Bachelor of Business Science

Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes

Competence is evident when the learner is able to:

• Operate in any environment, managing uncertainty and an ever-changing social context.
• Formulate and solve contextual problems and propose potential solutions.
• Participate as an active member of society by contributing to both personal and societal growth.
• Demonstrate the importance of ethical behavior and the reliance of a behavioral value system that is sensitive across a range of social contexts.

Assessment Criteria for Specific Outcomes

Competence is evident when the learner is able to:

• Contribute to the development of the learner, society, and economy through the area of specialization.
• Read and interpret academic and professional texts allowing the learner to formulate a written analysis in their area of specialization.
• Identify and solve problems using critical and creative thinking.
• Formulate and propose potential solutions to a number of socio-economic problems.
• Identify and solve problems while working within a team, group, organization, or community.

Integrated Assessment

In general, the assessment used in the various subjects encompasses most of the following:

• Final (i.e., terminal) invigilated examinations
• Class tests (normally held in scheduled lecture or tutorial hours)
• Written assignments
• Class participation
• Research projects
• Oral presentations and assessment
• Mid-semester tests
• Group assessment
• Self-administered computer tests

The package of assessment methods is designed to test progress in the accumulation of knowledge and practical skills, and to provide additional insight for students regarding the application of knowledge. Class presentations develop communication skills while case studies simulate reality in providing limited information on which decisions must be based. This results in the development by the student of management skills in situational analysis and decision making. The written assignments require the student to research and refine material to be presented in a coherent and summarized form identifying an issue and a conclusion. The class tests and final examinations provide a means for students to demonstrate that the required level of knowledge, competence, and skills have been achieved and retained by them. The methods of assessment vary with the learning tasks. Theory covered in lectures will be assessed predominantly by formal written exams, although continual assessment will also take place through tests, assignments, tutorials, and student presentation of papers.