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S.93-24
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Office of
the Vice-President, Academic
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MEMORANDUM
To:
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Senate
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From: ?
Dr. J
.
M. Munro
Chair, Senate Committee
on Academic Planning
Subject ?
Change of course description -
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Date: ?
March 15, 1993
MBA 621-5
Action undertaken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee and the Senate Committee
on Academic Planning (SCAP 93 - 5) gives rise to the following motion:
Motion: ?
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors as
set forth in S.93 -24 , the change of course description for MBA 621 - 5."
New Graduate course FroposaA rorm
Note: This is not a new course - we only wish to change th
CALENDAR INFORMATION: ?
Note:
description in the Calendar. See rationale
Department:
EXECUTIVE
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hi
fht
MBA PROGRAM
Title: ?
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTE
Descriptioni seminar format will be used to discuss the conce
p
ts and frameworks essenUal
to the effective management of information technology. Our focus will be on the strategic
role that information systems play in organizations, their structure and com
p onents and
- various perspectives on how to plan and manage this technology.
Credit Hours:
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>qx.
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5 ?
Vector:
NA
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Prerequisite(s) if any:
NA
ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING :
Estimated Enrollment:
25+/
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When will the course first be offered:
Continuing
Row often will the course be offered:
Twiceperyear
JUSTIFICATION:
The practice of Mana g in g
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Information_Syctrnc
_vn1vc_vry_r
p
pidly_p
_cour& _in_ an
up-to-date
curriculum literally changes every time it is offered, but the general description is
sufficient for a longer time. It_ is.
_however- _now _time
_to_ tune
_up_
th
_r$er'riptipn_to
âcomodate the changes that have taken place in the industry, technology, and theory.
RESOURCES:
Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:
BlaizeReich&DrewParker
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:
N/AAllFullyBudgeted
Are there sufficient Library resources (append details):
N/A
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course.
c)
Library resources
Course Number:
MBA 621-5
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Approved: Departmental
Faculty Graduate
Graduate
Studies
Studies
Committee
Committ
Faculty:
Senate Graduate Studies Committee:
Senate:
Date:
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Date:
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Date: ?
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Date:
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296 Graduate Business Administration
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BUS ?
896-4 ?
Selected Topics in Business II
BUS ?
897.4
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Directed
Readings
Semester 3
?
Fall
Supervised reading and report preparation in a particular field of specialization.
MBA ?
603-5 Organization and Management
606-5
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BUS ?
898 ?
MBA Thesis
Financial Management
Semester 4
?
Spring
BUS ?
900-4 ?
Methodology Seminar/Research Workshop
This course, which will meet twice weekly, will devote one-half to an
examine-
MBA ?
615-5 Marketing Management
EieCthffi..
bon
research
of methodological
and philosophy
approaches
of science
including
and one-half
selection
to attendance
planning and
at faculty
conduct
and
of
Semester 5 ?
Fall
course
graduate
is
student
intended
workshop
to place
presentations.
students' research
The methodology
methodology
section
in
a broader
of the
-
MBA
?
?
607-5
691-5
Business
Business,
Policy
Government aiè
-
Society
'-
context for critical evaluation. The workshop section will require students to
their
..
present ?
own research finding for critical evaluation.
Prerequisite: corn-
minar in
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trategic Anal
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pie ion of prior required research courses, or permission of the instructor.
Elective
BUS
?
999 ?
MBA Project
Weekend Program Schedule
.
Executive MBA Program
Semester 1
?
Fall
The Executive MBA program offers the skills insights and frameworks that
MBA ?
651-5 Managerial Economics
MBA ?
681-5
?
Interpersonal Behavior in Organizations
a
experienced, high-potential managers need to prepare for the next phase of
their careers. The program takes a general management
?
focusing
Semester 2
?
Spring
perspective,
divisions.
on Organizational
Using a
and
cohort
decision-making
model where
processes
students take
that
courses
cut across
in
functional
the same
Semester
MBAMBA ?
?
3 ?
603-5
632-5
Summer
-Organization
Operations
Research
and Management
-T
sequence, the program encourages student interaction and co-operation;
study groups and project teams are an important aspect of the learning
MBA ?
670-5 Accounting for Decision Making and Control
4.
experience
Elective
?
ff
Because Executive MBA students pursue full-time careers, classes meet
Semester
4 ?
Fall
either two nights a week or alternate weekends all day Friday and Saturday.
Students take two courses per semester, completing the course
?
in
MBA ?
615-5 Marketing Management
MBA ?
606-5 Financial Management
work ?
three
years through the weeknight program,
or
in two years through the weekend
Semester
r
residential program. All students begin in September. There is a one month
-
?
Business
rOilcy
break between semesters and weeknight students do not attend during the
LI
691-5 Business, Government and Society
-
summer semester. Prior to the first September, accepted candidates take a
Semester 6
?
Summer
-
?
-
seven week Mathematics/Statistics review course from late May to mid-July. All
classes are held at Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre. Students in
MBA ?
696-5 Seminar in Strategic Analysis
the
weekend residential program have Friday night accommodation provided as
Elective
Part of tuition.
Admission
Executive MBA Program Courses
'
-Applicants will be considered for admission on the basis of:
Analysis
MBA
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of
603-5
the inter-relatedness
?
Organization
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major
and
Management
subcisiens
—business experience
—
academic qualification or professional designation
of the organization and
interactions between the organization and its environment.. The management
of motivation and job design.
— GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) results
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letters of reference
MBA ?
604-5 ?
O
r
ganizational Change and Development
Admission is restricted to holders of a Bachelor's degree with at least second
development
An examination of the concepts, principles and assumptions of organization
class (B average) standing or the equivalent. Applicants must have demon-
MBA ?
6065
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Financial Management
....
2
strated
positions.
executive potential and currently occupy responsible management
An introduction to decision making with respect to investments (capital budg-
eting), financing and dividend policy.
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-
they
some
A limited
must
university
have
number
outstanding
credits
of applicants
or professional
qualifications
maybe admitted
qualifications
in all other
who lack
respects.
are
a
given
formal
Applicants
priority.degree,
withbut
Analysis
Emphasis
MBA ?
of
6075
on
problems
the
?
functions,
affecting
Business
responsibilities,
the
Policy
character and
and
success
viewpoint
of
of
the
top-level
total enterprise.
general
Requirements
management.
MBA
?
-5
Marketing Management
Students must complete twelve courses, two of which are electives, with a
a
of the strategic consideration of marketing management arid their
impact
minimum B grade average, and should expect to spend 25-30 hours a week on
on the firm and its competitors.
their studies. In place of
the
600 level
MBA course offerings listed below,
MBA ?
621-5 ?
Management Information Systems
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-
Simon
students
Program
Fraser
may
Committee,
University.
substitute,
equivalent
Prior
with the
approval
graduate
prior consent
is not
course
required
of
work
the Executive
for
from
studentsany
MBA
department
Graduatein
and
systems
Information
dJsselnatare
is
the
ed
a
mechanisms
critical
.
This course
resource
by
examines
which
for the
information
the
contemporary
methods
is captured,
used
organization.
to plan,
stored,
manage,
Information
accessed
and
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800 level BUS or BUEC courses as electives. In extraordinary circumstances,
and with the prior permission of the Executive MBA Graduate Program
assimilate information systems, and the issues surrounding the deployment of
this technology. In exploring information technology, the student
-
Committee, students may alter the course load of two courses per semester,
tools and techniques to effectively manage this resource now and in
acquires
the future.
the
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A non-credit review MathematicsjSt2tisrics course is offered during May to
MBA
?
632-5
?
Operations Research
July to successful applicants. In addition, independent study materials are
Quantitative methods to cope with problems of complexity, uncertainty, and
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available for those who wish to further prepare fundamental skills. All students
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information in organizational decision-making.
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must demonstrate proficiency in: mathematics (through to calculus); elemen-
tary probability theory and statistics; and basic microeconomic principles.
MBA ?
634-5
?
Business Forecasting
Modem forecasting methods applied to a variable of interest to the stude
......
Weekrijnht Program Schedule
of
his
monthly
employer.
data
Students
or 12 years
taking
of
the
quarterly
course must
data on
have
the
access
variable
to at
to
least
be for
5
Semester 1
?
Fall
-
Generally, the paper written for this course will provide the basis for the MBA
MBA ?
651-5
Managerial Economics
project.
681-5 ?
Interpersonal
lute ?
nal
?
Behavior
h ?
- r ?
in Organizations
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- ?
,
Business
Strategies
?
won
Semester
2 ?
Spring
Students will manage computer simulated companies in a generalized tool and
MBA ?
632-5 Operations Research
dye industry. Each company will consist of four students comprising the
•
670-5 Accounting for Decision Making
.
and Control
management team. All decisions relating to the success or failure of the firms
are the responsibility of the management team, but
as such, each management
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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M.B.A. PROGRAM
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BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Telephone: (604) 291-3639
Fax: (604) 291-3404
TO: ?
Dr. Bruce Clayman, Dean
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FROM: Dr. Lindsay Meredith
Graduate Studies
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Chairman
Graduate Programs
SUB: EMBA 621
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DATE: January 21, 1993
After consultation with the Management Science and Management Information Systems'
faculty I have been assured that the course content and related library resources
required for this course remain unchanged.
The only reason this course was brought before the Senate Graduate Studies Committee
was because the Instructor wished to change and update the course description in the
calendar so that it would reflect the content which has been taught for quite sometime
now.
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1 have discussed the course description alteration with Ralph Stanton and assured him
the only changes made were of a cosmetic nature (i.e. the course description). The
Library appeared to be satisfied with my explanation.
Should you have any questions regarding this issue please contact me at your
convenience.
Thank you.
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