Learning Objectives

Student Learning Goals and Objectives for Required Business Core Courses


With the input of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business National Advisory Board, the Dean's Office amended the COB's Learning Goals and Objectives. We have added specific items underneath each goal to reflect the skills and abilities we hope to instill in our students. We have also compiled a list of these learning goals with survey feedback from students and employers. This allows us to assess each goal with external date.

With input from each department head, we analyzed how each course meets one or more of these learning goals. We ranked the coverage as low, medium or high, which indicates how specifically the course content matches one or more of the objectives in the learning goals. A web page has been developed that shows how each course maps to our goals and provides links to the course descriptions. Please follow this link Coverage.

1. Each student can effectively communicate coherent and persuasive written reports and oral presentations

  • Punctuation
  • Grammar
  • Spelling
  • Succinctness
  • Persuasive
  • Oral presentation skills

2. Each student can recognize and analyze legal and ethical issues and choose appropriate actions for practical business situations

  • Recognize legal issues
  • Behaves ethically

3. Each student can correctly apply mathematical and statistical techniques appropriate for business decision making

  • Mathematical applications
  • Statistical applications

4. Each student can use contemporary information technology in business decision making

  • Word processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • Presentation software
  • Database applications
  • Information systems understanding

5. Each student understands the domestic and international economic environment in which business organizations operate

  • Understands economic environment
  • Demonstrates an international perspective

6. Each student can analyze and interpret an organization's financial information as a basis for decision making

  • Interpret financial information
  • Financial decision making

7. Each student can make appropriate decisions in the creation of value through production and marketing of goods and services

  • Understands production issues
  • Understands marketing issues

8. Each student can demonstrate an understanding of individual and group dynamics in organizations, including team building and collaborative behavior in the accomplishment of tasks

  • Group collaboration skills
  • Leadership potential

9. Each student can conceptualize complex business issues, apply analysis to identify plausible solutions, and communicate findings

  • Understand complex business issues
  • Uses analysis to solve problems