Educational Program Assessment Plan and Report
Assessment Plan for 2012-2013
Cameron School of Business
Primary Contact Name/Info: Becky Porterfield, AoL Director, Cameron School of Business
Degree: Master of Science in Accountancy
MSA Program Outcomes
Implementation Program Outcome
UNCW Strategic Goal
Tools
PO 1: To provide effective career development and
1.
1. Survey of Orientation
Events on Career placement opportunities for all students. Students will be 2.
Development
2. Survey Firms Attending supported in their placement activities through access to accounting firm personnel (at
Meet the Firms
3.
3. Number of Firms
Recruiting on Campus the local, regional, and national/ 4. Student Exit surveys international firm levels) and 5.
industry personnel through the
5. Informal dialogue with
Advisory Board
UNCW career placement center, 6. Placement of students placement events, and through other on-campus activities such as
Meet the Firms, MSA Orientation,
Business Week, and Beta Alpha Psi.
UNCW Goal 1
MSA Director;
Survey data; informal data collected talking to students, faculty, advisory board and recruiters
Summary of
Findings
Findings indicated continued overall satisfaction with the planned events but some fine tuning would make the events better.
Actions Taken
Revised format of Meet the
Firms to allow firms recruiting only interns to limit their sessions to intern candidates to increase satisfaction among recruiters and MSA candidates.
Reached out to three new firms for MTF Career Fair and plan to emphasize prospecting for new participants in Career
Fair.
Added a firm tour in Charlotte in the fall of 2010. Changed the format of Meet the Firms in fall of 2012 to have fewer firms each night but have longer sessions. Also, increased the number of nights to 4 and spread the event over
2 weeks. One of the nights used a “career fair” format for those firms that may not be

hiring this year.
Also, changed the type of panels for Accounting Career
Day to add a panel in Advisory
Services. This event was also revamped in the fall of 2009.
PO2: To foster effective relationships with the professional business community.
Our program will interface with the professional community through oncampus activities such as Meet the
Firms, MSA Orientation events,
Business Week, and Beta Alpha Psi, through the utilization of an
Accounting Advisory Board, and through on-going contact in educational and professional settings.
UNCW Goal 3, 4, & 5
1. Number of firms participating in Meet the
Firms, Business Week,
Orientation, and Accounting
Career Day
2. Number of firms speaking at Beta Alpha Psi meetings
3. Discussion of program effectiveness with Advisory
Board
4. Number of faculty participating in firm events
(professional development, conferences)
5. Composition of Advisory
Board
6. Number of faculty participating in firm events
MSA Director,
Department Chair,
Faculty advisers to Beta
Alpha Psi
Transitions in department chair,
MSA director, BAP advisors and among firm recruiting representatives create need for sustained efforts to maintain and build relationships.
Findings indicate that good firm relationships are continued to be maintained.
Participation of chair,
MSA director and intern coordinator in Raleigh and
Charlotte trips stressed.
Added a Alumni Reception in Charlotte in the fall of
2010. Added an alumni reception in Raleigh in the summer of 2011. Added 4 new members to the advisory board (Sara
Branner, McGladrey; Phil
Garolfo, EY; Laura
Robinette, PwC; and
Steven Darroch, Deloitte).

PO3: To promote MSA faculty excellence in teaching and research.
Our faculty will be supported in their research activities through accessibility of research databases and other resources, access to programs for summer research stipends, funding of travel to research conferences, and appropriate course and preparatory loads to facilitate research.
Our faculty will be supported in their teaching activities through access to on-campus instructional seminars, careful evaluation of course materials, and feedback.
UNCW Goal 1 & 2
1. Number of research databases
2. Number and amount of summer stipends
3. Number of Faculty attending conferences
4. Course loads for MSA faculty
5. Peer reviews
6. Availability of campus instructional seminars
Department chair Department continues to support faculty teaching and research at a high level.
Findings indicate that faculty excellence is being promoted.
Department used trust funds to provide two competitive research fellowships for ABL faculty in 12/13 and 13/14.
Satisfactory findings so no additional actions taken.

MSA Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning
Outcome
UNCW Strategic Goal
SLO1: Our graduates will have the skills
Tools
A: Critical Thinking
Method: A critical thinking rubric necessary for critical thinking, professional research, and continuous learning.
UNCW Goal 1 is used in the MSA 518 Risk Based
Auditing course.
B: Professional Research Method:
A rubric is used to assess a case analysis conducted by students in the MSA 500 Financial Accounting
Research and Theory course.
Implementation Summary of
Findings
Actions Taken
Administration: The rubric is used by faculty to evaluate all students in a class exercise. This course is offered each spring. Results are reviewed by the MSA faculty committee.
Administration: This course is offered each spring, and the assessment is conducted on all students by the faculty member.
Results are reviewed by the MSA faculty committee.
Findings consistent with 2012.
Findings indicate an improvement over last year.
Change in format of research class eliminated written case reports.
Results have been very good in the past. No data collected in
2012.
No action deemed necessary.
No action
MSA Committee will consider assessment of research skills as part of revised overall plan.
No action

SLO2: Our graduates will demonstrate a global perspective of business and accounting practices.
UNCW Goal 1
C: Continuous Learning Method:
Assessment is conducted by both indirect and direct measures.
Students complete and exit survey when leaving the program. The pass rate for the CPA exam is assessed. Additionally all students are required to participate in continuous learning activities such as BAP, IMA, etc. Hours of attendance are logged and monitored.
Administration: This assessment is administered and evaluated by the
MSA director and reported each spring. Results are reviewed by the
MSA faculty committee.
Method: An online assessment of multiple choice questions developed by the faculty is used for assessment
Administration: To be administered in the MSA 500 Financial Accounting
Research and Theory course each fall semester to all students. For the class of 2012, the assessment was administered as part of each core course.
Increases in
BAP participation and attendance reflect faculty emphasis.
Data indicate a slight decline from prior years.
Also, attendance at professional meetings is on a decline.
Data indicate a significant improvement from prior years but is probably due to the timing of the assessment.
BAP faculty advisors agreed to encourage top officers from MSA class to increase participation and continuity.
The MSA committee has revised our goals to exclude continuous learning since this is a measure that we have only been able to assess indirectly in the past. Professional meeting attendance, especially BAP, will be encouraged more strongly in the future by the faculty.
MSA Committee will consider assessment of global perspective as part of revised overall assessment plan.
No action needed at this time.

SLO3: Our graduates will have leadership and team building skills.
UNCW Goal 1
Method: Rubrics for leadership and teamwork are used.
Administration: Student peer assessment is used by all students for the term project in MSA 516
Systems Assurance course offered each fall.
SLO4: Our graduates will recognize the importance of social responsibility and making ethical business decisions.
UNCW Goal 3
A: Ethics
Method: Online multiple choice assessments are used.
B: Social Responsibility
Method: Method: Assessment is conducted by both indirect and direct measures. Students complete and exit survey when leaving the program. The pass rate for the CPA exam is assessed.
Additionally all students are required to participate in continuous learning activities such as BAP, IMA, etc. Hours of attendance are logged and
Administration: The assessment is conducted in the MSA 500 Financial
Accounting Research and Theory course each fall to all students. For the class of 2012, assessment became part of each core course.
Administration: This assessment is administered and evaluated by the
MSA director and reported each spring. Results are reviewed by the
MSA faculty committee for action
2013 ethics scores markedly higher than prior. Data was not collected for the class of
2012.
Prior year data indicate that less than
40% of our students participate in community service projects.
2012
Leadership data similar to prior years.
Teamwork scores less favorable.
Data indicates continuous improvement.
Difficult to ascertain importance of difference in a small sample. However, director will invite all students to comment on teamwork status at midterm advising and respond accordingly.
No action needed at this time.
MSA Committee will monitor to determine whether upturn is sustained.
No action taken.
This learning goal has been replaced with corporate governanace effective with the class of 2013.

SLO5: Our graduates will have effective communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
UNCW Goal 1 monitored.
A: Communication—Written
Method: The CSB subscribes to
ETS’s written communication instrument for assessing writing ability within the CSB.
B: Communication- Oral
Method: A rubric is used to assess practicum presentations by all students.
C: Interpersonal Skills
Method: A rubric is used to assess student interactions.
Administration: ETS is conducted in the MSA 530 Management
Decisions and Control course to all students. It is conducted each spring and results are reviewed by the MSA committee for actions.
Administration: The assessment is conducted by faculty teaching the two practicum classes MSA 534 and
535 and is reviewed by the MSA faculty committee for action.
Administration: The assessment is conducted by faculty teaching the
MSA 505 class each fall and is reviewed by the MSA faculty committee for action.
Scores increasing in
2013.
Data indicated improvement needed.
Data indicate that this goal is not improving.
Data indicates improvement
Required writing workshops for all MSA students in class of
2014, as writing skills appear to be improving markedly.
Employed an English graduate student to teach writing workshops beginning with the class of 2012.
Improvement noted for this class. Continuing with the workshops for
MSA 2013.
English graduate student will host additional workshops on oral communications.
No action taken.

MSA 2013
94.6%
MSA 2012
90.4%
MSA 2011
91.5%
MSA 2010
93%
2013: Deloitte, Dixon Hughes Goodman, EY, and KPMG
MSA 2009
95%
2013: Deloitte, GreerWalker, Dixon Hughes Goodman, McGladrey, EY. Career fair participants included five firms visited and KPMG,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rives and Associates, Pesta, Finnie & Associates, Cherry Bekaert, BDO, and Elliott Davis.
2012: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, McGladrey, Dixon Hughes Goodman. Added a career fair with 10 firms including the firms visited and PWC,
Finnie and Pesta, CPAs, Greer Walker, Elliot Davis, Rives and Associates.
2011: Deloitte, PWC, EY, Greer Walker, McGladrey, Dixon Hughes Goodman
2010: Deloitte, KPMG, Dixon Hughes, McGladrey. Career Fair with: EY, PWC, Greer Walker, Elliott Davis, The Reznick Group.
2009: No such event

MSA 2014
BDO
Cherry Bekaert
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes Goodman
EY
GreerWalker
Hughes, Pittman & Gupton
KPMG
MSA 2013
BDO
Blackman Sloop
Cherry Bekaert Holland
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes Goodman
E&Y
Greer & Walker
Hughes, Pittman & Gupton
KPMG
Liberty Health Care
Murray, Blackburn & Rode
Pesta Finnie
Carr,Riggs & Ingram (merge) Pittard, Perry and Crone
PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers
PPD
Rives and Associates
McGladrey
PPD
RS McGladrey
Thomas, Judy and Tucker
17 15
Liberty Health Care
Murray, Blackburn & Rode
MSA 2012
BDO
Blackman Sloop
Cherry Bekaert Holland
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes Goodman
E&Y
Greer & Walker
Hughes, Pittman & Gupton
KPMG
15
Langdon, CPA
Liberty Health Care
Murray, Blackburn & Rode
Pittard, Perry and Crone
PPD
RS McGladrey
MSA 2011
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes
E&Y
Greer & Walker
Hughes, Pittman & Gupton
KPMG
14
Langdon, CPA
Lanier, Whaley & Craft
Liberty Health Care
Murray, Blackburn & Rode
Pittard, Perry and Crone
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PPD
RS McGladrey
MSA 2010
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes
E&Y
Grant Thornton
Greer & Walker
Hughes, Pittman & Gupton
KPMG
Langdon, CPA
Lanier, Whaley & Craft
Murray, Blackburn & Rode
Pittard, Perry and Crone
RS McGladrey
US Army Audit
13
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cherry Bekaert and Hughes, Pittman & Gupton appreciated being able to meet with intern candidates only.
Murray, Blackburn & Rode, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, PPD, Rives and Associates, Thomas Judy and Tucker preferred the career fair format and asked that it be continued.
Big 4, Dixon Hughes Goodman, McGladrey and GreerWalker satisfied with format.
MSA 2009
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes
E&Y
Glaxo Smith Kline
Grant Thornton
Greer & Walker
Hamilton and Co.
IBM
IRS
KPMG
Langdon, CPA
Lanier, Whaley & Craft
Liberty Health Care
Office of the State Auditor
Pittard, Perry and Crone
PricewaterhouseCoopers
RS McGladrey
US Army Audit
Williams Overman Pierce
19

Deloitte: great format but would like longer sessions with students. May wish to reduce the number of firms attending each night.
EY: Great format
DHG: Great format
Blackman Sloop: appreciated the format
Langdon: great format, appreciated the more open room.

2012-2013 2011-2012
September: UNCW Internship/MSA programs October: UNCW – Internships
October: NC State Board of CPA Examiners October: General Electric
October: Wells Fargo November: IRS
November: Deloitte November: HPG
November: McGladrey December: KPMG
January: GreerWalker
January: KPMG
January: Cherry, Bekaert & Holland
February: Deloitte
February: Dixon Hughes Goodman February: Greer & Walker
February: Cherry Bekaert February: Ernst & Young
March: EY March: McGladrey
April: BDO April: Dixon Hughes Goodman
April: PWC
2009-2010 2008-2009
T. M. 1 - McGladrey Sept. 28 T. M. 1 - HPG Oct. 1
T. M 2 - HPG Oct. 13
T. M. 3 - PWC Oct. 28
T. M. 4 -E&Y Nov. 10
T. M. 5 - PPC Nov. 16
T. M 2 - Dr. Hall Oct. 16
T. M 3 -McGladrey Oct. 29
T. M. 4 - Progress Energy Nov. 13
T. M. 5 - Deliotte Nov. 24
T. M. 6 - NC State Board of CPA Exam. Jan. 20 T. M. 7 - Greer Walker Jan. 14
T. M. 7 - UNC GA Feb. 2
T. M. 8 - GE Feb 15
T. M. 8 - Pittard Perry & Crone Jan. 29
T.M. 9 - BDO Feb. 11
TM 10 - KPMG March 17
TM 11 - DH March 29
TM 12 - Deloitte April 13
T.M. 10 - Dixon-Hughes Feb. 26
TM 11 - R.H. Donnelley March 5
2010-2011
TM1 - 9/20 – McGladrey
TM2- 10/7 - Randy Richartz (local CPA)
TM3 - 10/18 - Dr. I & MSA Program
TM4 - 11/2 - Joanna Rickard, UNCW
TM5 - 11/15 - Dr. Woody Hall, UNCW
TM6 - 1/19 - Elliott Davis
TM7 - 1/31 - Greer Walker
TM8 - 2/9 - NC State Board of CPA Examiners
TM9 - 2/15 - Reznick Group
TM10 - 3/7 - E&Y
TM11 - 3/24 – Deloitte
TM12- 4/4 - Dixon Hughes
TM13 - 4/12 – KPMG
2007-2008
T. M. 1 - McGladrey Oct. 22
T. M 2 - Progess Energy Oct. 30
T. M 3 - Pittard Perry & Crone Nov. 12
T. M. 4 - Deloitte Nov. 19
T. M. 5 - McGladrey Nov. 29
T. M. 7 - GlaxoSmithKline Jan. 17
T. M. 8 - BB&T Jan. 28
T.M. 9 - AICPA Feb. 18
T.M. 10 - E&Y Feb. 26
TM - PPD March 11
TM - NC St. Auditor March 17
TM - GT April 1
TM - PWC April 16
TM - Promoting Careers in Accounting
TM - DH April 23

2013 (retained 2012 panels and format)
Industry/Government: Josh Torok, PPD; Gonca Kurt, PPD; Deron Rossi, IBM
Public Accounting Advisory: Zach Shelton, DHG; Richard Cook, Elliott Davis; Tae Berg, DHG; Stephen Helms, EY
Public Accounting Auditing: Gareth Montague-Smith, KPMG, Jullia Stoy, EY; Kristen Wheless, Deloitte; Laura Jo Canady, GreerWalker
Public Accounting Tax: Patrick Ryan, EY; Becca Welker, DHG; David Hoxie, DHG; Charles Roberts, McGladrey; Oliver Earney, Earney and
Co.
2012 (changed the panels this year to include a panel on Advisory Services)
Industry/Governtment: Josh Torok,PPD; Stephanie Powell, UNCW Internal Auditor; Kimberly Jenkins, Special Agent, IRS; Gonca Kurt, GE
Public Accounting Advisory: Zach Shelton, DHG; Liz Cepull Fisher, EY; Jason Brett, Deloitte; Richard Cook, McGladrey; Ben Andrews, PWC;
Adam Bearhalter, DHG
Public Accounting Auditing: Phillip Andrews, McGladrey; Gareth Montague-Smith, KPMG; Josh Haymond, PWC; Julia Stoy, EY; Kristen
Harris, Deloitte
Public Accounting Tax: Becca Welker, DHG; David Hoxie, DHG; Charles Roberts, McGladrey; Oliver Earney, Earney and Co.
2011
Event cancelled due to Hurricane Irene
2010
Tax: DH, Deloitte, Lanier Whaley
Audit : McGladrey, KPMG, HPG
Other Services: Deloitte, EY
GSK
University Administration-Internal Audit
PPD
State Auditor
IRS
2009 (changed the format for this year to a shorter day but same coverage)
Tax: DH, Deloitte, Lanier Whaley
Audit : McGladrey, KPMG, HPG
Other services: EY, Deloitte
GSK
University Administration-Internal Audit
PPD
State Auditor
IRS

Name Firm
Jim Bongiorno
Colleen Brophy
Ernst & Young
Deloitte
Kim Bullard
Dan Casciano
Matt Cleaver
Charles Craft
Wallace Edge
Dixon Hughes
Ernst & Young
R.H. Donnelley, Co
Lanier, Whaley, Craft
Dixon Hughes
Rickey Godwin
David Hamilton
McGladrey & Pullen
Hamilton & Company, CPA's, P.A.
IBM Corporation
Dixon Hughes
Cree
Nancy Lee
Walter McNairy
David Mickey
Garreth Montague-
Smith
Henry Paula
Thomas Rode
Deron Rossi
Jack Stone
Mark Sweeney
David Walker
Peter Wilkinson
Michael Dannar
Alison Cenci
Sara Branner
Steven Darroch
Phil Garofolo
Laura Robinette
KPMG
Reznick Group
Murray, Blackburn and Rode, LLP
CHQ Audit Investigations
Deloitte
JC Penney
Greer & Walker
PPD
BDO
McGladrey & Pullen
McGladrey
Deloitte
EY
PWC

Faculty/Firm Relationship Building
2012-2013
Department of Accountancy and Business Law events (attended by faculty and firm representatives):
Alumni Receptions in Charlotte and Raleigh (August 2012 and June 2013, respectively)
Donor Recognition dinner (August 2012)
Business Week Speakers dinner (March 2013)
Annual Golf outing (April 2013)
Cherie Hennig: Taught 2-hour webinars on Schedule M-3 compliance for CPAs to earn continuing professional education credit
Lorraine Lee:
Guest speakers in MSA 516:
Elizabeth Fisher and Stephen Helms, EY
Richard Cook, McGladrey (now at Elliott Davis)
Zachery Mitcham, UNCW IT Security officer
David Mautz:
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Accounting Education Committee (chair 2009 - 2011, board liaison, 2006 - 2009,
member 2006 – present)
Accounting and Attestation Committee (member 1995 – present, chair 2001 - 2004)
Joanne Rockness: NCACPA Ethics instructor
Rebecca Sawyer and Lorraine Lee: Invited a group of practitioners to review information systems curriculum, resulting in a reordering of existing courses and increased emphasis on Excel topics
2011-2012
Becky Porterfield: Presented to NCAPCA Accounting Educators Conference, October, 2011
David Mautz:
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Accounting Education Committee (chair 2009 - 2011, board liaison, 2006 - 2009,
member 2006 – present)
Accounting and Attestation Committee (member 1995 – present, chair 2001 - 2004)
Professional Development Task Force (2009 - present)
NC CPA Foundation Scholarship Reviewer (2008 – present)
Joanne Rockness: NCACPA Ethics teacher
Randy Hanson and Rebecca Sawyer: visits with accounting firms that recruit our students
2012: EY, BDO, KPMG, Dixon Hughes Goodman, McGladrey

2010-2011
Lorrraine Lee: taught IT Audit to Wilmington Chapter of IIA, May 2011
David Mautz:
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Accounting Education Committee (chair 2009 - 2011, board liaison, 2006 - 2009,
member 2006 – present)
Accounting and Attestation Committee (member 1995 – present, chair 2001 - 2004)
Professional Development Task Force (2009 - present)
NC CPA Foundation Scholarship Reviewer (2008 – present)
Joanne Rockness: NCACPA Ethics teacher
Randy Hanson and Rebecca Sawyer: visits with accounting firms that recruit our students
2011: Deloitte, EY, BDO, Greer Walker, Dixon Hughes Goodman, McGladrey
2009-2010
Randy Hanson and Rebecca Sawyer visited accounting firms: Greer Walker, Reznick Group, Dixon Hughes
Grant Thornton, PWC, McGladrey, Langdon and Company
David Mautz:
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Accounting Education Committee (chair 2009 - 2011, board liaison, 2006 - 2009,
member 2006 – present)
Accounting and Attestation Committee (member 1995 – present, chair 2001 - 2004)
Professional Development Task Force (2009 - present)
NC CPA Foundation Scholarship Reviewer (2008 – present)
Joanne Rockness: NCACPA Ethics teacher

Number of research databases: Audit analytics, Compustat (Research Insight), RIA, Bloomberg terminals (4), SAP license
Number and amounts of summer stipends:
Summer 2013: 2 for ABL for $6,000 each
Summer 2012: 1 ABL for $6,000
Summer 2011: 3 ABL for $6,000 each
Spring 2011: 1 ABL for $6,000
Summer 2010: 2 ABL for $6,000 each
Number of faculty attending conferences in 2011-2012: 5
Number of faculty attending conferences in 2012-2013: 3
Course load of MSA faculty: 3/3
Peer Reviews: 4 in 2011-2012
4 in 2012-2013
Availability of campus instructional seminars: Yes

1.
Critical Thinking Assessment Results , MSA 518
Criterion
Understanding the issue
Formulates clear and concise perspective considering tradeoffs
Identify and evaluate ALL important evidence offered
Score
Spring
2008
(N=20)
Spring
2009
(N=20)
Spring
2011
(N=20)
Spring
2012
(N=20)
Spring
2013
(N=20)
0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2 15.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
4 85.0% 90.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2 50.0% 50.0% 25.0% 10.0% 10.0%
4 50.0% 50.0% 75.0% 90.0% 90.0%
0 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2 85.0% 85.0% 55.0% 40.0% 45.0%
4 10.0% 15.0% 45.0% 60.0% 55.0%

2.
Professional Research Assessment Results
No Data for 2012 and 2013.
Criteria
Researcher(s) identified the critical technical issues presented by the case.
Researcher(s) employed appropriate strategies to identify and access relevant authoritative and professional literature bearing on the technical issues presented by the case.
Researcher(s) correctly interpreted and applied relevant authoritative and professional literature and identified alternatives consistent with generally accepted accounting principles and other governing authorities.
Researcher(s) identified and expressed resolutions to the primary issues raised in the case.
Researcher(s) supported the above resolutions by reference to appropriate authoritative and professional literature and provided appropriate documentation and attribution.
Researcher(s) prepared a professional quality document evidencing both a solid command of the mechanical aspects of technical writing, and the ability to communicate complex constructs in a clear, concise manner.
Fall 2008
Avg.
(N=12)
4.00
Spring
2010 Avg.
(N=12)
5.00
MSA
2011
Spring
2011
N=5
5.0
3.75
3.25
3.50
3.25
3.33
4.92
4.83
4.83
4.42
5.00
5.0
4.5
5.0
4.5
5.0

3. Continuous Learning Assessment Results
Exit Survey Questions
1. I was encouraged and taught how to learn new material and find information on my own.
2. I was encouraged to participate in professional society activities and events. (Beta
Alpha Psi)
3. I became aware that to stay current in today’s world, I must continue my education by attending short courses, workshops, seminars, conferences and/or graduate school.
4. The curriculum has increased my ability to access information from a variety of sources.
5. The curriculum has increased my ability to read critically and assess the quality of information available
6. The curriculum has increased my ability to analyze new content by breaking it down, asking key questions, comparing and contrasting,
MSA2008
Average
(N = 48)
4.15
4.06
3.98
4
4
4.08
MSA 2009
Average (N =
35)
4.31
MSA 2010
N=34
4.50
4.37
3.97
4.20
4.03
4.11
4.06
4.38
4.0
4.09
4.03
MSA 2011
N=39
4.36
MSA 2012
N=22
4.14
MSA 2013
N=28
4.25
4.45
4.36
4.33
4.21
4.18
4.09
4.52
4.10
4.05
3.95
4.32
4.32
4.25
4.04
4.04
7. I plan to write the CPA exam (or have already started).
8. I plan to write other professional exams (CMA,
CFE, etc)
4.48
2.5
4.46
3.09
4.59
3.0
9. I plan to join the AICPA or other professional societies.
4.17 4.49 4.50
4.78
3.21
4.41
4.71
3.0
4.41
No Data
2.86
4.29

Number of MSA students
Participating in BAP
(percent of class)
Number of Meetings
Attended by MSA Students
MSA 2009
12 (21%)
75
MSA 2010
43 (74%)
117
MSA 2011
49 (82%)
207
MSA 2012
No data
86
MSA 2013
41 (73%)
230
Number of MSA students inducted into BAP (per cent of class)
6
Number in Class
6 9 7 12
Other measures of continuous learning: % of each class that become licensed as a CPA within the first 3 years of graduation
Continuous Learning Assessment: Number of students with NC CPA license. Data does not account for students whose last name has changed due to marriage or students who have moved out of state.
Number with NC
License
Percentage
MSA2003
MSA2004
49
55
27
25
55.1%
45.5%
MSA2005
MSA2006
MSA2007
MSA2008
MSA2009
MSA 2010
41
48
55
56
57
56
16
22
23
29
30
25
39.0%
45.8%
41.8%
51.8%
52.6%
44.6%
Number of students passing parts of the CPA exam based on 126 responses from the MSA Alumni Survey sent out in December of 2011.
No new data since 2011.
Audit BEC FAR REG
71% 71% 66% 63%

SLO2 Knowledge Assessment
Mean
Summer I 2008
(N=49)
67%
Summer I 2009
(N=51)
63%
Summer I 2010
(N=58)
58%
Summer 2011
Tax
(N=18)
56%
Summer 2011
Systems (N=35)
56%
MSA 2012*
89%
MSA 2013
No data
Median
Maximum
65%
88%
69%
100%
60%
98%
58%
73%
56%
75%
89%
100%
No data
No data
Minimum 52% 2% 14% 35% 42% 75% No data

1.
Leadership Assessment Results
Spring 2010 (N=14)
Facilitation
Motivation
Guidance
Unacceptable
(0)
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Satisfactory
(5)
28.57%
35.71%
35.71%
Exemplary
(10)
64.29%
57.14%
57.14%
Team
Building
Vision
0.00%
0.00%
35.71%
21.43%
57.14%
71.43%
Facilitation
Motivation
Guidance
Team
Building
Vision
Unacceptable
(0)
Fall 2012 (N=21)
Satisfactory
(5)
Exemplary
(10)
0%
5%
0%
24%
19%
19%
76%
76%
81%
0%
0%
14%
10%
Spring 2011 (N=19)
Unacceptable
(0)
Satisfactory
(5)
Exemplary
(10)
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
21.05%
15.79%
10.53%
78.95%
84.21%
89.47%
86%
90%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00% 100.00%
0.00% 100.00%
Spring 2012 (N=14)
Unacceptable
(0)
Satisfactory
(5)
Exemplary
(10)
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.29%
14.29%
14.29%
85.71%
85.71%
85.71%
0.00%
0.00%
7.14% 92.86%
0.00% 100.00%

2. Teamwork Assessment Results
Spring 2010 (N=14)
Attendance
Participation
Roles
Communi-cation
Decision Making
Member Support
Conflict Resolution
Meetings
Goals
Success
Spring 2011 (N=20) Spring 2012 (N=14)
Unacceptable
(0)
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Satisfactory
(5)
28.57%
14.29%
50.00%
14.29%
Exemplary
(10)
71.43%
Unacceptable
(0)
0.00%
85.71%
5.00%
50.00%
0.00%
85.71%
0.00%
Satisfactory
(5)
10.00%
5.00%
25.00%
0.00%
57.14% 42.86%
0.00% 35.00%
0.00% 7.14% 92.86%
0.00% 0.00%
0.00% 42.86% 57.14%
0.00% 15.00%
0.00% 14.29% 85.71%
0.00% 10.00%
0.00% 50.00% 50.00%
0.00% 30.00%
0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
0.00% 0.00%
Exemplary (10) Unacceptable (0)
90.00% 0.00%
90.00%
75.00%
100.00%
65.00%
100.00%
85.00%
90.00%
70.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Satisfactory
(5)
0.00%
Exemplary (10)
100.00%
7.14%
7.14%
92.86%
92.86%
7.14%
0.00%
0.00%
21.43%
14.29%
0.00%
0.00%
92.86%
100.00%
100.00%
78.57%
85.71%
100.00%
100.00%
Fall 2012 (N=15)
Attendance
Participation
Roles
Communi-cation
Decision Making
Member Support
Conflict Resolution
Meetings
Goals
Success
Unacceptable
(0)
Satisfactory
(5)
Exemplary
(10)
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
13%
56%
44%
0%
56%
0%
63%
13%
56%
13%
87%
44%
56%
100%
44%
100%
37%
87%
44%
87%

1.
Ethics
Mean
Summer 2008
Ethics Score
(N = 49)
61%
Median
Maximum
Minimum
50%
100%
25%
Summer 2009
Ethics Score
(N = 51)
62%
43%
100%
39%
Summer 2010
Ethics Score
N=58
58%
60%
98%
14%
Summer 2011
Ethics Score
N=53
56%
58%
75%
35%
Summer 2012
Ethics Score
No data
No data
No data
No data
Summer 2013
Ethics Score
N=20
91.0%
100.0%
100.0%
60.0%
2. Social Responsibility Assessment Results
Number of MSA students participating in BAP
Service Projects
Total Hours Volunteered
MSA 2009 MSA 2010 MSA 2011 MSA 2012
18 (32%) 18 (31%) 22 (37%) No data
220 236 322 No data
MSA 2013
No data
No data
1.
Written Communication Assessment Results as of June 2013—Average Score
Spring 2008 (n=51) Spring 2009 (n=56) Spring 2010 (n=39) Spring 2011 (n=34) Spring 2012 (n=61) Spring 2013 (n=54)
3.52 3.77 3.56 3.97 4.16 5.67

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
22
18
15
21
23
53
34
31
Grammar Usage
No data on essays without errors beyond 2012.
29
18
55
61
74
50
Mechanics
59
24
21
13
Style
24
23
Spring 2008 (N=51)
Spring 2009 (N=56)
Spring 2010 (N=39)
Spring 2011 (N=34)
Spring 2012 (N=61)

2. Oral Communication Assessment Results as of June 2013
MSA Oral Communication Average Scores by Subcategory
Clarity of topic; relevance of discussion
Speaker response to questions
Speaker confidence, engagement, relaxation
Volume, pace, nonverbal communication, etc.
Transitions from point to point
Presentation style; use of visual aids
Eye contact
Clarity of main points; logical flow
Maintaining audience focus
Suitable material
Suitable conclusion and summary
Terminology familiar or explained well
Fitting word choice
Clear and correct pronunciation
Appropriate use of vocal pauses
Appropriate use of notes, tools, visual aids
Subcategory
Summer I
2009 MSA
534
(N=27)
3.26
3.46
3.41
3.48
3.41
3.56
2.81
3.11
3.04
3.48
2.74
3.19
3.93
4
2.67
3.19
Summer I
2009 MSA
535 (N= 0)
3.90
3.90
2.97
3.03
3.23
3.37
3.03
3.43
3.10
4.00
4.00
3.93
3.50
3.40
2.43
2.70
Summer I
2010 MSA
534
(N=16)
3.38
3.88
3.50
3.38
3.63
3.88
3.00
2.80
2.63
3.63
2.25
3.25
4.00
4.00
2.75
3.00
Summer I
2010 MSA
535
(N=11)
4.00
4.00
3.82
4.00
3.64
4.00
3.45
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.64
4.00
Summer I
2011 MSA
534
(N=20)
3.60
3.30
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.90
2.60
3.00
2.20
3.80
2.50
3.20
3.90
4.00
3.10
2.60
Summer
1 2012
MSA 534
(N=15)
3.33
3.2
3.73
3.6
3.2
3.47
2.53
3.07
2.13
3.73
2.27
3.2
3.6
3.87
2.8
2.4
Summer
1 2012
MSA 535
(N=16)
4.00
4.00
Summer I
2013
MSA 534
(N=12)
3.83
3.33
3.75
3.33
2.50
4.00
3.88
3.50
3.13
4.00
3.88
3.50
3.63
4.00
3.50
3.25
4.00
3.33
4.00
3.50
3.42
3.75
4.00
3.88
3.38
3.25
3.50
2.58
2.75
3.50

3. Interpersonal Communication Assessment Results as of June 2013
Term
Spring
2010
Spring
2011
Spring
2012
Rating
Unacceptable
Marginal
Proficient
Exemplary
Unacceptable
Marginal
Proficient
Exemplary
Unacceptable
Marginal
Proficient
Exemplary
Nature of humankind
0.00%
0.00%
42.86%
57.14%
0.00%
0.00%
22.22%
77.78%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Organizational and personal goals
Shared
Goals Sensitivity
0.00%
0.00%
64.29%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
7.14%
50.00% 57.14%
35.71%
0.00%
0.00%
16.67%
50.00% 35.71%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
22.22% 50.00%
83.33%
0.00%
0.00%
35.71%
64.29%
77.78% 50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
7.14%
14.29% 35.71%
85.71% 57.14%
42.86%
0.00%
0.00%
5.56%
94.44%
0.00%
0.00%
21.43%
78.57%
Trust and openness: listening and responding
Trust and openness: congruent in expressing self
0.00%
0.00%
57.14%
0.00%
0.00%
64.29%
Trust and openness: encourage, support, feedback
0.00%
7.14%
35.71%
35.71%
0.00%
0.00%
27.78%
72.22%
0.00%
7.14%
28.57%
64.29%
57.14%
0.00%
0.00%
38.89%
61.11%
0.00%
7.14%
14.29%
78.57%
Multicultural, nonsexist: responding to individuals
Multicultural, nonsexist: displaying sensitivity
0.00%
0.00%
35.71%
0.00%
14.29%
35.71%
64.29%
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
22.22%
88.89%
0.00%
0.00%
7.14%
92.86%
77.78%
0.00%
7.14%
14.29%
78.57%
Spring
2013
Unacceptable
Marginal
Proficient
Exemplary
0%
0%
19%
81%
0%
9%
31%
60%
0%
0%
25%
75%
0%
3%
44%
53%
0%
6%
34%
60%
0%
9%
25%
66%
0%
9%
25%
66%
0%
0%
25%
75%
0%
0%
9%
91%