Shaping the Future of Management Education 2013 AACSB Business Accreditation Standards Dan LeClair EVP & Chief Operating Officer Twitter @AACSBdan
Feb 25, 2016
Shaping the Future of Management Education 2013 AACSB Business Accreditation Standards
Dan LeClairEVP & Chief Operating OfficerTwitter @AACSBdan
The BRC Process2.5 Years ► 8 April 2013
50,000+ contacts through written communication5,000+ people involved1,500+ hours of BRC members’ time in meetings50+ conferences30+ cities worldwide
15 Standards
The Standards…
• Reduces number of standards from 21 to 15• Each is more relevant and less redundant• All are holistically and equally important
New Standards Snapshot
Recognizing high-quality and continuous improvement through
Four SectionsStrategic Management & InnovationParticipantsLearning and TeachingAcademic & Professional Engagement
A: Ethical BehaviorEstablishing a fundamental expectation
B: Collegiate EnvironmentAdvanced level, engagement, and faculty involvement
C: Commitment to Corporate and Social ResponsibilityFostering responsibility in society
Eligibility CriteriaDemonstrating commitment to Core Values and Guiding Principles
Eligibility Criteria
D: Accreditation Scope and AACSB MembershipFlexibility and choice
E: Oversight, Sustainability, and Continuous ImprovementFoundations and context for accreditation review
F: Policy on Continued Adherence to Standards and Integrity of Submissions to AACSB
Consistency and Integrity
Eligibility CriteriaSetting and framing the foundation for review
Eligibility Criteria
Standard 1: Mission, Impact, and InnovationDeepening our understanding of mission
Standard 2: Intellectual Contributions Impact & Alignment with Mission
Beyond counting: valuing the impact and quality of scholarship
Standard 3: Financial Strategies and Allocation of ResourcesFinancial strategies to sustain quality and innovation
Strategic Management & Innovation
Strategic Management
Standard 4: Student Admissions, Progression, & Career Development
Supporting student academic and professional success
Standard 5: Faculty Sufficiency & DeploymentEnsuring an appropriate level of engaged faculty
Standard 6: Faculty Management & SupportEnabling the development of highly effective faculty
Standard 7: Professional Staff Sufficiency & DeploymentRecognizing the increasing importance of professional staff
Participants
Participants: Students, Faculty, & Professional Staff
Standard 8: Curricula Management & Assurance of Learning
Giving context to Assurance of Learning
Standard 9: Curriculum ContentFostering innovation with flexible guidance and clarified
expectations
Standard 10: Student Faculty InteractionsArticulating a central expectation across teaching/learning models
Learning and Teaching
Learning and Teaching
Standard 11: Degree Program Educational Level, Structure, & Equivalence
Protecting the integrity of accredited degree programs
Standard 12: Teaching EffectivenessDeveloping teaching skills in a changing environment
Learning and Teaching
Learning and Teaching
Standard 13: Student Academic & Professional EngagementFostering student involvement in both academic and experiential learning
Standard 14: Executive EducationRecognizing the growing importance and benefits of executive
education
Standard 15: Faculty Qualifications & EngagementElevating scholarship and developing intersections between theory and practice
Academic & Professional Engagement
Academic and Professional Engagement
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
Std 15 Sustained engagement activities
Academic (Research/Scholarly) Applied/Practice
Initial academic preparation and
professional experience
Significant professional
experience
Scholarly Practitioners
(SP)
Instructional Practitioners
(IP)
Doctoral degree
Scholarly Academics
(SA)Practice Academics
(PA)
SA + PA + SP + IP ≥ 90 percent
SA + PA + SP ≥ 60 percent
SA ≥ 40 percent