Faculty of Business Presentation

to the Board of TrusteesFebruary 18, 2010

Brief Agenda• Importance of Accreditation• Impact of Accreditation• Our FOB programs and their successes• Students• Community• Research• Summary

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The mission of AACSB International is to advance management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership

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• Focus:– Global standards for accredited institutions– Ensuring high quality educational programs– Continuous improvement– International reputation for quality programs/school

• AACSB accreditation is achieved by less than 5% of business schools worldwide

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• Attract top quality students– Key search term for prospective students

• Attract top quality faculty• Strategic directions – research, continuous

improvement• “Encourages” deployment of resources

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FOB Mission(Draft )• The mission of the Faculty of Business is to

create and disseminate research of value to our stakeholders and through teaching to provide undergraduate and graduate programs that develop innovative, articulate and ethical managers with the leadership skills and professional achievements to succeed in a global business environment.

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FOB Vision(Draft )• To be recognized by our stakeholders as a

disseminator of quality research and as a provider of valuable business knowledge and skills.

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Assurance of Learning GoalsProblem solvingCommunication skillsEthical decision makingIntegrative thinkingQuantitative literacyCore knowledge

Our programs• BAcc (Co-op option)

• BBA (Co-op option)

• PMPC – Business

• CAS – Certificate in Administrative Studies

• MAcc (Co-op option)

• IMAcc IMAcc (Co-op option)(Co-op option)

• MBA (Co-op option)

• MBA (ISP) MBA (ISP) (Co-op option)(Co-op option)

• MSc in Management

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EnrolmentUndergraduate programs

Incoming Enrolmentwithout IELP

with IELP

YEAR 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009Accounting Coop 125 176 161 196 216 216Accounting Reg 63 55 82 72 78 108Business Coop 142 172 146 169 185 185Business Reg 190 143 145 120 128 147Total 520 546 534 557 607 656

EnrolmentGraduate programs – Fall 2009

Program New Returning Total Offers Outstanding2010 2009

MBA ISP 79 45 124 115 65IMAcc 28 0 28 38 23MBA 42 46 96 3 1MAcc 0 18 18 n/a n/aMSc 15 10 27 1 0Grad total 172 121 293PMPC 31 0 31 33 20CAS 2 0 2 20 0TOTAL 205 121 326

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Student development

• Co-op programs/BCDO• Student exchanges• SEPP program• Faculty of Business student clubs

– BSA – GSC – Competitions– Student orientation– Ongoing student activities– Open House

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Community/Alumni involvement– Distinguished Leader– Faculty of Business Executive Excellence Award– Dean’s Lecture Series– FOB Alumni Golf Tournament– Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative (CSRI)– Advisory Council

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Research– Two Chancellor’s Chair for Research– Significant increase in Tier 1 and Tier 2

publications– Outstanding young faculty– Tri-Council grants

• SSHRC• NSERC

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What’s next?• Decanal search• Maintenance of Accreditation• Research activities• Student quality• Space!?!!

High quality education AACSB International accreditation ICAO Accounting accreditation CMA Accounting accreditation

Exceptional faculty with top international researchers International educational experience

Students from China, India, Saudi Arabia and many other countries from around the world

Faculty with international teaching, research and professional experience

Relevant Canadian work experience Co-op placements and career development skills Obtain an open work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit

Program, with no restrictions on the type of employment and no requirement for a job offer. The duration of the work permit has been extended to three years across Canada

Canadian Experience Class – a proposed new avenue for immigration for certain foreign student graduates with Canadian work experience

Respected professional designations CFA, CMA

Benefits of BrockBenefits of Brock

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Thank You