ACCOUNTING PROGRAM OUTCOMES TARA MACIEL THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES (4) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ACCOUNTING PROGRAM OUTCOMES TARA MACIEL

THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES (4) Students completing the program will: • Demonstrate basic competency in financial and managerial accounting, accounting systems, tax, auditing and governmental and not-for profit accounting. • Be able to use QuickBooks, Excel, and other related tools to perform basic financial reports and management reports. • Will apply and utilize research skills to access, understand, and apply relevant professional accounting guidance. • Have the necessary knowledge and skills to obtain an entry-level bookkeeping job, transfer to a four-year accounting program, and/or sit for the Certified Public Accounting examination should they meet all other educational and professional requirements.

COURSES WE ARE ASSESSING (8) • 116A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING • 116B MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING • 120 FEDERAL INCOME TAX • 121 CA INCOME TAX • 125 GOVERNMENTAL/NON- PROFIT • 135 PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING • 201A INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I • 201B INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II

OUTCOMES ASSESSED 116A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: • Spring 2018 • 6 total outcomes, 2 assessed • SLO #1: Describe the role of accounting in business. • SLO #6: Demonstrate an ability to prepare basic financial statements and interpret financial statement communications. • 8 sections offered, 6 sections assessed • The target goal for this assessment was 70% of students to achieve 70% or better. This target was selected to ensure effectiveness of the instruction in the course.

DESIGN/FINDINGS 116A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: • Assessment Design: • Examination — free response, short-answer, journal entries, blank page response, matching. Homework – multiple choice, free response • Results/Findings: • A total of 199 students were assigned the assessment thru 6 total sections. A total of 182 students participated and completed the assignments with distribution thru the 6 sections as follows: • 39 students completed with 70% or more achieving a score of 82% and above 43 students completed with 70% or more achieving a score of 80% and above • 33 students completed with 70% or more achieving a score of 87% and above • • 23 students completed with 70% or more achieving a score of 84% and above • 22 students completed with 70% or more achieving a score of 91% and above • 22 students completed with 70% or more achieving a score of 73% and above

PLAN OF ACTION/SCHEDULE • 116A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINDINGS: • No action is necessary. Students are exceeding target year after year. Assessment of the outcomes selected for this academic year indicated that the target achievement level of 70% was exceeded for those students who completed the assignments. • FOR REMAINING COURSES … • 201A completed in FA18 • 201B in process…

# ANTICIPATED # of COMPLETED COMPLETION PREFIX COURSE CLOs TO DATE REMAINING SCHEDULE FINANCIAL 116A ACCOUNTING 6 2 4 SP19 FA19 MANAGERIAL 116B ACCOUNTING 5 0 5 SP19 FA19 201A INT ACCOUNTING 1 5 0 FA18 5 201B INT ACCOUNTING 2 3 0 3 SP19 SCHEDULE FEDERAL INCOME 120 TAX 4 0 4 FA20 SP21 121 CA INCOME TAX 4 0 4 FA20 SP21 GOVERNMENT AND 125 NOT FOR PROFIT 12 0 12 SP19 FA19 PRINCIPLES OF 135 AUDITING 4 0 4 SP19 SP20 COMPUTER ACCOUNTING 150 APPLICATIONS 5 0 5 FA19 SP20