Learning Goals and Outcomes

College Wide Learning Goals

All students at King’s College, regardless of their individual majors, participate in the Core Curriculum. It is, as its name implies, central to all undergraduate degrees at King’s College. It lays the foundation for a liberal education that will be reinforced in the major program and continued throughout life.

Core courses comprise a common educational experience that seeks to develop a community of learners; enhance learning through the sharing of viewpoints and ideas; and encourage a spirit of collegiality in the pursuit, discovery, and transmission of that knowledge and truth essential to intellectual growth, moral maturity, and personal fulfillment.

Core courses are broadly based so that fundamental aspects of human experience are approached from diverse viewpoints represented by a variety of disciplines. This breadth offers students the opportunity to engage with differing methodologies in order to see continuity and connections between academic disciplines and bodies of knowledge.

The goals of the Core Curriculum at King’s are can be found to the following link https://www.kings.edu/academics/essentials/core

William G. McGowan School of Business Mission Statement, Vision Statement, Values Statement and Learning Goals

MISSION STATEMENT

The William G. McGowan School of Business, a business school within a Catholic liberal arts college, is guided by our sponsor, the Congregation of Holy Cross, in pursuing quality education through academic excellence, creative pedagogy, engaged mentorship, co-curricular participation, and a collaborative spirit.  We develop career ready-business leaders who are prepared to make ethical business decisions in service of the common good.

To achieve its Mission, the William G. McGowan School of Business:

• Designs curriculum and implements pedagogical strategies fine-tuned for its student body: for its undergraduate programs, primarily traditional-age students from the Middle Atlantic region; for its master's program in Healthcare Administration, professionals from throughout the United States and internationally.
• Attracts and retains faculty who maintain proficiency in their fields and teaching through pedagogical and applied research and by sharing their business expertise in private, public, and philanthropic endeavors.
• Emphasizes, in partnership with its Business advisory Council and the regional business community, experienced-based learning activities that reflect the nature of business and its impact on society.
• Values and seeks to amplify diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, together with the different talents that diversity brings.

VISION STATEMENT

The William G. McGowan School of Business seeks to be a leader in undergraduate business education and specialized graduate education in the Middle Atlantic Region.  We will lead by combining innovative learning activities, business partnerships, and intensive student development, personal as well as professional, rooted in the educational vision of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

VALUES STATEMENT

“Society has a greater need for people of values than it has for scholars.  Knowledge itself does not bring about positive values, but positive values do influence knowledge.” From Christian Education (1854) By Fr. Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

As an institution founded in the Holy Cross tradition of service to the underserved, King's College educates students from a wide range of socio-economic, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.  charged with advancing that tradition, the faculty of the McGowan School of Business seek to instill in our students:

• Professionalism, demonstrated in both the quality of their work and their commitment to clients' interests
• Ethical values such as integrity, civility, appreciation for diversity and inclusion, and a spirit of collaboration
• Commitment to accountability and civic responsibility, in service of the common good

LEARNING GOALS

BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Competency 1 – Effective Communications – A student graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be an effective communicator.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our students to be able to:
  •  (A) Prepare and properly deliver a complete, concise business presentation.
  •  (B) Prepare and properly format a complete, concise business document.

Competency 2 – Career Ready Professional - A student graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be a Career Ready Professional.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our student to be able to:
  • (A) Be career-ready professionals who are prepared to enter the workplace with professional experience and understanding within a professional network.
  • (B) Prepare and articulate career goals, prepare a professional resume, demonstrate behavior-based interviewing techniques, and engage with a professional network.
  • (C) Develop an understanding of societal impact of decision making and how to implement societal measures to benefit the greater good.

Competency 3 - Ethically and Socially Responsible - A student graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be ethically and socially responsible.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our students to be able to:
  • (A) Develop a familiarity with several theories of morality and the basic principles of the Catholic social tradition.
  • (B) Develop the capacity to implement ethical decisions.

Competency 4 - Professional Knowledge – A student graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be professionally knowledgeable.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our students to be able to:
  • (A) Acquire functional knowledge of current business topics, practices and theory and apply basic business concepts to contemporary business issues.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Competency 1 – Effective Communications – A student graduating with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be an effective communicator.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our students to be able to:
  •  (A) Prepare and properly deliver a complete, concise presentation related to health care administration.
  •  (B) Prepare and properly format a complete, concise document related to health care administration.

Competency 2 – Problem Solving - A student graduating with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be a problem solver.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our student to be able to:
  • (A) Identify and analyze alternatives and recommend a course of action in unstructured health care administration problems.

Competency 3 - Ethically and Socially Responsible - A student graduating with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be ethically and socially responsible.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our students to be able to:
  • (A) Develop a familiarity with several theories of morality and the basic principles of the Catholic social tradition.
  • (B) Develop the capacity to implement ethical decisions.

Competency 4 - Professional Knowledge – A student graduating with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from the William G. McGowan School of Business should be professionally knowledgeable.

• Learning Objectives:  We want our students to be able to:
  • (A) Acquire functional knowledge of current health care administration topics, practices and theory and apply basic health care administration concepts to contemporary issues.
  • (B) Understand the strategic value of information and the process of managing information to add value to the health care organization.

In reviewing, evaluating, and creating the above student learning goals of the School of Business the process followed was to create learning goals that derive from and are consonant with the school's mission, expected outcomes, and strategies. The curricula management processes that are utilized as a result of the assurance of learning process are guided by the school’s mission, expected outcomes, and strategies and the processes align the curricula for all programs with the school’s mission, expected outcomes, and strategies.

In constructing the learning goals for both undergraduate and graduate studies the mission statement was divided into elements that would influence student outcomes.  The elements were then related to learning goals at the graduate and undergraduate level  and are reported in the table below based upon mission alignment.

In constructing the learning goals the School of Business was mindful that different learning modes create the need to provide the assurance that students receive the same quality instruction and outcomes.  To this end the School of Business faculty in the Health Care Administration Program created a distance education policy to insure that substantial equivalency existed between the distance education format of a course and the traditional face-to-face versions.  Once adopted by the School of Business the College Curriculum and Teaching Committee vetted this document and after receiving input from the a wide range of stakeholders adopted a campus wide policy.

Learning Outcomes

The William G. McGowan School of Business is very proud of the achievements that our students have had in fulfilling the mission of the College and School of Business in demonstrating that they have not only learned how to make a living but also how to live.  The attached report for the 2013 – 2018 academic years provide details on the results the students have achieved in meeting the learning goals outlined above.  An point of pride for the School of Business is the results of the professional knowledge assessment in which we use the Major Field Test in Business administered by the Educational Testing Service that also administer the SAT exam.  For three years in a row School of Business students have far exceeded the mean score of all students taking the test nationwide and we are most proud that out students have scored in the 99^th percentile.