| Outcomes |
Data |
Results |
2002-2003 |
| All
business students will be able to identify the costs and benefits of a
global economy |
ETS
scores place all students in the 73rd percentile in international area. |
Results
were less than desired. Small work group was formed to gather more data. |
Performance
in international area will continue to be examined. |
| Economics majors will be numerically literate, and
possess strong written and oral communication skills.
|
Faculty
conversations revealed dissatisfaction with students' research skills.
Students did not sign up for an upper- level elective that focused on
research. |
Economics
Department develops a required capstone writing course for majors.
|
Capstone
writing course for majors will have to be approved by the Faculty Senate
and can then be offered Fall 2003.
|
| All economics, as well as all business majors,
should be able to use the aggregate demand/aggregate supply framework.
|
ETS
scores place all students in the 99th percentile in economics. Grading
practices between adjuncts and faculty vary widely. |
Results
were viewed as excellent. No changes in curriculum were viewed as
necessary. Economics department hired an additional full-time instructor. |
Performance
will continue to be examined.
|
| All economics, as well as all business majors,
should be able to use statistical methods for problem solving (e.g.
hypothesis testing, regression analysis). |
ETS
scores place all students in the 99th percentile in quantitative analysis.
Grading practices between adjuncts and faculty vary widely. |
Results
were viewed as excellent. No changes in curriculum were viewed as
necessary. Economics department hired an additional full-time instructor. |
Performance
will continue to be examined.
|
| All economics, as well as business majors, should
be able to use the concept of supply and demand to analyze the current
economic issues. |
ETS
scores place all students in the 99th percentile in economics. Grading
practices between adjuncts and faculty vary widely. |
Results
were viewed as excellent. No changes in curriculum were viewed as
necessary. Economics department hired an additional full-time instructor. |
Performance
will continue to be examined.
|
