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Tarleton State University
Accounting (BBA)August 09 2020
Table of ContentsAccounting (BBA)
Accounting BBA 2019-2020
1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
11 Oral Communication
12 Written Communication
13 Critical Thinking
14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
15 Ethics
16 Technology
17 Global
Project Attachments
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MissionThe primary mission of the BBA program in Accounting is to provide a high-quality innovative and relevanteducation that prepares graduates for successful careers in public accounting industry accounting oraccounting for governmental or not-for-profit organizations
1 GoalTo promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)To equip students on all locations and delivery modes with discipline specific knowledge and skill setsthat will make them desirable candidates in todays professional job market and will ultimately lead tosuccessful careers responsible citizens and effective leaders in the business field
11 OutcomeOral CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will communicate professionally with an oral presentation STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 MKTG 3312 Students willdevelop this knowledge and skill in MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312 ACCT 4323 ACCT4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 4323 ACCT 4324 Students willbe assessed in ACCT 4323 and ACCT 4323
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively orally
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Oral Communication results weremeasured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communication course for all campuses and the targetswere met in the aggregate Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses wereassigned for each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for OralCommunication are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4324 Auditing Evidence andReport The faculty teaching these courses measuredassessed Oral Communication in ACCT 4323
AccountingBBA 2019-2020
Internal Review 1GOALS 7OUTCOMES 7MEASURES 7TARGETS 7FINDINGS 28ATTACHMENTS
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Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4324 AuditingEvidence and Report on the Fort Worth campus The Online result was data reported from theMGMT 4307 Business Ethics class not the mapped course for this learning goal The target wasmet in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATEThe faculty teaching ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campusesvirtually collaborated before the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools usedfor the assessment of oral communication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before thestart of the Fall 2020 semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respectiveclass SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN To insure the validity and reliability of our measurementsfaculty will develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement of oralcommunication
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
111 MeasuresOral PresentationOn each campusmodality Accounting students will give an oral presentation in ACCT 4323or ACCT 4324 These presentations will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed oral presentation rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEPresentation - Academic Direct
1111 TargetsTarget for Oral Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
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12 OutcomeWritten CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will skillfully prepare a professional written document STRATEGIES Studentswill be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 2302 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312Students will develop this knowledge and skill in BUSI 4359 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312ACCT 3310 4301 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 43014323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively in writing
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Written Communication resultswere measured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communications and BCIS 4350 ManagementInformation Systems courses for all campuses and the targets were met in the aggregate Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineFor the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Written Communication is ACCT 4301Financial Accounting The faculty teaching this course measuredassessed WrittenCommunication in ACCT 4301 on the Stephenville and Online campus The Fort Worth and Wacostudents were able to register for the online section The target was met in 2018-2019 in theaggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teaching ACCT4301 Financial Accounting on the Stephenville and Online campuses virtually collaborated beforethe start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessment of oralcommunication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class ampnbspSPRING2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses will
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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collaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement ofwritten communication
121 MeasuresWritten AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed written communication rubric The professor of this course will reportthe data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance ofLearning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1211 TargetsTarget for Written Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
13 OutcomeCritical ThinkingAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will adeptly use critical thinking skills to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325 or 2412 or2413 BUSI 1301 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC 4301 MGMT3300 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 2301 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 orFINC 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 43234324 Students will master this knowledge in MATH 1325 BUSI 4359 ACCT 4301 4305 43064323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT4323
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Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
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2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
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Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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Table of ContentsAccounting (BBA)
Accounting BBA 2019-2020
1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
11 Oral Communication
12 Written Communication
13 Critical Thinking
14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
15 Ethics
16 Technology
17 Global
Project Attachments
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MissionThe primary mission of the BBA program in Accounting is to provide a high-quality innovative and relevanteducation that prepares graduates for successful careers in public accounting industry accounting oraccounting for governmental or not-for-profit organizations
1 GoalTo promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)To equip students on all locations and delivery modes with discipline specific knowledge and skill setsthat will make them desirable candidates in todays professional job market and will ultimately lead tosuccessful careers responsible citizens and effective leaders in the business field
11 OutcomeOral CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will communicate professionally with an oral presentation STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 MKTG 3312 Students willdevelop this knowledge and skill in MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312 ACCT 4323 ACCT4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 4323 ACCT 4324 Students willbe assessed in ACCT 4323 and ACCT 4323
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively orally
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Oral Communication results weremeasured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communication course for all campuses and the targetswere met in the aggregate Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses wereassigned for each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for OralCommunication are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4324 Auditing Evidence andReport The faculty teaching these courses measuredassessed Oral Communication in ACCT 4323
AccountingBBA 2019-2020
Internal Review 1GOALS 7OUTCOMES 7MEASURES 7TARGETS 7FINDINGS 28ATTACHMENTS
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Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4324 AuditingEvidence and Report on the Fort Worth campus The Online result was data reported from theMGMT 4307 Business Ethics class not the mapped course for this learning goal The target wasmet in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATEThe faculty teaching ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campusesvirtually collaborated before the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools usedfor the assessment of oral communication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before thestart of the Fall 2020 semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respectiveclass SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN To insure the validity and reliability of our measurementsfaculty will develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement of oralcommunication
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
111 MeasuresOral PresentationOn each campusmodality Accounting students will give an oral presentation in ACCT 4323or ACCT 4324 These presentations will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed oral presentation rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEPresentation - Academic Direct
1111 TargetsTarget for Oral Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
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12 OutcomeWritten CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will skillfully prepare a professional written document STRATEGIES Studentswill be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 2302 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312Students will develop this knowledge and skill in BUSI 4359 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312ACCT 3310 4301 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 43014323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively in writing
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Written Communication resultswere measured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communications and BCIS 4350 ManagementInformation Systems courses for all campuses and the targets were met in the aggregate Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineFor the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Written Communication is ACCT 4301Financial Accounting The faculty teaching this course measuredassessed WrittenCommunication in ACCT 4301 on the Stephenville and Online campus The Fort Worth and Wacostudents were able to register for the online section The target was met in 2018-2019 in theaggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teaching ACCT4301 Financial Accounting on the Stephenville and Online campuses virtually collaborated beforethe start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessment of oralcommunication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class ampnbspSPRING2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses will
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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collaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement ofwritten communication
121 MeasuresWritten AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed written communication rubric The professor of this course will reportthe data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance ofLearning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1211 TargetsTarget for Written Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
13 OutcomeCritical ThinkingAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will adeptly use critical thinking skills to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325 or 2412 or2413 BUSI 1301 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC 4301 MGMT3300 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 2301 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 orFINC 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 43234324 Students will master this knowledge in MATH 1325 BUSI 4359 ACCT 4301 4305 43064323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT4323
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Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
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Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
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Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
MissionThe primary mission of the BBA program in Accounting is to provide a high-quality innovative and relevanteducation that prepares graduates for successful careers in public accounting industry accounting oraccounting for governmental or not-for-profit organizations
1 GoalTo promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)To equip students on all locations and delivery modes with discipline specific knowledge and skill setsthat will make them desirable candidates in todays professional job market and will ultimately lead tosuccessful careers responsible citizens and effective leaders in the business field
11 OutcomeOral CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will communicate professionally with an oral presentation STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 MKTG 3312 Students willdevelop this knowledge and skill in MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312 ACCT 4323 ACCT4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 4323 ACCT 4324 Students willbe assessed in ACCT 4323 and ACCT 4323
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively orally
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Oral Communication results weremeasured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communication course for all campuses and the targetswere met in the aggregate Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses wereassigned for each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for OralCommunication are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4324 Auditing Evidence andReport The faculty teaching these courses measuredassessed Oral Communication in ACCT 4323
AccountingBBA 2019-2020
Internal Review 1GOALS 7OUTCOMES 7MEASURES 7TARGETS 7FINDINGS 28ATTACHMENTS
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Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4324 AuditingEvidence and Report on the Fort Worth campus The Online result was data reported from theMGMT 4307 Business Ethics class not the mapped course for this learning goal The target wasmet in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATEThe faculty teaching ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campusesvirtually collaborated before the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools usedfor the assessment of oral communication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before thestart of the Fall 2020 semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respectiveclass SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN To insure the validity and reliability of our measurementsfaculty will develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement of oralcommunication
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
111 MeasuresOral PresentationOn each campusmodality Accounting students will give an oral presentation in ACCT 4323or ACCT 4324 These presentations will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed oral presentation rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEPresentation - Academic Direct
1111 TargetsTarget for Oral Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
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12 OutcomeWritten CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will skillfully prepare a professional written document STRATEGIES Studentswill be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 2302 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312Students will develop this knowledge and skill in BUSI 4359 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312ACCT 3310 4301 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 43014323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively in writing
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Written Communication resultswere measured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communications and BCIS 4350 ManagementInformation Systems courses for all campuses and the targets were met in the aggregate Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineFor the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Written Communication is ACCT 4301Financial Accounting The faculty teaching this course measuredassessed WrittenCommunication in ACCT 4301 on the Stephenville and Online campus The Fort Worth and Wacostudents were able to register for the online section The target was met in 2018-2019 in theaggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teaching ACCT4301 Financial Accounting on the Stephenville and Online campuses virtually collaborated beforethe start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessment of oralcommunication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class ampnbspSPRING2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses will
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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collaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement ofwritten communication
121 MeasuresWritten AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed written communication rubric The professor of this course will reportthe data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance ofLearning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1211 TargetsTarget for Written Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
13 OutcomeCritical ThinkingAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will adeptly use critical thinking skills to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325 or 2412 or2413 BUSI 1301 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC 4301 MGMT3300 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 2301 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 orFINC 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 43234324 Students will master this knowledge in MATH 1325 BUSI 4359 ACCT 4301 4305 43064323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT4323
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Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4324 AuditingEvidence and Report on the Fort Worth campus The Online result was data reported from theMGMT 4307 Business Ethics class not the mapped course for this learning goal The target wasmet in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATEThe faculty teaching ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Waco campusesvirtually collaborated before the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools usedfor the assessment of oral communication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before thestart of the Fall 2020 semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respectiveclass SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN To insure the validity and reliability of our measurementsfaculty will develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement of oralcommunication
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
111 MeasuresOral PresentationOn each campusmodality Accounting students will give an oral presentation in ACCT 4323or ACCT 4324 These presentations will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed oral presentation rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEPresentation - Academic Direct
1111 TargetsTarget for Oral Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
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12 OutcomeWritten CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will skillfully prepare a professional written document STRATEGIES Studentswill be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 2302 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312Students will develop this knowledge and skill in BUSI 4359 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312ACCT 3310 4301 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 43014323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively in writing
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Written Communication resultswere measured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communications and BCIS 4350 ManagementInformation Systems courses for all campuses and the targets were met in the aggregate Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineFor the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Written Communication is ACCT 4301Financial Accounting The faculty teaching this course measuredassessed WrittenCommunication in ACCT 4301 on the Stephenville and Online campus The Fort Worth and Wacostudents were able to register for the online section The target was met in 2018-2019 in theaggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teaching ACCT4301 Financial Accounting on the Stephenville and Online campuses virtually collaborated beforethe start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessment of oralcommunication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class ampnbspSPRING2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses will
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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collaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement ofwritten communication
121 MeasuresWritten AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed written communication rubric The professor of this course will reportthe data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance ofLearning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1211 TargetsTarget for Written Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
13 OutcomeCritical ThinkingAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will adeptly use critical thinking skills to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325 or 2412 or2413 BUSI 1301 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC 4301 MGMT3300 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 2301 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 orFINC 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 43234324 Students will master this knowledge in MATH 1325 BUSI 4359 ACCT 4301 4305 43064323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT4323
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Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
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Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
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Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
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Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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12 OutcomeWritten CommunicationAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will skillfully prepare a professional written document STRATEGIES Studentswill be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 2302 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312Students will develop this knowledge and skill in BUSI 4359 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 BUSI 3312ACCT 3310 4301 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in BUSI 3312 ACCT 43014323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Communication Student Learning Outcome -Students will communicate effectively in writing
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Written Communication resultswere measured in the BBA BUSI 3312 Business Communications and BCIS 4350 ManagementInformation Systems courses for all campuses and the targets were met in the aggregate Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineFor the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Written Communication is ACCT 4301Financial Accounting The faculty teaching this course measuredassessed WrittenCommunication in ACCT 4301 on the Stephenville and Online campus The Fort Worth and Wacostudents were able to register for the online section The target was met in 2018-2019 in theaggregate and for each factor on all campuses SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teaching ACCT4301 Financial Accounting on the Stephenville and Online campuses virtually collaborated beforethe start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessment of oralcommunication The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class ampnbspSPRING2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses will
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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collaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement ofwritten communication
121 MeasuresWritten AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed written communication rubric The professor of this course will reportthe data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance ofLearning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1211 TargetsTarget for Written Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
13 OutcomeCritical ThinkingAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will adeptly use critical thinking skills to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325 or 2412 or2413 BUSI 1301 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC 4301 MGMT3300 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 2301 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 orFINC 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 43234324 Students will master this knowledge in MATH 1325 BUSI 4359 ACCT 4301 4305 43064323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT4323
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Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
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Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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collaborate before the start of the semester todetermine best practices and the bestassessment tool for the measurement ofwritten communication
121 MeasuresWritten AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed written communication rubric The professor of this course will reportthe data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance ofLearning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1211 TargetsTarget for Written Communication Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
13 OutcomeCritical ThinkingAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will adeptly use critical thinking skills to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325 or 2412 or2413 BUSI 1301 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC 4301 MGMT3300 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or 1325or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 2301 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 orFINC 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 43234324 Students will master this knowledge in MATH 1325 BUSI 4359 ACCT 4301 4305 43064323 4324 Students will be assessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT4323
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Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
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Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Problem SolvingCritical Thinking Student LearningOutcome - Students will demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning
Action Plan2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS For the historic years Critical Thinking resultswere measured in the BBA capstone course BUSI 4359 using the Capsim software and generallythe targets were not met Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment anew AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courses were assignedfor each discipline For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Critical Thinking areACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants The faculty teachingthese courses measuredassessed Critical Thinking in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on theFort Worth and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvillecampus The target was met in 2018-2019 in the aggregate and for each factor on all campusesexcept the Fort Worth campus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE The faculty teachingACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses collaborated virtuallybefore the start of the Fall 2019 semester to compare assessment tools used for the assessmentof critical thinking The faculty will virtually collaborate again before the start of the Fall 2020semester and determine the assessment tool to utilize in their respective class The facultyteaching ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses and ACCT4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville campus are currently utilizing and will continue toutilize library services to assist with the education of students on available researchtoolsamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLANamp13amp10To insure the validity andreliability of our measurements faculty will develop and implement a second measurement forthis learning outcome This will be completed during the next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcollaborate before the start of the semester todetermine real world examples best practicesand the best assessment tool for themeasurement of critical thinking The facultywill also consider utilizing the entity Librarianto assist in educating students on availableresearch tools in order to access the
Created1172020
Due912019
StatusIn Progress
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appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
appropriate areas within the databases
131 MeasuresCritical Thinking AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4323 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed Critical Thinking rubric The professor of thiscourse will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data intothe Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1311 TargetsTarget for Critical Thinking Not Reported this Period
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
14 OutcomeDiscipline Specific KnowledgeAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco or enrolled inonline courses will skillfully identify and solve problems related to their disciplineSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in MATH 1316 or 1324 or1325 or 2412 or 2413 ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2301 2302 BCIS 4350 FINC 3301 BUSI 23014359 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 Students will developthis knowledge and skill in ECON 2301 2302 ACCT 2303 2304 FINC 3301 BUSI 2301 4359BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 33010 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324 Students will be assessed in BUSI4359
Supported Initiatives (2)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -
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Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
Students will identify and solve problems related to the disciplineUndergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will use techniques skills and tools necessary for the practice of the discipline
Action Planltdivgt2018-19 ACTION PLAN FROM 2018-19 ANALYSIS Discipline Specific Knowledge resultsrepresent the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course Results show exam scorescompared to the Capsim population average score of all students taking the Comp-SM worldwideWhile the target has not been met in historic or current years there is improvement each yearwith the results moving closer to the population average Faculty in the BBA Capstone course areproviding better information to students and are encouraging students to complete the exam ltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtltbrgtltdivgtltdivgtSPRING 2020 UPDATE The AOL Committee is continuing to utilize theresults from the Functional Knowledge areas on the Comp-XM exam from the Capsim SimulationSoftware System used in the BUSI 4359 BBA Capstone course to assess discipline specificknowledge The AOL committee is exploring ways to improve the software options for creatingdiscipline specific examsltdivgt
Action Item 1Consider creating a discipline specific exam toassess knowledge
Created232020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
141 MeasuresDiscipline Specific ExamOn each campus students will complete a standardized computer simulation and objectiveexam covering general business and discipline specific topics in BUSI 4359 The professor ofthis course will report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the datainto the Assurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCEStandardized test - Academic Direct
1411 TargetsDiscipline Specific Target Not Reported this Period
TARGET Students will meet or exceed the population average as a comparative measure bythe Capsim System for the Functional Domain portion of the CompXM Exam
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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FINDINGS NA - Not measured this period
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
NA - Not measured this period
15 OutcomeEthicsAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively analyze ethical dilemmas to make appropriate decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305FINC 3301 BUSI 2311 BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 MKTG3312 ACCT 2301 2302 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI 2301BUSI 4359 BUSI 4344 or ECON 4301 BCIS 4350 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 33053310 4301 4305 4306 4324 Students will master this knowledge in ACCT 4305 4306 4323Students will be assessed in ACCT 4323 or 4305
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Ethical and Social Responsibility Student LearningOutcome - Students will practice ethical decision making
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Ethics was not measured during this cyclebecause it is currently not mapped to any courses SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Based onthe recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implementedin the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedon a two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting The faculty teaching thesecourses in the Fall 2019 assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenvilleand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus Inaddition to utilizing the rubric faculty also utilized a multiple-choice quiz to assess Ethics in themapped classes SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years Ethics findingswere initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses Anaction plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed
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each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
each two-year cycle Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Forthe Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantsand ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching thesecourses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting on the Fort Worth campus using both arubric and a multiple-choice quiz While a few of the historical year factor findings from the rubricdid not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessed there did not appear to be anegative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric andmultiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and in aggregate for eachcampus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The rubric findings for each factor combinedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation however the rubric findings for the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo factor on the Fort Worth campus did not meet the target The multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined also exceeded the 75 COBA expectation exceptfor the ldquoKnows ethical decision-making frameworksrdquo from both Stephenville and Fort Worthcampuses The multiple-choice quiz findings also indicates needed improvement for bothldquounderstanding ethical theoriesrdquo factor in Stephenville and ldquorecognizing ethical dilemmasrdquo factor inFort Worth The factor ldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code of Student Conductrdquo was notconsistently assessed with the rubric and not assessed at all with the multiple-choice questionsSPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 2 To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements facultywill develop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will becompleted during the next measurement cycle ampnbsp amp13amp10
Action Item 1Assess at all locations in the next assessmentcycle
Created1172020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Ethics will collaborate before theFall semester assessment to determine bestpractices for teaching ethical decision-makingframeworks Faculty will also determine theassessment tool for Ethics using the directmeasure rubric Faculty will remove theldquoKnows Tarleton State University Code ofStudent Conductrdquo from the assessment Finallyin order to review data trends each two-year
Created562020
Due912021
StatusIn Progress
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cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
cycle faculty will continue to assess ethicalknowledge with both the direct measure rubricand the direct measure multiple-choicequestions
151 MeasuresEthics AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4323 orACCT 4305 The assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed ethics rubric The professor of this course willreport the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1511 TargetsTarget for Ethics Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 93 to 98 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the Ethicsrubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 97 When looking at theindividual locations in which the accounting major is offered the average scoreswere as follows with 75 being the target Stephenville-97 Fort Worth-82Waco-100 The students overall score exceeded expectations on each locationHowever looking at the line item competencies there was one that fell belowexpectations on the Fort Worth location It was ldquoKnows ethical decision-makingframeworksrdquo All other line items met or exceeded expectations on each of thelocations See Document ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting
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on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
on the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 58 studentsusing the Rubric and 36 students using the Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 97 for the Rubric and 81 for the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except one as follows bull Understands ethical theories 98 using rubric and 78 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks 93 using rubric and 61 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas 95 using rubric and 83 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders 95 usingrubric and 86 using multiple-choice questionsbull Evaluates alternative courses of action 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Selects an ethical course of action 97 using rubric and 97 using multiple-choicequestionsbull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct 98 using rubric and was not assessedusing multiple-choice questionsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct 100 using rubric and was notassessed using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethics
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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are ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus using both the Rubric and Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 31 students inStephenville 0 students Online 9 students in Fort Worth and 18 students in Wacofor a total of 58 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 17 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 9students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 10 students in Waco for a totalof 36 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Rubricexceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 97Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 82 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 100The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for all locations assessed with the Multiple ChoiceQuestions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate findingwas 76 Fort Worthrsquos aggregate finding was 80 and Wacorsquos aggregate findingwas 90
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation except as followsbull Understands ethical theories Stephenville 59 using multiple-choice questionsbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks Fort Worth 67 using rubricStephenville 47 and Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questionsbull Recognizes ethical dilemmas Fort Worth 67 using multiple-choice questions
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethics
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assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
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Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus For the historic years Ethics findings were initiallyassessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years the aggregate findings exceeded the75 COBA expectation with 94 for 12 students and 89 for 38 studentsrespectively In the historic 2017-2018 years there were no reported Ethics findingsWith the new two-year cycle Ethics was not assessed in the historic 2018-2019 yearThe 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of 97 for 58 students exceeded the75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and the current 2019-2020 years the factorfindings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Understands ethical theories of 100 97 98bull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 100 92 93bull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 83 81 95bull Identifies stakeholders and predicts consequences to stakeholders of 100 8895bull Evaluates alternative courses of action of 92 92 98bull Selects an ethical course of action of 92 81 97bull Knows discipline specific codes of conduct of 98 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic yearsbull Knows Tarleton State University code of conduct of 100 for 2019-2020 years Notreported for any historic years
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Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Ethicsassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Ethicsare ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountants and ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting Thefaculty teaching these courses assessed Ethics in ACCT 4323 Ethics for Accountantson the Stephenville and Waco campuses and in ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accountingon the Fort Worth campus The Accounting degree is not offered Online howeveraccounting students may take some classes online For the historic years Ethicsfindings were initially assessed in Business Law and then later from a variety of othervoluntary courses
For the Stephenville campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 historic years For the Online campus no assessment took place in the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current years For both the Fort Worth andWaco campuses no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years Ethics assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 yeartherefore there are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 0 28 0 and 31 students assessed and theaggregate findings were na 83 na and 97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 12 10 0 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findingswere 94 98 na and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 andthe current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 00 0 and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na na na
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and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
and 82 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 18 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 100 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull Recognizes ethical dilemmas of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Selects an ethical course of action of 69 for 2016-2017 yearbull Fort Worthbull Knows ethical decision-making frameworks of 67 for 2019-2020 year
16 OutcomeTechnologyAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will efficiently use technology to solve business problems STRATEGIESStudents will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 BCIS 1305 BUSI 2311 FINC4301 BCIS 4350 MKTG 3312 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in FINC 3301 BUSI4359 BCIS 4350 BUSI 3312 ACCT 3302 3303 3304 3305 3310 4301 4305 4306 4323 4324Students will master this knowledge in BCIS 4350 ACCT 3310 4305 4306 Students will beassessed in ACCT 4305 and the Stephenville section of ACCT 4306
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Specific Knowledge Student Learning Outcome -Students will effectively use discipline specific technology
Action PlanACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Did not meet goal because Waco campus was
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not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
not measured amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATE amp13amp10Based on therecommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented inthe 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessedeach two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced The facultyteaching these courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worthand Waco campuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenvillecampus amp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 202 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic yearsTechnology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets An action plandeveloped in the Summer 2018 was for the historic years Based on the recommendations fromthe 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year wherenew mapped courses were assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycleTechnology assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year For the Accountingdiscipline the mapped courses for Technology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teachingthese courses assessed Technology in ACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Wacocampuses and in ACCT 4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campusWhile a few of the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor werenot assessed there did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will onlyfocus on the 2019-2020 year The rubric findings in aggregate for all campuses combined and inaggregate for each campus reported exceeded the 75 COBA expectation except theStephenville campus where no rubric findings were reported The rubric findings for each factorcombined exceeded the 75 COBA expectation however no rubric findings for theldquoDemonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or other appropriateonline toolrdquo and the ldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects as neededrdquo factors were reported onall campuses In addition no rubric findings for the ldquoDemonstrates an ability to navigate and utilizefeatures of softwarerdquo were reported for the Waco campusamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020ACTION PLAN 2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty willdevelop and implement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completedduring the next measurement cycleamp13amp10amp13amp10
Action Item 1Action plan is to assess at all locations nextassessment cycle
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2 Created Due Status
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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Faculty who teach the mapped accountingcourses for Technology will collaborate beforethe Fall semester assessment to determinebest practices for teaching technology Facultywill also determine the assessment tool fortechnology using the direct measure rubricthat incorporates the ldquoDemonstrates the abilityto effectively communicate online using emailor other appropriate online toolrdquo theldquoAppropriately utilizes embedded objects asneededrdquo and the ldquoDemonstrates an ability tonavigate and utilize features of softwarerdquofactors
562020
912021
In Progress
161 MeasuresTechnology AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4305 orACCT 4306 These assignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix byfaculty members using the faculty developed technology rubric The professor of this coursewill report the data to the Accreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into theAssurance of Learning SystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
1611 TargetsTarget for Technology Exceeded
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 87 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with theTechnology rubric and the average score on the learning outcome was 94 Whenlooking at the individual locations in which the accounting major is offered with atarget of 75 the average scores were as follows Stephenville-94 Fort Worth-97 Waco-94 For the line items 81 to 100 of the accounting studentsmeasured met or exceeded expectations on each line item competency For thislearning outcome the accounting students exceeded expectations in all areas SeeDocument ACC Fall 19 AoL Results
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ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 30 studentswith an aggregate finding of 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings where asessed exceeded the 75 COBA expectationas follows bull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareat 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation at 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools at na (this was not assessed)bull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents at 100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed at na (this was notassessed)bull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software at 89
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelled
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due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
due to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 9 students in Fort Worth and 21 students in Waco for a total of 30students
The aggregate findings for all locations assessed exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was na Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 97 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 94
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 factor findings exceeded the 75 expectation on the Fort Worth andWaco campuses Stephenvillersquos factor findings were not measured
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Technologyassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 years the aggregate findingsexceeded the 75 expectation with 92 for 12 students 80 for 26 students and99 for 13 students respectively With the new two-year cycle Technology was notassessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findings of94 for 30 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
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Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsthe factor findings exceeded the 75 COBA expectation respectively as followsbull Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify and use standard computer hardwareof na 100 100 100bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively use the internet or electronic sources ofinformation of na 100 100 87bull Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate online using email or otherappropriate online tools of 100 100 100 nabull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 86 86 100100bull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed of na na 100 nabull Demonstrates an ability to navigate and utilize features of software of 91 9292 89
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped courses forTechnology are ACCT 4305 Federal Tax Accounting and ACCT 4306 Federal TaxAccounting - Advanced The faculty teaching these courses assessed Technology inACCT 4305 for Accountants on the Fort Worth and Waco campuses However ACCT4306 Federal Tax Accounting - Advanced on the Stephenville campus was cancelleddue to low registration The mapped courses are not offered Online For the historicyears Technology was assessed in ACCT 3301 Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets
For Fort Worth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 historic year ForWaco campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 2016-2017 and 2017-2018historic years With the new two-year cycle Technology was not assessed in the2018-2019 year For both the Stephenville and Online campuses no assessment tookplace in the 2019-2020 current year
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The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
The aggregate findings in historic years and the current year when assessedexceeded the 75 COBA target on all campuses where assessed for each year Onthe Stephenville campus there were 11 16 8 and 0 students assessed and theaggregate findings were 88 89 88 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 years respectively On the Onlinecampus there were 1 3 2 and 0 students assessed and the aggregate findings were100 78 100 and na in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and thecurrent 2019-2020 years respectively On the Fort Worth campus there were 0 7 3and 9 students assessed and the aggregate findings were na 100 100 and97 in the historic 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020years respectively On the Waco campus there were 0 0 0 and 21 studentsassessed and the aggregate findings were na na na and 94 in thehistoric 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 and the current 2019-2020 yearsrespectively
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept
Onlinebull Demonstrates the ability to create professional documents of 67 for 2016-2017yearbull Appropriately utilizes embedded objects as needed 0 for 2016-2017 year
17 OutcomeGlobalAccounting students enrolled in classes at Stephenville Fort Worth Waco and enrolled inonline courses will effectively apply a global perspective to make business decisionsSTRATEGIES Students will be introduced to this knowledge and skill in BUSI 1301 ECON 23012302 ACCT 2301 BCIS 1305 FINC 3301 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 MKTG 3312 ACCT 3302 33033304 3305 4301 4323 4324 Students will develop this knowledge and skill in ECON 23012302 FINC 3301 BUSI 4359 FINC 4301 MGMT 3300 ACCT 3304 4301 4323 Students willmaster this knowledge in BUSI 4344 or FINC 4301 or ECON 4301 ACCT 4301 Students will be
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assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
assessed in ACCT 4301
Supported Initiatives (1)
GENERAL EDUCATION
Undergraduate Program EmpowerU Globalization and Diversity Student LearningOutcome - Students will respect different viewpoints and cultures
Action PlanSUMMER 2018 ACTION PLAN FROM SUMMER 2018 ANALYSIS Waco did not meet goal butincreased 17 from previous yearamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 UPDATEamp13amp10 Basedon the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOL process wasimplemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned for each disciplineto be assessed each two-year cycle For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessed Globalknowledge using the direct measure multiple-choice questions in ACCT 3304 on the StephenvilleFort Worth and Waco campuses The faculty teaching this course assessed Global knowledgeusing the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus onlyamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN 1amp13amp10 For the historic years global wasassessed in three international business core courses - International Business InternationalFinance and International Economics An action plan developed in the Summer 2018 was for thehistoric years Based on the recommendations from the 2018 Summer Assessment a new AOLprocess was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where new mapped courses were assigned foreach discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Global assessment using this new processbegan in the 2019-2020 year For the Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global is ACCT3304 Intermediate Accounting II In the 2019-2020 current year the faculty teaching this courseassessed Global in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on all campuses using the directmeasure multiple-choice quiz and only in Fort Worth using the direct measure rubric While a fewof the historical year factor findings did not meet the COBA expectation andor were not assessedthere did not appear to be a negative trend Therefore this Action Plan will only focus on the 2019-2020 current year The rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings in aggregate forall campuses combined and in aggregate for each campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectationThe rubric (where assessed) and multiple-choice quiz findings for each factor combined and foreach campus exceeded the 75 COBA expectation No rubric findings were reported for theStephenville and Waco campusesamp13amp10amp13amp10SPRING 2020 ACTION PLAN2amp13amp10To insure the validity and reliability of our measurements faculty will develop andimplement a second measurement for this learning outcome This will be completed during the
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next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
next measurement cycleamp13amp10
Action Item 1Sample size of 3 for both Waco and FTW is toosmall on which to base meaningfulrecommendations Update In Fall 2019 thesample size in FTW increased to 11 but noaccounting students were measured at Wacoor Stephenville
Created232020
Due912020
StatusComplete
Action Item 2Faculty who teach the mapped courses willcontinue to utilize the Multiple-ChoiceQuestions to assess Global LearningOutcomes for accounting students in order toreview data trends each two-year cycle Thecourse for Global assessment utilizingmultiple-choice questions will change fromACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II toACCT 4301 Financial Accounting to betterreflect the point in the studentrsquos academiccareer where Global is expected to bemastered Faculty will discontinue using therubric as a direct assessment for Globalknowledge because the learning outcomesfrom the rubric are not specifically taught inaccounting courses
Created562020
Due912020
StatusIn Progress
171 MeasuresGlobal AssignmentOn each campusmodality students will complete a written assignment in ACCT 4301 Theassignments will be evaluated according to the sustainability matrix by faculty members usingthe faculty developed global rubric The professor of this course will report the data to theAccreditation Program Manager who will enter the data into the Assurance of LearningSystemSOURCE OF EVIDENCERubric Scored Assignments - Academic Direct
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1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
1711 TargetsTarget for the Global Learning Outcome Partially Met
TARGET 75 of students will meet or exceed expectations for each rubric line item
FINDINGS The findings show that as a group 91 to 100 of the accounting students met orexceeded expectations on each line item competency measured with the rubric andthe average score on the learning outcome was 99 However no accountingstudents were measure at Stephenville or Waco When looking at the individuallocations in which the accounting major is offered with a target of 75 accountingstudents at FTW scored 99 For the line items 91 to 100 of the accountingstudents measured in FTW met or exceeded expectations on each line itemcompetency For this learning outcome the FTW accounting students exceededexpectations but since no accounting students were measured at Stephenville orWaco the target for the global outcome was only partially met See Document ACCFall 19 AoL Results
ANALYSIS OFFINDINGS
Describe and interpret in detail both aggregate and factor findings for the currentacademic yearAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course only utilizedthe direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Fort Worth campus However thefaculty did assess Global on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses usingthe direct measure Multiple Choice Questions
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed for these courses were 11 studentsusing the Rubric from the Fort Worth campus and 48 students using the MultipleChoice Questions from all campuses
The 2019-2020 aggregate finding of 99 for the Rubric and 91 for the MultipleChoice Questions exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice questions factor findings where assessedexceeded the 75 COBA expectation as follows bull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad 100 using rubric and 100
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using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
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- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
using multiple-choice questionsbull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets 100 using rubric and 88 using multiple-choice questionsbull The costs and benefits of international trade 100 using rubric and 96 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business 91using rubric and 94 using multiple-choice questionsbull Foreign currency exchange and terminology 100 using rubric and 90 usingmultiple-choice questionsbull Differences in laws and regulation across countries 100 using rubric and 94using multiple-choice questionsbull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment 100using rubric and 83 using multiple-choice questionsbull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements 100 using rubricand 85 using multiple-choice questions
Compare and contrast both aggregate and factor findings for the current academicyear for the different campuses andor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses using the directmeasure Multiple Choice Questions However the faculty teaching this course didnot utilize the direct measure rubric in ACCT 3304 on the Stephenville and Wacocampuses
The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with the Rubric was 0 students inStephenville 0 students Online 11 students in Fort Worth and 0 students in Wacofor a total of 11 students The 2019-2020 number of students assessed with theMultiple Choice Questions was 12 students in Stephenville 0 students Online 11students in Fort Worth 0 student in Midlothian and 25 students in Waco for a totalof 48 students The Accounting degree is not offered Online or in Midlothianhowever accounting students may take some classes at either location
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The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
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Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
Tarleton State University Page 31 of 31
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
The 2019-2020 aggregate findings for the Fort Worth location of 99 assessed withthe Rubric exceeded the 75 COBA expectation The aggregate findings for alllocations assessed with the Multiple-Choice Questions exceeded the 75 COBAexpectation Stephenvillersquos aggregate finding was 95 Fort Worthrsquos aggregatefinding was 100 and Wacorsquos aggregate finding was 86
Factor Findings (Line Items)The 2019-2020 rubric and multiple-choice factor findings where assessed exceededthe 75 expectation on all campuses
Describe and interpret in detail the aggregate and factor historic assessment trendsAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle Globalassessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year Additionally amultiple-choice assessment was implemented in 2019-2020 The multiple-choiceassessment was not available in the historic years therefore only the rubric findingsare analyzed for trends
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal on the Stephenville Fort Worth and Waco campuses For the historic yearsGlobal findings were initially assessed in International Core classes and then laterfrom a variety of other voluntary courses
In the historic 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 years there were no reported Globalfindings In the historic 2017-2018 years the aggregate findings exceeded the 75COBA expectation with 84 for 18 students With the new two-year cycle Global wasnot assessed in the 2018-2019 year The 2019-2020 current year aggregate findingsof 99 for 11 students exceeded the 75 COBA expectation
Factor Findings (Line Items)In the 2017-2018 historic year and the 2019-2020 current year the factor findingsexceeded the 75 COBA expectation except one respectively as followsbull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 88 and 100
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bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
Tarleton State University Page 29 of 31
Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
Tarleton State University Page 30 of 31
Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
Tarleton State University Page 31 of 31
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 89 and 100bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 67 and 100bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 94and 91bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 83 and 100bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 89 and 100bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 83and 100bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 82 and 100
Compare and contrast aggregate and factor trends for the different campusesandor delivery modesAggregate Findings (Overall)A new AOL process was implemented in the 2018-2019 year where mapped courseswere assigned for each discipline to be assessed each two-year cycle
In the 2019-2020 current year Accounting discipline the mapped course for Global isACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II The faculty teaching this course assessedGlobal in ACCT 3304 Intermediate Accounting II on the Fort Worth campus only Forthe historic years Global findings were initially assessed in International core coursesand then later from a variety of other voluntary courses
For the Stephenville Online and Waco campuses no assessment took place in the2015-2016 2016-2017 historic years and the 2019-2020 current year For the FortWorth campus no assessment took place in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 yearsGlobal assessment using this new process began in the 2019-2020 year thereforethere are no findings on any campus for the 2018-2019 historic year
The aggregate findings in 2017-2018 historic years exceeded the 75 COBA targeton the Stephenville campus at 75 for 1 student the Online campus at 94 for 13students and the Fort Worth campus at 100 for 1 student The aggregate findingsin 2017-2018 historic years did not meet the 75 COBA target on the Waco campusfor 3 students assessed at 63 The aggregate findings in the 2019-2020 currentyear exceeded the 75 COBA target on the Fort Worth campus for 11 students
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
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Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
Tarleton State University Page 30 of 31
Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
Tarleton State University Page 31 of 31
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
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assessed at 99
Factor Findings (Line Items)For the assessed historic years and the current year the factor findings haveexceeded the 75 COBA expectation on all campuses where assessed for each yearexcept as follows
Stephenvillebull The costs and benefits of international trade of 0 for 2017-2018 year (only 1student assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 0 for 2017-2018year (only 1 student assessed)Wacobull The reasons why firms conduct business abroad of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods to enter foreignmarkets of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The costs and benefits of international trade of 33 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Political risk and exchange rate exposure inherent in international business of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull Foreign currency exchange and terminology of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only 3students assessed)bull Differences in laws and regulation across countries of 67 for 2017-2018 year (only3 students assessed)bull The cultural differences shaping the international businesses environment of 67for 2017-2018 year (only 3 students assessed)bull The roles of international organizations and trade agreements of 67 for 2017-2018year (only 3 students assessed)
Project Attachments (28)
Tarleton State University Page 29 of 31
Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
Tarleton State University Page 30 of 31
Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
Tarleton State University Page 31 of 31
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
Attachments File Size
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plans-Accountingdocx 33KB
2014 AAC Follow Up Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 33KB
2016-17 ACC Findingsxlsx 28KB
2017 GEAAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plans - Accounting BBAdocx 29KB
2018 ACC Sustainability Mapxlsx 11KB
2018 GEAAC Annual Review of Accounting BBAdocx 30KB
2018 Holistic Review ACCT Bxlsx 17KB
2020 ACC Course and Sustainability Mapxlsx 18KB
ACC 2020 Analysisdocx 195KB
ACC BBA Fall 19 AoL Resultsdocx 114KB
Accounting BBA-BS 2015 AAC Annual Review of Academic Assessment Plansdocx 34KB
Accounting BBA 2019-20 GEAAC Annual Academic Assessment Plan Reviewdocx 23KB
Accounting BBA BS 10-11pdf 93KB
Accounting BBA BS 11-12pdf 109KB
Accounting BBA BS 12-13pdf 120KB
Accounting BBA BS 13-14pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 14-15pdf 79KB
Accounting BBA BS 15-16pdf 83KB
Accounting BBA BS 16-17pdf 77KB
Tarleton State University Page 30 of 31
Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
Tarleton State University Page 31 of 31
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-
Accounting BBA BS 17-18pdf 78KB
Accounting BBA BS 18-19pdf 102KB
Accounting BBABS - Final Academic Program Assessment Rubrics 2016-17[2]docxdocx
30KB
Accounting BBABS -2016-17 GEAAC Follow Up Review of Academic AssessmentPlansdocx
31KB
Accounting Bxlsx 20KB
Accountingpdf 292KB
COBA Undergraduate Course and Sustainability Mapsxlsx 23KB
Follow Up Holistic Review Form-Accountingxlsx 19KB
Undergraduate Rubricsxlsx 43KB
Attachments File Size
Tarleton State University Page 31 of 31
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Accounting BBA 2019-2020
- 1 To promote professionalism and responsibility (COBA AoL Goal)
- 11 Oral Communication
- 12 Written Communication
- 13 Critical Thinking
- 14 Discipline Specific Knowledge
- 15 Ethics
- 16 Technology
- 17 Global
- Project Attachments
-