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Basis for the decision/program commentsOrganizational DescriptionThe Center for Business Development and Community Vitality, the student and stakeholder advisory councils, and business advisory board are internal/external strengths for the School of Business.Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 1.2The embodiment of the Franciscan values into the MU mission statement assists the School of Business in educating for and honoring the values of respect, peace and justice, reverence for creating, and the Franciscan intellectual tradition.Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 2.1The four key strategic objectives--quality and continuous improvement, innovation in teaching and learning, growth and expansion, and outreach and community engagement--are in compliance with ACBSP goals and Franciscan values.Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 3.4The School of Business is now working with advisory boards to represent stakeholder interests in programs, offerings, and processes. Categories: ImprovementsVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 3.5The School of Business is enthusiastically supported by the administration and staff as was evidenced in the meetings that the team had with them on the first day of the site visit. In addition, results from the surveys conducted during the self study year corroborate this support. Categories: DeploymentVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 3.8The university has collected useful data on student and alumni satisfaction.Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 4.1Normative and formative data is collected internally and externally for learning outcomes assessment.Verified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 4.4The assessment analysis of the School of Business provides specific improvements made to its programs.Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 5.1The HR plan provided a clear breakdown of faculty composition in terms of full-time vs half-time and adjunct faculty and faculty credentials. The HR plan also clearly showed goals for new specialties as well as faculty deployment for 2017-18 and 2018-19. The School of Business has provided a strategic plan that clearly delineates a road map and assessment mechanisms to measure how well strategic objectives are being met for AY 2017-18 and 2018-19Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 5.3The School of Business provided the AQ/PQ table of faculty and the site visit team confirmed that the 70/40 ratio requirement is met.Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 5.6The School of Business is actively engaged with business and industry partners through networking both on- and off-campus, as through community wide events in the Metro Detroit area that provide internship and practicum opportunities for students Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Criterion 5.7Allocation of resources for faculty and staff development is done through the Faculty Professional Development budget, which is administered by the Faculty Professional Development Committee and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Administration. Faculty Professional Development funds are available for conference attendance, summer projects, doctoral tuition support, and related expenses. Categories: ApproachVerified: This Strength was verified on site.Opportunities for Improvement (OFI) (12)Criterion 2.2An opportunity exists to provide additional evidence as to how strategic objectives, action plans, and measurements are communicated to all stakeholders and could fortify an understanding of how performance is achieved.Categories: ApproachVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 3.2Students have opportunities to give feedback to the university. While raw data is collected, there was not clear evidence as to how it is processed. The Listen and Learn model is not currently documented with qualitative or quantitative summary data. An opportunity for improvement exists for this additional documentation and processing which could assist the School of Business in moving the assessment processes forward and assist in completing the continuous improvement process.Categories: ApproachVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 3.3New listening and learning processes have been implemented or will be in the near future; however, additional reviews could help keep the School of Business stay current with educational service needs and directions. An opportunity exists to establish desired goals or outcomes for existing processes, review the process used to collect the data, review the data itself, and determine what improvements may be needed. Improvement may be made regarding the process itself (such as the frequency a survey is administered) or the results themselves (i.e., student satisfaction is lower in a particular area).Categories: ApproachVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 3.4Because new program improvement processes are either in the developmental stage or are too new to assess, an opportunity exists to examine the processes and provide a more in-depth understanding of planning educational programs, offerings, and services; marketing, process improvements, and development of other services. Verified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 3.7Since information was available only for students, alumni and internship advisors, an opportunity exists to supply links to any data on the satisfaction of stakeholders which could enrich the School of Business's understanding of the remaining stakeholders previously identified.Categories: ApproachVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 3.8Because the number of data points is insufficient to predict any trends for three to five years, or at a minimum of three cycles, the School of Business needs to be diligent in its collection and summaries and analysis of data.Categories: ApproachVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 4.2While the required three data points were presented for the various assessments, additional time may be needed to identify improvement areas and determine if changes made have had the desired results.Categories: Results, ImprovementsVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 4.3If the degree programs were individually compared major by major with benchmarking institutions, the School of Business may have stronger and more meaningful comparative assessment results.Categories: ApproachCriterion 5.8Although the full-time business faculty are involved with full teaching loads and professional activities, it may be beneficial to find ways to allocate time for full-time faculty for their scholarly activities (e.g., research and publication).Categories: ApproachVerified: This OFI was verified on site.Criterion 6.1.4Although curriculum design beyond CPC was provided, additional documentation including Figure 6.6 to elaborate on the description may be useful for support of criterion 6.1.4.Categories: ApproachCriterion 6.1.5In addition to the narrative provided in Criterion 6.1.5, including Figure 6.6 would be helpful in demonstrating compliance with this criterion.Categories: ApproachCriterion 6.2.1Disparate information on feedback from students, stakeholders, faculty and staff is available; however, a summary of this information along with data on bench-marking and peer review data may also be helpful to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement for the business programs.
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