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Human
Resource Management -
Designed for students interested in careers in any
aspect of labor-management relations or personnel administration in either a
line or a staff capacity.
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Production/Operations
Management - The production/operations management specialization develops the
basic skills required by line managers to effectively resolve the complex
technological, administrative, and behavioral problems encountered in managing
operations in both manufacturing and service organizations.
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Organizational
Theory and Behavior –
Designed for students with an interest in the structure, behavior, and
processes of organizations in relation to the use of human resources and its
consequences for organizational effectiveness will wish to seek a
specialization in the organizational theory and behavior area.
Robinson College of Business BBA Assessment Plan for Core Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcome Statements and
Assessment Procedures
BBA
in Management
Learning Outcome # 1
Statement
Every section of every course offered in the Management
Department shall have components that will enable the instructor to evaluate
the student’s ability to solve complex problems that are appropriate for the
subject matter. The “ability to solve”
means that each of our classes instills some skills that will improve the
students’ ability to solve the problems that are particular to that course’s
subject matter.
Assessment Procedure All
sections of all Management Department classes shall include in their syllabi
objectives that address specific skills that will improve a student’s “ability
to solve” problems in the course’s area of study. At least one measure of the student’s ability
shall be included in the student’s evaluation during the semester. Groups
of Department of Management faculty from each area will review syllabi in their
area and make recommendations to individual instructors for course
improvements.
Learning Outcome # 2
Statement All sections
of all MGT prefixed classes will evaluate and report the level of achievement
by its students in solving the complex managerial issues addressed in each
course offering. Measurement by
individual instructors of student improvement during the course, in a manner
that the instructor or course coordination deems appropriate, will need to be done
to have continual improvement of our courses.
Assessment Procedure At least one measure of the student’s
ability shall be included in the student’s evaluation during the semester. Groups
of Department of Management faculty from each area will review syllabi in their
area and make recommendations to individual instructors for course
improvements.
Learning Outcome # 3
Statement Each year the
faculty in a Subject Area (for example, Operations, Entrepreneurship) will
review the performance of students in each of the Subject Area’s undergraduate
classes, evaluate the extent to which students are achieving the goals of
improving problem solving in each class and act to improve courses where these
goals are not being met. All
faculty members in a Subject Area have an interest in improving courses so that
students acquire the skill level desired.
Assessment Procedure At least one measure of the student’s ability shall be
included in the student’s evaluation during the semester. Groups of
Department of Management faculty from each area will review syllabi in their
area and make recommendations to individual instructors for course
improvements.
Learning Outcome # 4
Statement Surveys of
alumni taken two or more years after graduation who have taken jobs in
management upon graduation will report that the skills learned as Management
Majors have been helpful in their careers.
Students’ “capacity to solve problems” should be manifest in their
subsequent work.
Assessment Procedure Conduct a survey of management majors and report results to
Department Chair and faculty.
Learning Outcome # 5
Statement Surveys of
employers of Management Majors taken after two or more years of employment will
report that the skills learned as Management majors have been helpful in their
organizations.
Assessment Procedure Conduct a survey of employers and report results to
Department Chair and faculty.