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Summa ry o f Unde rg ra dua te L e a rning Go a ls Goa l 1 Stude nts will de mo nstra te e ffe c tive o ra l a nd writte n c o mmunic a tio n skills. 2 Stude nts will de mo nstra te c ritic a l thinking skills. 3 Stude nts will b e se nsitive to the e thic a l, so c ia l justic e , a nd e nviro nme nta l implic a tio ns o f b usine ss a c tivitie s. 4 Stude nts will a ppre c ia te the impo rta nc e o f inte g ra ting b usine ss pro c e sse s a c ro ss func tio na l a re a s. Stude nts will a pply func tio na l a re a c o nc e pts a nd the o rie s a ppro pria te ly. 5

Asse ssme nt T o o ls  5 – ye a r a sse ssme nt pla n a ppro ve d b y a sse ssme nt c o mmitte e a nd K a nia fa c ulty  T o o ls use d  Rub ric s  Co urse -e mb e dde d a sse ssme nts  Ca se Studie s  Ac hie ve me nt T e sting I nstrume nts

L G1:Stude nts will de mo nstra te e ffe c tive o ra l a nd writte n c o mmunic a tio n skills.  During the 2005-2010 c yc le the fo llo wing de fic ie nc ie s we re ide ntifie d  o ra l c o mmunic a tio n tra it : tra nsitioning to ne xt spe a ke r,  a nd the writte n c o mmunic a tio n tra it : spe lling a nd g ra mma r.  T he se issue s we re a ddre sse d b y:  a dding o ra l pre se nta tio n c o mpo ne nts to two c o urse s (re q uire d c o re E CO/ I B 351 a nd ACC 475)  intro duc ing 12 ne w writing inte nsive c o urse s  c re a ting BUS 184: Ora l a nd Informa tion Profic ie nc y, whic h fo c usse s o n writing , pre se nta tio n, a nd c ritic a l thinking skills de ve lo pme nt during the first se me ste r o f fre shma n ye a r  e nc o ura g e d fa c ulty to a do pt a ze ro -to le ra nc e writing e rro r po lic y in the F re shma n Se mina r

L G1:Stude nts will de mo nstra te e ffe c tive o ra l a nd writte n c o mmunic a tio n skills.  Othe r spe c ific c lo sing the lo o p a c tio ns inc lude :  Mo re instruc to rs a re inc o rpo ra ting o ra l pre se nta tio ns a nd writing a ssig nme nts into the ir c o urse s. As o f fa ll 2015, thirty five c o urse s re q uire a fo rma l pre se nta tio n a nd sixty c o urse s re q uire writing a ssig nme nts.  I n ACC 463 the instruc to r inc re a se d the fe e db a c k g ive n to his stude nts fo r a ll writte n a ssig nme nts.  I n E CO 410 the instruc to r a do pte d the K SOM ze ro -to le ra nc e writing po lic y a nd g a ve e xplic it pe na ltie s fo r g ra mma tic a l e rro rs.  T he instruc to r in MK T 361 g a ve stude nts a dditio na l o ppo rtunitie s to re vise the ir dra fts a fte r me e ting with he r o ne -o n-o ne to g ive the m fe e db a c k  T he instruc to r in MK T 476 c re a te d writing wo rksho ps to he lp stude nts. He a lso fo c use d o n te a c hing stude nts ho w to use a mo re dive rse ra ng e o f so urc e s in the ir writing .

Assessment Results of Oral and Written Skills using the Brumster Case on Assessment Day L e ar ning Goal T r ait 2011/ 2012 2012/ 2013 F all 2014 Spr ing 2015 Purpo se & Wr itte n Communic ation Org a niza tio n 95% 90% 98% 94% L a ng ua g e 96% 87% 96% 95% Or al Communic ation Org a niza tio n 95% 90% 98% 97% Ove ra ll De live ry 93% 92% 96% 98% Ora l Com/ Critic a l Qua lity o f Co nc lusio n 93% 82% 89% 94% T hinking 174 146 56 104 Numbe r of Stude nts

Asse ssme nt Re sults of Ora l a nd Writte n Skills Course E mbe dde d Asse ssme nt MGT 474, ACC 364, OIM 363, ACC 463, BL DR 484, MKT 361 and ST AT 253 L e ar ning Goal T r ait F all 2013 Spr ing 2014 L o g ic & Org a niza tio n 96% 94% Wr itte n Communic ation L a ng ua g e 97% 94% Spe lling & Gra mma r 94% 94% De ve lo pme nt o f I de a s 97% 89% Purpo se 94% 93% Numbe r of stude nts 115 85

L G 2: Stude nts will de mo nstra te c ritic a l- thinking skills  Asse ssme nt re ve a le d de fic ie nc ie s in:  Applic a tio n o f c o rre c t sta tistic a l pro c e dure s  I nte rpre ta tio n o f sta tistic a l re sults  Ove r the c urre nt c yc le :  I n Sta t 252 a flo wc ha rt wa s de ve lo pe d to a id stude nts in se le c tio n o f a ppro pria te sta tistic a l to o ls a nd inte rpre ta tio n o f re sults  Sta tistic a l so ftwa re wa s use d in c la ss to de mo nstra te the pro c e ss o f c he c king a ssumptio ns ra the r tha n pure ly de sc rib ing it in c la ss.  Ove r twe nty fa c ulty me mb e rs re po rt e ng a g ing stude nts o n re fle c tio n a nd c ritic a l thinking e xe rc ise s.  Qua ntita tive skills a re ta ug ht in a b o ut fifty five c o urse se c tio ns.  I n MGT 251 the instruc to r a dde d a c la ss disc ussio n o n c ritic a l thinking a nd e xe rc ise s in c la ss whe re stude nts a pply c ritic a l thinking skills. T he y a lso a dde d so me re vie ws o f le g a l o pinio ns to disc uss ho w justic e s e ng a g e in c ritic a l thinking in c a se de c isio ns.  Sixty c o urse s re q uire use o f b usine ss te c hno lo g ie s suc h a s Ac c e ss, E xc e l, VBA, SAP, a nd Crysta l Ba ll to a na lyze a nd pre se nt da ta in suppo rt o f de c isio n-ma king .

Asse ssme nt Re sults of Critic a l- T hinking Skills using the Brumste r Ca se on Asse ssme nt Da y L e ar ning Goal T r ait 2011/ 2012 2012/ 2013 F all 2014 Spr ing 2015 Or al c om/ Cr itic al T hinking Qua lity o f Co nc lusio n 93% 82% 89% 94% Use o f Qua ntita tive Cr itic a l T hinking Skills 98% 83% 93% 94% I mplic a tio ns & Co nse q ue nc e s 94% 86% 89% 95% Numbe r of Stude nts 174 146 56 104

Assessment Results of Critical Thinking Skills Course Embedded Assessment – STAT 252 L e ar ning Goal T r ait Spr ing 2012 Spr ing 2013 Spr ing 2014 Quantitative Analysis Pro c e dure 85% 95% 92% Hypo the sis 96% 98% 81% Assumptio ns 92% 68% 50% Qua lity o f Co nc lusio n 98% 100% 92% Numbe r of Stude nts 104 88 63

L G 3: Stude nts will b e se nsitive to e thic a l, so c ia l justic e , a nd e nviro nme nta l implic a tio ns o f b usine ss a c tivitie s  De fic ie nc ie s we re ide ntifie d in two tra its re la te d to this le a rning g o a l:  a na lyzing de c isio n a lte rna tive s  c ho o sing a n e thic a l a c tio n.  Addre sse d in va rio us wa ys:  a dding a b usine ss e thic s c o mpo ne nt to o ur fre shma n se mina r  ide ntifie d a n e thic s-inte nsive re q uire d c o urse , MK T 351  thirty two spe a ke rs fro m industry we re invite d to c la sse s to spe a k o n to pic s o f re spo nsib ility, susta ina b ility, a nd justic e .  twe nty thre e fa c ulty me mb e rs te a c hing fifty five c o urse s no w inc o rpo ra te RSJ to pic s fo rma lly in the ir c o urse s, a nd list re la te d stude nt le a rning g o a ls in the ir sylla b i.  twe nty fa c ulty me mb e rs use c a se s, film, disc ussio ns o f b usine ss pro b le ms to te a c h RSJ to pic s.

Asse ssme nt Re sults of E thic s, Soc ial Justic e and E nvir onme nt Using the Br umste r Case on Asse ssme nt Day L e ar ning Goal T r ait 2011/ 2012 2012/ 2013 F all 2014 Spr ing 2015 E thic s Cho o se s a n Ac tio n 92% 85% 91% 95% Co nside rs Sta ke ho lde rs 93% 84% 92% 95% I de ntifie s Dile mma 95% 83% 91% 95% Numbe r of Stude nts 174 146 56 104