Assessment Matrix
Economics and Business Economics
Bachelor of Arts Program
Key learning Outcomes
Where
assessment
will take place
Econ 205
Principles of
Macroeconomics
Assessment
Methods
Assessment
Tools/Date
Macro
Tuce20
SEA (Survey
of Economic
Attitudes)
Yes
2005-2006
Econ 206
Principles of
Microeconomics
Micro Tuce20 Yes
SEA
2005-2006
Econ 481
Senior Seminar
Research
Papers
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria)
Macro TUCE
Micro TUCE
SEA
Exit survey
Yes
2005/2006
Econ 201
Introduction to
Economics
Exams
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Econ 195
Democratic
Citizenship
Exams
Papers
Students will be introduced to the
theoretical principles of
microeconomics
Econ 406
Exams
Students will be introduced to the
theoretical principles of
macroeconomics
Econ 405
Exams
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Understand the measurement and
determination of aggregate prices
and employment, money and
banking process, fiscal policy,
monetary policy, and economic
growth
Understand forces behind economic
decision-making, marginal analysis,
consumer and producer behavior in
markets, price and output under
different market structures, input
markets, and policy analysis
Training in the core areas of
microeconomics and
macroeconomics.
Training in application of economic
models to real-world problems.
Training in econometrics and/or
forecasting and application of these
techniques to a capstone research
study.
Students will become familiar with
the many competing goals societies
face. Students will learn that
diversity exists regarding the values
people place on alternative goals,
and the tradeoffs that exist when
public policy attempts to further
these goals.
Key learning Outcomes
Students will be trained in the
application of economic principles such
as cost-benefit analysis to contemporary
local, national and global public-policy
issues in the students’ elective
coursework.
The theory and application of skills
acquired in core coursework will be
extended by fostering student creativity
and entrepreneurship. Students will
learn the professional expectations of
the discipline, as well as incorporating
the skills of related disciplines
contributing to economic knowledge
Students will be trained in specific
elective courses to combine economic
models with statistical tools to conduct
empirical analyses.
After finishing the degree, students will
be trained in human behavior, market
behavior, and the behavior of the
aggregate economy with the ability to:
 apply this set of tools in various
market opportunities
 pursue graduate work in
economics
 pursue graduate work in related
disciplines.
Where
assessment
will take
place
Econ 460
Public
Finance
Assessment
Methods
Assessment
Tools/Date
Exams
Papers
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Econ 461
State and
Local Finance
Exams
Papers
Econ 444
Internship
Supervisor
Evaluation
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Yes
Student
Report
Summary
Report
Econ 470
Forecasting
Exams
Econ 485
Econometrics
Exams
Econ 481
Exit survey
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Forthcoming
(Grading
criteria &
distribution)
Yes
Alumna
Survey
Forthcoming
Economic
Newsletter
Yes