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