| Name of Program | MBA |
| Date of Report | December 10, 2019 |
| Student Learning Outcome(s) Reviewed | Assessment of Student Learning Outcome A3 (SLO A3), which is “Apply up-to-date information technologies in business decision making” |
| Assessment Methods and Descriptions | Professors teaching courses, in which a project is linked to the identified SLO, submit up to 3 projects, for which grade vary. Then, professors in the field assess the projects based on develop assessment matrix for the selected learning outcome. Independently, a survey is conducted among recent MBA graduates and current students, questions constructed from the same assessment matrix.
Information from direct assessment by professors and from perceptions of MBA graduates and students are summarized and compared.
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| Assessment Team (# and Positions. Names Not necessary) | Assessment is overseen by Aleksandr Grigoryan (Program Chair), with the participation of selected faculty, Meri Buniatyan and Anahit Sargsyan and support from the Office of Assessment and Accreditation. For direct evidence assessments, the Program Chair identified a group of Faculty to conduct the assessment. |
| Summary of Findings | When comparing results from project assessments and survey, the key observation is that average values from project assessments are systematically higher from their survey counterparts. The gap is specifically high for the component “Data processing” and conclusion and it is the smallest for the component “data sharing”. |
| Next steps | Focus group discussion on direct assessments and survey results with MBA graduates, employers and Faculty will close the loop of the SLAR exercise.
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