Nicole Tarr
AAAT Meeting, April 2015
Context
AoL process
Continuous improvement initiatives to solve
challenges
Undergraduate programs
Pre – Accounting, Business, Economics
BS – Accounting, Economics
BSBA – Finance, International Business,
Management, Management Information
Systems, Marketing, Operations and
Supply Chain Management
Graduate programs
Master of Accountancy
Master of Business Administration
MS in Economics
MS in Math Finance
PhD in Business with a major in Finance
MBA in Global Business & Strategy
(Monterrey, Mexico), Dual-degree MS in
Economics (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Certificate programs
Business Foundations
MBA Plus Post-Master’s
Real Estate Finance and Development
Interdisciplinary programs
Graduate Certificate in DSBA
PSM in DSBA
PhD in Org Science
PFS
General Education
2000
1750
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
0
2010
2011
Pre
2012
Undergraduate
2013
Graduate
2014
Southern Associate of Colleges and Schools
(SACS)
10-year accreditation cycle
Assess undergraduate majors, graduate programs,
certificates, PFS, general education
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business
5-year accreditation cycle
Assess degree programs
Assess
Faculty conduct data
collection
Implement
Faculty teaching
course where
assessment occurs
implement proposed
changes
Review
Faculty committees
review data, identify
plans for
improvement
Report
Dept Chair/ Program
Director report
results
Semester
Program and course
enrollment
Faculty evaluation of
teaching
Annual
AoL data
SLO reports
Ongoing
Graduation, retention rates
Student satisfaction
Freshman/transfer
enrollment rates
SCPD, Advising Center
Curriculum review
Meeting multiple expectations with multiple
accreditation bodies
Lots to assess
Validity
Interdisciplinary programs
Growth
2011 – created staff position
Initially began as role for coordinating AoL activities
Initiate data collection, facilitate CTL, draft reports
Grown to include SACS reporting, curriculum
development, and program redesigns
SACS change prospectus
SLO plans for new programs
PFS
Program and curriculum reviews
Learning Goals
1. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of important terminology used in the real estate industry.
MSRE
6158
Fall
MSRE
6159
Fall
MSRE
6120
Spring
X
X
X
1a. Students will demonstrate knowledge of commercial mortgage structures, contractual terms, and underwriting standards.
X
1b. Students will demonstrate knowledge of terminology and metrics used in the real estate valuation process.
X
1c. Students will demonstrate knowledge of terminology and metrics used to evaluate the strength of a real estate market.
2a. Students will demonstrate the ability to estimate the value of stabilized real estate assets.
X
X
X
X
X
2b. Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate the financial performance of real estate development projects.
X
2c. Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate lease structures.
X
2d. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply computer and software skills necessary to analyze development projects.
2e. Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate alternative mortgage structures.
X
X
3. Students will demonstrate the ability to use market analysis techniques to evaluate investments in different locations.
X
3a. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the spatial, demographic, and economic factors that influence real estate markets.
X
3b. Students will demonstrate the ability to estimate tenant demand for different types of real estate assets over time.
X
3c. Students will demonstrate knowledge of interactions between the space market and capital market that drive real estate markets.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate information about real estate investment opportunities.
4a. Students will demonstrate the ability to succinctly convey information about the financial performance of real estate investments.
4b. Students will demonstrate the ability to articulate the legal structure of real estate investment opportunities.
4c. Students will demonstrate the ability to discus the social, economic, and political factors influencing real estate projects.
MSRE
6999
Sum
X
1d. Students will demonstrate knowledge of legal interests in real estate, essential elements of real estate contracts, lease provisions, and sources of legal authority to
regulate the use of land.
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to use financial analysis techniques to evaluate complex real estate transactions.
MSRE
6238
Spring
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
2013 – began conducting assessment of
different degrees and programs in alternating
years
Reduce assessment burden
More meaningful changes
OSCM Major – OPER 3204
MBA Program – sustainability
Accounting – global awareness
Challenges
Conducting assessment across multiple sections
Different faculty teaching across years
Solutions
Instrument repository
Developing rubrics
Provide more individualized guidance
Moodle site
DSBA Program
Facilitate AoL, participate in
CTL, draft report
Work with program leaders
Org Science Program
Maintain copies of SLO
reports, faculty credentials
General Education, PFS
Programs
Facilitate AoL, participate in
CTL, report out
Unplanned
Program, course matrices
Representative samples
Planned
Tried to be smart about
where we put our
resources
Conduct needs analysis
Strategic programming
Are we meeting our SLOs?
Is this consistent with our mission?
Improve instruments and rubrics