Lead The College In Appropriate Strategic Planning And Management
The business world is dynamic and ever-changing. Business education must be also. The College of Business Administration will provide the appropriate leadership, planning and strategic management to maintain the college's relevance in the education of future business leaders.
Objective
External Funding
Indicator
Amount Of Non-state Funding
COBA will pursue additional external/Non-state funds for unrestricted purposes and scholarships.
Criterion
External Funding
COBA will obtain at least $2,000,000 in non-state funding through various development efforts.
Finding
External Funding
COBA obtained $1,264,674 in outside funding for FY 2007.
Action
Non-State Funding
Continue to identify and contact sources of support. Monitor university capital campaign and COBA fund-raising activities.
Objective
The College's Image
Enhance the College's image and its impact on its stakeholders.
Indicator
AACSB International Accreditation
Criterion
Maintain AACSB Accreditation
Monitor and maintain compliance as demonstrated in COBA's Annual Reports.
Finding
AACSB Accreditation Maintenance
Completed the annual review and Annual Report required for AACSB. Two departments did not meet the AQ/PQ requirements.
Indicator
College Image Enhancement Events/Programs
COBA will attend and initiate events to enhance exposure of the College to stakeholders
Criterion
Increase the Quantity and Quality of Public Relations Events
The College of Business Administration will increase the quantity and quality of public relations events that enhance the College''s image.
Finding
Public Relation Events
COBA was promoted through the following events: The Inaugural COBA Hall of Honor; Business Week Cover Program; COBA Pride Newsletter (2 editions); Journal of Business Strategies; Brochures promoting the College, banking program, Human Resource Management, PGA/PGM program, Smith-Hutson scholarship program; COBA Annual Report; COBA Academic Awards Program; Executive-in-Residence Program; Booth at HR Symposium; Saturdays at Sam; attendance at alumni events.
Indicator
Participation At Professional Meetings
Faculty will attend and present at professional conferences and meetings to enhance the college's image.
Criterion
Number of Faculty Presentations at Professional Meetings
COBA Faculty will present at least 100 papers at professional meetings.
Finding
Number of Faculty Presentations
105 papers were presented at professional meetings in 2006 by COBA faculty members.
Indicator
COBA Career Fair
The College of Business will hold a career fair each spring to attract employers to recruit COBA students for internships and employment.
Criterion
Companies Represented at COBA Career Fair
At least 50 companies will participate in the COBA Career Fair.
Finding
Participation at COBA Career Fair
56 companies were represented at the COBA Career Fair in Spring 2007 up from 52 companies in the Spring 2006.
Action
Participation at COBA Career Fair
Determine avenues for increasing the number of companies participating in the COBA Career Fair.
Action
AACSB Accreditation
Continue to annually monitor accreditation requirements and prepare Annual Reports required by AACSB International. As part of this process faculty composition will be addressed to assure compliance with AQ/PQ requirements.
Action
Public Relations Events
COBA will continue to expand and improve the quality of programs/events that enhance the image of the College. Each of the departments will publish a newsletter.
Action
Number of Faculty Presentations
COBA will fund additional travel to professional meetings to increase the number of presentations to 120. COBA faculty will be encouraged to seek offices in regional, national, and international professional organizations.
Objective
Appropriate Strategic Planning
Identify the necessary resources to accommodate expected growth.
Indicator
Strategic Plan
COBA in concert with the Strategic Management Advisory Committee will meet and produce a strategic plan.
Criterion
Strategic Plan
A written strategic plan is developed for 2007 - 2008.
Finding
Strategic Plan
A strategic plan for the College of Business Administation was developed based on the input of the Strategic Management Advisory Committee and published in the Annual Report.
Action
Strategic Plan
COBA will attempt to improve and expand its strategic planning process to include more long term needs.
Goal
Recruit, Develop, Retain, And Graduate Quality Students
Students are not merely inputs or outputs of the educational process. Without students no university would exist. The College of Business Administration will endeavor to recruit, develop, retain, and graduate business students of sufficient quality to reflect the College's AACSB International accreditation.
Objective
Placement Of Graduates
The quality of our graduates and programs is reflected in our graduates' success in locating employment.
Indicator
Employment
Percentage of graduating seniors who indicate they have secured employment on the EBI Undergraduate Business Exit Assessment.
Criterion
Employment
At least 30% of graduating seniors responding to the EBI survey will have secured employment.
Finding
Employment
32% of the graduating seniors responding to the EBI Undergraduate Business Exit Assessment indicated that they had been offered a position and accepted.
Indicator
COBA Career Fair
The College of Business will hold a career fair each spring to attract employers to recruit COBA students for internships and employment.
Criterion
Companies Represented at COBA Career Fair
At least 50 companies will participate in the COBA Career Fair.
Finding
Participation at COBA Career Fair
56 companies were represented at the COBA Career Fair in Spring 2007 up from 52 companies in the Spring 2006.
Action
COBA Career Fair
Determine avenues for increasing the number of companies participating in the COBA Career Fair
Action
Placement of Graduates
The College of Business Administration will explore the possibility of establishing a more formal career advising center to encourage and assist students/graduates in seeking employment opportunities.
Objective
Incoming Students
Higher quality students allows for a richer educational experience. COBA will seek to increase the quality of incoming students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Indicator
Incoming Students
Review and modify, as appropriate, the requirements for enrollment in upper-division business courses.
Criterion
Incoming Students
The College of Business Administration will review requirements for enrollment in upper-division business courses and consider modifying those requirements.
Finding
Incoming Students
The College of Business Administration reviewed requirements for enrollment in upper-division business courses and is considering modifying those requirements.
Action
Incoming Students
The College of Business Administration will continue to review and revise as necessary the requirements for enrollment in upper-division business courses.
Objective
Student Retention
Ensure students have the support for the successful and timely completion of their academic program as well as supporting the University's retention efforts.
Indicator
Student Intervention
Provide a proactive approach to helping students succeed.
Criterion
Tutoring Programs
Tutoring is made available by our College for 60% of business core classes.
Finding
Tutoring Programs
In 2006 - 2007 tutoring was made available for the following seven (50%) business core classes: ACC 231, ACC 232, ECO 233, ECO 234, BAN 232, BAN 363, and FIN 367.
Criterion
First Alert Program
COBA faculty members will refer failing students to the First Alert Program in the SAM Center.
Finding
First Alert Program
COBA faculty referred 198 students to the Sam Center under the First Alert Program.
Criterion
MAP Referrals
All suspended students who are 15 or more grade points deficient and are readmitted on probation will be referred to the MAP program in the SAM Center.
Finding
MAP Program
During the 2006 - 2007 academic year the College of Business Administration referred 43 students to the MAP Program in the SAM Center. This was not all of the business students who had been readmitted on probation.
Action
First Alert Program
The College of Business Administration will continue to encourage faculty to refer students with academic/attendance issues to the SAM Center through the First Alert Program.
Action
MAP Program
The Dean''s Office in the College of Business Administration will attempt to refer all students who are readmitted on probation with a grade point deficiency of 15 or more to the Sam Center''s MAP Program.
Action
Tutoring Programs
The College of Business Administration will attempt to provide more tutoring opportunities, especially in the business core, for students who are experiencing academic difficulties in those classes.
Goal
Provide Quality Academic Programs
The College of Business Administration will provide quality academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These programs will reflect the mission of the College and the Quality of an AACSB International accredited program.
Objective
Relevant Curriculum
COBA academic programs will maintain a curriculum relevant to today??????s business environment.
Indicator
Curriculum Review
Departments and degree programs in COBA will be regularly reviewed by appropriate faculty committees.
Criterion
Curriculum Review
Each department in COBA will provide the Dean''s Office with a copy of the proceedings of meetings of the various departmental curriculum committees.
Finding
Curriculum Review
The Dean''''s Office was provided with results of meetings of the curriculum committees of the departments in the College of Business Administration.
Indicator
Curriculum Review
Departmental curriculum reports will be submitted to the College Curriculum Committee.
Criterion
Curriculum Review
Each department in COBA will provide the Dean''s Office with a copy of the proceedings of meetings of the various departmental curriculum committees.
Finding
Curriculum Review
Curriculum Committees in the departments in the College of Business Administration submitted reports to the College Curriculum Committee
Action
Relevent Curriculum
The College of Business Administration will continue to review all programs and individual curricula each year during the spring and summer semester in preparation for the reports required during the fall semesters. Minutes of committee meetings and a Curriculum Report will be provided by each department.
Goal
Seek And Maintain Appropriate Mission-Driven Faculty
The College of Business Administration will maintain a faculty appropriate for the mission of the College. This faculty will reflect the fact that the College is accredited by AACSB International.
Objective
Faculty Composition
The composition of the college??????s faculty will reflect the mission of the college and be sufficient to maintain AACSB International accreditation.
Indicator
Academically And Professionally Qualified Faculty
Percent of classes taught by Academically Qualified and by both Academically Qualified and Professionally Qualified faculty.
Criterion
Academically Qualified faculty
Fifty percent of all classes must be taught by Academically Qualified faculty.
Finding
Academically Qualified Faculty
For each semester during the 2006 -- 2007 academic year Academically Qualified faculty taught over 50% of the classes (62.24% Fall 2006, 61.73% Spring 2007, 68.87% Summer 2007)
Criterion
Academically and Professionally Qualified faculty
Ninety percent of all classes must be taught by Academically or Professionally Qualified faculty.
Finding
Academically and Professionally Qualified Faculty
For each semester during the 2006 -- 2007 academic year Academically and Professionally Qualified faculty taught slightly less than 90% of the classes (87.51% Fall 2006, 84.83% Spring 2007, 87.68% Summer 2007 with Summer Session 1 being 93.46%)
Action
Academically Qualified Faculty
New faculty members who are Academically Qualified were hired.
Action
Academically and Professionally Qualified Faculty:
Faculty who are not Professionally Qualified were instructed to take measures to improve their qualifications utilizing one or more of the options available in the list of items determining Professional Qualification.
Objective
Teaching, Research And Service Expectations
COBA faculty will meet or exceed expectations related to teaching, research, and service.
Indicator
Effective Teacher
Effective teaching will be determined by acceptable scores on the IDEA and FES teaching evaluations. COBA departments will define and measure effective teaching using IDEA and FES scores.
Criterion
Effective Teacher
All four departments in COBA will define effective teaching using the IDEA and FES forms, evaluate each faculty member, and report those findings to the Dean''s Office.
Finding
Effective Teacher
All departments in the College established goals for the determination of an effective teacher. All goals were met.
Indicator
Effective Researcher
Effective research will be determined by acceptable scores on FES 3. COBA departments will define and measure effective research using FES 3 scores and other departmentally appropriate research measures.
Criterion
Effective Researcher
All four departments in COBA will define effective research using the FES 3 Form, evaluate each faculty member, and report those findings to the Dean''s Office.
Finding
Effective Researcher
All departments established and met those goals for 2006.
Indicator
Effective Service Provider
Effective service is defined by acceptable scores on FES4. COBA departments will define and measure effective service using FES 4 scores and other departmentally appropriate service measures.
Criterion
Effective Service Provider
All four departments in COBA will define effective service using the FES Forms 4, evaluate each faculty member, and report those findings to the Dean''s Office.
Finding
Effective Service Provider
All departments in the College established and met the goals which were established.
Action
Teaching, Research and Service Expectations
The College of Business Administration will review and modify as appropriate the elements of the faculty evaluation system to encourage faculty to improve in those areas. Additionally, faculty members who are not Academically Qualified when eligible will not be provided summer teaching opportunities.