Example Excerpt from an Assessment Plan for a Hypothetical B.S. Program in Finance
Learning outcome #1:
Should be able to interpret and analyze financial statements to evaluate the financial health of a firm.
Department/
Program
Learning
Outcomes
1
How will this
outcome be
measured?
What is the
criteria for
success?
Group project on
financial statement
analysis in FIN
371 (Advanced
Business Finance).
At least 70% of
group projects are
scored 2 or better
on “analysis”
dimension of
presentation
grading rubric
(where a score of
3 indicates
“exemplary,” 2
indicates
“competent,” and
1 indicates
“developing”).
Questions on final
exam in FIN 371
that deal with
students’ correct
interpretation of
elements of an
actual financial
statement.
At least 70% of
students answer
final exam
questions on
financial statement
analysis correctly.
MMA Office of Institutional Effectiveness
How often
will you
collect this
information?
Every three
years during
spring
semester when
course is
offered (first
collected in
spring 2014;
will be
collected again
in spring
2017).
How and by
Who will
whom will results
collect
be interpreted?
and/or
(e.g. annually by
analyze the
faculty at
information?
department
meeting)
Course
Assessment
faculty will
results will be
provide
discussed at
results to
department
department
meeting held at
assessment
start of spring
coordinator,
term (i.e., so that
who will
any modifications
summarize
can be made for
the findings
the coming
during the
academic year).
following fall
term.
September 2016