Degree Program:  Master of Science

Goal 3:  The student will be a critical thinker and a problem solver.
 

Fair

Did Not Meet Expectations
Limited Accomplishment

 

1  2  3

Good

Met
Expectations
Some Problems
Needs Improvement

4  5  6

Exemplary

Met Expectations
Considerable Expertise Shown
With Project

7  8  9

Measures

Direct or indirect measurement and/or measurement links

Score

Assessment assigned to learning objective

The graduate will be able to identify and frame problems involving accounting issues.
(ACCT 7120)

Does not identify the key decision variables and their relationships.

Recognizes most of the key decision variables and has familiarity with issues specifically illustrated in textbooks.

Identifies subtle and forward-looking issues and aspects of business problems not explicitly laid out in textbooks.

ACCT 7120 – Team Project

The graduate will be able to formulate an effective strategy for solving problems.
(ACCT 7120)

Develop a strategy, but includes misconceptions about an important tool or framework needed to solve the problem is missing.

Develop a satisfactory strategy to solve the problem, but one or more of the key strategy elements related to the core problem are missing.

Develop a complete strategy and include all needed key elements needed to solve the problem.  Strategy can be used to effectively solve the problem.

ACCT 7120 – Team Project

The graduate will be able to implement an effective strategy for solving problems.
(ACCT 7120)

Prepares problem analysis that includes fundamental misunderstanding of a tool or framework needed to satisfactorily solve the problem.

Prepares analysis needed to satisfactorily solve the problem, but conclusions and/or recommendations lack depth and/or insight.

Synthesize an effective strategy to determine desired results and devise a coherent and complete plan for solving the problem.

ACCT 7120 – Team Project

The graduate will be able to defend an appropriate decision.
(ACCT 7120)

Data selection, analysis, and conclusions are not objective and logical.

Data selection is appropriate and the analysis is sound but imaginative.

Data selection is thorough and thoughtful and the analysis extends beyond mimicking  textbook examples.

ACCT 7120 – Team Project