Mission Statement & Undergraduate Learning Goals

The College of Management Mission Statement was approved by college-wide faculty as of March 2009:

The College of Management prepares students for professional business careers in a global environment while serving as a hub of industry partnerships fostering regional economic development through education, research and outreach activities.

The College of Management prepares students in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program for professional careers in business in a global environment by achieving the following five learning goals.

Oral and written skills in communicating business-related information.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USED IN PRIMARY TRAIT ANALYSIS:

In Written Communication Our Students Will Be Able To:

• Identify and adapt to audience needs
• Have a clear purpose
• Convey an effective introduction
• Develop a sequential series of logical arguments
• Us factual support effectively and correctly
• Convey an effective conclusion
• Use proper grammar and punctuation

In Oral Communication Our Students Will Be Able To:

• Identify an adapt to audience needs
• Have a clear purpose
• Convey an effective introduction
• Develop a sequential series of logical arguments
• Use factual support effectively and correctly
• Convey an effective conclusion
• Engage the audience by using a fluent conversational style
• Integrate visual support and presentational technologies effectively

Goal 2 - Our Students Shall Have:

Quantitative and qualitative functional area knowledge and skills.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USED IN PRIMARY TRAIT ANALYSIS:

Students will make data-driven decisions demonstrating:

• knowledge of principles and techniques
• basic application to simple problems
• more advanced application to more complex problems effective decision making requiring all levels of knowledge and application

Team leadership and membership skills.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USED IN PRIMARY TRAIT ANALYSIS:

Successful students will demonstrate:

• An ability to influence others
• An ability to generate ideas
• An ability to organize comments and ideas from others into a workable plan

Goal 4 - Our Students Shall Have:

Skills in the use of information and communication technologies

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USED IN PRIMARY TRAIT ANALYSIS:

Successful students will demonstrate the ability to analyze a business problem and apply software skills to provide a technical solution using software.

Students will:

• Show an understanding of the critical issues in the problem by breaking it into sub-problems

• Demonstrate an understanding of the software features to solve the related problem
• Produce the software solution as required to solve the problem

Goal 5 - Our Students Shall Have:

Awareness of global changes affecting business and the ability to use this knowledge in business decision-making.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USED IN PRIMARY TRAIT ANALYSIS:

Successful students will:
• Compare and contrast cultural differences and how these differences affect best practice