Executive Summary Report on the 2023 IQAP Review of the Master of Business Administration Program

In accordance with the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Institutional Quality Assurance Process (IQAP), the Programme Self-Study Report was completed for the period including 2014-2020. Two arm’s-length external reviewers (Dr. Brent Gallupe, Queen's University, and Dr. Terry Beckman, Athabasca University) were selected from a list of possible reviewers and approved by the Deans of Social Sciences and Humanities and Graduate Studies.  An internal reviewer, Dr. James McKay from the Dept of Politics, was also selected for participation in the ERC.  They reviewed the self-study documentation and conducted a virtual visit on 6-7 December 2023. The ERC submitted their report in December 2023.

In their report, the ERC implies that the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program admission standards are in line with provincial and national standards, and the MBA graduate program compares well in both the Canadian and broader North American contexts. The ERC identified a number of strengths of the programs under review including that the curriculum is up-to-date with the primary business disciplines, innovative delivery and accessibility elements, unique content integration, effective use of resources, and the quality of the faculty. The ERC also identified several areas of concern such as: a need to re-think the MBA 505 Management Research Project; the absence of a strategic plan; the need to confirm and pursue professional accreditation of the program, the need to mitigate "One-Deep" organization issues; and development of an internal communications course.

The Dean of Graduate Studies, in consultation with the Program Chair for the period of review, prepared this Final Assessment Report on March 3rd, 2024.  The report contains specific recommendations, action items and a timeline. The report concludes that the MBA program is delivering an academically rigorous programme to its students and that its standards meet those of similar programs nationally and internationally. The report further concludes that RMC will address those areas of concern raised by implementing and monitoring the progress of the proposed action plan.

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