S.91-56
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
Registrar and Secretary of the Senate
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Senate
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From: J
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M. Munro, Chair
Senate Committee on
Academic Planning
Subject: Curriculum Changes -
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Date: November 8, 1991
Faculty of Business Administration
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS
Reference - SCUS 91-14) and the Senate Committee on Academic Planning (SCAP
Reference SCAP 91-37) gives rise to the following motion:
Motion: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors the curriculum revisions for the Faculty of Business
Administration as set forth in S.91-56, including:
a)
a new Concentration in International Business, with
new courses
BUS 430-3 ?
Comparative Management
BUS 431-3 ?
Business with The Pacific Rim Countries
b)
changes to the core course requirements
c)
change in Finance Concentration requirements
d)
deletion of BUS 328-3 Accounting for Management
e)
change to Accounting Concentration core requirements
f)
change in requirements for admission to the Faculty
For Information;
Acting under delegated authority of Senate, SCUS has approved revisions to the
following courses as detailed in SCUS 91-14:
BUS 324-4 ?
Change in prerequisite
BUS 349-3 ?
Change in course title and description
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August 22, 1991
To: ?
W. R Heath, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
From: ?
Robert Rogow, Undergraduate Program Director,?
Faculty of Business Administration
Subject: ?
Requested Calendar Changes
The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee of the Faculty of Business
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Admin
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Would you please schedule them for discussion at an appropriate meeting of
S.C.U.S.?
(1)
Change in Core Course requirements:
Addition of language to the "Core Courses in Business
Administration" section of the Calendar.
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Students must complete the 300 division Core Courses before
their 105th hour, unless prior permission of the Faculty is
obtained.
Rationale:
These Core Courses are compulsoiy,kDr intermediate courses in
each of seven different sub-specialties within Business. They
survey the field and provide some useful concepts and tools for
the student. The new language is intended to compel majors to
sample one course from each of these areas early enough to
equip them to handle the more integrative 400 division courses,
and to discourage the practice of delaying until their last
semester those core courses about which students are least
enthusiastic or most fearful.
(2)
Change in Finance concentration requirements:
From: BUS 312-4 Business Finance
BUS 315-4 Investments
BUS 413-4 Financial Management
BUS 416-3 Investment Analysis and Design
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And at least one of the following:
BUS 410-3 Financial Institutiona
BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
To: BUS 312-4 Business Finance
BUS 315-4 Investments
BUS 413-4 Financial Management
BUS 416-3 Investment Analysis and Design
And at least two of the following:
ECON 310-3 Money and Banking
ECON 345-3 International Finance
BUS 410-3 Financial Institutions
BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
Rationale:
The S.CU.S.. (and, subsequently, Senate) decision to make 310 a
prerequisite for 410 and 345 a prerequisite for 418 had not been
anticipated when the "one of 410 and 418" language was
:proposed. The proposed change also gives students more
flexibility.
(3) Changes in Accounting Core Course) cou.e
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(a)
BUS 328-3, Accounting for Management, to be deleted from the
Business course listing in the Calendar and from the list of
required Core Courses
(b)
BUS 324-3, Managerial Accounting .1, to become the Core Course
requirement
Rationale:
The original intention of differentiating between the
management accounting courses given to accounting
concentrators and non-concentrators has never been achieved;
324 and 328 course content is
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quite similar. With minor
revisions 324 can service both streams of students. Some minor
changes to the content of BUS 424-3, Managerial Accounting II,
will compensate for the slightly greater breadth and slightly
lesser depth of 324.
The change will make it easier for stu dents who are not
accounting concentrators to take 424; special permission from
the instructor is now required for students completing 328. The.
change will also permit staffing economies; for example, we
estimate that the
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6 offerings of 324 and the
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5 offerings of 328 over
the past 3 semesters could probably have been presented in no
more than 9, rather than ii, sections if a combined 324 had been
in effect.
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(4) Internationa
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Business: New Course Proposals (documentation attached):
BUS 430-3 Comparative Management
BUS 431-3 Business with the Pacific Rim Countries
(6) International Business: Proposed Concentration
Required Courses:
BUS 346-3 International Business
and any two of the following:
BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
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US427-3 Serniar in
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International Accounting
BUS 430-3 Comparative Management
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BUS 447-3 International Marketing Management
and any one of the following:
ECON 345-3 International Finance
BUEC 384-3 Industrial Relations
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BUS 349-3 North American International Trade Issues
BUS 431-3 Business with the Pacific Rim Countries
or any upper-division course deemed to have significant
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international business relevance, with prior permission of
the Faculty. Such course may be offered in another
Faculty.
Note:
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ECON 345 is recommended for students who do not take BUS 418.
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Students are strongly advised to consider combining an
international business concentration with another business
concentration.
(Rationale included in attached documentation.)
(7) Change in requirements for admission to the Faculty:
Students wishing to enter the Faculty as majors, minors or honors
students now must complete
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of the following courses:
ENGL 101-3 Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 102-3 Introduction to Poetry
ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama
ENGL 104-3 Introduction to the Essay as Literature
PHIL 001-3 Critical Thinking
PHIL 110-3 Introduction to Philosphical Concepts and Reasoning
It is proposed that this be changed to a requirement that the student
must complete t.wi of the following courses:
ENGL
101-3 Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 102-3 Introduction to Poetry
ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama
ENGL
104-3
Introduction to the Essay as Literature
ENGL 199-3
University Writing
PHIL
001-3 Critical Thinking
PHIL
100-3 Knowledge and Reality
PHIL 120-3
Facts and Values
It is further proposed that the existing Calendar language excluding
ENGL 010-3 and 099-2 from counting toward the four courses required
from "Group A" (humanities) departments be deleted.
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Rationale:
In response to concerns expressed by members of our Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee and other colleagues that majors were
entering the Business Administration program with inadequeate
English writing and comprehension skills it was decided to increase to
two the number of specified courses that students be required to
complete successfully. The basis for selection was and is our belief that
the courses, in addition to their other academic merits, require
substantial written assignments that are carefully graded, with helpful
feedback given to the student.
ENGL 010 disappeared from the Calendar some time ago. The decision
made long ago to exclude ENGL 099 was based on a belief--perhaps then
accurate, but no longer so--that the course was a remedial Grade 12
composition course. The course is today a university-level course
taught by specialists in small sections. (Senate has approved the
English Department's change of designation from ENGL 099-2 to ENGL
199-3, effective September 1991).
We believe that requiring two rather than one of these courses
represents a moderate raising of the minimum English reading
analysis and writing levels required of entering Business majors.
Why the need for an International Business Concentration?
With the globalization of industries and the world economy,
it is imperative that students in business administration, the
future managers of our country, be sensitive to and knowledgeable
of the dynamics and complexities of managing across national
boundaries. According to the report by the Task Force on The
Corporate Higher Education Forum (co-chaired by President William
Saywell), "Canada's future economic well-being is dependent in
large measure on success in international trade and world business;
(and) Canadians educated and trained to work in international
business will be in increasing demand".
In the United States, for example, since 1974, the American
Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the accrediting
agency for schools of business, has required its member schools to
incorporate an international dimension into its curriculum, both
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universities are not subject to the same requirement, the leading
schools of business in Canada, such as that at McGill, University.
of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and the University of
Western Ontario, have begun to offer concentrations in
international business. In order for the Faculty of Business
Administration at Simon Fraser University to develop into one of
the premier programs in the country, it has to offer a
concentration in international business to help prepare our
students for the challenges and opportunities of the 19905 and the
new century beyond.
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The new concentration in international business proposed here
requires the student to take 4 courses in the area. All students
will be required to take the fundamentals of international
business, Bus 346: International Business. In addition, students
should be exposed to the various functional aspects of
• international business operations, such as international marketing,
international financial management, comparative management and
• international accounting.
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Given the limited number of faculty
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specializing in this area at this time, instead of requiring
• students to take all four functional courses, they will be asked
to take any 2 of the four. In addition, students will be required
to take another additional course in the area of international
business which has special appeal to them. The proposed program
of study in international business includes 9 courses, 7 of which
are currently on the books and which have been offered by the
Faculty of Business Administration in the past.
• Rationale for Bus. 430: Comparative Management
An important aspect of international business operations is
managing across national boundaries. Students have to be aware of
the similarities, and differences in management practi'es •and
systems across countries in order to manage, compete and cooperate
effectively across countries. The proposed course in comparative
management sensitizes the students to the issues involved in
managing across cultures in Europe, Latin and South America, Middle
East, and Asia. Most of the business schools in North America with
an international business concentration offer a course in
comparative management.
Rationale for Bus. 431: Business with the Pacific Rim Countries
Most business leaders. and politicians are agreed that the 21st
century will be the century of the Pacific Rim. The countries in
this region have experienced phenomenal growth rates in the past
several decades. The. socio-cultural differences between North
American society and these countries can be substantial. In order
to partake in the fruits of economic development in this region,
students have to learn how to analyze the feasibility of entering
into these markets, and how to do business effectively in these
countries. As compared to the course in comparative management
above, fewer schools of business in North America offer a similar
course. However, there are at least two compelling
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reasons for
such an offering at Simon Fraser: One, about 40% of British
Columbia's trade is with the Pacific Rim countries. As such, doing
business with these countries is very important to the vitality and
prosperity of this province's economy. Two, an increasing number
of leading business programs in the United States, such as the ones
at Harvard, MIT, Columbia, University of Michigan, University of
Western Ontario, offera similar course.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
Business Administration
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Department
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Calendar Information
Abbreviation Code:
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Course Number: ?
430 ?
Credit Hours: 3 Vector. 0-
3-0
Title of Course: ?
Comparative Management
Calendar Description of Course:
This course examines the major similarities and
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fferences in management Systems and
practices in a variety of
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ountries, including western Europe, East Asia, Middle East,
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Topics
fferences,
include
cross-cultural
the following:
business
comparative
neg
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management
and international
frameworks,
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human resource management
Prerequisites (or special instruct ons
60 credit hours
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: None
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How frequently will the course be offered?
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once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
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1992/3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? Rosalie lung, and other new faculty to be hired (budgeted postion)
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Objectives of the Course
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Through the theories, information, and research findings Pertaining to management systems
in different countries, students will acquire
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erstandings and knowledge in how to manage
(including how to communicate, organize, Lad and motivate), compete, cooperate, and
negotiate with people of different
soc
io-cultural backgrounds.
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Bud
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What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
None
Staff
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None
Audio Visual ?
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Space
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None
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
i. Calendar Information ?
Department Business Administration
Abbreviation Code:
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Course Number: ?
431 ?
Credit Hours: 3 ?
Vector:
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Title of Course: ?
Business with The Pacific Rim Countries
Calendar Description of Course:
This
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course examines the opportunities and challenges of doing business with the Pacific
and
Rim countries such as China, Jap, and Korea. Topics inlude the following: the political
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economic systems as they affect foreign investment; social and cultural systems as they
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the conduct of business
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gotiations for market
Prerequisites
or special instructions):.
60 cr
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What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved:
None
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered?
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once a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
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1992/3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible?
Rosalie Tung, and other new faculty to be hired (budgeted postion)
3.
Objectives of the Course
Through the information and research findings on the political, economic and socjo-cultural
systems
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China,
and manage
Japan and
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Korea, students
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will acquire
with business
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these countries.
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4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
None
Staff ?
None
Library
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None
Audio Visual ?
None
Space ?
Classroom only
Equipment ?
None
5. Approval
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