MBA – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM ASSESSMENT PLANS & REPORT

AY 2011-2012

Program Rationale/Purpose Statement:
The MBA with a Human Resource Management concentration enables the student to integrate the knowledge and skills gained from the core coursework in the MBA program in order to address the issues and challenges faced by today’s human resource management professional. Students will benefit from exposure to theories and applications involved in acquiring and developing talented employees, managing the ongoing employer/employee relationship, and providing competitive advantages through strategic human resource policies and practices.
Marketing / Recruitment Target Statement:
Students will benefit from exposure to theories and applications involved in acquiring and developing talented employees, managing the ongoing employer/employee relationship, and providing competitive advantages through strategic human resource policies and practices. People likely to be interested in the Human Resource Management concentration include mid-level HR professionals and managers who wish to advance in their professions and become strategic leaders in their organizations.
Goals of the Program/Corresponding Classes:
Learners will gain an understanding of the importance of strategic human resource management; how it is linked to organizational strategies; and contributes to the competitive advantage. Learners will gain a general overview of the means for assessing the external and internal environment, global environment, managing a surplus or shortage of human capital, and identifying human resource metrics for both strategic and operational measures.
Section One: Describe all department activities with respect to improving student learning in the major. This may include new faculty hires, course revisions, assignment creation, rubric revisions, goal evaluations, etc.
Section Two: Describe which program goal(s) in the Major Program Plan was assessed during the academic year.
Section Three: Describe analysis of assessment data and action plans for upcoming academic year.
Intended Outcomes/Assessment Criteria:
Intended Outcomes 1:(D – Career Readiness – Program Specific)Learners studying in the human resource concentration will be able to summarize organizational theory, discuss and analyze the context of HR and the impact of different organizational forms with specific reference to planning & talent acquisition, strategic management, globalization, talent development & performance management and human resource policies and practices.
Assessment Criteria:90% of the learners enrolled in the human resource concentration will achieve an90% or higher on the final case analysis.
Section One - Activity Statement:
Section Two - Results of Outcomes Activity:
2011-2012
100%
93%
80%
88%
96%
99%
86%
97%
94%
100%
82%
0%
83%
100%
/ Met/Not Met
Not met
Met = 92.85% Standard Met / Data Details
Section Three - Analysis and Action Plans:
Several students did not complete the pre-requisite prior to enrolling in the course

Updated: January, 2011