Department of Management
Graduate Assessment Plans
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I. Assessment Procedures |
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II. Achievement of
Departmental Student Learning Objectives
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IV.Changes in Department’s Assessment Goals |
The specialized master's
programs provide an incomparable array of choices for in-depth focus on a
particular business discipline. Designed
particularly for students who already have an undergraduate degree in business
administration and wish to study one of the disciplines in which a major is
offered in greater depth. Students who
do not have an undergraduate background in business but have already
established a career in a field related to one of the M.S. majors may find that
the specialized degree can be tailored to fit career needs. Specialized programs are also well suited for
those who intend to pursue doctoral studies.
MS with
a Major in Management
The Master of Science with a major in
management is designed to allow graduate students in business administration to
study in depth a particular facet of management while still demonstrating basic
competencies in all functional business areas.
There are four areas of specialization available for management majors:
Business
Analysis
The business analysis concentration provides expertise for
analytically oriented careers in business with an emphasis on applications of
information technology. Potential career paths include business
development, market analysis and research, financial planning, data analysis,
and strategic planning.
Human Resource Management
The human resource management concentration prepares students in the functional
areas of the field such as selection, compensation, and employment law. A
variety of educational experiences both in the classroom and the business
community are offered.
Operations Management
The operations management concentration is designed to provide
students with the knowledge necessary to assess the operations function of both
goods-producing and service-rendering organizations, to diagnose current
operating systems, and to prescribe and implement improvements.
Organizational Change
The organizational change concentration is designed for individuals who wish to
increase their understanding of people in organizations and their ability to
effect change, either as managers or as internal or external consultants. Topics
include leadership, negotiation, organizational change, and consulting
MS with a Major in Business Analysis
The Master of Science degree is
designed for students who wish to work as Business Analysis practitioners. A typical student would have an undergraduate
business degree, strong functional experience, or extraordinary interest in
Business Analysis. The program blends
the elements of the Business Analysis (problem solving, information technology
and analytical methods) so that every graduate will have a foundation in the
Business Analysis discipline. While not
required, four specialized areas of study are available: Decision Support
Systems, Analytical Methods and Data Analysis, Quality Assurance and Mathematical
Statistics. Graduates of the program
will ideally enter one of three career paths:
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Decision
Support Specialist with analytical skills,
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Data Analyst
with decision support skills, or
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Quality
Assurance with decision support and data analysis skills.
MS with a Major in Business Analysis
The Master of Science degree is
designed for students who wish to work as Business Analysis practitioners. A typical student would have an undergraduate
business degree, strong functional experience, or exceptional interest in
Business Analysis. The program blends
the elements of the Business Analysis (problem solving, information technology
and analytical methods) so that every graduate will have a foundation in the
Business Analysis discipline. Students
will gain expertise in the following areas:
Graduates of the program will ideally
enter a career path requiring analysis and decision support in any functional
area of business, or across functional areas.
Learning Outcome # 1
Statement:
Students are able to
build mathematical models to analyze a business situation, incorporate
forecasting techniques, and provide recommendations for decision making.
Assessment
Procedures: Final projects in MGS 8150 (Business
Modeling) will be assessed for the above elements.
Learning Outcome # 2
Statement:
Students are able to apply advanced multivariate statistical and heuristic
techniques to analyze large datasets and demonstrate how the results can be
applied in practice to improve the quality of decisions.
Assessment
Procedures: Final Projects in MGS 8110
(Regression and Forecasting), MGS 8040 (Data Mining) and MGS 8170 (Statistical
Modeling) will be assessed for all of the above elements.
Learning Outcome # 3
Statement:
Students understand the process of individual and group
problem solving. They demonstrate the ability to analyze risk using decision
trees.
Assessment
Procedures: Exams/Projects in MGS 8130 (Problem
Solving) and MGS 8160 (Risk Benefit Analysis) will be assessed.
MS in Human Resource
Management
The mission
of the Master of Science program in human resource management in the Beebe
Institute is to prepare students primarily in the functional areas of human
resources to take professional positions in human resource management by
helping them gain knowledge in employment law and knowledge and skills in
collective bargaining, recruitment and selection, and compensation. This mission is achieved by providing a
variety of educational experiences both in the classroom and the business
community.
Learning Outcome # 1
Statement Students will be able to know and understand the basic principles,
laws, practices, and concepts of the HRM field, be able to apply HRM laws,
concepts, practices, and principles to business settings, and be able to read,
understand, and express an informed opinion about HRM research activities.
Assessment
Procedures (1) Standardized objective pre-post test in MGS 8300
(scope and systems knowledge assessment) and MGS 8320. (2) Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM) Certification exam results. (3) survey
of students after graduation.
Learning Outcome # 2
Statement Students will be able to understand the basic
concepts and developments in the compensation management field and be able to apply
these concepts and techniques to produce a high-quality compensation plan for
an organization.
Assessment
Procedures (1) Standardized pre-post test in MGS 8390; (2)
Results of SHRM and WorldatWork certification exams;
(3) Survey of Beebe graduates; (4)
Sample of student projects.
Learning Outcome # 3
Statement Students will be able to apply HR practices
and techniques to real business organizations, identify and use various
legitimate sources of HR information, demonstrate proficiency in HR research
methodology, and use analytical and critical thinking skills to synthesize
information and make recommendations for
implementation of HR practices..
Assessment
Procedures Students in MGS 8395 work on solutions to
problems defined by their corporate sponsors.
Each team designs, implements, and reports orally and in writing to
executives of the sponsoring corporation and the instructor the results of
their study. This learning objective
will be evaluated by clients’ and faculty members’ judgment of knowledge and
application of skills via the oral report and the written report. A rating system for judging projects will be
completed by clients and instructors.
Learning Outcome # 4
Statement Students will be able to recognize and apply
concepts of recruitment and selection, and use the recruitment and selection
concepts to develop a recruitment and selection plan.
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Assessment
Procedures (1) Pre-post test of students taking MGS 8360; (2) SHRM certification
exam results; (3) survey of recent Beebe graduates.
MS in Management with a Specialization in Production/Operations
Management
Learning Outcome # 1
Statement The student should be able to
demonstrate the knowledge necessary to analyze and evaluate alternative operations
strategies for a given business environment and to identify the appropriate
facility location, design and technology choices as related to the operations
function of the organization.
Assessment Procedures Assessment by comprehensive
examination during the capstone course.
Learning Outcome # 2
Statement The student should be able to
identify critical success factors of the operations planning and control system
for a organization, describe key elements of widely used operations planning and
control systems and techniques, identify the critical success factors of
designing and implementing a total quality management program, and describe the
key elements required in planning and controlling projects to
succeed with respect to quality, duration and cost.
Assessment Procedures
Assessment by comprehensive examination during the capstone course.
Learning Outcome # 3
Statement The student should secure a
position in operations management within one year after graduation and should
succeed as evidenced by increasing responsibility, promotions, and salary
increases over a period of five years after graduation.
Assessment Procedures Assessment by alumni survey one and five years after graduation, on a
sampled basis.
MS in Management with a Specialization in Organizational Behavior and Change
Learning Outcome # 1
Statement The student should be able to
assess an organization’s design and determine whether it is appropriate for the
organization’s environment and goals.
Assessment Procedures Course-level feedback and
comments on the course content relevance at the end of the courses,
program-wide feedback and comment survey upon graduation, and in a survey of
alumni taken five years after graduation.
Learning Outcome # 2
Statement Students should be able to identify
situational characteristics and be able utilize leadership behaviors to aid
individual and organizational functioning in those situation.
Assessment Procedures Course-level feedback and comments
on the course content relevance at the end of the courses, program-wide
feedback and comment survey upon graduation, and in a survey of alumni taken
five years after graduation.
Learning Outcome # 3
Statement Students
should be able to Recognize the opportunities and
problems caused by political realities in organizations.
Assessment Procedures Course-level feedback and
comments on the course content relevance at the end of the courses,
program-wide feedback and comment survey upon graduation, and in a survey of
alumni taken five years after graduation.
Learning Outcome # 4
Statement Students should be able to act as an
organizational change agent or project manager. In this role the students
should be able to plan and organize a change project, defend the change project
orally and in writing, mobilize support for a project, negotiating with
relevant constituencies resolve disagreements among project participants, and
assess the effectiveness of a change effort.
Assessment Procedures Course-level feedback and
comments on the course content relevance at the end of the courses,
program-wide feedback and comment survey upon graduation, and in a survey of
alumni taken five years after graduation.
Doctor of Philosophy
PhD in Management
Learning Outcome # 1
Statement Train students in
their respective field so that they can successfully pass their written field
examinations in three years.
Assessment
Procedures At
the end of each academic year each student will be individually reviewed and
evaluated by the faculty. This review
will identify each student’s progress and identify any weaknesses in the
student’s development of theoretical or empirical capabilities that could
prevent passing their field exam on time.
These observations will be clearly communicated to the student along
with specific recommendations and requirements that the student must fulfill in
order to have knowledge and skills that will enable the student to pass their
exam on time.
Learning Outcome # 2
Statement Have students complete their
dissertations within five years of admission.
Assessment
Procedures At
the end of each academic year each student will be individually reviewed and
evaluated by the faculty. This review will
identify each student’s progress and identify any weaknesses in the student’s
development of theoretical or empirical capabilities that may prevent the
completion of their dissertation on time.
These observations will be clearly communicated to the student along
with specific recommendations and requirements that the student must fulfill in
order to have knowledge and skills that will enable the student to complete
their dissertation on time
Learning Outcome # 3
Statement Have students capable of obtaining
tenure at a school within ten years of leaving
Assessment
Procedures This
will be monitored by the faculty and the alumni office. The department will annually compile a record
of PhD students’ progress that will include all graduates of the program