BSBA Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates with a BSBA major will:

Leadership: Demonstrate the pursuit of personal excellence while helping others develop to their full potential

  • Analyze the qualities of an effective leader they have known using leadership theory
  • Evaluate personal leadership strengths they currently possess & areas for future personal growth
  • Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in groups & foster positive team dynamics

Ethical Behavior & Corporate Social Responsibility: Analyze ethical & corporate social responsibility issues in context & implement appropriate action(s)

  • Identify key issues in an ethical, CSR, or sustainability case/issue
  • Identify alternative courses of action with respect to an ethical, CSR, or sustainability case/issue
  • Analyze the implications of courses of action from the view of multiples perspectives
  • Recommend a course of action for an ethical, CSR, or sustainability case/issue  with clearly stated reasoning

Business Skills & Knowledge: Explain, integrate & apply foundational business knowledge & skills to effectively lead & manage organizations.

  • Define, describe, & demonstrate foundational business skills & knowledge
  • Within a chosen concentration, define, describe, & demonstrate an intermediate knowledge level
  • Within a chosen concentration, apply analytical, & evaluative business skills & knowledge

International/Global: Demonstrate the achievement of a global perspective that views business activity within a complex & changing world context.

  • Analyze global issues/topics with clear & compelling reasoning
  • Analyze causes & contributing factors relevant to global issues/topics
  • Analyze relevant aspects of society with respect to global issues/topics
  • Analyze possible business solutions relevant to global issues/topics

Informational Analysis & Application: Identify, access, analyze & synthesize appropriate business information.

  • Research & document an accurate, clear & comprehensive set of quantitate or qualitative data needed to understand & analyze business scenarios, develop forecasts, as well as identify appropriate courses of action.
  • Identity the most appropriate & effective set of tools & processes needed to analyze quantitative & qualitative data needed to address business scenarios, develop forecasts, as well as identify appropriate courses of action.
  • Develop a complete, well-organized, & professional analysis report (oral & written) that presents forecasts &/or an appropriate course of action (s) need to address business scenarios.

Communication (Written & Oral):  Communicate effectively & create an environment where effective communication can occur.

  • Produce communications of appropriate substance
  • Organize compete & well-reasoned communications
  • Deliver appropriate quality communications in different contexts