Sinclair Community College
Program/Department Annual Update
2007-08
Program : Accounting Instruction
Chairperson: Rick Andrews
Dean: Sue Merrell
Date: 2/11/08
Program outcome(s) for which data were collected during 06-07:
(Note: Outcome(s) listed on Program Outcomes Assessment Plan document located at Provost website:
http://www.sinclair.edu/administrative/vpi/pdreview/index.cfm)
ACC235 – Effective verbal communication
Demonstrate effective verbal and communication in a business setting
Audit Project
ACC201 – Interpret financial statements
Prepare and interpret financial statements
FS Pretest vs. Posttest
Program outcome(s) for which data are being collected this year (07-08):
(Note: Outcome(s) listed on Program Outcomes Assessment Plan document located at Provost website:
http://www.sinclair.edu/administrative/vpi/pdreview/index.cfm)
ACC212 - Mathematical skills
Apply mathematical skills to formulate and solve problems.
ACC125 - Personal computer operations
Demonstrate proficiency in personal computer operations and applications.
Directions and Examples:
This annual update has been designed so that a on-page program review update is provided by each department on an annual basis, in
conjunction with the Departmental Program Review process.
The program outcome(s) that were identified by department chairs as being those under study for 2006-07 and 2007-08. For the outcome that
was under study in 06-07, specific data should by now have been collected, studied and perhaps acted upon. Please note the following schedule:
Accounting Program
Outcomes
06-07
07-08
08-09
1) Effective verbal communication
Demonstrate effective verbal and
written communication in a business
setting.
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC235 (IPR
Survey)
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Document
improvements
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC212 &
ACC203
2) Mathematical skills
Apply mathematical skills to
formulate and solve problems.
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC235 &
ACC240
3) General business knowledge
Describe and apply general business
knowledge and skills..
09-10
Document
improvements
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC235 (IPR
Survey)
4) Human creativity
Develop an understanding of human
creativity and its relation to society.
5) Financial accounting,
managerial accounting, etc.
Apply the principles of financial
accounting, managerial accounting,
cost accounting, and tax accounting.
6) Interpret financial statements
Prepare and interpret financial
statements.
7) Personal computer operations
Demonstrate proficiency in personal
computer operations and
applications.
8) Analytical problem-solving
methods
Demonstrate ability to use analytical
problem-solving methods.
10-11
Document
improvements
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC212 &
ACC203
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC201ACC203
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC125 &
ACC240
Document
improvements
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Direct measure
data are collected
ACC212
&ACC203
Document
improvements
Direct measure
data are analyzed
Document
improvements
Please list noteworthy changes in the data set from last year:
 Average Class Size increase 4.7% from fall 2006 (17.1 ACS) to fall 2007 (17.9 ACS)
 Full Time Equivalent increase 41.2% from fall 2006 (174.3 FTE) to fall 2007 (246.1 FTE)
 Increase of 63 FTE’s from Principles of Accounting coincides with receiving TAG (Transfer Assurance Guide)
status from state
Please list the actions and/or improvement priorities underway from the most recent program review
recommendations:
 Evaluate opportunities for CPA review certificate
 Increased focus on Tech Prep efforts
Program outcome(s)--data collected for 06-07
 Collected data from ACC235 Audit Project (PO# 1)
 Collected data from ACC201 Pretest and compared to test covering financial statements in ACC201 (PO# 6)
How have you analyzed the data collected? What did you find? Describe the results obtained.
 Data from ACC235 (CPA simulation project) was inconclusive in determining communication in the business
setting. Case analysis project requiring additional writing and data analysis skills has been implemented this year.
 Data from ACC201 financial statement pretest revealed students entering ACC201 did not have sufficient
understanding the relationship between the different statements. Additional financial statement labs have been
incorporated into ACC125 a prerequisite to the ACC201 class.
Program outcome(s)—data collected for 07-08
For the outcome(s) currently under study (for 07-08 outcomes), what evidence and process do you plan to use to
determine the extent to which this/these program outcome(s) have been met?
 Collect data from ACC212 Mathematical skills - Apply mathematical skills to formulate and solve problems.
 Collected data from ACC125 Personal computer operations - Demonstrate proficiency in personal computer
operations and applications.
Note: Next year, you will be asked to describe the analysis (07-08 outcomes), and actions/improvements underway (0607 outcomes).
General Education - Describe any general education changes/improvements in your program/department during this past
academic year (06-07).
 No changes made