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Map of Learning Objective to Place of Direct Assessment

These are the goals and learning objectives measured by our student assessments and the courses in which students are expected to achieve them.

Learning Goal 1: Critical and Creative Thinking

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will deploy the concepts and skills necessary to analyze and evaluate information and to make informed, creative decisions in complex, data-rich, ambiguous environments.

  • Learning Objective 1: Students will render data into useful information for problem-solving.
    • Assessed in MGT 302, ECO 201 and ECO 202
  • Learning Objective 2: Students will develop creative solutions to business problems.
    • Assessed in MKt 291, ESP 103
  • Learning Objective 3: Students will be able to adapt their thinking appropriately for various contexts.
    • Assessed in FIN 301 and ESP 103

Learning Goal 2: Technology

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will be able to use data-rich analytical techniques, technological tools, and computational thinking.

  • Learning Objective 1: Students will apply computational thinking to business problems and draw relevant conclusions/insights.
    • Assessed in ACC 221 and ISA 225
  • Learning Objective 2: Students will apply appropriate technological tools in support of business decision-making.
    • Assessed in ISA 235 and ACC 222

Learning Goal 3: Communication and Collaboration

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will be skilled communicators who adapt to changing purposes, audiences, and contexts, work well in teams, and use multiple media to communicate in digital, global networks.

  • Learning Objective 1: Students will produce professional communications that are effective for audience, purpose, context, and media.
    • Assessed in BUS284 and BUS 102
  • Learning Objective 2: Students will use appropriate technologies for the design, development, and delivery of communications.
    • Assessed in BUS 284 and BUS 201
  • Learning Objective 3: Students will engage others (e.g., colleagues, collaborators, audiences, communities) to foster productive professional communications and interactions.
    • Assessed in FSB capstones

Learning Goal 4: Globalization and Diversity

Students will be prepared to function effectively in a competitive business environment because of their awareness and understanding of diversity and its implications for doing business, and their ability to develop solutions to business opportunities and challenges in a global environment.

  • Learning Objective 1: Students will diagnose the extent to which diversity and culture have an impact on business operations and decisions.
    • Assessed in MGT 291 and BUS 420
  • Learning Objective 2: Students will adapt their analyses of business opportunities and challenges to incorporate a global perspective.
    • Assessed in BUS 420

Learning Goal 5: Ethics

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University will deploy the concepts and skills necessary to make ethical decisions in complex, ambiguous environments.

  • Learning Objective 1: Students will recognize ethical issues in business situations.

Assessed in BLS 342

  • Learning Objective 2: Students will apply ethical frameworks to business problems.
    • Assessed in  BLS 342
  • Learning Objective 3: Students will describe the ethical consequences of decision alternatives.
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    • Assessed in BLS 342

Assessment Throughout the Degree Progression

Assessments 

Assessment Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Indirect
Critical Thinking LO1 x x x - x
Critical Thinking LO2 x x - x x
Critical Thinking LO3 x x - x x
Tech LO1 x x x -

 

xTech LO2 x x - x x
Com LO1 x - x x x
Com LO2 - - x x x
Com LO3 x

-

x x x
Global LO1 x x - x x
Global LO2 x - - x x
Ethical LO1 x

-

x -

 x

Ethical LO2 x - x - x
Ethical LO3 x - x - x

Indirect Assessments: NSSE, senior survey, alumni survey, HWI survey

Leaders

FSB Assessment Leaders Current 

Department/Area Divisional Assessment Program Assessment Assessment Committee
Finance Anthony Webster Tom Boulton/Joel Harper Tom Boulton
Management John Ni Xiaowen Huang John Ni
Economics Janice Kinghorn Janice Kinghorn Janice Kinghorn
Marketing Kathy Martin Debbie Coleman Kathy Martin
Information Systems and Analytics Vivian Chen, Jeffrey Merhout Waldyn Martinez Waldyn Martinez
Accountancy Elizabeth Killy, Eric Marinich Michelle Frank James Zhang
Business Legal Studies Karen Meyers N/A Tom Boulton
First-Year Integrated Core Rebecca Crews N/A Rebecca Crews
Business Writing Brad Reitz N/A Brad Reitz

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