Mission and Student Learning Outcomes

Our Mission Statement:

The Department of Management and Accountancy provides undergraduate degree programs of excellence in Management, Accounting and Industrial and Engineering Management. Our mission is to develop lifelong learners who are effective communicators and who understand that learning is a collaborative, reflective process that requires the integration of knowledge from many sources. The faculty supports our mission through excellent teaching, scholarly activity, and service to the university, the local community, the state, and their profession. Our students and graduates support our mission through active learning, research, and participation in service to the university, our local community, and the state of North Carolina.

Our distinctive setting within a public liberal arts university contributes to a focus on the human element as part of the management decision making process. Students are encouraged to develop a respect for integrity, an understanding of diversity, and an awareness of the importance of globalization as part of the discipline of management. Our small size facilitates intellectual interaction among students and faculty, and active learning enables students to become effective contributors to both their professional and social environments.

Management Student Learning Outcomes

UNC Asheville

Department of Management and Accountancy

Management Program Assurance of Learning Goals and Objectives

G1: As an approach to lifelong learning, our students will identify situations where decisions are necessary. They will find and assess alternatives in a way that incorporates their understanding of the financial, social, environmental and ethical impacts of the decision. The graduates of the program should be prepared to integrate the course content they have taken within our department, the self-knowledge they have gained during their university experience and the broad background acquired through their liberal studies to generate thoughtful decisions. In turn, they can support the decisions to others in a way that is both logical and articulate.

• Objective 1: That the students demonstrate the ability to identify the key decisions to be made as they read and discuss cases, problems, simulations, and current events.
• Objective 2: That the students articulately write their assessment and justify the decisions they reach about open-ended issues.
• Objective 3: That the students consistently incorporate an appropriate variety of criteria while weighing alternatives. Where appropriate, ethical, legal, financial, social, interpersonal, and environmental criteria should be applied along with a recognition of the international implications.
• Objective 4: That the students bring their decisions forward and defend them rationally, while articulating thoughtful consideration of differing decisions on the same topic.
• Objective 5: Students will utilize feedback that would encourage them to reconsider their decision or to affirm it.

G2: Students will acquire the ability to be effective communicators.

Objective 1: That each graduate should have the ability to effectively articulate and express knowledge and ideas through oral communication.

Objective 2: That each graduate should have the ability to effectively articulate and express knowledge and ideas through written communication.

Objective 3: That each graduate should have the ability to communicate information using basic information technology that includes using spreadsheets, presentation software, word processing software, and electronic resources to support research.

G3: Students will acquire the means to become effective contributors in their professional communities. Our graduates should have the necessary skills to engage in collaborative problem solving and decision making, while maintaining emphasis on issues impacted by ethics, diversity, and globalization.

Objective 1: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate competence in core disciplines of business: accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics, international and global issues, legal and ethical business issues, information systems, and quantitative analysis.

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Objective 2: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate competency in problem solving by identifying an issue, gathering, analyzing, and interpreting relevant information about the issue, and proposing solutions and evaluating possible outcomes.

Objective 3: That students will develop skills which will allow them to become effective team members.

Objective 4: That students will understand approaches to dealing with conflict.

Objective 5: That students will be able to give and receive feedback effectively.

Objective 6: That students will develop an appreciation for and an understanding of diversity and individual differences.

Objective 7: That students will develop an understanding of the impact of globalization on business and managerial decision making.

Objective 8: That students will be able to identify the key issues, and recognize alternative viewpoints when presented with ethical problems and dilemmas.

Objective 9: That students will develop skills related to interviewing and resume-writing.

G4: To prepare students who are capable of recognizing and fulfilling their roles in their social and community environments.

Objective 1: Students will examine their experiences and values relating to diversity.

Objective 2: Students will develop awareness and respect for people and viewpoints that differ from their own.

Objective 3: Students will understand the importance and benefits of community involvement.

Accountancy Student Learning Outcomes

UNC Asheville

Department of Management and Accountancy

Accounting Program Assurance of Learning Goals and Objectives

G1: As an approach to lifelong learning, our students will identify situations where decisions are necessary. They will find and assess alternatives in a way that incorporates their understanding of the financial, social, environmental and ethical impacts of the decision. The graduates of the program should be prepared to integrate the course content they have taken within our department, the self-knowledge they have gained during their university experience and the broad background acquired through their liberal studies to generate thoughtful decisions. In turn, they can support the decisions to others in a way that is both logical and articulate.

Objective 1: That the students demonstrate the ability to identify the key decisions to be made as they read and discuss cases, problems and current events.

Objective 2: That the students articulately write their assessment and justify the decisions they reach about open-ended issues.

Objective 3: That the students consistently incorporate an appropriate variety of criteria while weighing alternatives. Where appropriate, ethical, legal, financial, social, interpersonal, and environmental criteria should be applied along with a recognition of the international implications.

Objective 4: That the students bring their decisions forward and defend them rationally, while articulating thoughtful consideration of differing decisions on the same topic.

Objective 5: Students will utilize feedback that would encourage them to reconsider their decision or to affirm it.

G2: Students will acquire the ability to be effective communicators.

Objective 1: That each graduate should have the ability to effectively articulate and express knowledge and ideas through oral communication.

Objective 2: That each graduate should have the ability to effectively articulate and express knowledge and ideas through written communication.

Objective 3: That each graduate should have the ability to communicate information using basic information technology that includes using spreadsheets, presentation software, word processing software, and electronic resources to support research.

G3: Students will acquire the means to become effective contributors in their professional communities. Our graduates should have the necessary skills to engage in collaborative problem solving and decision making, while maintaining emphasis on issues impacted by ethics, diversity, and globalization.

Objective 1: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate competence in core disciplines of business: accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics, international and global issues, legal and ethical business issues, information systems, and quantitative analysis.

Objective 2: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate competency in problem solving by identifying an issue, gathering, analyzing, and interpreting relevant information about the issue, and proposing solutions and evaluating possible outcomes.

Objective 3: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate an understanding of accounting principles and practices that will allow him/her to analyze and communicate financial information useful to owners, management and others.

Objective 4: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of current U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the on-going convergence effort to integrate GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards.

Objective 5: That each graduate should be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of federal income tax law, auditing standards and practices, and accounting information systems.

Objective 6: That students will develop skills which will allow them to become effective team members.

Objective 7: That students will understand approaches to dealing with conflict.

Objective 8: That students will be able to give and receive feedback effectively.

Objective 9: That students will develop an appreciation for an understanding of diversity and individual differences.

Objective 10: That students will develop an understanding of the impact of globalization on business and managerial decision making.

Objective 11: That students will be able to identify the key issues, and recognize alternative viewpoints when presented with ethical problems and dilemmas.

Objective 12: That students will develop skills related to interviewing and resume-writing.

G4: To prepare students who are capable of recognizing and fulfilling their roles in their social and community environments.

Objective 1: Students will examine their experiences and values relating to diversity.

Objective 2: Students will develop awareness and respect for people and viewpoints that differ from their own.

Objective 3: Students will understand the importance and benefits of community service.

• University Mission Statement
• University Student Learning Outcomes