Review Assessment Report
Part 1: Contact & Program Identification
| Report Year and Contact Information | ||
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| Academic Year | Modified By | Date Modified |
| 2020-2021 | [email protected] | 2021-11-10T22:07:36.717Z |
| School | Name of Program | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| BIT | Bookkeeping Certificate | BCIS 1110,ACCT 2170,ACCT 1150,ACCT 2110,ACCT 2120,BUSA 1110,BCIS 2217,ACCT 1135,BUSA 1130 |
Part 2: Program Summary
| Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program |
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Steady increase in both graduate awards and declared majors for the Bookkeeping Certificate over the last three academic years. |
Part 3: Data Review
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10 | 52 | 58 | 62 |
| Number of declared majors | 27 | 33 | 42 |
| Average Class Size | 23.2 | 21.5 | 20.2 |
| Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%) | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above | 77% | 76% | 72% |
| Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year | 78% | 73% | 73% |
| Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools | 10% | 10% | n/a |
| Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section | 46% | 55% | 57% |
| Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above |
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All targets met. |
Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis
| Learning Outcome | Population or Course(s) Assessed | Description | Summary of Assessment Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Identify, analyze and record business transactions. | Acct 1135, Accounting Applications | Target: 75% of students will receive a score of 75% or higher on the Acct 1135 common final exam.
Result: Target met. 79.03% of students received a score of 75% or higher on the Acct 1135 common final exam. The average grade on the common final exam was 86.74%. | |
| 3. Apply accounting knowledge in internship/cooperative education setting or simulated business situation | Acct 2995 Accounting Cooperative/2998 Accounting Internship or Acct 1150, Quickbooks | Target: Students will average 71% or higher on the Acct 1150 common final exam.
Result: Target met. The average score on the Acct 1150 common final exam was 83.71%. The average score on the Quickbooks common final exam for the 2019/2020 academic year was 76.81%. | |
| 2. Prepare common accounting documents, such as bank reconciliations. | Acct 1135, Accounting Applications | Target: 75% of students will receive a score of 75% or higher on the bank reconciliation problem on the Acct 1135 common final exam.
Results: Target not met. 72.27% of students received a score of 75% or higher on the bank reconciliation problem on the Acct 1135 common final exam. The average grade on this bank reconciliation problem was 82.11%. |
| Interpretation of Assessment findings |
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Learning Outcome #1: In comparison to the prior academic year's results, there was a 2.52% decrease in the percentage of students receiving a score of 75% or higher on the Acct 1135 common final exam, but a 3.01% increase in the average final exam grade.
Learning Outcome #2: In comparison to the prior academic year's results, there was a less than 1% decrease in the percentage of students receiving a score of 75% or higher on the bank reconciliation problem on the Acct 1135 common final exam, but a 2.76% increase in the average score on the bank reconciliation problem. The Acct 1135 course team will meet to discuss what possibly is causing this downward trend in both the common final exam and in this bank reconciliation problem.
Learning Outcome #3: In comparison to the prior academic years', results, there has been a steady improvement of the average Acct 1150 common final exam score over the last 3 academic years. The 1150 course team will continue to monitor these results. |
Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)
| Upcoming Year | Changes Planned for the upcoming year | Data Motivating this change |
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| 2021-2022 | ||
| 2021-2022 | ||
| 2021-2022 |