Accounting (NYS CPA Track)

Program learning outcomes: What Will I Learn?

  1. Demonstrate comprehension of the principles of accounting, marketing, finance, management, and economics.
  2. Demonstrate comprehension of the legal and social environment of business.
  3. Demonstrate comprehension of the global environment of business.
  4. Apply ethical considerations to the obligations and responsibilities of business.
  5. Apply business tools to real-world situations.
  6. Employ information literacy techniques.
  7. Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
  8. Apply business concepts and functions in an integrated manner.

Evidence of Student Learning - Internal: How will the program measure what I have learned?

Program Outcome ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS – May 2010 Term to March 2011 Term 

Program Outcome 1 - Demonstrate comprehension of the principles of accounting, marketing, finance, management, and economics.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO1 – Highly Achieved
  2. 39% (8/24) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Final Exam in ACC211)for PO1 – Needs Improvement
  3. 91% (21/23) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Final Group Term Project in ECO)for PO1 – Highly Achieved
  4. 5.3 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO1 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.0 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO1 – Highly Achieved

Program Outcome 2 - Demonstrate comprehension of the legal and social environment of business.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO2 – Highly Achieved
  2. 98% (57/58) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Final Paper in BUS230) for PO2 – Highly Achieved
  3. 100% (49/49) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Module 6 Assignment- Ethics Dilemma in BUS311) for PO2 – Highly Achieved
  4. 5.5 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO2 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.1 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO2 – Highly Achieved

Program Outcome 3 - Demonstrate comprehension of the global environment of business.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO3 – Highly Achieved
  2. 86% (25/29) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Essay 4 in BUS250) for PO3 – Highly Achieved
  3. 92% (12/13) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Module 4 Discussion in ECO262)for PO3 – Highly Achieved
  4. 5.3 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO3 – Highly Achieved
  5. 4.7 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO3 – Meets Standard

Program Outcome 4 - Apply ethical considerations to the obligations and responsibilities of business.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO4 – Highly Achieved
  2. 98% (42/43) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Module 5 Assignment- Current Event 2 in BUS311)for PO4 – Highly Achieved
  3. 91% (52/57) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Ethic Issue Paper in BUS 323) for PO4 – Highly Achieved
  4. 5.6 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO4 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.2 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO4 – Highly Achieved

Program Outcome 5 - Apply business tools to real-world situations.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO5 – Highly Achieved
  2. 47% (9/19) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Midterm Exam in BUS233) for PO5 – Needs Improvement
  3. 98% (46/47) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Stock Evaluation Project in BUS350) for PO5 – Highly Achieved
  4. 5.4 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO5 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.2 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO5 – Highly Achieved

Program Outcome 6 - Employ information literacy techniques.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO6 – Highly Achieved
  2. 100% (38/38) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Individual Project in BUS 220) for PO6 – Highly Achieved
  3. 71% (17/24) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (MyStatLab Homework in BUS233) for PO6 – Meets Standard
  4. 5.2 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO6 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.1 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO6 – Highly Achieved

Program Outcome 7 - Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO7 – Highly Achieved
  2. 84% (32/38) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Module 4 Discussion in BUS220) for PO7 – Meets Standard
  3. 88% (23/26) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Essay 2 in BUS 250) for PO7 – Highly Achieved
  4. 5.3 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO7 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.2 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO7 – Highly Achieved

Program Outcome 8 - Apply business concepts and functions in an integrated manner.

  1. 100% (59/59) of the students received a 2 out of 3 or better in the final learning statement for PO8 – Highly Achieved
  2. 100% (30/30) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 1 (Final Project in BUS240)for PO8 – Highly Achieved
  3. 79% (22/28) of the students received a “B” or better in the embedded assessment 2 (Chapter 12 Quiz in BUS425) for PO8 – Meets Standard
  4. 5.4 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – Exit Survey graduate responses related to PO8 – Highly Achieved
  5. 5.3 (out of 6.0 Likert Scale, n = 22) – One-year graduate responses related to PO8 – Highly Achieved

Capstone exam RESULTS

A comprehensive capstone examination has been administered to all baccalaureate degree students at the conclusion of the BUS 495 Business Strategy since June 2008. The capstone examination consists of 100 objective questions that assess the most common and most important topics and skills within the College's baccalaureate degree business curriculum. The Center for Educational Measurement at the College maintains the examination instrument and periodically analyses the results.

From May 2010 to March 2011, the total number of students who took the exam was 249. The percentage of students that received a 60% or higher in each core concept is shown below.

  • Accounting (59.44%)
  • Economics (66.27%)
  • Management (56.63%)
  • Quantitative Business Analysis (47.70%),
  • Information Systems and Computer Application (75.90%)
  • Finance (64.20%)
  • Marketing (69.88%)
  • Legal and Social Environment (73.90%)
     

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