10 Concentrations are available:
1) General Business
2) General Accounting
3) Finance
4) Global Business
5) Hospitality Management
6) Management of Human Resource
7) Marketing
8) Operations Management
9) Management Information Systems
10) Risk Management and Insurance

The mission of the School of Business and Technology's faculty and staff is to provide quality degree programs with flexible academic opportunities to adult learners who come from diverse academic, geographical, and cultural backgrounds.
The Business programs at Excelsior College are designed to enhance career progression through current and relevant program curricula, and flexible credit-earning avenues to degree completion. Excelsior's programs are ideally suited for the learning and lifestyles of the professional, working student.

1) Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of business administration.
2) Apply quantitive fundamentals to problem solving in the business world.
3) Demonstrate basic knowledge of the principles of macroeconomics, microeconomics, and statistics.
4) Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
5) Demonstrate understanding of culture, human behavior, and the relationship between business and society.
6) Demonstrate a working knowledge of computer usage within business disciplines.
7) Demonstrate advanced-level knowledge in one or more business subject areas.
8) Demonstrate understanding of the significance of integrating knowledge and skills in the business world.

Both the capstone course assessments and the independent capstone examination are used to assess student learning outcomes. Students must complete the course and the capstone assessment to earn a baccalaureate degree in business.

BUS 495 Business Strategy is the capstone case study course in managerial decision making intended to integrate previous training in the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and personnel). During the course a student should demonstrate analytical and critical thinking in a range of fields; apply disciplinary business knowledge of mathematics/sciences in business contexts; understand the ethical implications of actions; and demonstrate competency in use of relevant information technologies. All the students enrolled in the baccalaureate degree in business should receive a grade of C or better to successfully complete the course. For the sections offered from September 2007 to September 2008, the average course pass rate is 83% (PDF of detailed grade distributions). In order to provide greater granularity, we are developing the process of assessing the program learning outcomes from the case analysis assignment within the course and anticipate the first results to be available in 2010.

Starting in June 08, the independent capstone content testing examination is administered to all baccalaureate degree students at the conclusion of the BUS 495 Business Strategy. The capstone examination consists of 100 objective questions that assess the most common and most important topics and skills within the College's baccalaureate degree business curriculum. The Assessment Unit at the College maintains the examination instrument and periodically analyses the results.

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