Shaping the Future of Management Education Through Accreditation

Exposure Draft Standards

Diverse and Experienced:• More than 285 years of collective accreditation experience• Nearly all members have been on a major accreditation

committee• Management education experience on 6 continents• Business experience in a variety of fields and levels• Representatives from different types of schools

Sub-Committee on Executive Education

Task Force on Distance/Online Education

Thought Leadership Task Forces

Blue Ribbon Committee

BRC Input Process

The Standards…

• Reduces number of standards from 21 to 15• Each is more relevant and less redundant• All are holistically and equally important

• Strengthens the long-standing commitments of AACSB– Mission Focus, Judgment and Scholarship

• Adds flexibility to eligibility criteria, broadens faculty qualifications, and emphasizes engagement

• Addresses executive education, social responsibility and sustainability, and distance education

What’s Changed…

Recognizing high-quality and continuous improvement through:

Drives a holistic look at business schools in an environment that demands accountability

Standards 1 – 3:

Strategic Management and Innovation

Mission, Impact, and Innovation

Deepening our understanding of mission

Strategic Management and Innovation

1standard

Intellectual Contributions and Alignment with Mission

Beyond counting: valuing the impact and quality of scholarship

2standard

Strategic Management and Innovation

Financial Strategies and Allocation of Resources

Financial strategies to sustain quality and innovation

3standard

Strategic Management and Innovation

Standards 4 – 7:

Participants: Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff

Student Admissions, Progression, and Career Development

Supporting student academic and professional success

4standard

Participants: Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff

Faculty Sufficiency and Deployment

Ensuring an appropriate level of engaged faculty

5standard

Participants: Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff

Faculty Management and Support

Enabling the development of highly effective faculty

6standard

Participants: Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff

Professional Staff Sufficiency and Deployment

Recognizing the increasing importance of professional staff

7standard

Participants: Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff

Standards 8 – 12:

Learning and Teaching

Curricula Management and Assurance of Learning

Giving context to Assurance of Learning

8standard

Learning and Teaching

Curriculum Content

Fostering innovation with flexible guidance and clarified expectations

9standard

Learning and Teaching

Student Faculty Interactions

Articulating a central expectation across teaching/learning models

10standard

Learning and Teaching

Degree Program Educational Level and Equivalence

Protecting the integrity of accredited degree programs

11standard

Learning and Teaching

Teaching Effectiveness

Developing teaching skills in a changing environment

12standard

Learning and Teaching

Standards 13 – 15:

Academic and Professional Engagement

Student Academic and Professional Engagement

Fostering student involvement in both academic and experiential learning

13standard

Academic and Professional Engagement

Executive Education

Recognizing the growing importance and benefits of executive education

14standard

Academic and Professional Engagement

Faculty Qualifications and Academic and Professional

Engagement

Elevating scholarship and developing intersections between theory and practice

15standard

Academic and Professional Engagement

Sustained engagement activities

Academic (Research/Scholarly) Applied/Practice

Initial academic preparation and

professional experience

Significant professional

experience

Scholarly Practitioners

(SP)

Teaching Practitioners

(TP)

Research doctoral

degree

Research Academics

(RA)

Applied Academics

(AA)

RA + AA + SP + TP ≥ 90 percent

RA + AA + SP ≥ 60 percent

RA ≥ 40 percent

Setting and framing the foundation for review.

Criteria 1: Accreditation Scope and AACSB Membership

Criteria 2: Oversight, Sustainability, and Continuous Improvement

Criteria 3: Policy on Continued Adherence to Standards and Integrity of Submissions to AACSB

Demonstrating commitment to core values.

Criteria 4: Collegiate Setting

Criteria 5: Commitment to Diversity

Criteria 6: Ethical Behavior and Sustainability

Eligibility Criteria

New Standards Snapshot

Continuing engagement of members through:• Peer-to-peer discussion• BizEd issue on “Future of Accreditation” • eNEWSLINE series of articles• Targeted focus groups• Ongoing BRC communications program

Upcoming opportunities for member engagement:• Annual Accreditation Conference • Asia Pacific Annual Conference• Europe Annual Conference• Associate Deans Conference• Regional Deans Meetings• Deans Conference

Moving Forward

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