Dalton State College School of Business Public Disclosure July 1, 2016
Statement of Purpose The Dalton State College School of Business provides high quality undergraduate business education programs that evolve with the economy; fosters the success of traditional and non-traditional students in their professional careers; promotes faculty excellence in teaching, intellectual contributions and service; and contributes to economic development within the Northwest Georgia/Southeast Tennessee region. Our primary goal is to provide students with the skills and attributes necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment. While our programs are designed to provide information to students in all the functional areas of business, we feel it is critical for students to develop excellent communication and problem solving skills. In addition, our students are expected to understand and appreciate the internationalization of commerce and the tremendous role of technology in today s business world. We believe, as do most successful businesses, continuous improvement is the only way to provide quality service. We evaluate and revise our curriculum and teaching methods to meet the changing demands of the workplace. Accreditation and Effectiveness Reviews AACSB Accredited Programs Bachelor of Business Administration Req. Credit Hrs Accounting 122-123 Management 122-123 Finance & Applied Economic 122-123 Management Information Systems 122-123 Marketing 122-123 Bachelor of Applied Science Technology Management 122-123 Following its most recent AACSB reaccreditation review (2015), the School of Business responded to the recommendation by the AACSB and remediated deficiencies in faculty qualifications (Accounting). Three additional doctoral level faculty have been hired, including a current faculty member who is completing a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.), with a major in Learning and Leadership Accounting Full-time Faculty w/ Doctoral Credentials Fall Count % of FT Faculty 2015 16 67% 2 P a g e
Recent Comprehensive Academic Program Reviews BBA in Accounting (2013) BBA in Management (2014) Student Performance on Professional Examination The School of Business administers the external ETS Major Field Test in Business to its graduates. The ETS Major Field Test is a comprehensive undergraduate outcomes assessment designed to measure the critical knowledge and understanding achieved by business majors. This test offers comprehensive national comparative data, enabling the Dalton State School of Business to evaluate its graduates performance and compare each Programs outcomes to programs at similar institutions nationwide. A summary of graduates scores is presented in the Dalton State s Fact Book Dashboard (see Student Achievement: Professional & Licensure Exams). In 2015, 52 graduating Business majors sat for ETS. Their test performance mean was 156, which fell at the 80 th percentile of all participating students nationwide, exceeding the 75 th percentile minimum objective of all DSC Business programs. Student Information First-time Full-time Freshmen Success 2014 Fall Retention to Next Fall 77% 2009 Cohort Graduation w/in 6 Yrs 22.6% 2014-15 Academic Year Fall Enrollment Degrees Awarded Employed w/in 6 mos. of Graduation Accounting, BBA 227 40 88% Finance & applied Economics, BBA 5 new new Management, BBA 382 39 74% Management Information Systems, BBA 89 8 84% Marketing Systems, BBA 142 15 89% Technology Management, BAS 38 new new 3 P a g e
Student Credit Hours Taught by All Faculty 2015 Program Full-time Part-time & Adjuncts Accounting, BBA 2,305 88.8% 291 11.2% Finance and Applied Economics, BBA 80 96.4% 3 3.6% Management, BBA 3,823 87.3% 558 12.7% Management Information Systems, BBA 938 86.1% 151 13.9% Marketing, BBA 1,502 90.9% 150 9.1% Technology Management, BAS 217 77.5% 63 22.5% Data sources: Dalton State College, Office of Information & Computing Services (OCIS); Office of Institutional Research & Planning 4 P a g e
Program Contacts Accounting, B.B.A. Jamie Connors MBS, University of Central Florida Business Administration Finance & Applied Economics, B.B.A. Stephen Jurich PhD, University of Mississippi Finance Management, B.B.A. Harold Jones PhD, University of Alabama Human Resource Management CFP, College for Financial Planning Investment Management Information Systems, B.B.A. Lorraine Gardiner PhD, University of Georgia, Management Science/Management Information Systems Marketing, B.B.A. Jonathan Littlefield PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Marketing Technology B.A.S. Management, Mike D Itri PhD, Michigan State University, Operations Management MBA, Michigan State University, Management Science 5 P a g e