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Business Standards

Assurance of
Learning
Defining AoL
Addressing
Learning Goals
Approaches to AoL
Learning Goals and Measures of Achievement Examples
Curriculum Management and Content
Level of Educational Attainment
Standard 15
Standard 16
Standard 17
Standard 18
Standard 19
Standard 20
Standard 21


Assurance of Learning

Defining Assurance of Learning (AoL): Includes the interpretation and intent of the business assurance of learning standards.

Addressing, Defining, and Measuring the Achievement of Learning Goals

Includes Sections and Specifics on:

  • Standards that Relate to Learning Goals
  • Intent of Learning Goals
  • What is a Program?
  • Differences among Schools
  • Goals at the Program Level
  • General and Management-Specific Goals
  • Faculty Responsibility for Learning Goals
  • Using External Guidance
  • Demonstrating Learning Achievement
  • Indirect Measures of Learning
  • Use of Achievement Measures
  • Implementation of Assurance of Learning Processes

Approaches to Assurance of Learning

Includes Sections and Specifics on:

  • Student Selection
  • Course-Embedded Measurements
  • Demonstration through Stand-Alone Testing or Performance

Examples of Learning Goals and Measures of Achievement


A Statement about Curriculum Management and Content
Relating to AACSB Business Accreditation Standard 15


A Statement about Addressing the Level of Educational Attainment
Relating to AACSB Business Accreditation Standards 17 and 20


AACSB Business Accreditation Assurance of Learning Standards

Standard 15: Management of Curricula

Standard 16: Undergraduate Learning Goals

Standard 17: Undergraduate Educational Level

Standard 18: Master's Level General Management Learning Goals

Standard 19: Specialized Master's Degree Learning Goals

Standard 20: Master's Educational Level

Standard 21: Doctoral Learning Goals