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Austin E. Cofrin School of Business

Learning Outcomes

Following are the learning outcomes that all Accounting and Business Administration majors, regardless of emphasis, should be able to demonstrate by the time they complete their studies.

Disciplinary and “Sub-disciplinary” Knowledge:
Students should demonstrate their basic knowledge and comprehension of the disciplines in accounting, finance, law, management and marketing.

Communication:
Students should demonstrate their ability to present, discuss and defend views effectively through spoken and written language.

Computer Skills:
Students should demonstrate their ability to use technology to locate, obtain, organize, report and use information from electronic sources.

Group Participation:
Students should demonstrate their ability to work with, influence and lead others, organize and delegate tasks, motivate and develop people and withstand and resolve conflict.

Quantitative Analysis:
Students should demonstrate their ability to apply quantitative analytical processes to solving problems.

Critical Thinking:
Students should demonstrate their capacity for inquiry, abstract logical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning and critical analysis in understanding and implementing concepts and theories.

Problem Solving:
Students should demonstrate their ability to identify and solve unstructured problems in unfamiliar settings and to apply problem-solving skills to real world problems.

Ethics in Decision Making:
Students should demonstrate their ability to identify, reason and seek resolution of ethical issues.

Economic Globalization:
Students should demonstrate their awareness of economic globalization and its effects.

Practical Applications:
Students should demonstrate their understanding of the practical applications of principles and theories through working with applied business problems and projects.

Interdisciplinarity:
Students should demonstrate their ability to apply a synthesis of different disciplines when solving problems.