{"id":6220,"date":"2025-03-13T22:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/school-of-business\/?page_id=6220"},"modified":"2025-03-13T22:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:28:38","slug":"assurance-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate-programs\/finance\/curriculum\/assurance-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Assurance of learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-finance-m-s\">Finance, M.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Finance Sub-Header\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"menu-title\">Finance Sub-Header<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\" id=\"modal-1\" data-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\" data-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\" data-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate-programs\/finance\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate-programs\/finance\/curriculum\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate-programs\/finance\/faculty-research-areas\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Faculty Research Areas<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate-programs\/finance\/careers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Careers<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-assurance-of-learning\">Assurance of learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with guidelines set by AACSB International, our accrediting body, the School of Business participates in a rigorous assurance of learning (AoL) process. Throughout the accreditation cycle, we assess student competencies to ensure that our curriculum is effectively preparing our students to be successful in their chosen field at graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow\">Each degree program has a series of high-level learning goals, such as:\u00a0 critical thinking; social responsibility, sustainability, and ethical business practice; communication; and discipline-specific knowledge and competence.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/assurance-of-learning\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/business\/academics\/assurance-of-learning\/\"><strong>Assurance of learning overview<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-program-specific-learning-goals\">Program-specific learning goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>MS in Finance Learning Goal 4: Finance Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Competency 1: Understand the effect of financial decisions on shareholder value and contrast them with stakeholders\u2019 interests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency 2: Describe how different types of securities are structured, valued, and used in fashioning an effective financial or investment strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency 3: Explain the concept of risk, describe investment and risk-management strategies, and describe the tools used in managing risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency 4: Use and apply appropriate software in developing financial decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group triple-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained 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conclusion about the issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Learning Goal 2: Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethical Business Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Competency 1: Recognize a conflict that requires an analysis of social responsibility, sustainability, and\/or ethical business practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency 2: Identify consequences arising from that analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency 3: Propose and defend a resolution to balance the interests of different stakeholders in the conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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