Additional results of the data analysis are spelled out in the appropriate area below. Helping students understand the The mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) In progress ethical use of information department is to provide a rich course environment that fosters technology a part student learning and quality instruction. BIS courses and currently isn’t Completed of the mission statement for this programs are designed to expose students to medical and department. Given the business technology, current software applications, and skills No longer applicable importance of ethical practice in and procedures relevant to business environment. today’s information systems, it is Business analysis and problem solving are core components of recommended that the our curriculum with emphasis on ethics, professional behavior, department mission statement and customer service. and perhaps the program The BIS department recognized that our mission outcomes be revised to statement did not reflect what we were actually doing in incorporate this. Also, student the classroom. So, our revise statement is listed below. learning should also be We have also posted this mission statement on our BIS mentioned more prominently in department website. The revised mission statement is as the mission statement. follows: Currently the mission statement The mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) begins with mission of the “the department is to provide a rich course environment that Business Information Systems fosters student learning and quality instruction. BIS (BIS) department is to provide courses and programs are designed to expose students perhaps quality instruction” – to medical and business technology, current software be applications, and skills and procedures relevant to “quality instruction” should business environment. Business analysis and replaced by today’s “student learning”. problem solving are core components of our curriculum with emphasis on ethics, professional behavior, and customer service. The department has done an Pre-test/Post-test results from fall 2013 included 990 In progress admirable job of mentoring usable scores from 55 sections of BIS 1120. Five adjunct faculty, and has done a faculty members taught 21 sections (41% of Completed
Additional results of the data analysis are spelled out in the appropriate area below. Helping students understand the ethical use of information technology currently isn’t a part of the mission statement for this department. Given the importance of ethical practice in information systems, it is recommended that the department mission statement and perhaps the program outcomes be revised to incorporate this. Also, student learning should also be mentioned more prominently in the mission statement. Currently the mission statement begins with “the mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) department is to provide quality instruction” – perhaps “quality instruction” should be replaced by “student learning”. In progress Completed No longer applicable The mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) department is to provide a rich course environment that fosters student learning and quality instruction. BIS courses and programs are designed to expose students to medical and business technology, current software applications, and skills and procedures relevant to today’s business environment. Business analysis and problem solving are core components of our curriculum with emphasis on ethics, professional behavior, and customer service. The BIS department recognized that our mission statement did not reflect what we were actually doing in the classroom. So, our revise statement is listed below. We have also posted this mission statement on our BIS department website. The revised mission statement is as follows: The mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) department is to provide a rich course environment that fosters student learning and quality instruction. BIS courses and programs are designed to expose students to medical and business technology, current software applications, and skills and procedures relevant to today’s business environment. Business analysis and problem solving are core components of our curriculum with emphasis on ethics, professional behavior, and customer service. The department has done an admirable job of mentoring adjunct faculty, and has done a In progress Completed Pre-test/Post-test results from fall 2013 included 990 usable scores from 55 sections of BIS 1120. Five faculty members taught 21 sections (41% of
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