Franklin University

Accounting


Institution: Franklin University
Program: Accounting
Degree or Certificate: BS-Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Department: Accounting, Finance and Economics
Program website: Click to visit program site
Program specializations:

Not Applicable
Program mission statement:

To develop and enhance students' technical, analytical, problem-solving, research, ethical, technological, and communication skills required in today's accounting profession.
Professional accreditation:

International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
Test(s) Required for Program Admission:

N/A
Face-to-Face Requirements:

N/A
Program Credits/Units to Graduation:

N/A
Program learning outcomes:
What Will I Learn?:
  • Graduates will resolve accounting issues through demonstration of critical thinking skills.
  • Graduates will conduct specific accounting research and analyze accounting issues. 
  • Graduates will conduct specific federal income tax research and analyze federal income tax issues. 
  • Graduates will analyze ethical issues in the accounting profession. 
  • Graduates will analyze information systems through evaluation of process controls and organizational system risks within a business process. 
  • Graduates will demonstrate written communication skills.
Evidence of Student Learning - Internal: How will the program measure what I have learned?:

Assignments from courses are collected and reviewed by external evaluators using 3-point rubrics to determine the level of competency for each outcome.

  • Graduates will resolve accounting issues through demonstration of critical thinking skills. 2008 Mean Score: 1.92.
  • Graduates will conduct specific accounting research and analyze accounting issues. 2008 Mean Score: 2.69. No difference was found between f2f and online results.
  • Graduates will conduct specific federal income tax research and analyze federal income tax issues. 2010 Mean Score: 2.57.
  • Graduates will analyze ethical issues in the accounting profession. 2008 Mean Score: 2.64. No difference was found between f2f and online results.
  • Graduates will analyze information systems through evaluation of process controls and organizational system risks within a business process. Mean Score: 2.13.
  • Graduates will demonstrate written communication skills. Mean Score: 1.83. No difference was found between f2f and online results.
Results of External Exams/Assessments: What third-party assessments will measure what I have learned?:

Not Applicable


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