The goal of the MS in Project Management degree is to develop business professionals prepared for leadership roles.
Objective
Critical Thinking
Graduates of the MS in Project Management program should be able to distinguish between relevant and non-relevant information regarding a business problem and develop a valid argument in support of a conclusion.
Indicator
Critical Thinking Writing Assignments
Written assignments throughout the MS in Project Management courses will be assessed using a common rubric on seven skills: 1) identify and summarize the problem/issue; 2) identify and present the student's own hypothesis, perspective, and position; 3) identify and consider other salient perspectives and positions; 4) identify and assess the key assumptions; 5) identify and assess the quality of supporting data/evidence; 6) identify and consider the influence of context on the issue; 7) identify and assess conclusions, implications, and consequences. Students receive scores ranging from 1 to 5, with 1 = emerging skill and 5 = mastery of skill.
Criterion
Critical Thinking Metric
The average score on each of the seven critical thinking skills should be at least 3.75 out of 5 (75%) for all MS in Project Management students.
Finding
Critical Thinking Finding
There were 12 students enrolled in the MS in Project management program during the spring 2015 semester. None of those students were enrolled in courses in which critical thinking was assessed.
Action
Critical Thinking Action
During the 2015-2016 school year, there will be an effort to capture critical thinking assessment of MS in Project management students.
Objective
Strategic Decision-making
Graduates of the MS in Project Management program should be able to consider different strategic options using available evidence through the lens of organizational goals and generate applicable solutions for business problems.
Indicator
Strategic Decision Making Written Assignments
Written assignments throughout the MBA courses will be assessed using a common rubric on four skills: 1) perform environmental scanning; 2) identify and retrieve needed and relevant business information; 3) integrate and synthesize strategic information; and 4) generate plausible and innovative solutions to problems. Students receive scores ranging from 1 to 5, with 1 = emerging skill and 5 = mastery of skill.
Criterion
Strategic Desion-making Metric
The average score on each of the four strategic decision-making skills should be at least 3.75 out of 5 (75%) for all MS in Project Management students.
Finding
Strategic Decision-making Finding
There were 12 students enrolled in the MS in Project management program during the spring 2015 semester, but only one student was enrolled in a course that assessed strategic decision making. Thus, one student in one online course scored a 2 on learning objective skills 1, 2, and 3. The student scored a 3 on learning objective skill 4.
Action
Strategic Decision-making Action
During the 2015-2016 school year, there will be an effort to capture more strategic decision making assessments of MS in Project Management students.
Objective
Communication
Graduates of the MS in Project Management program should be able to demonostrate language and content that suits the intended audience and organize content in a logical sequence.
Indicator
Communication Written Assignments
Written assignments throughout the MS in Project Management courses will be assessed using a common rubric on four skills: 1) organization of ideas and content; 2) mechanics or writing; 3) professional format and use of conventions; and 4) professionalism. Students receive scores ranging from 1 to 5, with 1 = emerging skill and 5 = mastery of skill.
Criterion
Communication Metric
The average score on each of the four written communication skills should be at least 3.75 out of 5 (75%) for allMS in Project Management students.
Finding
Communication Finding
There were 12 students enrolled in the MS in Project management program during the spring 2015 semester, but only one student was enrolled in a course that assessed communication. Thus, one student in one online course scored a 4 on all four learning objective skills.
Action
Communication Action
During the 2015-2016 school year, there will be an effort to capture more strategic decision-making assessments of MS in Project Management students.