COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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Department of Accountancy
Course revision: Page 59, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog
648. ADVANCED CORPORATE TAXATION (3). … PRQ: A grade of C or better in a graduate
corporate taxation course ACCY 647 or consent of department.
Rationale: The change is proposed to explicitly list the prerequisite for the course, rather than a more general
requirement.
Course revision: Page 60, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog
660. ADVANCED PAARTNERSHIP TAXATION (3). … PRQ: A grade of C or better in a
graduate partnership taxation course ACCY 649 or consent of department.
Rationale: The change is proposed to explicitly list the prerequisite for the course, rather than a more general
requirement.
Course revision: Page 60, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog
661. ADVANCED STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION (3). … PRQ: A grade of C or better in a
graduate state and local taxation course ACCY 658 or consent of department.
Rationale: The change is proposed to explicitly list the prerequisite for the course, rather than a more general
requirement.
Course revision: Page 60, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog
673. INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTANCY (3). Full-time work during the fall, spring, or summer,
in the accountancy/financial function of a sponsoring organization. Students submit periodic
reports to the Department of Accountancy internship coordinator. No more than 3 semester hours
may be applied to Phase Two requirements. PRQ: Completion of both college and department
Phase One requirements and consent of department.
Rationale: The reason for the request is that the sentence is not necessary. The graduate school restricts students
from repeating courses on page 24 of the graduate catalog unless they meet special exceptions. To help our advisors
and to alleviate any confusion for students in their interpretation of the course description, we would like to remove
parts of course descriptions covered by other areas of the catalog.
Department of Management
Course revision: Page 85, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
MGMT 101. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (3) (1-3).
Background information for students specializing interested in business subjects. Provides an
opportunity to develop Facilitates the understanding of concepts, attitudes, and philosophies
models, and approaches to about business and entrepreneurship. Not open to majors in the
College of Business.
Rationale: To enable the department more flexibility in adapting this course to a Themed Learning Community
course.
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Course revision: Page 86, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
MGMT 412. BUSINESS LAW (3). Commercial transactions, basic legal concepts of commercial
paper, sales, secured transactions, and related topics. History and development of the U.S. legal
system and the social and legal environment of business. Government regulation of business,
labor and employment law, contracts, sales, negotiable instruments, business entities and
consumer protection law. Uses case materials and problems. PRQ: MGMT 217, accountancy
major, Junior standing or consent of department.
Rationale: Changes are made to reflect current delivery of the course and updated content and required
foundational knowledge.
Course revision: Page 87, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
MGMT 457. MANAGERIAL NEGOTIATIONS (3). … PRQ: Grade of C or better in MGMT
335 and MGMT 355 UBUS 310 or consent of department.
Rationale: Changes to the course no longer require the same foundational knowledge. By changing the
prerequisites, more business students will be able to take this course.
Other catalog change: Page 83, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
Department of Management (MGMT)
The Department of Management offers B.S. degrees in management and in business
administration, a minor minors in business innovation and entrepreneurship as well as social
entrepreneurship, and an undergraduate certificate in social entrepreneurship.
Rationale: This change is necessary to accurately reflect the offerings in the department.
Department of Operations Management and Information Systems
Course revision: Page 95, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
444. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (3). … PRQ: UBUS
310 or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
Rationale: This course was designed to provide OMIS students with SAP experience for managing many different
types of planning and scheduling subsystems within a manufacturing organization. While the previous title seems to
emphasize only engineering-oriented perspectives, the proposed change better supports the department’s Assurance
of Learning (AoL) first Learning Objective with respect to students having knowledge to manage business processes.
Course revision: Page 95, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
449. BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (3). Study of operating systems for various
business computing environments. Comparison of micro, mini, and mainframe operating systems
is presented for the purpose of selecting an appropriate environment and configuration.
Laboratory experience with business operating systems. The study of programming logic for
designing and developing business-based applications. Students will gain extensive experience
with a contemporary programming language in common use in business. PRQ: UBUS 310, and
OMIS 351, OMIS 352, or consent of department. CRQ: UBUS 311.
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Rationale: The proposed change of the catalog description reflects more accurately how the course is currently
being taught with a greater emphasis on developing business applications. In addition, the proposed change better
supports the department’s Assurance of Learning (AoL) second Learning Objective with respect to students having
knowledge to apply information technology effectively.
Course revision: Page 69, 2013-14 Graduate Catalog
682. ADVANCED BUSINESS NETWORKING AND NETWORK SECURITY (3). Complete
examination of the design, implementation, and management of network systems for business
communications. In-depth analysis of current business telecommunications hardware and
software in the Intranet and Internet environments with emphasis on hands-on laboratory
experience with design, implementation, configuration, and management of business network
systems using multiple technologies. In depth examination of the design, implementation and
management of business network systems with an emphasis on network security. PRQ: OMIS
660 or consent of department.
Rationale: The proposed course description more accurately reflects how the course is currently being taught. In
addition, the proposed change provides strengthened support for the MS/MIS Assurance of Learning Goal: Design
and evaluate secure computer networks.
Other catalog change: Page 93, 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
Certificates of Undergraduate Study
Business Analytics Using SAP Software (12)
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Required Courses:
OMIS 444 – Manufacturing Technology Systems Management (3)
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Rationale: Update of course title (shown in this set of minutes).