The purpose of the Department of Business, Accounting and Economics is to:

Graduate responsible, competent and ethical business professionals

What does this mean for you? The perfect blend for success. We continually enhance our curriculum to ensure that it is receptive to change, is consistent with trends in the fields of business, accounting and economics, takes into account the demands of the marketplace, and integrates our core Catholic liberal arts tradition.

To achieve this mission and to help graduates translate their education into professional and civic success, the faculty and staff uphold and promote the following core values:

Faith: to be mindful of Catholic values and to affirm the moral standard central to maintaining the dignity of each person. To pursue this core value, the faculty accepts the responsibility of role models who live their beliefs by acting in an ethical manner with our students, colleagues, and broader community.

Discovery: to encourage inquiry, expression, critical analysis, and problem solving skill. To pursue this core value, our academically qualified and professionally active faculty provides challenging academic programs that emphasize students’ ability to learn and to think, which promotes success in today’s global business environment.

Community: to respect others and to be responsible as individuals and as members of a diverse learning community. To pursue this core value, the faculty creates a community of inquisitive learners who engage in free expression and dialogue and adhere to professional and community standards.

Leadership: to cultivate educated leaders who are concerned with the ethics, justice, and social responsibility of their individual and organizational actions. To pursue this core value, the faculty through its teaching, advising, and research promotes high standards of quality and excellence in our academic programs.

Aligned with core values, we aspire that our students fulfill the following learning objectives:

Learning Objectives

 Faith

 Apply ethical standards in the decision-making process as evidenced by

• Being sensitive to issues of ethics, justice, and social responsibility that create dilemmas that managers face at all levels of the workplace
• Understanding the role of business in the broader society

Discovery

 Technical skills and knowledge as evidenced by

• Possessing technical and technological skills and knowledge to enter and succeed in the workforce
• Possessing learning skills that foster long-term career growth and effective citizenship in a dynamic world

Problem solving as evidenced by

• Analyzing complex problems, applying appropriate problem-solving methodologies, and making appropriate recommendations
• Developing situational awareness to anticipate problems

Data analysis as evidenced by

• Gathering, examining, manipulating, and interpreting data
• Demonstrating the ability to analyze and communicate the meaning of data

Administrative, integrative planning, and judgment skills as evidenced by

• Understanding how the functional areas of a firm are integrated into a unified business system
• Managing the details of multiple tasks simultaneously

Communications as evidenced by

• Communicating effectively via written and spoken word and through contemporary technologies
• Listening effectively

Leadership

 Motivation, perseverance, initiative as evidenced by

• Possessing learning skills that foster long-term career growth and effective citizenship in a dynamic world
• Acquiring the capacity for leadership to make contributions to society

Maturity and personal responsibility as evidenced by

• Turning in assignments in a timely, complete and professional manner
• Engaging actively in the classroom experience

Community

 Professional responsibility as evidenced by

• Understanding the importance of compliance with the letter and spirit of professional codes of conduct
• Demonstrating a fundamental understanding of ethical business behavior

Social responsibility as evidenced by

• Understanding the role of business in the broader society
• Completing tasks competently and responsibly to meet the need of the community