| Purpose of the Study. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the undergraduate program in business administration at the College of Business, Tehran, Iran. The study also attempted to make recommendations based upon findings of the investigation which will improve and strengthen that program.;Procedure. This was a follow-up study. The subjects in the study were those students who had been awarded a baccalaureate degree from the College of Business during academic years of 1966-67 through 1976-77. A questionnaire was used to obtain information in the areas of occupational experience. The total number of subjects surveyed was ninety-six students.;Findings and Conclusons. The following findings and conclusions were derived from this study: (1) Approximately three fourths of the graduates reported that it was necessary for a person to have a bachelor's degree in business administration to perform adequately the work required of the graduates in their present positions. (2) Three fifths of the graduates reported that they had obtained their first positions on their own initiative. Only one out of twenty of the graduates had used the college placement office in obtaining his or her first job. (3) Nearly nine tenths of the graduates reported that the internship program would have been valuable to them in their present positions. (4) Nearly half of the graduates specialized in management, one quarter specialized in accounting, and one sixth specialized in international business. Finance and marketing were equally reported as the least popular specialization areas. No respondents reported a specialization in computer science. (5) "Mathematics I," "Economics II," "Analysis of Management Concepts," "Tax Accounting," "Psychology," "International Relations," "Planning and Budgeting," were the most valuable courses. (6) "Civil Law," "Economics I," "Management Preparation," "Governmental Accounting," "Marketing Theory," "International Marketing," "Governmental Corporations" were the least valuable courses. (7) "Business Procedures," "History of Economic Development," "Computer Language," "Quantitative Systems in Business," "Introduction to Data Processing," and "Economic Development" were not applicable to the jobs of the graduates in the accounting area. |
