FSB Learning Outcomes

Accountancy, B.S.

  1. Technical Accounting Topics (including ethics): Knowledge of standards and processes needed to perform tasks and make judgments within specific accounting domains (e.g., financial, managerial, auditing, tax, systems);
  2. Data analytics: Knowledge and skills regarding how modeling and big data sets can be used to improve decision making;
  3. Holistic Business Understanding: Integrative industry and business perspectives (vs. siloed business functions such as finance or marketing);
  4. Research Skills: Ability to recognize the need to use research tools and sources, as well to apply such insights gained to business problems;
  5. Unstructured Business Problems: Ability to understand and solve business problems that are presented in an unstructured or ambiguous fashion (versus rote knowledge of technical standards);
  6. Technical Tool Exposure: Exposure to technical / data analysis tools (versus proficiency);
  7. Writing/Communication: Skills for business communication across a variety of contexts

Accountancy, Master of

  1. Data analytics: knowledge and skills regarding how modeling and big data sets can be used to improve decision making;
  2. Holistic Business Understanding: Integrative industry and business perspectives (vs. siloed business functions such as finance or marketing);
  3. Research Skills: Ability to recognize the need to use research tools and sources as well to apply such insights gained to business problems;
  4. Unstructured Business Problems: Ability to understand and solve business problems that are presented in an unstructured or ambiguous fashion (versus rote knowledge of technical standards);
  5. Technical Tool Exposure: Exposure to technical/data analysis tools (versus proficiency);
  6. Writing/Communication: Skills for business communication across a variety of contexts

Business Administration, Master of

Problem Solving:

  1. Utilize analytical frameworks to understand and solve complex business problems;
  2. Analyze data and draw conclusions based on these analyses;
  3. Work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to effectively address technical and organizational challenges.

Process Integration:

  1. Work across functional disciplines in an efficient and effective manner;
  2. Integrate business decision making from an enterprise perspective;
  3. Develop innovative business solutions via cross-functional collaboration.

Strategic Thinking:

  1. Understand the core components of a strategic planning framework;
  2. Develop organizational strategies that create sustainable advantage;
  3. Develop holistic business strategy implementation plans.

Expertise in Chosen Concentration:

  1. Demonstrate an in depth knowledge of the business techniques specific to their area of concentration;
  2. Apply basic business techniques in their area of concentration.

Business Economics, B.S.

  1. Identify and apply economic principles to solve problems;
  2. Evaluate economic phenomenon using appropriate disciplinary methods for a general audience;
  3. Conduct and convey the results of an empirical analysis for a general audience;
  4. Communicate to a professional audience an analysis of a research question using professional, technical, published economics papers.

Human Capital Management & Leadership, B.S.

  1. Analyze human resource problems, propose appropriate solutions and evaluate those solutions;
  2. Demonstrate working knowledge of tools commonly used by professionals in the field of management to measure and analyze cultural diversity and interpret relevant implications for various management competencies, including communication, leadership, negotiations or decision-making;
  3. Utilize a range of leadership frameworks and theories to analyze and understand differences in leadership effectiveness at the personal, team, and organizational level;
  4. Systematically assess the effectiveness of workplace programs or policies using appropriate research methodologies and make informed recommendations based on careful analysis of costs and benefits

Interdisciplinary Business Management, B.S.

  1. Analyze environmental factors in which international businesses operate
  2. Develop an understanding of the cultural, political, legal, and economic constraints
  3. Explore the problems, challenges, and opportunities facing multinational corporations

Finance, B.S.

  1. Competent financial practitioners, with the ability to interpret and analyze financial data;
  2. Critical thinkers who can weigh the costs and benefits of alternatives and make rational financial decisions;
  3. Professionals with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills;
  4. Ethical decision makers

Information Systems & Analytics, B.S.

Graduates of the ISA major will be able to:

  1. identify and frame business problems and opportunities to address using information technologies and analytical methods;
  2. collect, store, manipulate, retrieve and process data for improved decision-making.

Graduates of the IS Track will be able to:

  1. identify and apply project, risk and change management principles to information technology projects;
  2. explain and apply data communications, enterprise architecture, and information security concepts for management of business operations.

Graduates of the Analytics Track will be able to:

  1. apply appropriate methods for data analysis including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models;
  2. effectively communicate the results of a data analysis to stakeholders.

Graduates of the IS Track will be able to:

  1. identify and apply project, risk and change management principles to information technology projects.

Graduates of the Analytics Track will be able to:

  1. apply appropriate methods for data analysis including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models;
  2. effectively communicate the results of a data analysis to stakeholders.

Marketing, B.S.

  1. Demonstrate working knowledge of important marketing concepts;
  2. Determine which of the many research tools used by marketing professionals is situationally appropriate, and utilize those tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data, then communicate informed recommendations for decision-making.;
  3. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and creatively to develop ideas and solve problems, and competently communicate those ideas to a variety of diverse stakeholders;
  4. Demonstrate an ability to successfully address issues of diversity in consumer markets and address diverse market segments with appropriate marketing strategies.

Supply Chain and Operations Management, B.S.

  1. Collect and analyze data, ultimately providing decision recommendations;
  2. Create information systems to aid in making resource-related decisions;
  3. Integrate course content knowledge along with critical thinking and technological skills to address specific supply chain issues and challenges that typically arise in the business world;
  4. Demonstrate how a firm leverages its supply chain management capabilities to position itself strategically within an industry;
  5. Recognize and apply logistics concepts and solutions to common business problems and activities.