

7 Student Learning Information: Common SLOs for Bachelors of Science Degrees Common Intended Student Learning Outcomes for Bachelors of Science Degrees SLO 1. Students will produce written documents that are clear and concise, grammatically correct, incorporate logical, complete, and articulate thoughts, and retain a professional appearance. SLO 2. Students will make effective oral presentations on business topics. SLO 3. Students will be able to identify and analyze relevant facts and information in a complex business situation. SLO 4. Students will identify and evaluate core decision alternatives and use their analysis of facts and information to make sound business decisions. SLO 5. Students will be able to understand and use general business concepts. Assessment Tools/Methods for Intended Student Learning Outcomes Direct Measures of Student Learning: Performance Targets/Criteria for Direct Measures: SLO 1. Plan Paper SLO 2. Elevator Pitch Presentation SLO 3. Case Study SLO 4. Case Study SLO 5. Common Professional (CPC) exam Assessment Tools/Methods for Intended Student Learning Outcomes Indirect Measures of Student Learning: 70% of students achieve a 40% or above on the CPC exam. Performance Targets/Criteria for Indirect Measures: 1. Recent Graduate Survey 80% of respondents would rate each question as agree to strongly agree. 2. Course Evaluation A weighted average score of 4 or greater on the following survey item in the capstone course pertaining to the overall value of the course. 7

8 Summary of Results from Direct Measures of Student Learning: SLO 1. Students achieved all targets set for this SLO. SLO 2. Students achieved all targets set for this SLO. SLO 3. Overall, the students did not achieve the 70% goal in all categories. SLO 4. Overall, the students did not achieve the 70% goal in all categories. SLO 5. Students achieved all targets set for this SLO. Summary of Results from Indirect Measures of Student Learning: Met Not Met 1. Recent graduate survey targets were met. 2. Course evaluation targets were met. Proposed Courses of Action for Improvement in Areas for Performance Targets: 1. The CoB has added two critical thinking courses to develop critical thinking skills early in the pedagogy for all CoB undergraduate students. The two course sequence was launched in Fall In addition the CoB curriculum committee has been tasked with identifying additional mechanisms to infuse critical thinking into sophomore and junior level courses. 2. BS The CoB has redeveloped courses in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management that began in the Fall 2014 semester. 8

9 Common Professional (CPC) BS Exam Scores (Comparison of FIT vs National Average) Florida Tech BS students exceeded the CPC national average in 12 of 18 categories. 9

10 Discipline Specific results for each Bachelors of Science Degree Program Summary of Results from Direct Measures of Student Learning: Instrument Target Met Not Met Administration Fifty Five percent of students met or exceeded the target on the management component of the CPC exam. CPC Management 70% of students score 50% or higher Global Mgmt & Finance Only one student took the CPC exam in this major in AY That student met the target score. Multiple CPC exam components 70% of students score 50% or higher Accounting All of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Accounting 70% of students score 50% or higher Info Technology Management Eighty percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Information Technology Mgt 70% of students score 50% or higher Marketing Not reported for this cycle: no BS marketing majors took the CPC exam in AY CPC Marketing 70% of students score 50% or higher NA Sport Mgmt Eighty six percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. Embedded Exam questions 70% of students score 70% or higher 10

11 Common Intended Student Learning Outcomes for Bachelors of Arts Degrees Student Learning Information: Common SLOs for Bachelors of Arts Degrees SLO 1. Students will produce written documents that are clear and concise, grammatically correct, incorporate logical, complete, and articulate thoughts, and retain a professional appearance. SLO 2. Students will make effective oral presentations on business topics. SLO 3. Students will be able to identify and analyze relevant facts and information in a complex business situation. SLO 4. Students will identify and evaluate core decision alternatives and use their analysis of facts and information to make sound business decisions. SLO 5. Students will be able to understand and use general business concepts. Assessment Tools/Methods for Intended Student Learning Outcomes Direct Measures of Student Learning: Performance Targets/Criteria for Direct Measures: SLO 1. Case Study SLO 2. Elevator Pitch SLO 3. Case Study SLO 4. Case Study SLO 5. CPC Exam Assessment Tools/Methods for Intended Student Learning Outcomes Indirect Measures of Student Learning: 70% of students achieve a 40% or above on the CPC exam. Performance Targets/Criteria for Indirect Measures: 1. Recent Graduate Survey 80% of respondents would rate each question as agree to strongly agree. 2. Course Evaluation(online) A weighted average score of 4 or greater on the following survey item in the capstone course pertaining to the overall value of the course. 11

12 Summary of Results from Direct Measures of Student Learning: SLO % of the students met or exceeded the target. MET NOT MET SLO 2. Over 80% of the students met or exceeded two of the targets including speaking clearly and comprehension. 65% of the students met or exceeded the other two targets (content and preparedness). SLO 3 and SLO 4 Overall, the students did not achieve the 70% goal associated for all SLO3 and SLO 4 traits. The faculty-developed rubric combined the scores for all five traits in assessing whether the target was achieved. As such, students may have had an acceptable score in some of the traits; but overall, they did not achieve the target. The traits included: identify relevant problems/questions, identify relevant facts, recognize relationships and nuances, analyze and evaluate alternatives, recommend an implementable solution. SLO 5. The target was met; ninety three percent of our students scored above the target. Summary of Results from Indirect Measures of Student Learning: 1. Recent Graduate Survey Targets were met. 2. Course evaluation targets were met. Proposed Courses of Action for Improvement in Areas for Performance Targets: 1. The syllabus for EMG 4006 ( Plan Research) will be modified to include more oral communication exercises prior to the final assessment. 2. Critical thinking videos and modules on writing a case study analysis will be developed and integrated into the curriculum. 3. BA Administration in Marketing- BUS 4601 (Marketing Analysis and Strategy) was redeveloped and launched in Spring The Academic Chair of Marketing Programs will also review and revise, as needed, the course syllabi for all marketing courses that comprise this major in Academic Year

13 Common Professional (CPC) BA Exam Scores (Comparison of FIT vs National Average) Florida Tech BA students exceeded the CPC national average in 17 of 18 categories. 13

14 Discipline Specific results for each Bachelors of Arts Degree Program Summary of Results from Direct Measures of Student Learning: Instrument Target MET NOT MET Management Accounting Accounting Computer Information Systems Marketing Health Care Administration Ninety percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. Eighty six percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. Ninety one percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. Ninety four percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. Fifty six percent of the students met or exceeded the target. Ninety six percent of the students exceeded the target set for this degree program. CPC Management CPC Accounting CPC Accounting CPC Information Technology Mgt CPC Marketing Embedded Exam questions 70% of students score 50% or higher 70% of students score 50% or higher 70% of students score 50% or higher 70% of students score 50% or higher 70% of students score 50% or higher 70% of students score 70% or higher 14