Academic Programs Committee of Council
Course Challenge Dec. 22, 2008
Edwards School of Business
Items for approval through the University Course Challenge: new course, program revisions,
and prerequisite changes
Schedule for approval:
Date of circulation: Dec. 22, 2008
Date by which Challenge must be received: Jan 12, 2009
Date by which changes will automatically be considered approved in the absence of Challenge:
Jan. 26, 2009
Undergraduate & Certificate Programs Office Phone: 306‐966‐4785 Fax: 306‐966‐5408 MEMORANDUM
MEMO TO:
Gordon Hill, Chair
Academic Programs Committee
Cathie Fornssler, Secretary
Academic Programs Committee
MEMO FROM:
Alison Renny, Assistant Dean
Edwards School of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Edwards School of Business
DATE:
December 15, 2008
RE:
Approval requested for Edwards School of Business Curriculum
Changes
The Faculty of the Edwards School of Business is asking the Academic Programs Committee of
Council to approve the following:
1. New Finance course:
COMM 465.3 – Financial Modelling with Spreadsheets. This course applies
spreadsheet software to analyze corporate and investment finance theory. Consideration
will be given to good model building practices such as model structure, cell reference,
array labeling, unit of measurement choice, function usage, and macro usage. Particular
attention will be paid to the topics of decision analysis, sensitivity analysis, estimation
and forecasting, optimization, and simulation.
Prerequisites: COMM 363 and COMM 367
Proposed instructor:
Craig Wilson
Rationale: This course applies spreadsheet software to analyse corporate and
investment finance theory. COMM 465 will help students develop a deeper
understanding of financial theory and applications. It will also better prepare them for
the workplace, since spreadsheet analysis is a standard tool used in the financial
industry.
Approval Process:
Edwards School of Business Faculty – approved December 12, 2008
ESB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – approved November 25, 2008
Department of Finance and Operations Management – approved November 18, 2008
2. Changes to the Management Major
The course elective changes within the Management Major were necessary because of
new course offerings, deletion of courses, and accessibility of courses to all majors..
Management Major consists of 30 credits from subject Groups 1-6, with a
minimum of 3 credits from 5 of the 6 groups and a maximum of 9 credits from
each of Groups 1 - 5 (and at least 3 credits must be an the 400 level).
1. MKT
2. ACC
Current MGT Major
COMM 352
COMM 354
COMM 357
COMM 451
COMM 308
COMM 321
COMM 323
COMM 337
COMM 405
COMM 438
Revised MGT Major
COMM 352
COMM 354
COMM 357
COMM 451
COMM 456
COMM 321
COMM 323
COMM 405
3. FIN
COMM 329
COMM 363
COMM 364
COMM 367
COMM 368
COMM 466
COMM 329
COMM 363
COMM 364
COMM 367
COMM 368
COMM 466
4. HRM
COMM 342
COMM 348
COMM 382
COMM 383
COMM 386
COMM 441
COMM 485
COMM 488
COMM 342
COMM 348
COMM 382
COMM 383
COMM 381
COMM 441
COMM 485
COMM 488
5. OM
COMM 393
COMM 395
COMM 491
COMM 493
COMM 495
COMM 393
COMM 395
COMM 491
COMM 493
COMM 495
6. MGT
COMM 340
COMM 345
COMM 346
COMM 347
COMM 446
COMM 349
COMM 447
COMM 340
COMM 345
COMM 346
COMM 347
COMM 349
COMM 447
Approval Process:
Edwards School of Business Faculty – approved December 12, 2008
ESB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – approved November 25, 2008
Department of Management and Marketing – approved November 18, 2008
3.
Changes to the Finance Major
New course offering – COMM 465.3 added as an elective to the Finance Major.
The Finance Major requires 21 credit units.
Required Courses (9 credits units):
COMM 363.3, COMM 367.3, COMM 461.3
Elective Courses (12 credit units): (at least 6 credits of electives must be at 400 level)
COMM 364.3, COMM 368.3, COMM 419.3, COMM 429.3, COMM 465.3,
COMM 466.3, COMM 467.3, COMM 469.3
Approval Process:
Edwards School of Business Faculty – approved December 12, 2008
ESB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – approved November 25, 2008
Department of Finance and Operations Management – approved November 19, 2008
4. Elimination of COMM 303.3 and BTMG 400.6
COMM 303.3 was removed as part of our core curriculum in 2006. ESB no longer offers
any sections of this class. COMM 300.3 was last offered in the winter of 2007.
BTMG 400.6 was the honours course that was an option within the Biotechnology
Management Major. As the major is currently going through the elimination process
(deletion not yet approved by Academic Programs Committee), there is no reason to
keep BTMG 400.6 in the course calendar.
Approval Process:
Edwards School of Business Faculty – approved December 12, 2008
ESB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – approved November 25, 2008
Department of Management and Marketing – approved November 18, 2008
5. Changes to Prerequisites/Co-requisite/Notes for COMM courses
As part of the implementation of prerequisite and co-requisite checking within SiRIUS,
the attached changes have been approved by the various departments with which the
classes are associated .
PREREQUISITE & CO-REQUISITE CHANGES approved December 12, 2008
Current prerequisite or co-requisite
General (no department)
COMM 209.0 - COMM 109.0 and 2nd year
standing in ESB
COMM 380.0 - 3rd year standing in ESB
and acceptance to BCEP program and
approved work placement
Updated change to prerequisite or
co-requisite
COMM 109
acceptance to BCEP program and an
approved work placement. Permission
of director of BCEP program
Finance & Management Science Dept.
COMM 104 - corequisite of MATH 110 or
MATH 121
COMM 363 - COMM 203 and permission
of the department
delete MATH 121 or 110 as corequisite
COMM 364 - COMM 203 and permission
of the department
COMM 203 and COMM 207 and
permission of department
COMM 367 - COMM 203 and permission
of the department
COMM 203 and COMM 207 and
permission of department
COMM 368 - COMM 203 and permission
of the department. Recommended COMM
363
COMM 395 - COMM 104
COMM 203 and COMM 207 and
permission of department
COMM 419 - f COMM 203, COMM 363 and
permission of the department
COMM 363, COMM 367 and permission
of department
COMM 461 - COMM 207, COMM 363,
COMM 367 and permission of department
COMM 363, COMM 367 and permission
of department
COMM 466 - COMM 203, COMM 363 and
permission of the department
COMM 363 and permission of the
department
COMM 467 - COMM 203, COMM 367 and
permission of the department
COMM 367 and permission of the
department
COMM 469 - COMM 367 and permission
of the department
COMM 363 or COMM 367 and
permission of department
Management & Marketing Dept
COMM 340 - 3rd year standing in
Edwards School of Business
completion of 30 COMM credits OR
permission of department.
OMM 346 - 60 credit units at the university
or 3rd year standing in ESB with priority
given to students in the biotechnology
program
COMM 347 - 3rd year standing in the
Edwards School of Business
COMM 203 and COMM 207 and
permission of department
COMM 207
completion of 30 COMM credits OR
permission of department.
completion of 30 COMM credits OR
permission of department.
COMM 401 - open to BCOMM students in
their graduating year
COMM 447 - COMM 349 is a prerequisite
COMM 451 - COMM 204 or 200, 352 and
354 or permission of the department
Department of Industrial Relations and
Organizational Behaviour
COMM 402 - open to BCOMM students in
their graduating year
Department of Accounting
COMM 405 - 4th year standing in Edwards
School of Business, COMM 210 and
permission of department
COMM 407 - COMM 321, COMM 406 and
permission of the department
No prerequisite on system. Note: Open
to BCOMM students in their graduating
year
COMM 349 be changed from a prereq
to a coreq for COMM 447
COMM 352, COMM 354 and permission
of department
No prerequisite on system. Note: Open
to BCOMM students in their graduating
year
COMM 210 and permission of
department
COMM 406 and permission of the
department
COMM 412 - COMM 323 and permission
of the department. Note: It is highly
recommended that students take COMM
412 and COMM 413 in the same term
COMM 413 - COMM 323 and permission
of the department. Note: It is highly
recommended that students take COMM
412 and COMM 413 in the same term
COMM 420 - COMM 201, 210, 321 and
323 and permission of the department
COMM 323 and permission of the
department. Delete note
COMM 438 - COMM 308 and corequisite of
COMM 401 and permission of the
department
COMM 308 and permission of the
department
COMM 323 and permission of the
department. Delete note
COMM 210 and COMM 323 and
permission of the department
Approval Process:
Edwards School of Business Faculty – approved December 12, 2008
ESB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – approved October 27, 2008 and
November 25