Business school learning goals: Alignment with evidence-based models and accreditation standards
| Autor: | Timothy B. Palmer, Robert D. Costigan, Kyle E. Brink |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Medical education Evidence-based practice ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Business education 05 social sciences Learning standards 050301 education Foundation (evidence) Educational institution 0502 economics and business ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Relevance (information retrieval) Business and International Management Psychology 0503 education Curriculum 050203 business & management Accreditation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Management & Organization. 24:474-491 |
| ISSN: | 1839-3527 1833-3672 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/jmo.2017.35 |
| Popis: | Programmatic learning goals serve as the foundation for an educational institution’s curriculum design and assurance of learning processes. The purpose of our study is to determine the relevance or alignment of undergraduate business school learning goals. We identify the learning goals of US undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-International (AACSB) and determine the extent to which the goals are aligned with (a) evidence-based competencies that are needed for managerial success (including the ‘Great Eight’ and the ‘hyperdimensional taxonomy’) and (b) content areas identified in AACSB’s Eligibility Procedures and Accreditation Standards for Business Accreditation. We found that learning goals conform to AACSB Standards and evidence-based managerial competencies, but goals are most closely aligned with AACSB Standards, followed by the Great Eight, and the hyperdimensional taxonomy, respectively. We discuss the implications of our findings with respect to business schools’ assurance of learning processes and provide recommendations for AACSB, business schools, the broader academy, and future research. |
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