Master of Accounting

• Mission Statment

  The School of Accounting & Taxation creates a synergy between accounting, business, and economic theory and
  contemporary practice to prepare working professionals and full-time students for careers in a global, culturally diverse,
  information-driven economy.

  Three principles are central to our mission:

  • Education – The first, and foremost, is fostering learning through excellent teaching, individual attention, and scholarship, which develops, assesses, and disseminates good practice.
  • Research – The second is the application of theory to practice through applied research and scholarship, and the utilization of applied research to further learning in the classroom and through co-curricular activities.
  • Community – The third is advancing contemporary practice and creating learning opportunities by contributing to the accounting profession and to business and the community.
• Student Learning Outcomes
  • Certificate (Not Applicable)

     

  • Associate Degree (Not Applicable)

     

  • Graduate Degree

    At the end of their study in the School of Accounting and Taxation, Master of Accounting students will:

    • Be effective researchers and communicators.
    • Will understand standards, laws, and regulations applicable to professional accounting.
    • Be ethically aware.
    • Be analytical thinkers.
    • Be globally informed.

   

• Curriculum Grid

• Program and Contact Information

  An accounting professional in today's environment must possess a high level of technical competence, a sense of commitment to service, communication skills, analytical skills, and the ability to work well with people. To obtain the required body of knowledge and to develop the skills and abilities needed to be successful accounting professionals, serious consideration must be given to study beyond a four-year baccalaureate program. The Master of Accounting (MACC) Program provides an additional year of training for the professional accountant. In addition, the MACC satisfies the requirements of the Utah Certified Public Accountant Licensing Act for those wishing to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination. It gives the students an opportunity to increase the depth of their understanding in key areas and allows a broadening of perspective by providing course work in a variety of areas that cannot be considered in an undergraduate program due to time constraints.

   

  Contact Information:

  Dr. James Hansen
  Weber State University
  3803 University Circle
  Ogden, UT 84408
  Wattis Business Bldg, Rm 259
  (801) 626-6433
   

  School of Accounting & Taxation Website

• Assessment Plan

  The latest guidance from AACSB suggests an AoL program that measures student performance less frequently while focusing more efforts on meaningful closing the loop activities. The School of Accounting and Taxation has adjusted our AoL schedule accordingly. We last collected direct measures of student performance in Spring 2020. We will collect again in Spring 2022. In the interim, we are implementing closing the loop activities (curricular changes) that we hope will result in improved student performance across our learning objectives.

  Moving forward, we will collect direct measures of student performance and identify closing the loop activities in Spring 2020. We will implement closing the loop activities during Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Fall 2021, and assess the effectiveness of closing the loop activities in Spring 2022. The cycle will then begin again. 

  The School of Accounting and Taxation collects indirect measures of student performance in addition to direct, outcome-based measures of student achievement. The department meets regularly with our Advisory Board. Board members provide feedback regarding our curriculum, including suggestions for potential improvements based on ongoing changes in the accounting profession. Additionally, our graduating students complete an exit survey. Students answer questions addessing the degree to which they feel they’ve met the learning objectives identified in our curriculum map. The Master of Accounting faculty discuss these indirect measures during department meetings to identify possible curriculum improvements.  
   

• Assessment Report Submissions
  2021-22
  2019-20
  2017
  2016
  2015

• Program Review

  2022-23
  2012-13

   

This information is part of the cyclical program review process. Details such as mission statements, learning outcomes, etc., are updated as part of the biennial assessment reporting process, an integral component of program review.