Accounting
Faculty Spotlight
During the past decade the integrity and values of accountants, boards of directors and financial executives have been closely scrutinized by the media and investment community. Professor Don Giacomino Has examined these issues for several years.
Learning Outcomes
As one of many methods of assuring that the goals of our educational mission are successfully met, the college regularly and systematically engages in the assessment of a variety of competencies. As part of this assurance of learning, each program defines and collects data on learning outcomes; statements of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that we want our graduates to possess. We use them for continuous improvement and they are the criteria on which organizations such as AACSB evaluate our accreditation. The following is the current Learning Outcome for the Accounting Major along with the outcomes for the Undergraduate Business Core.
Understand and apply the accounting skills necessary for entry into the accounting profession.
Below are the specific performance outcomes assessed to help determine if students meet the above outcome.
Performance Measures
- Explain auditing procedures, generally accepted auditing standards and other standards related to other attest engagements
- Explain generally accepted accounting principles for business enterprises, not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities
- Explain federal taxation, ethics, professional and legal responsibilities and business law
- Explain general business environment and business concepts regarding underlying business reasons for accounting implications of business transactions
Undergraduate Business Core Learning Outcomes
- Apply effective written and oral communication skills to business situations.
- Analyze the global business environment.
- Analyze the local business environment.
- Use critical thinking skills in business situations.
- Apply an ethical understanding and perspective to business situations.