Curriculum Changes submitted Fall 2009
School of Business Administration
Form
Course
Type of
Change
Form A
MKTG 450
ADD
Form A
FIN321
Current
Proposed
Justification
U MKTG 450 Marketing Field
The course is one of
Experience, 3, offered intermittently, few electives
prerequisites: Marketing major,
specifically designed
MKTG 360, MKTG 363 and
for marketing
majors. It has been
consent of instructor. This is an
taught three times
experiential course offering
over the past three
designed to allow students to
years with an
apply marketing concepts and
increasing number of
strategy to their career/job
students applying to
aspirations. Principles addressed
participate. While
in previous courses are integrated other marketing
in this class. The concept of
courses deal with
marketing strategy will be
branding of firms
applied to the real-world of career and products, this
development. Students also spend course focuses on
the concept of
several days meeting business
professionals in the region. Upon branding oneself,
with the goal of
successful completion of this
course each student will have an making students
immediate, actionable plan that more successful in
the job market while
will help achieve career
organizing and
aspirations.
applying basic
marketing principles.
It is a unique course
in SoBA. The course
is currently taught
by a lecturer. A
tenure-track faculty
member will teach it
if needed. The
course number has
not been used in
recent years.
Change the
U 321 Real Estate
UG 415 Real Estate Investment Update course
course from
title/description/level
and Analysis 3 cr. Offered
FIN321 (UG) to Fundamentals 3 cr.
FIN415 (UG) Offered intermittently.
spring. Prereq., junior standing to reflect current
course content.
Prereq., junior standing in in Business and FIN
Business and FIN 322, or 322. Introduction to real estate Course now includes
more complex
consent of instr.
focusing on investment, market
analysis and use of
Introduction to the
analysis, appraisal, and mortgage financial tools in
principles and practices of finance. Includes developing
decision making and
real estate. Includes the
valuation and decision making
less on law and
study of real estate law,
skills to make effective
licensure.
financing, valuation,
brokerage and land use.
business/investment decisions in
real estate and understanding the
activities, roles, and participants
in the business of real estate.
Form A
ACTG643
Program
Management
Modification Information
Systems
Change of title,
prereqs, credits,
description
WPA
requirement
for all SoBA
majors
G 643 Fraud
Examination 3 cr.
Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate standing.
A study of signs of fraud,
internal controls, ethics in
business, and fraud
prevention. An
examination of fraud cases
and an introduction to
fraud examination
techniques. Intended for
graduate students, without
regard to specific major,
who have an interest in
fraud prevention and
detection.
1.
Admission to the
Major - In the
semester when
students will have
completed at least 60
cumulative credits
and all requirements
listed under number
1 above with grades
of C (2.0) or better,
students must apply
for admission to one
of the following
business majors:
accounting, finance,
international
business,
management,
management inform
ation systems, or
marketing. (Student
s pursuing a major in
international
business must pair it
Fraud is still the
G ACTG 643 Fraud and
main topic of the
Forensic Accounting 2-3
course. The
cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq: admission previous course title
to M.Acct , with ACTG 321 and and description was
required to allow use
411 or equivalents, or consent of
of materials
M.Acct director. A study of
provided by the
fraud motivations, techniques,
Association of
prevention, and
Certified Fraud
detection. Includes the study
examiners. A new
of forensic
faculty member is
updating the course
accounting using forensic
science, information security, and using current
materials. The new
other forensic
auditing/investigation tools and name and
description better
techniques, as they apply in
reflects the scope of
various fraud and financial
the course. Students
contexts.
with the appropriate
accounting
background are best
suited for the course.
The course will
initially be offered
as a 2-credit course
to better fit in the
M.Acct program.
This may expand to
3-credits in the
future.
1. Admission to the Major - Over a period of at
least seven years,
In the semester when
SoBA students have
students will have
scored lower than
completed at least 60
the rest of campus
cumulative credits and all
on the WPA. Other
requirements listed under
independent
number 1 above with grades
assessments indicate
of C (2.0) or better, students
that SoBA students
must apply for admission to generally lack the
one of the following business writing skills
majors: accounting, finance, necessary for their
international business,
success in a
management,
competitive market
management information
place. SoBA is
currently instituting
systems, or
a writing
marketing. (Students
improvement
pursuing a major in
international business must project, involving a
pair it with one of the other number of “writing
across the
five business majors.) All
students must attempt the curriculum”
initiatives. This
Writing Proficiency
change would be
Assessment (WPA) prior part of that project.
with one of the other
five business
majors.) NOTE: In
order to take 300
and 400 level
courses in business,
students must
achieve junior
standing in a
business major.
Junior standing in a
business major is
defined as admission
to a business major
after meeting the
above requirements.
Form A
MIS 260
ADD
Form A
MIS 261
ADD
to being admitted to
upper-division business Many of our
courses. NOTE: In order to students have waited
until their last
take 300 and 400 level
semester to take the
courses in business,
WPA. We want
students must achieve junior
them to take it
standing in a business
earlier in their
major. Junior standing in a programs of study
business major is defined as and closer to when
admission to a business
they take their
major after meeting the
writing courses. The
above requirements.
change reinforces
the university
requirement that
students take the
WPA after 45 credit
hours but no later
than 70 credit hours.
UM has an
U MIS 260 Life and Health
opportunity to
Insurance 3 cr. Offered
intermittently through UM Dept. initiate a national
online insurance
of Continuing Education.
Introduction to the principles of program through its
life and health insurance policies existing partnership
with America’s
as well as the legal and regulatory Professor (AP). The
environment for each industry. faculty teaching the
MIS 260 is not available for credit if courses will be
a student has already received credit provided by AP, thus
for MIS 261 or MIS 262
this course will
require no additional
UM resources. AP
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the life and health
insurance industries.
UM has an
U MIS 261 Life Insurance 1 cr.
opportunity to
Offered intermittently through
initiate a national
UM Dept. of Continuing
online insurance
Education. Introduction to the
program through its
principles of life insurance as
existing partnership
well as the life insurance
with America’s
industry’s legal and regulatory
Professor (AP). The
environment. IST 261 is not
faculty teaching the
available for credit if a student has courses will be
already received credit for IST 260. provided by AP, thus
this course will
require no additional
UM resources. AP
Form A
MIS 262
ADD
Form A
MIS 263
ADD
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the life insurance
industry.
U MIS 262 Health Insurance 1 cr. UM has an
opportunity to
Offered intermittently through
initiate a national
UM Dept. of Continuing
online insurance
Education. Introduction to the
principles of health insurance as program through its
existing partnership
well as the health insurance
with America’s
industry’s legal and regulatory
Professor (AP). The
environment. IST 262 is not
faculty teaching the
available for credit if a student has courses will be
already received credit for IST 260. provided by AP, thus
this course will
require no additional
UM resources. AP
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the health insurance
industry.
U MIS 263 Property and Casualty UM has an
opportunity to
Insurance 3 cr. Offered
intermittently through UM Dept. initiate a national
online insurance
of Continuing Education.
Introduction to the principles of program through its
property and casualty insurance existing partnership
with America’s
as well as the legal and regulatory Professor (AP). The
environment of the property and faculty teaching the
casualty insurance industry’s
courses will be
legal and regulatory environment. provided by AP, thus
IST 263 is not available for credit if this course will
a student has already received credit require no additional
for IST 264, IST 265, or IST 266.
UM resources. AP
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the property and
casualty insurance
industries.
Form A
MIS 264
ADD
U MIS 264 Property Insurance 1
cr. Offered intermittently
through UM Dept. of Continuing
Education. Introduction to the
principles of property insurance
as well as the property insurance
industry’s legal and regulatory
environment. MIS 264 is not
available for credit if a student has
already received credit for MIS 263
or MIS 266.
Form A
MIS 265
ADD
U MIS 265 Casualty Insurance 1
cr. Offered intermittently
through UM Dept. of Continuing
Education. Introduction to the
principles of casualty insurance
as well as the casualty insurance
industry’s legal and regulatory
environment. MIS 265 is not
available for credit if a student has
already received credit for MIS 263
or MIS 266.
Form A
MIS 266
ADD
U MIS 266 Personal lines
Insurance 1 cr. Offered
intermittently through UM Dept.
of Continuing Education.
Introduction to the principles of
personal lines insurance as well
as the personal lines insurance
industry’s legal and regulatory
environment. IST 266 is not
UM has an
opportunity to
initiate a national
online insurance
program through its
existing partnership
with America’s
Professor (AP). The
faculty teaching the
courses will be
provided by AP, thus
this course will
require no additional
UM resources. AP
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the property
insurance industry.
UM has an
opportunity to
initiate a national
online insurance
program through its
existing partnership
with America’s
Professor (AP). The
faculty teaching the
courses will be
provided by AP, thus
this course will
require no additional
UM resources. AP
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the casualty
insurance industry.
UM has an
opportunity to
initiate a national
online insurance
program that we can
operate using
existing staff with
virtually no
additional resources.
UM already has
Form A
MIS 267
ADD
available for credit if a student has expertise in teaching
already received credit for IST 263, these courses and the
IST 264, or IST 265.
online component
provides the ability
to establish a
national presence in
the property and
casualty insurance
industries.
U MIS 267 Real Estate Principles UM has an
opportunity to
and Law 4 cr. Offered
intermittently through UM Dept. initiate a national
online insurance
of Continuing Education.
program through its
Introduction to the theory and
existing partnership
legal issues involved in a real
with America’s
estate transaction.
Professor (AP). The
faculty teaching the
courses will be
provided by AP, thus
this course will
require no additional
UM resources. AP
already has expertise
in teaching these
courses and the
online component
provides the ability
for UM to establish a
national presence in
the real estate
industry.