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View Graphical Outline of Our Assurance of Learning Program Here are 10 things that you should know about our Assurance of Learning program at UAB School of Business: 1.What is Assurance of Learning? 2. How does this AoL program benefit our students? 3. Is the Assurance of Learning (AoL) program required for accreditation? 4. What do the AACSB standards require us to do in our AoL program? 5. What do we actually measure to assess student learning? 6. What are the learning goals and objectives for the undergraduate degrees in Business at UAB? 7. What are the learning goals and objectives for the MBA program? 8a. Since our Accounting program is separately accredited by AACSB, what are the learning goals and objectives for this program? 8b. What are the learning goals and objectives for the MAc program? 9. What documentation do you maintain for your AoL program? 10. Are there different learning outcomes for SACS accreditation? 1. What is Assurance of Learning? Assurance of Learning (AoL) or Learning Outcomes Assessment (LOA) is the systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development. The goal for these assessments is to achieve continuous improvement in student learning and achievement. top of page 2. How does this AoL program benefit our students? To achieve our learning objectives, we must deploy high quality teachers in the classrooms and this benefits students directly. Also, we assess students in order to assure ourselves that students are learning. We enhance student success by continuously finding innovative ways to improve student learning and achievement. top of page 3. Is the Assurance of Learning (AoL) program required for accreditation? Yes. AoL is a major requirement for accreditation by both the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). top of page 4. What do the AACSB standards require us to do in our AoL program? AACSB Standards 15 and 16 sets guidelines for AoL programs whereby “the school uses a well documented, systematic process to develop, monitor, evaluate and revise the substance and delivery of the curricula of degree programs and to assess the impact of the curricula on learning.” top of page 5. What do we actually measure to assess student learning? AACSB requires the use of direct (course‐embedded) measures rather than the use of surveys (indirect measures). Direct measures can be objective tests or other demonstrations of the mastery of skills, knowledge and abilities in the general curriculum or business‐specific areas. For course‐embedded measures, the work of individual students (not student teams) is to be used to assess student outcomes,. (Exception: assessing “teamwork” as a learning goal). A student’s course grade is not sufficient to measure achievement of the specific learning goal and program objectives. top of page 6. What are the learning goals and objectives for the undergraduate degrees in Business at UAB? Here is a list of the learning goals, objectives, measures and courses where they are being assessed:
7. What are the learning goals and objectives for the MBA program? Here is a list of the 8learning goals, objectives, measures and courses where they are being assessed:
8a. Since our Accounting program is separately accredited by AACSB, what are the learning goals and objectives for this program? For the B.S. in Accounting, here are the learning goals, objectives, measures and courses where they are being assessed:
8b. What are the learning goals and objectives for the MAc program? For the Mac program, here are the learning goals, objectives, measures and courses where they are assessed:
9. What documentation do you maintain for your AoL program? AACSB requires us to keep the following documentation: Copies of instruments, course‐imbedded assignments, scoring grids or rubrics, summary of data and analyses, sample of student products used, documentation that data was used, and documentation of curricula actions that were taken based on assessment results. top of page 10. Are there different learning outcomes for SACS accreditation? Yes, in addition to the learning goals that we use for AACSB accreditation, we also have learning outcomes to assess competency in each of the undergraduate majors. Here, we are assessing specialized skills, knowledge and abilities that students should master for employment in each discipline. Specifically, we are assessing each student’s ability to understand and apply key concepts, strategies and techniques in their chosen major. These assessments are done in an upper level or capstone course for each major. top of page |