Designing and Implementing an Accounting Assessment Program.

Abstract

Abstract Assessment within accounting programs is a response to external pressures from the accounting profession and accreditation associations and to internal pressures of institutions to improve the educational process. Published research has focused on an overview of the assessment process and specific assessment methods. The accounting literature is limited with respect to the design and implementation of an assessment program. The Accounting Department at Marquette University responded to our own desire to improve our processes and to external pressures by designing and implementing an assessment program. This paper extends published research by discussing the details of the design and implementation of that program. Specifically, the paper examines the selection and involvement of the assessment team, the development of the six intended student outcomes, the establishment of the quantifiable goals, the development of the measurement tools used to evaluate the goals and the identification of mechanisms used to provide feed-back. The results of the implementation indicate that improvement is needed in the following areas: oral communication skills, business writing skills and micro- computer skills.

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