RCB-MBA_Assessment

Assessment Plan for MBA Program

August, 2004

Mission Statement: The Master of Business Administration degree program is designed for individuals with work experience who aspire to organizational or entrepreneurial leadership positions. The program enhances general management abilities and provides an opportunity to place emphasis on a functional area of expertise. The primary objectives of the program are for students to develop and integrate: (1) analytical skills for decision making that incorporate global, ethical, and culturally diverse dimensions, (2) skills in assessing organizational performance and developing approaches for improvement, (3) leadership skills, and (4) interpersonal skills that contribute to teamwork.

Program Objectives	Expected Outcomes	Assessment Methods
To develop creative decision-making skills that incorporate global, ethical and culturally diverse dimensions.	The student should be able to present a reasoned analysis and justify recommendations that integrate functional, global, ethical and culturally diverse dimensions in the business decision process.	Performance on assignments in the global competitive strategy capstone course.
	The student should be able to develop and defend a business/corporate strategy in a global and culturally diverse environment.	Performance on assignments in the global competitive strategy capstone course.
To develop skills to assess/ diagnose organizational performance.	The student should be able to identify and focus on critical success factors for a business unit.	Performance on assignments in the global competitive strategy capstone course.
	The student should be able to analyze an organization’s performance by assessing its resources, capabilities, and competitive environment.	Performance on assignments in the global competitive strategy capstone course.
To develop business leadership skills.	The students should be able to demonstrate leadership skills including: inspiring a shared vision, challenging conventional processes, motivating others.	Performance on assignments in the strategic communications courses.
To provide skills for individuals to be contributing members of an effective work team.	The student will be able to contribute as a productive member of a management-level work team that is responsible for a specified task.	Evaluation by fellow students of contributions to group projects in the global competitive strategy capstone course.
	The student will be able to contribute functional expertise to a problem solving cooperative project.	Evaluation by fellow students of contributions to group projects in the global competitive strategy capstone course.

Continuous Improvement: Data will be collected each semester and will be reviewed annually during the fall semester by the MBA Steering Committee and the Associate Dean for Master’s Programs to 1) verify consistency with the program objectives, 2) identify program strengths and weaknesses, and 3) propose necessary modifications to program, courses, and/or assessment methods.