MEMORANDUM

To:

Senate

From:

A. MacKinnon, Chair

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

Subject:

Curriculum Revisions

Faculty of Business Administration -

(SCUS Reference: SCUS 02-12)

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Date:

April 12, 2002

For Information

Acting under delegated authority, at the April 9, 2002 meeting, SCUS approved the following

curriculum revision in the Faculty of Business Administration:

. deletion of BUEC 333 from the Upper Division Core for the Business Administration

Major and Joint Majors (with the exception of the Joint Major and Joint Honors with

Economics.)

Rationale

The Faculty of Business Administration has identified a need to modify the required quantitative

course sequence of BUEC 232, BUEC 333 and BUS 336. The current sequence, which has a

theoretical orientation, does not meet the needs of the majority of Business Administration

students. Overall, too much material is covered, and presented in a manner which is too

theoretical for the average business students. In many cases, not enough realistic business

examples and <<hands-on)) computer experiences are provided.

To address these issues, an integrated, two course, required sequence has been created. The new

courses have a strong applied business orientation and make extensive use of EXCEL. There are

three fundamental objectives for the modified required course sequence:

1.

Unify the student's ability to approach quantitative business related problems by

integrating methods and applications throughout the course sequence;

2.

Place emphasis on realistic business examples and the process by which a manager

might analyze a problem;

3.

Provide students with the skills to analyze business problems with tools they have

acccess to and will use in their careers.

The two revised courses - BUEC 232-4 and BUS 336-4 - were approved in December 2001.

Any senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions should contact