BS in International Business and Logistics
Intended primarily for full-time residential students, graduates of the program develop critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills through the building blocks of a strong liberal arts and humanities curriculum during their matriculation. This is supplemented with courses in core functional areas of business that provide a solid foundation for upper level courses dealing with the complexities of doing business internationally. Specialized courses that deal with the challenges of domestic and global supply chain management constitute the uniqueness of the program. Experiential learning, the fundamental ethos of a Maine Maritime education, is a significant component of the program and includes voluntary internships and a mandatory cooperative education program.
IBL Program Outcomes
The following learning outcomes are expected upon successful completion of the IBL program:
General
Degree recipients will:
1. Develop critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills and an understanding of ethics and aesthetics through the building blocks of a strong liberal arts and humanities curriculum
- Metrics:
- 50% of credits earned will be in liberal arts and humanities
- Exit survey of all graduating seniors will indicate that those graduating with an overall GPA of 3.0 or more will show moderate to high level of proficiency in MMA's institutional objectives
Department-specific
Degree recipients will:
2. Build a strong foundation in core business functional areas such as accounting, marketing, finance, human resource management, operations management, legal knowledge, technology and information systems, and organizational behavior
- Metrics:
- Exit survey of all graduating seniors will indicate that those graduating with a program GPA of 3.0 or more will have moderate to high level of proficiency in functional areas of business
3. Gather complex information and synthesize into coherent written and oral presentations
- Metrics:
- Satisfactory completion of course-embedded projects in relevant courses
4. Demonstrate understanding of the financial position of organizations through examination of balance sheets, cash-flow statements, budgets, and key financial ratios
- Metrics:
- Satisfactory completion of course-embedded projects in relevant courses
5. Value diversity in the workplace and contribute effectively as a productive member of a team
- Metrics:
- Satisfactory completion of course-embedded projects in relevant courses
6. Analyze business ethics and aesthetics that provide a foundation for the development of a value system that can be translated into effective social action in the workplace and the community at large
- Metrics:
- Satisfactory completion of course-embedded projects in relevant courses
7. Demonstrate the ability to integrate technology and information systems in managing their strategic as well as tactical responsibilities at work
- Metrics:
- Satisfactory completion of course-embedded projects in relevant courses
8. Apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the challenges of doing business internationally
- Metrics:
- All IBL graduates will complete satisfactorily the required elements of an international business plan that involves making a foreign direct investment in a country other than Canada
9. Apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the challenges of domestic and global logistics management
- Metrics:
- All IBL graduates will complete satisfactorily an international logistics project that details the planning, preparation and exportation of a U.S. made product to a foreign location
10. Exhibit competence, professionalism, and confidence in the workplace
- Metrics:
- An evaluation of overall on-site performance of IBL co-op students by their employers will indicate a high level of satisfaction with the competence, professionalism, and confidence of the students
- All IBL co-op students will prepare a high quality co-op report that complies with the department guidelines and exhibits proficiency in formal writing and presentation skills
