SMART Journal of Business Management Studies

Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Assessing student learning in a graduate accounting program: A case study at an accredited liberal arts institution

*Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA-94575, USA. gbm1@stmarys-ca.edu

**Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA-94575, USA. sv6@stmarys-ca.edu

JEL Code: M41 and D83

Abstract

The following paper documents the assessment processes and procedures, used to assess the learning goals and objectives of a graduate accounting program, at a leading liberal arts institution in the United States, that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). The paper concludes by presenting the results of the assessment and actions taken by the faculty, to address the assessment results. The paper may be used as a template, to assess similar graduate business programs.

Keywords

Assessment, Masters in Accounting Program, Assessment Rubrics