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Franklin University

Accounting


Institution: Franklin University
Program: Accounting
Degree or Certificate: BS-Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Department: College of Business
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 Association for Collegiate Business Education (http://www.iacbe.org/). Franklin Univerisity's College of Business is currently in "Candidacy" status, which is a step that precedes full accreditation.
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.

The results from 2008 (n=40) indicated that on average, students demonstrated close to being acceptable or above acceptable proficiency levels on some program level outcomes (with the average scores between 1.83 and 2.69 on the three-point scale, with 1 being unacceptable, 2 being acceptable, and 3 being proficient).

Student seemed weak on critical thinking with the average score being 1.3. Steps have been taken in an effort to improve students critical thinking skills.
Results of External Exams/Assessments: What third-party assessments will measure what I have learned?:

Not Applicable


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