Department of General Business
Goals & Strategies
2004-2005
1. Provide a curriculum that is relevant, marketable, and flexible in preparing students for diverse career paths.
- eliminate unproductive majors & minors
- restructure GBU major to provide more specificity
- identify specific career opportunities for which our graduates are prepared
- provide flexibility in major requirements to enable students to select courses most appropriate for their career goals.
- explore the development of senior-year capstone/transition programs
2. Strategically develop alternative methods of instructional delivery to respond to the needs of a diverse student population.
- continue to offer on-line courses
-continue to teach classes for the BBA degree with the General Business major at Angelina College
- develop alternative methods of delivery for core classes
- consider strategies to address differences in student learning styles
- develop the use of class projects as service-learning opportunities
3. Conduct ongoing review and assessment of student success in core, foundation, and the department’s major courses.
- participate in core curriculum assessment for BCM 247
- participate in College assessment of foundation courses
- develop assessment procedures for major courses
4. Provide an environment that is conducive to research, scholarship, and/or creative activity.
-encourage all faculty members to be involved in research, scholarship, and/or creative activity.
-encourage attendance & participation at professional meetings and conferences
-encourage a collaborative atmosphere for scholarly activities
-provide flexibility in scheduling to promoting research activities
-encourage senior faculty members to work with and mentor junior faculty members in scholarly activities
-strive to provide clerical, technical, and administrative support to promote research activities
5. Promote a departmental emphasis on quality in student and faculty interaction.
-provide sound advice in student advising (knowledgeable and concerned advisers)
-demonstrate preparedness by providing students with quality instruction for the assigned class periods. (faculty members are prepared for each class meeting)
-be available and willing to meet with students during assigned office hours. (students take priority during these hours)
-recognize outstanding student accomplishments
6. Expand communication with external groups to enhance the relationships between the department and its environment.
- disseminate more widely the success stories of the Department of General Business
-develop a departmental alumni/employer advisory board
- improve departmental information materials and departmental Website.
-develop partnerships between the Department of General Business and regional secondary and post-secondary schools
-provide workshops on subjects appropriate for business educators at all educational levels.
-better identify and meet the continuing education needs of the businesses and individuals in the region as appropriate to our discipline
7. Take a more active role in university recruitment activities to effectively recruit more students who meet or surpass our admission requirements.
- better use the talents of faculty, students, and alumni in communicating the strengths of the General Business major
-encourage department identity through student participation in students organizations sponsored by the Department of General Business
-participate in recruitment and retention activities at the university, college, and department levels
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