Program Objectives and Student Outcomes

Program Objective 1: Developing competency with the cost-benefit approach to decision-making

Learning Outcomes:

• Explaining various microeconomic and macroeconomic phenomena (e.g., price movements in markets for specific products, interest-rate setting by the Federal Reserve)

Measurement Tools:

• ETS Business Major Field Test
• ETS Economics Major Field Test
• Test of Understanding of College Economics (TUCE)
• Class assignments

Course Coverage:

• ECON 208, ECON 209, ECON 308, ECON 309
• Across all Economics courses except ECON 175

Program Objective 2: Developing competency in transferring acquired knowledge and skills to unfamiliar contexts

Learning Outcomes:

• Conducting independent research on economic issues

Measurement Tools:

• Research papers

Course Coverage:

• ECON 499: Senior Seminar in Economics

Program Objective 3: Experience with a statistical software package

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify patterns and associations in data

Measurement Tools:

• Class assignments/Research papers

Course Coverage:

• ECON 265, ECON 499, Some sections of ECON 208 and upper level economics courses

Program Objective 4: Analytical problem solving

Learning Outcomes:

• use relevant concepts and information to address problems
• perform relevant mathematical operations
• appropriately interpret results from the operations

Measurement Tools:

• ETS Economics Major Field Test
• Test of Understanding of College Economics (TUCE)
• Class assignments

Course Coverage:

• ECON 208, 209, 308, 309, 433

Program Objective 5: Written communication

Learning Outcomes:

• use clear statement of purpose
• use clear organization and logic
• use clear, accurate, and relevant information and concepts
• use standard English and appropriate vocabulary
• use clear and effective summary, conclusion, and/or recommendation and closing statement

Measurement Tools:

• Class assignments
• Research papers

Course Coverage:

• ECON 361
• ECON 499: Senior Seminar in Economics