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Assurance of Learning Interventions: Adaptive Integration of Discussion Boards Across Program Curriculum
Chelsea Vanderpool, Stephen H. Wagner, and HyeSoo (Hailey) Park
Governors State University, USA
Volume 18: 2025, pp. 331-350; ABSTRACT
This paper examines the integration of online discussion boards as an intervention to
advance program learning goals and support Assurance of Learning in business education. Drawing
from literature on signature assignments and online learning, features that make discussion boards
effective tools for applied and reflective learning as well as assessment were explored. A case study
discussion assignment from a graduate human resource management program was described to
demonstrate how flexible signature discussion board assignments were implemented across
multiple courses. Challenges highlighted include aspects of assignment design, faculty
collaboration, and implications for academic quality. It was concluded that discussion boards can be
adaptable and curriculum-aligned interventions for Assurance of Learning and continuous
improvement.
Keywords: online discussion boards, signature assignments, assurance of learning, case studies,
Human Resource Management.
