UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for New Course
Please attach proposed Syllabus in approved university format.
1. Course subject and number: BBA 429
2. Units:
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions.
3. College:
Extended Campuses
4. Academic Unit:
3
Business &Administration
5. Student Learning Outcomes of the new course. (Resources & Examples for Developing Course Learning
Outcomes)
Students will be able to:
 Fully appreciate and intelligently discuss, from both an ethical and a traditional financial
perspective, the potential negative impacts of logistics activities on the environment
 Utilize life cycle assessment methodology to evaluate this impact throughout the supply chain, not
just in the student’s own firm
 Evaluate logistics-related tradeoffs in an environmental context, for example a change in facility
location necessitating a change in transportation mode or a change in transportation necessitating
a change in packaging
 Enhance the principled arguments in support of green logistics via the development of well-crafted
pragmatic arguments to encourage top management to adopt environmentally friendly logistics
practices and strategies that enhance the firm’s competitiveness
 Understand the relevant regulatory, political, technological and competitive conditions and include
those appropriately in logistics decision making
 Understand the basics of the key scientific ideas relevant to the environment and the potential
impact of logistics on the environment (with the caveat that this is a business course, not a
science course)
 Work more effectively as a leader and member of a team, including in virtual team settings
6. Justification for new course, including how the course contributes to degree program outcomes,
or other university requirements / student learning outcomes. (Resources, Examples & Tools for Developing
Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes).
The new BBA 429 would be much more focused specifically on logistics activities than the more
“general purpose” green course, BBA 380, that it would replace in both the BBA emphasis and BAS
specialization in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. For example, BBA 429 would include
significant coverage of life cycle assessment and the use of life cycle inventories to evaluate
alternative material choices, production and transportation methods, and packaging. It would also
contain more in the way of the mathematical modeling used to evaluate the potential environmental
impact of logistics decisions and the potential benefits of proposed process improvements. Thus the
course would help to better prepare logistics students for some of the most complex and potentially
controversial decisions that they will make during their careers. The new course supports the
Effective Fall 2012
programmatic objectives focused on writing, team-building (including virtual teams) and critical
thinking and, obviously, the university’s emphasis on sustainability.
The creation of this course for students with the BBA emphasis in Logistics and Supply Chain
Management (as a replacement for BBA 380 for those students) would also reduce the overlap
between the BBA’s Management emphasis (for which students currently take BBA 380) and the
Logistics and Supply Chain Management emphasis (for which students currently take BBA 380 but
would henceforth take BBA 429 instead), contributing to the program’s need to have five distinct
courses in each emphasis.
7. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
See effective dates calendar.
Fall 2013
8. Long course title: Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management
(max 100 characters including spaces)
9. Short course title: Green Logistics
(max. 30 characters including spaces)
10. Catalog course description (max. 60 words, excluding requisites):
Covers environmentally-focused materials, product and process design, purchasing, production and
logistics, including reverse logistics, as well as life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental
impacts throughout the supply chain. Letter grade only.
11. Will this course be part of any plan (major, minor or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)?
Yes
If yes, include the appropriate plan proposal.
No
12. Does this course duplicate content of existing courses?
Yes
No
If yes, list the courses with duplicate material. If the duplication is greater than 20%, explain why
NAU should establish this course.
13. Will this course impact any other academic unit’s enrollment or plan(s)?
If yes, include a letter of response from each impacted academic unit.
14. Grading option:
Letter grade
Pass/Fail
15. Co-convened with:
N/A
14a. UGC approval date*:
(For example: ESE 450 and ESE 550) See co-convening policy.
Effective Fall 2012
Yes
No
Both
N/A
*Must be approved by UGC before UCC submission, and both course syllabi must be presented.
16. Cross-listed with:
N/A
(For example: ES 450 and DIS 450) See cross listing policy.
Please submit a single cross-listed syllabus that will be used for all cross-listed courses.
17. May course be repeated for additional units?
16a. If yes, maximum units allowed?
16b. If yes, may course be repeated for additional units in the same term?
Yes
No
Yes
No
18. Prerequisites:
BBA 292, BBA 300 and BBA 305W
If prerequisites, include the rationale for the prerequisites.
BBA 292 is a leveling course on the fundamentals of logistics (waived by students pursuing an AAS in
Logistics). It will provide the background in logistics necessary to prepare students for success in this
course, a course that goes into much greater depth in one subset of logistics. BBA 300 will similarly
provide students with the management knowledge needed to succeed in this course, particularly
important given that green initiatives frequently need to be “sold” to top management on the basis of
more tangible evidence than simply “doing the right thing.” BBA 305W, the business communications
course, will better prepare students to succeed in the many writing-related assignments in the
Logistics and Supply Chain emphasis (BBA) or specialization (BAS), noting that BBA 305W is also a
prerequisite for the existing logistics course BBA 430 and the other proposed new logistics course,
BBA 428 on global logistics.
19. Co requisites:
If co requisites, include the rationale for the co requisites.
20. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components?
Yes
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
21. Names of the current faculty qualified to teach this course:
No
Dave Parmenter, Dick Ponschock
Answer 22-23 for UCC/ECCC only:
22. Is this course being proposed for Liberal Studies designation?
If yes, include a Liberal Studies proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
Effective Fall 2012
Yes
No
23. Is this course being proposed for Diversity designation?
If yes, include a Diversity proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
Yes
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Dean of college
Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Jenny Scott
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
12.5.12
Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Effective Fall 2012
Date
No
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personal Learning)
Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personal Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personal
Learning)
Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Offices (or Designee)
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012
MASTER SYLLABUS
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
BBA 429: Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management
CREDIT HOURS: 3
I.
Catalog Description: Covers environmentally-focused materials, product and process design, purchasing, production
and logistics, including reverse logistics, as well as life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental impacts throughout
the supply chain. Letter grade only.
II.
Alignment with NAU Distance Learning Program and BBA degree objectives: Content of this and all courses in the
BBA will focus on the following:
A. Utilization of instructional tools with local & regional content to emphasize practical applicability of course to
students’ future job-related knowledge and skills.
B. Integration with real-world business practice by close collaboration with businesses in a variety of industries,
especially those represented in the local and regional economy.
C. Developing students’ professional oral and written communication skills.
D. Developing students’ appreciation of the globalization of business practices and the interaction between the
U.S. and international economies.
III.
Prerequisites: BBA 292, BBA 300 and BBA 305W
IV.
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
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V.
Fully appreciate and intelligently discuss, from both an ethical and a traditional financial perspective, the
potential negative impacts of logistics activities on the environment.
Utilize life cycle assessment methodology to evaluate this impact throughout the supply chain, not just in the
student’s own firm.
Evaluate logistics-related tradeoffs, for example a change in facility location necessitating a change in
transportation mode or a change in transportation necessitating a change in packaging.
Enhance the principled arguments in support of green logistics via the development of well-crafted pragmatic
arguments to encourage top management to adopt environmentally friendly logistics practices and strategies.
Understand the relevant regulatory, political, technological and competitive conditions and include those
appropriately in logistics decision making.
Understand the basics of the key scientific ideas relevant to the environment and the potential impact of
logistics on the environment (with the caveat that this is a business course, not a science course).
Course Materials:
The materials for this class may include a textbook (or custom publishing) in environmentally-oriented logistics,
possibly also a book from the trade press (targeting businesspeople rather than just students). It may also
require cases, lecture notes and/or assigned readings. The textbook will be the following or a similar text:
Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach by Hsiao-Fan Wang and Surendra M. Gupta
(McGraw-Hill). The current link to this title on Amazon.com is: http://www.amazon.com/Green-Supply-
Chain-ManagementEffective Fall 2012
Approach/dp/0071622837/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353389094&sr=11&keywords=green+supply+chain+management
VI.
Teaching Method:
The teaching methods for this course may include lecture/discussion, team projects, application exercises (e.g.
team exercises), video presentations, case analyses, field trips and guest speakers. Delivery will be in-person
and/or online or via a hybrid.
VII.
Evaluation Tools:
Evaluation of student performance may be accomplished by means of examinations, quizzes, team projects,
homework assignments, written assignments, presentations or participation. For example:
Exams (3)
40%
Weekly quizzes (10)
10%
Team Case Analyses (3)
10%
Homework problems
10%
Life Cycle Assessment Project
20%
Presentation
10%
Total:
100%
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
VIII.
Points Achieved
90% - 100%
80% - 89.9%
70% - 79.9%
60% - 69.9%
less than 60%
Course Content:
A. Course Topics:
1. The environmental impact of business, including the traditional conflict between business and
environmentalists
2. The rise of sustainability
3. The environmental impact of logistics activities
4. The use of green materials and packaging
5. Design/redesign for greener products
6. Design/redesign for greener processes, including purchasing, production, logistics and facilities
7. Reverse logistics
8. Life Cycle Assessment and LCI databases
9. Marketing to green customers
10. The application of green strategies to attain a durable competitive advantage
B. Perspectives for Business Decisions:
Minimum Number
of 50 Minute
Periods Devoted to
Topic
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Required Graded
Work Other Than
Exams?
International/Global
Ethical Issues
Political Issues
Social Issues
Legal/Regulatory Issues
Environmental Issues
Technology Issues
Demographic Diversity
2
4
2
2
3
20
5
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
C. Interdisciplinary Skills:
Oral Communication
Written
Communication
Critical Thinking
Working in Teams
Effective Fall 2012
Required Graded
Work Other Than
Exams?
No
Yes
Yes
Yes