Economics And International Business, Department Of
Goal
Outstanding Programs
Have outstanding Economics, International Business, and Business Analysis Programs
Objective
Develop Outstanding Economics International Business, And Business Analysis Programs
Indicator
Ranking In EBI Survey
The departmental programs are ranked in the top 25 percent of schools evaluated in the EBI survey.
Criterion
75th Percentile Ranking of Economics in EBI
Ranking by "Satisfaction with Quality of Teaching"
Finding
EBI Ranking, Economics
Economics ranked 20/58, the 65th percentile
Criterion
75th Percentile Ranking of Business Analysis in EBI
Finding
EBI Ranking, Statistics
Statistics ranked 47/58, in the 19th percentile of the EBI Ranking
Criterion
75th Percentile Ranking of Int'l Business in EBI
Finding
EBI Ranking, Int'l Business
International Business ranked 37/58, in the 36th percentile of the EBI ranking
Indicator
Majors
Increase the number of department majors
Criterion
Majors two percent of total enrollment
At least two percent of the students enrolled in the university have declared economics or international business as a major.
Finding
Majors percent of enrollment
Departmental majors comprise 1.16% of total enrollment, an increase from 1.03% in 2006-2007, but still short of the criterion
Indicator
Scores On IDEAS System
Every faculty member has a Discipline Adjusted score above 45 for the IDEA Diagnostic Form Report in all main categories
Criterion
Discipline adjusted score on IDEAS
Each Faculty member has a disciplne adjusted score of at least 45
Finding
IDEAS Score
18 of 19 full-time faculty achieved an average discipline-adjusted score of 45 on the IDEAS evaluation system
Indicator
Student Research
Student research is submitted each year for competitive awards.
Criterion
Two Student Papers Submitted per Year
Papers submitted to conferences or journals
Finding
Student Research
No student papers were published or presented during 2007-2008
Action
Course Scheduling
Preference in course scheduling will be given to AQ faculty. Non-AQ faculty will not be assigned summer teaching
Action
Coaching & Mentoring
Faculty reviews have been increased to twice annually (fall & spring) to make sure that development plans are on track
Action
Latin American Minor
The department will initiate a Latin American Studies minor in conjunction with our International Business Major
Action
Course Objectives
Course Coordinators will develop course objectives for assessment. These objectives will then be dovetailed with Economics Degree objectives. In this way each course will be assessed as part of the overall Economics BBA assessment
Objective
Excellence In Teaching
Indicator
Academically Qualified Faculty
All tenured and tenure-track faculty should be academically qualified
Criterion
Academic Qualification (AQ)
All probationary faculty are AQ; all tenured faculty with at least 2 refereed articles and 2 refereed presentations are AQ
Finding
AQ Faculty
15 of 17 tenure/tenure track faculty are Academically Qualified
Action
Classroom visitations
Classroom visitations of non-tenured faculty were deemed useful in 2007-08 and will continue in 2008-09. Visits will be extended to all faculty below 45 in the IDEAS assessment
Goal
Mission Driven Faculty
Faculty characterized by excellence in teaching, research, service
Objective
Excellence In Teaching
Indicator
Academically Qualified Faculty
All tenured and tenure-track faculty should be academically qualified
Criterion
Academic Qualification (AQ)
All probationary faculty are AQ; all tenured faculty with at least 2 refereed articles and 2 refereed presentations are AQ
Finding
AQ Faculty
15 of 17 tenure/tenure track faculty are Academically Qualified
Action
Classroom visitations
Classroom visitations of non-tenured faculty were deemed useful in 2007-08 and will continue in 2008-09. Visits will be extended to all faculty below 45 in the IDEAS assessment
Objective
Excellence In Research
Indicator
Faculty Intellectual Contributions
Includes refereed journal articles, presentations, and other published work
Criterion
Articles in Tier 1 & 2 Journals
Tier 1 & 2 are defined to be the union of journals so designated by various ranking systems. The department seeks to have at least 6 Tier 1 or 2 publications each year
Finding
Articles in Tier 1 & 2 Journals
There were 10 articles published by department faculty in Tier 1 or 2 journals during 2007-2008
Criterion
Published articles per faculty member
Each faculty member submits at least one article or case study for publication in a professional journal every year.
Finding
Published Articles
There were a total of 30 refereed articles published by the department last year, an average of 1.8 per tenure/tenure track faculty member
Action
Faculty Development Leave
The department will sponsor faculty development leave for one faculty per year in order to encourage higher quality research
Action
Brown Bag seminars
The department is initiating a series of brown bag seminars at which faculty will present and discuss current research topics.
Objective
Excellence In Service
Action
Departmental Committees
The department will create committees responsible for faculty hiring and recruiting, course and curriculum development, assessment, increasing department majors