The Learning Assurance Report

The Learning Assurance Report provides you with solid empirical data regarding the business skills and decision-making capabilities of the students in your class relative to students at other business schools across the world. The report provides you with credible evidence about the business proficiencies of your students on each of 8 measures that are precisely defined at the bottom of the report. The three measures relating to "Leadership Skills", "Collaboration & Teamwork", and "Financial Analysis Skills" are based on each student's individual performance as viewed by their company co-managers and their performance on Quiz 2; the other 5 measures are all based on data relating to the performance of the group of co-managers comprising each company in the simulation. The percentiles shown in the report are based on the total population of students worldwide playing The Business Strategy Game over the past twelve months.

The Learning Assurance Report is useful in two very important respects. One, it provides you the instructor with a clear overview of how well your students rank relative to students at other schools who have gone through the competition-based simulation exercise. Two, because the report provides highly credible evidence regarding the caliber of business understanding and decision-making prowess of your students, it can be used to help assess whether your school's academic curriculum in business is providing students with the desired degree of business understanding and decision-making acumen. Professors, department chairs, and deans at many business schools in the U.S. are engaged in developing ongoing evidence of whether their academic programs meet the Assurance of Learning Standards now being applied by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business; a prime goal of this Learning Assurance Report is to contribute significantly to this effort.

The Business Strategy Game

Learning Assurance Report

www.bsg-online.com

Joyce Meyer

Industry 2 GBA490-001

July 3, 2007

Percentile Ranking vs. All Simulation Players Worldwide Over the Last 12 Months

(Population statistics: Students = 32,600, Companies = 10,599, Schools = 360, Countries = 25)

Adams, Reanna	64	89	70	79	99	26	19	48
Alice, Olive	50	42	70	76	98	37	21	55
Barkley, Alannah	88	59	93	63	25	43	50	75
Basinger, Prosper	50	89	70	81	40	53	26	67
Biery, Estella	88	89	99	81	40	53	26	67
Bollinger, Paul	88	59	70	63	25	43	50	75
Boyd, Myranda	50	59	93	79	99	26	19	48
Countryman, Heath	64	89	93	81	40	53	26	67
Downing, Clive	97	92	93	59	46	76	6	82
Earhart, Reggie	30	27	70	76	98	37	21	55
Faqua, Jade	50	42	38	76	90	45	37	45
Harshman, Sera	88	89	93	63	25	43	50	75
Hastings, Earl	30	14	19	62	82	23	19	62
Huey, Deanne	64	89	70	76	90	45	37	45
Lauffer, Alyssia	88	89	93	59	46	76	6	82
Little, Meryl	88	89	38	72	5	69	25	73
Morgan, Valorie	35	27	38	63	25	43	50	75
Morland, Val	35	42	19	62	82	23	19	62
Olphert, Paige	30	23	70	79	99	26	19	48
Powers, Bob	14	14	38	62	82	23	19	62
Pratt, Benny	88	53	38	72	5	69	25	73
Sanborn, Elsa	50	42	38	76	90	45	37	45
Schuth, Fredrick	50	89	93	76	98	37	21	55
Simpson, Wenda	88	89	99	59	46	76	6	82
Swabey, Olivia	64	59	70	76	90	45	37	45
Thomas, Lenore	14	14	19	76	98	37	21	55
Tripp, Isbel	88	89	70	59	46	76	6	82
Wall, Aubree	9	10	38	79	99	26	19	48
Weldy, Angie	88	89	70	72	5	69	25	73
Whitten, Dexter	90	92	70	81	40	53	26	67
Yarden, Ed	50	42	70	62	82	23	19	62
Class Average	60	61	65	71	62	46	25	63

Leadership Skills	Assessment of the individual's leadership and independent thinking skills. Based co-managers' answers for items 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 on the peer evaluation exercise.
Collaboration & Teamwork	Assessment of the individual's collaborative skills, teamwork, and ability to work well with others. Based on co-managers' answers for items 1, 3, 8, 9, 11 on the peer evaluation exercise.
Financial Analysis	Assessment of the individual's skills in analyzing financial ratios and financial statements. Based on the individual's answers to selected questions from Quiz #2.
Financial Management	Assessment of the group's ability to apply financial management principles. Based on the company's ROE, credit rating, and stock price performances.
Operations Management	Assessment of the group's ability to manage production operations and control production costs. Based on the company's production cost competitiveness as measured by production costs per unit (adjusted for product quality and product line breadth), capacity utilization, and management of finished goods inventories.
Marketing Management	Assessment of the group's ability to effectively market the company's product and control marketing costs. Based on the company's market image and marketing costs per unit sold.
Human Resources Management	Assessment of the group's proficiency in workforce management and controlling labor costs. Based on work- force compensation, workforce productivity, and labor costs per unit sold.
Strategic Analysis & Planning	Assessment of the group's strategic planning and strategic thinking skills. Based on scores achieved on the 3-Year Strategic Plan exercise.