This intensive 9-module program equips participants with the essential skills to design, implement, and evaluate effective Assurance of Learning (AoL) processes in business education. Through a combination of live workshops, hands-on exercises, peer collaboration, and independent practice, participants will build a Personal AoL Skills Portfolio & Action Roadmap, which serves both as a capstone deliverable and a professional reference tool for future AoL activities. This portfolio will include mission alignment exercises, curriculum maps, rubrics, data collection frameworks, and a detailed improvement plan, culminating in a 12–18-month individual action plan.
The next program will begin 11 January 2027.
Across the 9 modules, participants progress through a sequenced learning path:
- Building Foundations: understanding the purpose and scope of AoL within AACSB standards, aligning objectives with mission, and crafting measurable learning outcomes using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
- Designing and Applying AoL Processes: mapping curriculum, identifying learning gaps, designing direct and indirect measures, and building effective analytic rubrics.
- Closing the Loop and Planning Forward: collecting and interpreting data, developing continuous improvement plans, and engaging stakeholders in sustaining quality learning outcomes.
The course is designed for individual skill mastery rather than institutional plan creation, making it ideal for faculty, accreditation managers/AoL coordinators, academic leaders and academic staff seeking to strengthen their AoL expertise.
By the end of the program, participants will have developed the practical skills and resources needed to confidently lead or contribute to their institution’s AoL processes, support accreditation requirements, and promote continuous learning improvement.
Course Facilitators
Angelito Calma, Williams Centre for Learning Advancement, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
Angelito Calma is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the Williams Centre for Learning Advancement, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne. He designs and delivers various professional development programs to support business academics at various stages of their career. He is an Assurance of Learning expert and has been responsible for managing the Faculty’s quality assurance initiatives in relation to AACSB accreditation for more than 12 years.
An experienced teaching and research academic, Angelito has more than 20 years of experience teaching management subjects, particularly business analysis, decision science and quantitative methods in business. His research interests overlap education and business.
He has published in top-tier journals in higher education and business and management. He is also a Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) expert and is regularly sought for advice concerning course accreditations, initial registrations and quality frameworks.
Jasmina Selimovic is the former dean and professor of finance and quantitative economics at the School of Economics and Business University of Sarajevo (SEBS). Previously she held the position of SEBS's Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and International Cooperation for six years, in two consecutive mandates. Selimovic's fields of professional interest include quantitative finance, more particularly insurance, finance, financial mathematics, actuarial mathematics and risk management. Selimovic has extensive professional experience in quality assurance and management in higher education and has led the SEBS's Accreditation Team in the processes of obtaining the two most prestigious international accreditations in higher education, namely The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). In 2017, Professor Selimovic became a member of the EFMD's EPAS Accreditation Board and served in two consecutive mandates until 2023. She was engaged as chair of the European Advisory Council of AACSB for three years. She regularly serves as a peer review team member for the AACSB and EFMD institutional and programme accreditations. She is a member of many International Advisory Boards. Professor Selimovic has been guest lecturing at University of Istanbul, Fatih University, University of Nebraska Lincoln and many other institutions. She has participated as a leader, co-leader, researcher, consultant, and associate in various scientific and consulting projects and studies. She is also engaged in projects for World Bank, European Union and Regional Economic Forum.
Course Requirements
Active participation in discussions, peer reviews, and group activities is essential for successful completion.
To earn a certificate of completion, participants must,
- Submit all Weekly Deliverables: Applied assignments building toward the final portfolio.
- Participate in Live Sessions, Discussion Forums, & Peer Review: Active engagement in live sessions and asynchronous forums.
- Submit final AoL Skills Portfolio: Complete compilation of all artifacts with reflective commentary.
Time Commitment
This course is designed to require approximately 3 hours of work per module over 9 modules, inclusive of both asynchronous and live learning activities. Live sessions will be held in Weeks 1, 3, 5, and 9, with independent work in the other weeks. The total time commitment is estimated at 27 hours.
Assessment and Feedback
All course assignments use an established rubric to guide the quality of work and provide both formative (developmental) and summative (final) feedback. There are no grades assigned to individual assignments or to the course overall.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
Program Certificate
Certificates awarded through AACSB Academy programs—whether to individuals or institutions—recognize professional learning or institutional achievement. They are distinct from AACSB accreditation and do not confer, imply, or affect an institution’s AACSB accreditation status.
