Review for established programs

Kaua`i Community College

PROGRAM REVIEW

Instructional Programs

Program/Unit Name: Accounting/ Business Education

Report Prepared/Edited by: Albert Spencer

Other Review Participants:

Rae Nisikawa \Bonnie Honma

Reviewed by Dean:

Always conscious of the student and business customers, this Accounting Full Program Review is a retrospective reflection on past activities which identifies & Analyzes successes & failures of Methods used to meet the above listed Criteria and recommends Program Action Plans & Program Research Data Needed to secure progress.

1. 
   Certificate of Achievement: Entry level
   
2. 
   Associate in Applied Science Degree: potential-ready at the first line supervisory level. Along with generic courses in Management, Accounting, Law, & Sales & Marketing, the below-listed six Program courses form the business core for Accounting majors:
   

1. 
   Accounting 124: Principles of Accounting I, Parts 1 & 2
   
2. 
   Accounting 125: Principles of Accounting II
   
3. 
   Accounting 126: Principles of Accounting III
   
4. 
   Accounting 128: Practical Accounting Applications
   
5. 
   Accounting 132: Payroll and Hawai`i General Excise Taxes
   
6. 
   Accounting 134: Income Tax Preparation
   
7. 
   Accounting 201: Introduction to Financial Accounting
   
8. 
   Accounting 202: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
   

1. 
   Outreach
   

2. 
   Enrollment
   

3. 
   Placement & Scheduling 10
   

1.3.2 Scheduling Method 11

1.3.3 Scheduling-Special Populations 12

1.3.4 Survey of Employers 13

4. 
   Support Services for Access 14
   

2. 
   Learning & Teaching
   
   1. 
      Articulation & Collaboration
      
      1. 
         Communication with High Schools & Transfer Institutions 15
         
      2. 
         Collaboration-Other Program Units 16
         
   2. 
      Curriculum
      
      1. 
         Review-Currency & Relevancy to Needs 17
         
      2. 
         Instructional Methodologies 18
         
      3. 
         Consistent Application of Academic Standards 19
         
      4. 
         Learning Needs-Under-Performing Students 20
         
      5. 
         Assessments 21
         
      6. 
         Distance Learning 21
         
   3. 
      Remedial/Developmental Education
      
      1. 
         Academic Remediation 22
         
   4. 
      Student Learning Outcome (SLO’s)
      
      1. 
         Assessment-Campus Goals 22
         
      2. 
         Program SLO’s 23
         
   5. 
      Academic Support
      
      1. 
         Use – Auxiliary Services 24
         

2.6 Faculty & Staff

2.6.1 Faculty/Staff – Strengths & Weaknesses 25

2.7 Facilities

2.7.1 Program Facilities 25

2.7.2 Currency – Equipment & Technology 26

8. 
   Financial Resources
   

3. 
   Work Force Development
   
   1. 
      Program Articulation with Workforce Needs
      
      1. 
         Identification – Workforce Trends 27
         
      2. 
         Course Selection – Community & Workforce Relevancy 28
         
      3. 
         Assessment – Student & Employer Satisfaction 28
         
      4. 
         Course Completion & Job Preparation 29
         
      5. 
         Student Career/Occupational Outcomes 29
         
      6. 
         Program Advisory Board Committee 30
         
   2. 
      Certification/Licensure, ,Job Placement, Transfer
      
      1. 
         Graduate Licensure/Certification Percentage 30
         
      2. 
         Job Placemen – Field of Study 30
         
      3. 
         Graduate Transfer Percentage 31
         

4. 
   Personal Development
   
   1. 
      Faculty & Staff Development
      
      1. 
         Faculty & Staff – Maintenance of Expertise 31
         
      2. 
         Professional Development Plan 31
         
   2. 
      Student Development
      
      1. 
         Student Personal Enrichment – Co-Curricular Activities 32
         
      2. 
         Non-Traditional Approaches to Education 32
         

5. 
   Community Development
   
   1. 
      Leadership
      
      1. 
         Faculty & Staff Community Activities 32
         
   2. 
      Collaboration
      
      1. 
         Communication, Partnerships, Cooperation – High Schools,
         Community Colleges, 4-year Institutions, & Community 33
         
6. 
   Diversity
   
   1. 
      Diversity
      
      1. 
         Program Support – Diversity & Cultural Awareness 33
         
   2. 
      International Education
      

7. Accounting Program Health Indicators 2005 34

8. Accounting Graduate Focus Group 37

9. Employer Focus Group meeting 39

1. 
   Methods
   
2. 
   Data
   
3. 
   Analysis
   
4. 
   Action Plans
   

Before the Accounting Program review was started the Institutional researcher returned to the mainland and the process started without the benefit of an Institutional researcher. With an institutional researcher hired the end of January the program will work with that person during the final stages.

PROGRAM REVIEW CRITERIA QUESTIONS, BY GOAL

• 
  Answer the following criteria questions using descriptive data, internal program data, program level-data and college-level data when appropriate. A program-level data set of common indicators will be provided by the Office of Institutional Research
  
• 
  When answering criteria questions, analyze/interpret the data (what does it mean and what are the future implications?)
  
• 
  It is recommended that programs consult the Office of Institutional Research for further assistance and/or additional data available related to the program.
  

1. 
   Use established College (i.e. Catalogue, Schedule of Courses, College Fairs) & Division (i.e. Intermediate schools visits, Website) means of communication.
   
2. 
   Conduct Industry-convenient credit and non-credit courses.
   
3. 
   Advertise in the local newspapers and radio stations using the free public service announcement.
   
4. 
   Incorporate guest speakers in accounting courses every semester.
   
5. 
   Conduct annual Accounting Advisory Committee Meeting.
   
6. 
   Conduct regular e-mail, telephone, & meeting communication with individual Accounting Advisory group members and requested feedback.
   

1. 
   Survey Accounting majors & recent graduates for recommendations.
   
2. 
   Survey representative Accounting sources that hirer our students.
   
3. 
   Survey Accounting Focus Group
   

2. Keep campus web site current.

3. Develop regular liaison with interested Kapaa High School, Kauai High School, and Waimea High School Counselors and faculty.

e) Develop job placement coordination for Accounting Students. This would accept resumes from KCC Accounting graduates and provide a place for former students and prospective employers to link. In the process we could keep track of our graduates.

1. 
   Enrollment in Accounting Course/Program by High School/Year Graduated
   
2. 
   List of Accounting Majors/Semester
   

1. 
   Annual Accounting Major/Graduate Survey
   
2. 
   Employer Focus Group Survey every two years
   

1. 
   Coordinated with the Hawaii Society of CPA’s a fall semester student night. The students get to meet with members in industry to explore and discover the challenges and opportunities in the profession.
   
2. 
   Refer students with test-taking & reading comprehension challenges to the Learning Center for private tutoring.
   
3. 
   Counsel current-semester students re: Accounting courses recommended for next semester.
   
4. 
   Use Peer Assistant in qualifying courses (Accounting 124 since 2002).
   NOTE: I have not kept data re: the Retention rates of any of the above-mentioned students. Therefore, I cannot gauge the effectiveness of these methods. Intuitively I know these programs work but at this time I lack any formal data.
   
5. 
   In coordination with the Business Education Division the Accounting program has a four-year proposed course schedule to help students plan their course selection and assure that they will graduate on time.