Mission and Learning Goals

Our mission as a Department is to provide quality undergraduate education to career-oriented students who will be competitive in a technologically-evolving global business environment.

The Department strives to be an exemplary regional educational institution graduating community-minded students with a strong foundation in business knowledge, skills, research and values.

We are committed to the development of mutually beneficial partnerships and lifelong learning opportunities with internal and external stakeholders through the sharing of expertise and service to others.

We will fulfill our mission through the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning, scholarship and service to our community through collaborative efforts among faculty, students, staff and community members.

Objectives

To realize the mission of the Department of Business Management, the following objectives must be achieved:

• Promote the professional development of its faculty.
• Create teaching excellence in all courses and programs by enriching student skills in communication, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making to ensure all students receive the best possible instruction.
• Utilize a comprehensive system of assessment and evaluation including students, faculty, graduating seniors, alumni and employers to evaluate how effectively the Department prepares students for the world of work.
• Establish and maintain linkages with the government and non-governmental organizations.

Learning goals of the Department of Business Management were achieved by means of the following:

• Maintaining a lineup of highly qualified faculty members by encouraging faculty members to pursue graduate studies and l hiring practitioners in the industry.
• Continuing syllabi revision to evaluate major courses offered.
• Continuing curriculum revision/enrichment as per the directives of the Philippine Commission on Higher Education.
• Adopting practicum and research programs to enhance students' skills in communication, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
• Using instructional methods that are interactive/participative, facilitative, integrative and which enhance the higher-order thinking skills of applying, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and.
• Maintaining a state-of the-art library with a rich collection of print and non-print resources, particularly e-books and e-journals.
• Establishing and maintaining linkages with external parties, such as government and non-government organizations, business and professional associations, business firms, and other universities, either local or international.
• Maintaining an environment conducive to learning.
• Updating faculty members with the latest trends in the industry by attending institutionalized seminars, trainings and conferences.

Among the measuring instruments or metrics used by the Accountancy Program in the pursuit of its mission and objectives are as follows:

• Monitoring of faculty members pursuing graduate studies.
• Evaluating faculty performance regularly by students, peer, chair and dean.
• Evaluating students' performance in their Practicum by using a Performance evaluation to determine how well the graduating students are performing on their assigned tasks. A student should get an above average score.
• Evaluating students' performance in the BURES (Business Research) subject is done through the use of rubric. An oral defense is also undertaken.
• Conducting round table conferences. Employers give feedbacks on the strong points and weak points of the graduates. Graduates were commended for their technical knowledge and skills but some are poor in oral and written communication

Use of these metrics has enhanced the competencies of our students, preparing them better for the roles they will play in the actual world of work.