Assessing the outcomes of the School of Business Administration and Accountancy academic programs

Abstract

Studies on program outcomes assessment is a need in outcomes-based education or OBE. The aim of this research was to look into the attainment of the program outcomes of the four academic programs of the University of Baguio: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master in Business Administration, and Doctor in Business Administration. The research used document analysis with informal interviews for confirmation of results. The documents were the grade sheets for all the subjects identified in the program outcomes of each academic program for all students in those programs whose last semester was last school year 2021-2022. It was found that almost all of the Accountancy students employ technology as a business tool in capturing financial and non-financial information, generating reports and making decisions. Of the Business Administration students, more than 95% can express themselves clearly and communicate effectively with stakeholders in oral and written forms. Concerning the Master in Business Administration students, 94% were able to defend their research title successfully. Lastly, the Doctor in Business Administration students are all able to come up with a good research title to successfully produce a research report.