IS Program Objectives and Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives

CriterionThe program has documented, measurable program educational objectives that are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies.

1. Provide the institution’s mission statement. Include any other mission statements that are relevant.

Slippery Rock University Mission and Vision

Slippery Rock University will excel as a caring community of lifelong learners connecting with the world.

Our Mission

The fundamental mission of Slippery Rock University is to provide high quality undergraduate and graduate academic instruction. Complementary missions are to conduct scholarly research, to promote professional performance, and to address the educationally-related economic, health, environmental, social, cultural, and recreational needs of the region served by the university. In accomplishing these missions, Slippery Rock University primarily focuses its efforts on the academic areas of:

• the arts and sciences,• business,• communication,• computer and information sciences,• environmental sciences and studies,• health and human services, and• teacher education.

The perspectives of Slippery Rock University are contemporary and futuristic, national and international. The university provides experiences and opportunities for students to demonstrate leadership and to develop confidence and self-reliance; it promotes their intellectual, social, and physical development; and it accomplishes these in an open, caring, nurturing, and friendly environment. Slippery Rock University is committed to serving and empowering all segments of the population that can benefit from its offerings.

The individual and collective excellence for which Slippery Rock University stands will continue to be measured by the quality of its graduates and their successes in serving society.

2. List the program’s educational objectives. Explain how and where they are documented outside of this Self-Study.

The educational objectives for Information Systems are:

I. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Solve business related problems by analyzing existing systems and designing and implementing the most feasible alternative.

II. Communication and Interpersonal Skills. Use written, oral and electronic methods for effective communication.

III. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities. Discern and articulate the impact of technologies on society.

These educational objectives are found on the back of the Information Systems Major Progress sheet which contains the list of courses needed to graduate. This sheet is used in the advising process and is available in the kiosk in the main department office. The educational objectives are also linked into the department web page for the major.

3. Describe how your program's educational objectives align with your institution's mission.They are aligned in two primary ways:

1. As seen above in the mission statement, the area of computer and information sciences is one of this institution’s primary focus areas.

2. In the University’s Outcomes for Student Learning and Development (see below), the first three of the University’s stated outcomes are Communication, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, and Values and Ethics. See also http://www.sru.edu/PAGES/14666.asp.

Here is the entire list of the University Outcomes:

University Outcomes for Student Learning and Development

CommunicationCommunicate effectively in speech and in writing, using appropriate information sources, presentation formats, and technologies.

Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingLocate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from multiple perspectives—mathematical, scientific, and humanistic. Apply this information literacy to contemporary challenges.

Values and EthicsDemonstrate an understanding of how the values of personal integrity, cooperative action, and respect for diversity influence one’s own behavior and the individual and group behavior of others.

Social Awareness and Civic ResponsibilityUse knowledge of evolving human institutions and of diverse cultural and historical perspectives to interact effectively in a variety of social and political contexts.

Global InterdependenceAct with an understanding of the cultural, socio-economic, and biological interdependence of planetary life.

Personal DevelopmentDemonstrate intellectual curiosity, as well as a commitment to wellness, and to emotional and spiritual growth.

Aesthetic Perception and AbilityAppreciate artistic expression and demonstrate an understanding of the creative process, finding vital and original ways to express feelings and insights in one’s work.

4. Explain how the program's educational objectives align with the needs of its constituencies, and include a list of the stakeholders. Also describe the role the constituencies played in formulating the educational objectives.The students, the faculty, and the Computer Science Board of Visitors, or BOV (representing employers and the community in general), constitute the program’s stakeholders. Once a year, the department holds two meetings: one with a group of students, and one with the BOV, to review our ongoing assessment data and our progress in meeting our educational objectives. Department faculty formulated the educational objectives in 1996, as the University Wide Outcomes were in the process of being created. Also at that time, there were 4 educational objectives (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving were separate objectives). As the Advisory Board grew in the early years of the 21st century, the educational objectives and program outcomes were shared with the Board. The Board was very impressed that we had such a document, and that Communication was one of the objectives (the Board said that communication was a skill that new employees lacked). In 2005, the educational objectives were modified to be the three listed above. The faculty, BOV, and students thought that Problem Solving and Critical Thinking overlapped greatly, and that collapsing the two into one objective would facilitate the data collection process.

5. For each program educational objective, indicate the mechanism(s) used to measure it.Each of the three educational objectives -- (1) Problem Solving and Critical Thinking (PS&CT), (2) Communication and Interpersonal Skills (C&IS), and (3) Ethical and Professional Responsibilities (E&PR)-- are currently assessed with alumni surveys, student surveys, and feedback from the student club and BOV. Each fall, students in gateway courses at the sophomore, junior, and senior levels are surveyed via Blackboard for each of these areas. Previously, an internship survey was used in place of an alumni survey. However, the internship surveys were not statistically meaningful because the sample population was too small. Each year, the BOV provides feedback to the faculty to help them improve the program. Faculty use all these sources of input to improve courses and the program as a whole. Samples of all these instruments are in Appendix IV.

Program Outcomes

CriterionThe program has documented measurable outcomes that are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies.

The program enables students to achieve, by the time of graduation:

(a) An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline;

(b) An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution;

(c) An ability to design, implement and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs;

(d) An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal; (e) An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and

responsibilities;(f) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences; (g) An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals,

organizations and society;(h) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional

development;(i) An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practices.

For information systems programs:

(j) An understanding of processes that support the delivery and management of information systems within a specific application environment.

1. List the program’s outcomes. Discuss how and where they are documented outside of this Self-Study.

Information Systems Student Learning Outcomes

I. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking. Solve business related problems by analyzing existing systems and designing and implementing the most feasible alternative. The student will be able to:

a. Examine and analyze alternative solutions to a problem.b. Make informed choices among alternative hardware and software configurations for

the design, development, and implementation of an information system.c. Integrate programming and design principles for effective problem solving to

address the needs of an organization.d. Perform critical analyses and write feasibility studies of system implementations.e. Evaluate the effectiveness of information systems design and implementation.

II. Communication and Interpersonal skills. Use written, oral and electronic methods for effective communication. The student will be able to:

a. Write clear and concise user documentation.b. Summarize technical information for technical and non-technical personnel.c. Use oral and electronic communication effectively.d. Devise effective user interfaces for information systems.e. Work cooperatively in teams and with others.

III. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities. Discern and articulate the impact of technologies on society. The student will be able to:

a. Plan for and ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of data and the confidentiality of the end user.

b. Recognize the ethical, legal, and social implications of information processing.c. Demonstrate an understanding of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Code of Professional Ethics.d. Analyze the impact that information systems have on the global society.e. Recognize the need for continuing professional development.

The outcomes are linked to the Computer Science Department’s web page and listed on the back of the progress sheet for the major. Each relevant student learning outcome is also mapped to each course outcome on all course syllabi.

2. For each program outcome, indicate the mechanism(s) used to measure it.Each Information Systems Program outcome is measured both indirectly and directly. Indirect assessment occurs during the sophomore and junior years and also prior to graduation. Students are surveyed via Blackboard in gateway computer courses and after they complete courses in the IS environment. See Appendix V for IS survey instruments. As depicted on the following pages, most outcomes are assessed in three courses. See Appendix VI for sample rubrics.

In addition to assessment of student learning outcomes in Information Systems

major courses offered within the Computer Science Department, all IS majors are surveyed—also via Blackboard—about their learning outcomes after they complete each required course in the School of Business. Ordinarily, we would just reference Appendix IV for these survey instruments, but we have also listed the questions asked of students in these IS Environment surveys to demonstrate our emphasis on assessing our students’ breadth of knowledge in the business environment:

Fundamental Accounting I (Acct 209)Use the knowledge you have gained from taking Fundamental Accounting I (Acct 209) to answer the following questions:1. I can use my knowledge of the basic structure of accounting and the role of

accounting to address the needs of an organization.2. I can use generally accepted accounting principles (i.e., record business

transactions, record changes in accounts, determine net income) for effective problem solving in a business environment.

3. I can make informed choices from software solutions to implement an information system in a business environment.

4. I can plan for and ensure the security, integrity and privacy of business transactions.

5. I can use accounting concepts (record and account for asset acquisitions, debt, and equity transaction) to address the needs of merchandising and service businesses.

Business Statistics (Econ/Mgmt 219)Use the knowledge you have gained from taking Business Statistics (Econ/Mgmt 219) to answer the following questions:

1. I can use my statistics knowledge of describing data and presenting graphical data to analyze a system implementation.

2. I can use my statistics knowledge of frequency distribution (computing measures of centrality and dispersion) to analyze a system implementation.

3. I can use my statistics knowledge of basic probability of discrete and continuous variables to analyze a system implementation.

4. I can use my statistics knowledge of sampling (sampling distribution of the sample mean and the sample proportion) to analyze a system implementation.

5. I can use my statistics knowledge of unknown population mean and unknown population proportion to analyze a system implementation.

6. I can use my statistics knowledge of testing a hypothesis (one-tailed and two-tailed tests of hypotheses concerning means, proportions, and differences in means as well as differences in proportions) to analyze a system implementation.

7. I can use my statistics knowledge of correlation analysis and least squares principle of linear regression to analyze a system implementation.

Organizational Behavior (Mgmt 351)Use the knowledge you have gained from taking Organizational Behavior (Mgmt 351) to answer the following questions:

1. I can use my organizational behavior course experience to work cooperatively in teams and with others in business.

2. I can use my management knowledge to examine the impact that organizational behavior has on the global society

3. I can use my organizational behavior knowledge to determine the ethical, legal,

and social implications of information processing.4. I can use my organizational behavior course experience to verbally summarize

technical information for technical and non-technical personnel.5. I can use my organizational behavior knowledge to evaluate the effectiveness of

organizational structure

Principles of Macroeconomics (Econ 201)Apply the knowledge you have gained from taking Principles of Macroeconomics (Econ 201) to answer the following questions:

1. I can use my macroeconomics knowledge of allocating scarce resources effectively to address the needs of an organization.

2. I can use my macroeconomics knowledge of economic sectors to analyze the interaction of the sectors of the economy.

3. I can use my macroeconomics knowledge of the business cycle (including its phases, the movement of employment, and government monetary policies) to address the needs of an organization

4. I can use my macroeconomics knowledge of the role of money in the economy to address the needs of an organization

5. I can use my macroeconomics knowledge of the foreign sector to analyze the impact that information systems have on the global society

Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 202)Apply the knowledge you have gained from taking Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 202) to answer the following questions:

1. I can use my microeconomics knowledge of allocating scarce resources effectively to address the needs of an organization.

2. I can use my labor market knowledge of earning differences, labor unions, and employee discrimination to analyze the impact that information systems have on the global society

3. I can use my microeconomics knowledge of wide differences in the income of families to make informed choices among government policies for reducing income inequity.

4. I can use my microeconomics knowledge of how market restrictions generally reduce efficiency and lower society’s welfare to recognize the ethical, legal, and social implications of information processing .

5. I can use my microeconomics knowledge of economic efficiency and its relationship to the well-being of society to address the resource needs of society.

Direct assessment is done in courses through assignments, exams, oral presentations, team work, or written papers. Assessment data is collected (please see course binder for samples) for each outcome in at least two different courses.

EducationalObjective

ProgramOutcome

Courses

PS&CT a CS 323: Database SystemsCS 343: File ProcessingMgmt/Econ 219: Business StatisticsMgmt/CS 365: Management Information Systems

PS&CT b CS 210: Productivity SoftwareCS 365: Management Information SystemsCS 413: Systems AnalysisEcon 201: Principles of MacroeconomicsEcon 202: Principles of MicroeconomicsAcctg 209: Financial Accounting IMgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

PS&CT c CS 140: Programming PrinciplesCS 150: Advanced Programming PrinciplesCS 343: File ProcessingEcon 201: Principles of MacroeconomicsEcon 202: Principles of MicroeconomicsAcctg 209: Financial Accounting I

PS&CT d CS 343: File ProcessingCS 413: Systems AnalysisCS 443: Software Project ManagementEcon 201: Principles of MacroeconomicsMgmt/Econ 219: Business Statistics

PS&CT e CS 210: Productivity SoftwareCS 343: File ProcessingCS 413: Systems AnalysisEcon 201: Principles of Macroeconomics

C&IS a CS 150: Advanced Programming PrinciplesCS 343: File ProcessingCS 413: Systems AnalysisMgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

C&IS b CS 210: Productivity SoftwareCS 300: Challenges of Computer Technology (written papers)CS 443: Software Project Management (written papers)Mgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

C&IS c CS 300: Challenges of Computer Technology (written papers)CS 413: Systems Analysis (oral presentation)CS 443: Software Project Management (oral presentation)Mgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

EducationalObjective

ProgramOutcome

Courses

C&IS d CS 140: Programming PrinciplesCS 210: Productivity SoftwareCS 323: Database SystemsMgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

C&IS e CS 300: Challenges of Computer TechnologyCS 443: Software Project ManagementEcon 201: Principles of MacroeconomicsMgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

E&PR a CS 323: Database SystemsCS 423: Computer NetworksAcctg 209: Financial Accounting IEcon 202: Principles of MicroeconomicsMgmt 351: Organizational BehaviorMgmt/CS 365: Management Information Systems

E&PR b CS 130: Introduction to Programming and Information SystemsCS 300: Challenges of Computer TechnologyCS 423: Computer NetworksEcon 202: Principles of MicroeconomicsMgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

E&PR c CS 130: Introduction to Programming and Information SystemsCS 140: Programming PrinciplesCS 150: Advanced Programming Principles

E&PR d CS 210: Productivity SoftwareCS 300: Challenges of Computer TechnologyCS/ Mgmt 365: Management Information SystemsEcon 201: Principles of MacroeconomicsEcon 202: Principles of Microeconomics

E&PR e CS 323: Database SystemsCS 423: Computer NetworksMgmt 351: Organizational Behavior

3. Explain the relationship between the outcomes and the needs of the program’s constituencies. Also explain the role played by the various constituencies in formulating the program outcomes. As explained in Section 2, the constituents consist of faculty, students, and the advisory board. The course outcomes where drafted by faculty in 1996. They were then edited in- house, shown to the advisory board, and then discussed with students. After the creation of the outcomes, faculty made modifications to them (as a result of the assessment process) and then the advisory board approved these modifications

4. Indicate how your program outcomes map to your program educational objectives.The three program educational objectives (Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, and Ethical and Professional Responsibilities) are each associated with six, four, and five program outcomes, respectively. The educational objectives are given with their outcomes in the answer to Question1 above.

5. State the program outcomes enabled by each course, and, if an outcome enables more than one of CAC’s (a) – (i) and program outcomes, what CAC outcomes are enabled. Also, if the CAC outcome enabled by a program outcome includes more than one aspect such as “professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities” or “local and global impact,” state which portion of the CAC outcome is enabled.

The following table is a legend that describes the mapping between SRU’s Information Systems Outcomes and ABET Outcomes. This legend will assist in understanding the Course Outcome table that follows.

Information Systems Outcome ABET OutcomeC&IS a. Write clear and concise user documentation

f. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

C&IS b. Summarize technical information for technical and non-technical personnelC&IS c. Use oral and electronic communication effectivelyC&IS d. Devise effective user interfaces for information systemsC&IS e. Work cooperatively in teams and with others

d. An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal

E&PR a. Plan for and ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of data and the confidentiality of the end user.

i. An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice

E&PR b. Recognize the ethical, legal, and social implications of information processing

d. An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal

E&PR c. Demonstrate an understanding of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Code of Professional Ethics.

e. An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities

E&PR d. Analyze the impact that information systems have on the global society.

g. An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society

E&PR e. Recognize the need for continuing professional development.

h. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development

PS&CT a. Examine and analyze alternative solutions to a problem.

b. An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution

PS&CT b. Make informed choices among alternative hardware and software configurations for the design, development, and implementation

i. An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice

Information Systems Outcome ABET Outcomeof an information system.PS&CT c. Integrate programming and design principles for effective problem solving to address the needs of an organization.

c. An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needsj. An understanding of processes that support the delivery and management of information systems within a specific application environment

PS&CT d. Perform critical analyses and write feasibility studies of system implementations

a. An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline

PS&CT e. Evaluate the effectiveness of information systems design and implementation.

j. An understanding of processes that support the delivery and management of information systems within a specific application environment

Course Outcome Table

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

Acctg 209 1 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic structure of accounting and recognize the role of accounting in the business environment

PS&CT c c, j

Acctg 209 2 Students will apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and concepts to analyze and record business transactions, record changes in accounts, determine net income and cash flows

PS&CT c c, jPS&CT b iE&PR a i

Acctg 209 3 Students will properly record and account for asset acquisitions, debt, and equity transactions for merchandising and service businesses

PS&CT c c, j

Acctg 209 4 Students will identify the three main types of business organizations and the characteristics unique to each type

PS&CT c c, j

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

CS 130 3 Recognize the ethical, legal, and social implications of information processing

E&PR b dE&PR c e

CS 140 2 Implement program solution to an algorithm or design specification

PS&CT c c, j

CS 140 4 Design programs that effectively communicate with the end user

C&IS d f

CS 140 5 Understand ethics & professionalism in the context of an introductory programming class

E&PR c e

CS 150 1 Implement object-oriented programs that use advanced features of the language and run to normal termination and which meet written specifications

PS&CT c c, j

CS 150 3 Write well documented code with an appropriate user interface that meets style requirements for readability and usability

C&IS a f

CS 150 4 Understand ethics & professionalism

E&PR c e

CS 210 1 Utilize the intermediate and advanced features of software applications to solve intermediate to complex information storage and retrieval problems

PS&CT b i

CS 210 2 Identify the relationship of hardware and software to the performance of a computer system

PS&CT e j

CS 210 3 Identify and describe the components of data communication systems and a decision support system

C&IS b fC&IS d f

CS 210 4 Identify the concerns related to the ethical and legal use of advancing computer technologies

E&PR d g

CS 300 1 Communicate the challenges posed by computer

C&IS b f

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

technology through written papers

CS 300 2 Communicate the challenges posed by computer technology through oral reports

C&IS c f

CS 300 3 Communicate the challenges posed by computer technology through classroom peer groups

C&IS e d

CS 300 4 Discuss social, economic, legal, and ethical issues concerning computer technology such as: privacy of electronic data, intellectual property rights, and copyright protection

E&PR b dE&PR d g

CS 323 1 Use a database query language for data definition, data manipulation, and data analysis

PS&CT a b

CS 323 2 Use modern modeling techniques and design principles to design & develop databases and database applications of moderate complexity

C&IS d f

CS 323 3 Identify the issues, the concerns and the backup and recovery techniques prevalent in multi-user database processing

E&PR a i

CS 323 4 Compare and contrast the techniques used in the past and present for data and information processing and how data and information processing may change in the future

E&PR e h

CS 343 1 Demonstrate an understanding of relationship between files and databases, typical file and record structures, as well as typical file storage media

PS&CT a b

CS 343 2 Write well-documented programs that use or

PS&CT c c, jC&IS a f

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

implement file access techniques

CS 343 3 Compare and contrast file organizations and storage devices in terms of efficiency

PS&CT d aPS&CT e j

CS 365 1 Explain and identify various technologies that are used in knowledge management and decision support systems (DSS)

PS&CT a b

CS 365 2 Identify essential MIS processes and give examples of how e-commerce is implemented

PS&CT b i

CS 365 3 Discuss security issues inherent in an extended enterprise information system

E&PR a i

CS 365 4 Identify and discuss the global dimension of information systems, e-business, and interorganizational collaboration

E&PR d g

CS 413 1 Propose solutions to information systems problems by using such techniques as: prototypes; organization charts; CASE tools; UML software; data dictionaries; and entity-relationship, dataflow, and network diagrams

PS&CT b iPS&CT d aPS&CT e j

CS 413 2 Communicate problem solutions through written and oral reports that use systems analysis vocabulary and visuals to detail systems life cycle processes

C&IS a fC&IS c f

CS 423 2 Discuss techniques for protecting networks against intrusions, data loss and data corruption

E&PR a i

CS 423 3 Identify security and privacy issues that relate to computer networks

E&PR b d

CS 423 4 Recognize the need to keep up with changing network technology and emerging

E&PR e h

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

network security issuesCS 443 1 Define roles and

responsibilities by PM process group (initiating, planning, executing controlling, closing)

PS&CT d a

CS 443 2 Articulate the purpose and benefits of project management (PM)

C&IS b f

CS 443 3 Written reports and oral presentations

C&IS c f

CS 443 4 Work in groups to analyze a project and implement a solution

C&IS e d

CS 443 5 Explain quality management and process improvement in the context of software development projects

E&PR e h

Econ 201 1 Understand the problem of allocating scarce resources to competing uses

C&IS e dPS&CT b i

Econ 201 2 Be able to identify the economic sectors of the economy and explain how they interact

PS&CT d a

Econ 201 2 Be able to identify the economic sectors of the economy and explain how they interact

PS&CT e j

Econ 201 3 Understand how markets allocate scarce resources, determine prices, and coordinate the decisions of buyers and sellers to produce goods and services in quantities that promote our material well being

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 201 4 Have an understanding of economic statistics related to the performance of the economy. This includes the definitions of different performance indicators, how they are measured, what they measure, and the current values of some of these indicators

PS&CT c c, j

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

Econ 201 5 Have an awareness of the business cycle, including its phases, simultaneous movement of output and employment, and government monetary and fiscal stabilization policies

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 201 6 Know the determinants of economic growth and how government policies can foster or retard this growth

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 201 7 Understand the importance of inflation, how it is measured, and its impact on economic activity

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 201 8 Understand the role of money in the economy. This includes the operation of the banking system and the Federal Reserve System

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 201 9 Understand the reasons for the growing importance of the foreign sector. This includes an awareness of why we trade, how exchange rates are determined, and impacts of large trade imbalances on the U.S. economy

E&PR d g

Econ 202 1 Understand the problem of allocating scarce resources to competing uses

PS&CT b i

Econ 202 2 Understand how markets allocate scarce resources, determine prices, and coordinate the decisions of buyers and sellers to produce goods and services in quantities that promote our material well being

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 202 3 Know the concept of elasticity, how it is measured, its determinants, and its importance to both private and public decision-makers

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 202 4 Understand the concept of economic efficiency and how it is related to society’s

PS&CT c c, j

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

welfare. This includes an awareness of the role and importance of competition in a market economy

Econ 202 5 Have an awareness of how market restrictions generally reduce efficiency and lower society’s welfare

E&PR b d

Econ 202 6 Be able to identify the four basic market structures and understand how market prices and output decisions are determined under each structure

PS&CT c c, j

Econ 202 7 Understand how labor markets operate. This includes how earnings differences arise from skill differences, unions, discrimination, and product market characteristics

E&PR d g

Econ 202 8 Have an awareness of the wide differences in the income of American families, reasons for these differences, and how government policies can reduce this income inequity

E&PR d g

Econ 202 8 Have an awareness of the wide differences in the income of American families, reasons for these differences, and how government policies can reduce this income inequity

PS&CT b iE&PR a i

Mgmt/Econ 219 1 Students will learn various techniques for describing data, including frequency distributions, and graphical data presentation

PS&CT d a

Mgmt/Econ 219 2 Students will learn to compute measures of centrality and measures of dispersion for any frequency distribution

PS&CT d a

Mgmt/Econ 219 3 Students will understand basic probability concepts and

PS&CT d a

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

be able to apply these to discrete or continuous variables. They will learn to compute the probability that a variable take a particular value or set of values

Mgmt/Econ 219 4 Students will understand the various methods of sampling and be able to use the sampling distribution of the sample mean and the sample proportion

PS&CT d a

Mgmt/Econ 219 5 Students will learn to construct confidence intervals for an unknown population mean and an unknown population proportion. They will also learn to estimate how large a sample to take in order to estimate these unknowns with a certain degree of precision

PS&CT d a

Mgmt/Econ 219 6 Students will learn to conduct one-tailed and two-tailed tests of hypothesis concerning means, proportions, and differences in means and differences in proportions

PS&CT d a

Mgmt/Econ 219 7 Students will learn the basic concept of correlation analysis and the least squares principle of linear regression

PS&CT d a

Mgmt 351 1 Students will work collectively and collaboratively to resolve business problems and to accomplish course goals with an element of diversity

C&IS e dE&PR b dC&IS a fC&IS b fC&IS c fC&IS d f

Mgmt 351 2 Students will achieve a mastery of the course material as they explore the many facets of Organizational Behavior, from skill development such as time and project management to global aspects

E&PR e hPS&CT b iE&PR a i

Dept CourseOutcome#

Outcome Description ProgramEducationalObjective

PgmOut-come

ABETOut-come

Mgmt 351 3 Students will develop critical analysis and problem resolution skills as an outcome by responding to a variety of business scenarios and determining the proper and ethical solutions to challenges

E&PR b d

Mgmt 351 4 Students in this class will practice and improve both written and oral communication skills including effective listening exercises

C&IS a fC&IS b fC&IS c fC&IS d f

Mgmt 351 5 Students will enhance their understanding of: Themselves and others; How individuals fit into organizations; How organizations and employees can both ethically get the most productivity and satisfaction from each other

C&IS e dE&PR b d