Assesment Plan - ADEM - UPR

University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla
Business Administration Department

Assesment Plan

Learning Assessment Plan

Purpose of the Learning Assessment Plan

Background of how it was designed and approved

The Business Administration Department at UPR-Aguadilla created a committee to develop the Assessment Plan which will later be presented to the Faculty for its approval. It was approved at a Faculty meeting the 30th of November 2006 and is in the process of being implemented with the purpose of

Ø Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching – learning method to create strategies directed to improve and strengthen the effectiveness of our programs.

Ø Evaluate whether our students are acquiring the competence necessary to have success in the professional environment.

Vision

Continue offering the best and most complete Interdisciplinary Program of Business Administration.

Mission

The Department of Business Administration offers the student, primarily in the North West area, a flexible and interdisciplinary program tempered to the technological advances that will capacitate him to be an agent of change in the administration of businesses and in the socio economic environment of Puerto Rico. Our program develops creative graduates and ethical leader who can make effective decisions in a global environment. The Faculty of the Department develops research to contribute to the well being of society.

Learning Goals

The program is designed to help the students reach the following learning goals:

· Apply team work skills

· Apply knowledge acquired in the business Administration area with a local, national and global perspective.

· Apply research, technological and communication skills in an interdisciplinary form.

· Use analyzing skills to solve problems.

· Demonstrate leadership qualities

· Decide how to act in an ethical way.

· Apply knowledge of your specialty in a work environment.

Alignment with the institutional learning goals of the UPR- Aguadilla

UPR-Aguadilla Learning Goals

ADMIN Learning Goals

Oral and written communication – Capacity to communicate effectively, in oral and written form, in Spanish, in English as a second language

Ø Apply research, technological and communications skills in an interdisciplinary form.

Mathematical computations – Substantial knowledge and competency in quantitive manipulation and interpretation.

Ø Apply research, technological and communications skills in an interdisciplinary form.

Critical thought – Capacity for critical and reflexive thought that will promote social, cultural, civic and environmental responsibility; and channel the learning process throughout his life.

Ø Apply the knowledge acquired in Business Administration with a local, national and global perspective.

Ø Apply knowledge from your area of specialty in a real work environment.

Ø Use analytical skills to solve problems.

Management and Application of technology - Competency necessary for the use of technology as a tool to create, manage and apply knowledge.

Ø Apply research, technological and communications skills in an interdisciplinary form.

Access management and the use of information – Competency needed for the search, effective management and ethical use of information.

Ø Apply research, technological and communications skills in an interdisciplinary form.

Ø Decide how to act in an ethical way.

Team work - Competency to work as a team member, decision making, problem solving and the development of a creativity and imagination.

Ø Develope team working skills

Ø Demonstrate leadership qualities.

Assessment Plan

Goal 1: Apply team work skills

Courses	Learning Level	Method of Assessment	Implementation Itinerary	Performance Criteria
ADEM 3105- Interdisciplinary Seminar	Application	Team Presentation - Rubric	1st year of studies	75% of students obtain Good or more
REHU 4428- Training and Development of Human Resources	Application	Team Presentation - Rubric	4^th year of studies	90% of students obtain Good or more
CONT 4017- Auditing of Accounts and Systems	Application	Team Presentation - Rubric	4^th year of studies	90% of students obtain Good or more
SICI 4088- Analysis, Design an Administration of Networks	Application	Team Presentation - Rubric	4^th year of studies	90% of students obtain Good or more
MERC 4007- Marketing Research	Application	Team Presentation - Rubric	4^th year of studies	90% of students obtain Good or more
FINA 4050 - Financial Markets	Application	Team Presentation - Rubric	4th year of studies	90% of students obtain Good or more

Goal 2: Apply the knowledge acquired in Business Administration with a local, national and global perspective

Courses	Learning Level	Method of Assessment	Implementation Itinerary	Performance Criteria
N/A	Application	Pre-Test	1^st semester of studies	N/A
		Post-Test	3^rd year of studies	85% of students obtain at least 80%
		MFT	Last semester of studies	70% of students obtain at least 70%

Goal 3: Apply research, technological and communications skills in an interdisciplinary form.

Courses	Learning Level	Method of Assessment	Implementation Itinerary	Performance Criteria
MERC 4007 - Marketing Research	Application	Project Presentations – Rubric	3^rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 85%
REHU 4407 - Compensation System	Application	Project Presentations – Rubric	3^rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 85%
SICI 4285 - Data Communications	Application	Project Presentations – Rubric	3^rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 85%
ADMI 3301- Entrepreneurship	Application	Project Presentations – Rubric	3rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 85%

Goal 4: Use analysis skills to solve problems

Courses

Learning Level

Method of Assessment

Implementation Itinerary

Performance Criteria

ADMI 3301- Entrepreneurship

Application

Case

3rd and 4th year of studies

80% of students obtain at

least 85%

Goal 5: Demonstrate leadership qualities

Courses

Learning Level

Method of Assessment

Implementation Itinerary

Performance Criteria

ADMI 3005- Administrative Theory

Application

Case

1^st year of studies

70% of students

obtain at least 60%

ADMI 3015 - Introduction to International Commerce

Application

Case

4^th year of studies

90% of students

obtain at least 85%


Goal 6: Decide how to act in an ethical way

Courses	Learning Level	Method of Assessment	Implementation Itinerary	Performance Criteria
FINA 4037- Investments	Evaluation	Case	3rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 90%
MERC 4036- Public Relations	Evaluation	Case	3rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 90%
SICI 4285- Data Communications	Evaluation	Case	3rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 90%
REHU 4408- Organizational Conduct	Evaluation	Case	3rd year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 90%
CONT 4017- Auditing of Accounts and Systems	Evaluation	Case	4^th year of studies	90% of students obtain at least 90%

Goal 7: Apply knowledge from your specialty area in a real work enviornmen

Courses	Learning Level	Method of Assessment	Implementation Itinerary	Performance Criteria
ADMI 4047 - Educational Experience, Internship or Practice, Special Project	Application	Evaluation by Employer	Last year of studies	95% of students obtain at least 85%

Timeline for the assessment plan:

Learning Goals	Instrument	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014
Apply team work skills	Team work Rubric	√		√		√		√
Apply knowledge acquired in the business Administration area with a local, national and global perspective.	Pre-test	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
	Post-test		√		√		√
	MFT	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Apply research, technological and communication skills in an interdisciplinary form.	Project Presentation Rubric			√	√	√	√	√
Use analyzing skills to solve problems.	Case			√		√		√
Demonstrate leadership qualities.	Case				√		√
Decide how to act in an ethical way.	Case				√		√
pply knowledge of your specialty in a work environment.	Employer evaluation		√	√	√	√	√	√

Timeline through years of studies

Learning Goals	Instrument	1st year of studies	2nd year of studies	3rd year of studies	4th year of studies
Apply team work skills	Team work Rubric	1^st semester			2^nd semester
Apply knowledge acquired in the business Administration area with a local, national and global perspective.	Pre-test	August
	Post-test			April
	MFT				December and May
Apply research, technological and communication skills in an interdisciplinary form.	Project Presentation Rubric			2^nd semester
Use analyzing skills to solve problems.	Case			2^nd semester	2^nd semester
Demonstrate leadership qualities.	Case	1^st semester			2^nd semester
Decide how to act in an ethical way.	Case			2^nd semester	2^nd semester
Apply knowledge of your specialty in a work environment.	Employer evaluation				December and May

Implementation Itinerary:

2007 – 2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

Goal 1: Apply team work skills

Goal 7: Apply knowledge in specialty area in a real work environment

Goal 3: Apply research, technological and communications skills in an interdisciplinary form.

Goal 5: Demonstrate leadership qualities

Goal 2: Apply all the knowledge acquired in the area of Business Administration with a local, national and global perspective.

Goal 4: Use analytical skills to solve problems.

Goal 6: Decide how to act in an ethical way

Approved by the Faculty:

November 30, 2006

Prepared by:

Prof. Damaris Hernández – Assessment Coordinator

Prof. Ivelisse Vega – Accreditation Coordinator

February 13, 2008