School of Business Accreditation

Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

www.acbsp.org

Paula Baxter, ABDAssistant ProfessorSchool of Businessbaxterp@sanjuancollege.edu

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About ACBSP

May 12, 1989 August 1992

Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a specialized accreditation agency for business education

January 22, 2001 Recognition from CHEA

403 educational institutions as members 297 have achieved accreditation

Emphasis: Excellence in teaching

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ACBSP Criteria

Leadership Strategic Planning Student, Stakeholder, and Market

Force Measurement, Analysis, and

Knowledge Management Faculty and Staff Focus Process Management

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What ACBSP is looking for in the Accreditation Criteria

Systematic Approach Deployment Results Improvement (learning)

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Student/Stakeholder Focused Results

Examines how well the college satisfies students and stakeholders key needs and

expectations.

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Budgetary, Financial, and Market

Does the business school receive adequate operating funds each academic year?

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Baldrige Core Values

Visionary Leadership Learning-Centered

Education Organizational and

Personal Learning Valuing Faculty, Staff,

and Partners Agility Focus on the Future

Managing for Innovation

Management by Fact Public Responsibility

and Citizenship Focus on Results and

Creating Value Systems Perspective

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Maintenance of Accreditation Periodic Reports

Quality Assurance Reports (Update/Significant Changes)

Annual (notes and conditions)

Reaffirmation (Ten Years)

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Very Important:All faculty qualifications should be validated with original transcripts, certificates, or related written documentation—which clearly states the qualification.

ACBSPFaculty Qualifications

Faculty, Qualifications, Calculations, Composition

At least 50% of the required full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty should hold either a masters and/or doctorate degree to teach at the Associate degree level.

At least 90% of the required full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty should hold either a masters, doctorate or are professionally qualified to teach at the associate degree level.

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ACBSPWhat is Masters Degree

or Higher?

Doctorate in teaching field

Juris Doctorate

MBA

Masters in teaching field

Out-of-field Masters with:

18/27 credit hours

documentation in 2 or more of the 5 professional areas

A close look at Assessment

Measuring student learning outcomes

Continual Improvement of the teaching & learning process

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ACBSP Let’s start with the facts.

Outcomes Assessment.

Using Assessment Outcomes (Results)

to Improve Student Learning

Program Outcome

Core

Program Courses

Where Skill is Taught/Assessed

Desired Results Actual Results Use of Results

Troubleshooting and thinking techniques

COSC 185: Database Management Systems

At least 80% of the students will find and correct at least 75% of the errors

Only 63% of the students found at least 75% of errors

Incorporate error correcting questions in lectures.

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Student Learning Results

Examples

Capstone performance Third-party examinations Faculty-designed examinations Professional performance Licensure examinations

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AssessmentAssessment

Survival Survival KitsKits

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ATTITUDE

Any task facing us is NOT as important as our

attitude towards it, for that determines our success or

failure.Norman Vincent Peale

ATTITUDE

Any task facing us is NOT as important as our

attitude towards it, for that determines our success or

failure.Norman Vincent Peale

Core SJC ACBSP TeamCore SJC ACBSP Team• Paula Baxter• Dr. Sam Dosumu• Connie Kelt• Murdoch Maloney• Louise Miller• Bart Womack• Mike Tacha