Assessment Centers for Program Evaluation: Assessing Student Academic Achievement
Assessment Centers are widely used in industry for management selection and development. This presentation discusses the application of assessment center technology in a university setting for program evaluation purposes. Universities must assess student academic achievement to be accredited. The session will detail a number of issues related to this application, e.g., the level of motivation of students participating in the exercises, the training of assessors, and the politics of convincing university stakeholders that this is an appropriate assessment method. This session would be of interest to those wishing to broaden the application of assessment centers to new settings, as well as those required to conduct student assessment.
Speaker
Lizabeth A. Barclay, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Oakland University
School of Business Administration
Lizabeth A. Barclay specializes in the areas of transformational leadership, labor relations and self-efficacy and teaching methods. Her current research interests include self-efficacy in a union environment and burnout in academic chairs. She has published in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector, HR Magazine, and Public Management. She occasionally consults on a variety of topics with local organizations. She is also certified as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR).
Speaker
Kenneth York, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
Oakland University
School of Business Administration
Kenneth M. York specializes in the application of behavioral and quantitative decision theory to evaluating incidents of possible sexual harassment in the workplace, and the creation of experiential learning exercises for development of management skills. His current research focuses on measurement methods in human resources management and the application of total quality management methods to human resources management processes. He has consulted on Equal Employment Opportunity cases, and published articles in the Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, Journal of Management Education, and Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal.
