Archived Assessment Report
| Program | Business Administration AAS Degree: Entrepreneurship |
| Assessment Reporter | [email protected] |
| Theme | Practicing Community |
| Review Year | 2024-2025 - Final Report |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of the business environment. | Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the components of a business environment. |
| 2. Conduct marketing research and feasibility assessment. | Students will be able to conduct marketing research and feasibility assessments with a business environment. |
| 3. Develop a complete business plan. | Students will be able to develop a complete business plan that applies to a business environment. |
| 4. Identify and understand the different legal forms of business ownership. | Students will be able to identify and understand different legal forms of business ownership. |
| 5. Explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business. | Students will be able to explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business in a community and/or a business environment. |
| 6. Use software for financial decision making and accounting transactions. | Students will be able to use software for financial decisions making and accounting transactions in a community and/or a business environment. |
| 7. Organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing. | Students will be able to organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing within a community and/or a business environment. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population or Courses Assessed | Hypothetical Analysis/Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of the business environment. | Business Plan | ENTR 1110 | ENTR 1110: 71% of students achieving 71% or higher on the Business Plan |
| 2. Conduct marketing research and feasibility assessment. | Business Plan | MKTG 2110 | MKTG 2110: 71% of all students achieving 71% or higher on the Marketing Business Plan |
| 3. Develop a complete business plan. | Business Plan | ENTR 2110 | 71% of students achieve 71% or higher on the Business Plan Project. |
| 4. Identify and understand the different legal forms of business ownership. | Business Plan | ENTR 2110 | 71% of students achieve 71% or higher on the Business Plan Project. |
| 5. Explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business. | Business Pan | ENTR 2110 | 71% of students achieve 71% or higher on the Business Plan Project. |
| 6. Use software for financial decision making and accounting transactions. | Final Exam | ACCT 2120 | 71% of all students achieving 71% or higher on the Acct 2120 common final exam |
| 7. Organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing. | Portfolio | BUSA 2999 | BUSA 2999: 71% of all students achieving 71% or higher on the Portfolio assignment |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Summary of Results | Reflection on Focus Area | Intepretation of Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of the business environment. | ENTR 1110 77% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Feasibility Study | Students are able to demonstrate knowledge of the components of a business environment | Goal Met Improved from 2023 Results when goal was not met |
| 2. Conduct marketing research and feasibility assessment. | MKTG 2110 80% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Marketing Plan | Students are able to conduct marketing research and feasibility assessments with a business environment | Goal Met Improved from 2023 results when goal was not met! |
| 3. Develop a complete business plan. | ENTR 2110 85% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Business Plan | Students developed a complete business plan that applies to a business environment | Goal Met! |
| 4. Identify and understand the different legal forms of business ownership. | ENTR 2110 85% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Business Plan | Students identified and understood different legal forms of business ownership | Goal Met! |
| 5. Explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business. | ENTR 2110 85% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Business Plan | Students explained government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business in a community and/or a business environment | Goal Met! |
| 6. Use software for financial decision making and accounting transactions. | ACCT 2110 84 % of all students achieved 71% or higher on the final exam | Students are able to use software for financial decisions making and accounting transactions in a community and/or a business environment | Goal Met |
| 7. Organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing. | BUSA 2999 100% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Portfolio Project | Students are able to organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing within a community and/or a business environment | Goal Met |
| 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of the business environment. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | BHT is updating the PLOs for this program |
| Type of Change |
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| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes - the tools used will be better connected to the updated PLOs |
| What data motivated the change? | PLOs are disconnected and not as valuable as the y could be |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | They will make the data more valuable for BHT faculty |
| 2. Conduct marketing research and feasibility assessment. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | BHT is updating the PLOs for this program |
| Type of Change | |
| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes - the tools used will be better connected to the updated PLOs |
| What data motivated the change? | PLOs are disconnected and not as valuable as the y could be |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | They will make the data more valuable for BHT faculty |
| 3. Develop a complete business plan. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | BHT is updating the PLOs for this program |
| Type of Change |
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| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes - the tools used will be better connected to the updated PLOs |
| What data motivated the change? | PLOs are disconnected and not as valuable as the y could be |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | They will make the data more valuable for BHT faculty |
| 4. Identify and understand the different legal forms of business ownership. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | BHT is updating the PLOs for this program |
| Type of Change |
|
| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes - the tools used will be better connected to the updated PLOs |
| What data motivated the change? | PLOs are disconnected and not as valuable as they could be |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | They will make the data more valuable for BHT faculty |
| 5. Explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | BHT is updating the PLOs for this program |
| Type of Change |
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| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes - the tools used will be better connected to the updated PLOs |
| What data motivated the change? | PLOs are disconnected and not as valuable as they could be |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | They will make the data more valuable for BHT faculty |
| 6. Use software for financial decision making and accounting transactions. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | No Changes |
| Type of Change | |
| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | No Changes |
| What data motivated the change? | No Changes |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | No Changes |
| 7. Organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | BHT is updating the PLOs for this program |
| Type of Change |
|
| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes - the tools used will be better connected to the updated PLOs |
| What data motivated the change? | PLOs are disconnected and not as valuable as they could be |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | They will make the data more valuable for BHT faculty |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population of Courses Assessed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of the business environment. | Final Project | ENTR 1110 |
| 2. Conduct marketing research and feasibility assessment. | Business Plan | MKTG 2110 |
| 3. Develop a complete business plan. | Business Plan | ENTR 2110 |
| 4. Identify and understand the different legal forms of business ownership. | To Be Determined | ENTR 2110 |
| 5. Explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business. | Business Plan | ENTR 2110 |
| 6. Use software for financial decision making and accounting transactions. | National Test | ACCT 2110 |
| 7. Organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing. | Capstone Portfolio | BUSA 2999 |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Summary of Second Round Results | Intepretation of Results, Pre- and Post-Change | Follow up questions, possible next steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of the business environment. | ENTR 1110 77% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Feasibility Study | PLOs are being updated to improve the value of the data being assessed | |
| 2. Conduct marketing research and feasibility assessment. | MKTG 2110 80% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Marketing Plan | PLOs are being updated to improve the value of the data being assessed | |
| 3. Develop a complete business plan. | ENTR 2110 85% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Business Plan | PLOs are being updated to improve the value of the data being assessed | |
| 4. Identify and understand the different legal forms of business ownership. | ENTR 2110 85% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Business Plan | PLOs are being updated to improve the value of the data being assessed | |
| 5. Explain government regulations, registrations and reporting and compliance requirements impacting business. | ENTR 2110 85% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Business Plan | PLOs are being updated to improve the value of the data being assessed | |
| 6. Use software for financial decision making and accounting transactions. | ACCT 2110 84 % of all students achieved 71% or higher on the final exam | no changes | |
| 7. Organize and express ideas clearly orally and in writing. | BUSA 2999 100% of all students achieved 71% or higher on the Portfolio Project | PLOs are being updated to improve the value of the data being assessed |
Describe any change in student achievement observed as part of this assessment process, and what led to those changes.
The results were in the same general ballpark of achievement - validating the need to update the link between PLOs and Student Learning Objectives. In the future, we may need to look at/think about raising the bar on the level of the desired achievement levels
Describe long-term changes in the program(s) that the assessment process led to, and what motivated those changes?
Yes - BHT Business Administration is updating the PLOs for every program to improve the value of the data being collected. This will improve the link between the Program Outcomes and the Course Learning Outcomes with Bloom's Taxonomy being better applied in an active learning way.
What did you learn about the teaching and learning of "Practicing Community" in your programs?
We needed to start the long overdue process of improving out PLOs for each degree and certificate to ensure they have a more practical "flavor" to help address the needs of the local business community (as addressed in Advisory Council meetings.
Describe any external factors affecting the program or affecting assessment of the program.
As faculty becomes more knowledgeable about Artificial Intelligence, the classroom and assignments will adapt to the new technology better, but this should improve students' interest and achievement levels based on higher degree of curiosity.
Internships continue to be an interest in the Advisory Council meetings, so the more practical we make our PLOs the better for the inherent needs of the local business community.