COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Curriculum Committee
February 17, 2015
2:00 p.m.
2014-15 #7
Present
E. Towell (chair), A. Dzuranin, J. Johnson, J. Burton, V. Krishnan, C. Petersen, A. Singh, L.
Marcellus, M. Salmon
Absent
C. Higgins
Action on Minutes
Minutes from the Sixth Meeting, January 20, 2015, were approved.
March 3 Meeting
It was announced that Ed Klonoski, Bob Schneider, and Terry Bishop will attend the next
College Curriculum Committee meeting for an update on PLUS and to brainstorm ways in
which the college can be more involved in the new General Education curriculum.
Also to be included on the agenda for the next meeting is a discussion on data analytics.
Evaluation of
UBUS 311
Discussion continued from the last meeting regarding the review of UBUS 311. Prior to this
meeting, committee members were supplied background materials related to the course.
Each member reported on the discussion held within their department. Favorable comments
were given relative to the course content; however, concerns were expressed with regard to
the heavy course work load. It was recommended that a survey of students be conducted to
find out how much time students are taking outside class on their UBUS 311 assignments.
After further discussion, the committee approved the following: In consultation with
Management faculty who have expertise in this area, UBUS 311 shall incorporate more
formal instruction on team leadership skill development, including a focus on team
dynamics, team communication, and team conflict management. To make room for this
instruction in UBUS 311, the current discussion on corporate culture shall be shifted to the
UBUS 310 course. The UBUS 311 team leaders and UBUS 310 coordinator will report back
to the College Curriculum Committee at the end of the Fall 2015 semester with an update on
how this was accomplished.
OM&IS Curriculum
Items
OM&IS presented revisions to their requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Operations
and Information Management along with the business process analysis area of study, the
Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Business Analytics Using SAP Software, and the
Phase One requirements for the Master of Science in Management Information Systems
degree. After discussion, the committee approved the revisions. (See pages 2-4 of 4)
MKTG Curriculum
Items
Revisions to the marketing undergraduate and graduate curriculum were distributed. After
discussion, the committee approved the following: revision to the pre-admission
requirements for the Minor in Marketing, revisions to MKTG 395 and MKTG 495, revision
to the interactive marketing area of study for the Bachelor of Science in Marketing, and a
revision to the Certificate of Graduate Study in Strategic Marketing. (See pages 1-2 of 4)
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m.
Minutes approved: March 3, 2015
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James Burton, Assistant Faculty Chair/Secretary
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