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School of Business and Public Administration

Accounting


 
Mission Outcomes Assessment Faculty Student Work

Program Learning Goals, Objectives and Measures

 
Goal I: Students will demonstrate information management skills.
 
Objective A: Students will be able to access, organize, and synthesize information.
 
  Measure 1:

 
Performance on financial statement project, revenue recognition project, and/or inventories and fixed assets project in Intermediate Accounting I.
 
  Measure 2:
 
Performance on independence project and/or financial fraud project in Auditing.

 
Goal II: Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically.
 
Objective A: Students will be able to think critically and analytically about subjects in the field of accounting.
 
  Measure 1:

 
Performance on financial statement project, revenue recognition project, and/or inventories and fixed assets project in Intermediate Accounting I.
 
  Measure 2:
 
Performance on independence project and financial fraud project in Auditing.

 
Goal III: Students will demonstrate problem-solving ability.
 
Objective A: Students will be able to identify and solve unstructured real-world problems.
 
  Measure 1:

 
Performance on revenue recognition project and/or inventories and fixed assets project in Intermediate Accounting I.
 
  Measure 2: Performance on analytical procedures project in Auditing.

 
Goal IV: Students will demonstrate ethical reasoning.
 
Objective A: Students will be able to identify key stakeholders.
 
  Measure 1: Performance on ethics cases in Auditing.
 
Objective B: Students will be able to offer a fair, equitable, and responsible solution proposal.
 
  Measure 1: Performance on ethics cases in Auditing.
 
Objective C: Students will be able to effectively support their decision regarding ethical situations.
 
  Measure 1: Performance on ethics cases in Auditing.

 
Goal V: Graduates will demonstrate an attitude of continual inquiry and lifelong learning.
 
Objective A: Graduates will continue their professional education throughout their careers.
 
  Measure 1: Alumni surveys, employer surveys.

 
Goal VI: Graduates will be satisfied with the learning environment.
 
Objective A: Alumni will express satisfaction with their professional preparation and suggest improvements based on the changing needs of the profession.
 
  Measure 1: Alumni surveys.