Archived Assessment Report
| Program | Business Administration AAS Degree: Entrepreneurship |
| Assessment Reporter | [email protected] |
| Theme | Practicing Community |
| Review Year | 2024-2025 - Midpoint 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 |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population of Courses Assessed |
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| 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 |
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