MBA Program Assessment Introduction
The MBA program at USU uses the top professors across the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business to teach its courses. The faculty has developed in-depth assessment methods for the courses that reflect both the approach to assessment in their home department and the nature of the MBA course. These methods include:
- Course embedded assessment against learning objectives in the six core courses.
- National Business Major Field Test (ETS) exam for assessment of overall MBA knowledge attained.
- Student assessment of progress against program learning goals, the rigor and relevance of classes taken, a career advancement portfolio indicating capabilities developed in the MBA program, and an exit survey.
- The program also tracks evidence of change and continuous improvement, and that evidence is summarized under continuous improvement.
Learning Goals and Core Courses
The six core courses and their MBA programs learning goals are described on this page.
Course Embedded Assessment
The links below will take you to the assessment documentation for each course.
National Business Major Field Test (ETS)
The following page contains MBA student performance on the Major Field Test administered by the Educational Testing Service.
MBA Student Feedback Based Assessment
Students are presented with a questionnaire at the mid-point of their MBA program. The links below presents the questionnaire that is used along with student feedback organized by course and program.
MBA Campus Part-Time Program Goals Feedback from Students
UVSC XI Students
Student Career Advancement Portfolio
Graduating students are required to prepare a career portfolio that includes their career objectives and plans, analyzes the skills they have developed in the MBA program, and discuss their future development plans. Faculty review of these portfolios provides excellent insight into the students’ experiences in the program.
A sample from an MBA student in the UVSC program, cohort XI from the Summer of 2007 is available for review.
Change and Continuous Improvement
This document describes the meetings of the MBA program committee, their reports and the progress to date in implementing changes based on earlier assessments.