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
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Indicator
Majors
Increase the number of department majors
Criterion
Department Majors constitute at least 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
department majors % of total enrollment is 1.2%
an increase from 1.1% in fall, 2007
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
Each faculty has a discipline adjusted score of at least 45 on IDEAS
Each Faculty member has a disciplne adjusted score of at least 45
Finding
IDEAS Scores
Of 19 full-time faculty, 17 had discipline-weighted average IDEA scores of 45 or better
Indicator
Ranking In EBI Survey
The departmental programs are ranked in the top 25 percent of schools evaluated in the EBI survey.
Criterion
Attain 75th Percentile Ranking of "Satisfaction with Quality of Teaching" in Economics in EBI
Finding
EBI Data Regarding The Quality Of Teaching: Economics
For Economics majors, with respect to "Factor 1. Required Courses: Quality of Faculty and Instruction", the Department of Economics ranked 2nd when compared to 6 selected peer institutions. In the Carnegie class we ranked 22nd out of 64, which implies that we are at the 65.6th percentile.
With respect to "Factor 3. Major Courses: Quality of Faculty and Instruction", the Department of Economics is ranked 1st compared to the selected 6, and 11th out of 64 in the Carnegie Classification, which implies the 82.8th percentile.
Criterion
Attain 75th Percentile Ranking of "Satisfaction with Quality of Teaching" in Business Analysis in EBI
Finding
EBI Data Regarding The Quality Of Teaching: BAN
EBI data is not available for BAN courses because there is not a BAN major.
Criterion
Attain 75th Percentile Ranking of "Satisfaction with Quality of Teaching" in Int''l Business in EBI
Finding
EBI Data Regarding The Quality Of Teaching: International Business
For International Business Majors, with respect to "Factor 1. Required Courses: Quality of Faculty and Instruction", the Department of Economics ranked 1st when compared to 6 selected peer institutions. In the Carnegie class we ranked 8th out of 64, which implies that we are at the 87.5th percentile.
With respect to "Factor 3. Major Courses: Quality of Faculty and Instruction", the Department of Economics is ranked 1st compared to the selected 6, and 20th out of 64 in the Carnegie Classification, which implies the 68.75th percentile.
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
No student submissions this year
Action
Student involvement in research activities
Faculty have several funded research projects involving graduates and undergraduates. We are hoping that student research may come out of these projects.
Action
Scholarship development
The department is expanding its development activities via newsletters and direct mailings to raise more money for scholarships
Action
Economics "Weblog"
The department has initiated a "weblog" to allow faculty to post current items and opinions on economics in the news. Students will be encouraged to comment and to submit items for possible publication
Objective
Excellence In Teaching
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Indicator
Academically Qualified Faculty
All tenured and tenure-track faculty should be academically qualified
Criterion
All full-time faculty Academically Qualified (AQ)
All probationary faculty are AQ; all tenured faculty with at least 2 refereed articles and 2 refereed presentations are AQ
Finding
Academically Qualified Faculty
Of 19 full-time faculty, 16 are academically qualified
Action
Classroom Observations
We are reinstituting the practice of senior faculty observing probationary faculty in the classroom in order to help coach junior faculty in teaching skills