Goals and Objectives of the Business Education Program

Goals
The goal of the Business Education program is to provide professionally educated personnel for educational institutions and businesses in our information society. In accordance with the mission of the University and with the broad tradition of education, the program seeks to produce individuals with (a) analytical and decision-making skills, (b) ability to develop strategies for action in educational institutions and business organizations, (c) competence in communication skills, (d) ability to assess and improve their personal development, (e) a global perspective to make them better appreciate diversity, and (f) motivation to continue lifelong intellectual growth.

Objectives
The five objectives of the Business Education program are to provide:

1. Students with a liberal education and an understanding of a common

body of business knowledge.

2. Business-oriented curricula to majors preparing for business teaching

careers in public and private schools and for business careers

as administrative systems managers, office systems specialists,

information managers, and entrepreneurs.

3. Opportunities for students to develop an appreciation for the lifelong

learning process needed to meet immediate as well as future

demands.

4. State-of-the-art equipment, courseware, and software to ensure that

students develop current skills and knowledge.

5. Opportunities for students to apply their skills and knowledge through

cooperative training in businesses and not-for-profit

organizations.

Together with the above objectives that focus directly on preparing quality graduates, the Department also has several other objectives related to maintaining quality programs.

6. The Department will recruit talented students who are interested in

business teaching and administrative systems careers by

creating awareness of job outlook statistics and the social,

economic, and personal benefits of such careers.

7. The faculty will demonstrate scholarly productivity and professional

growth.

8. The faculty will contribute to University governance by participating

in meetings and serving on Department, School, and University

committees.

9. The faculty will provide public service.

10. The Department will conduct publicity campaigns to increase its

visibility.

11. The Department will continue to review its purpose, objectives, and

measures of effectiveness.

12. The Department will maintain an organizational structure and climate

that is conducive to the achievement of its educational,

scholarly, and service objectives.