S.9132

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SIMON. FRASER UNIVERSITY

Vice-President Academic

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate ?

From: ?

J

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Munro, Chair

Senate Committee on

Academic Planning

Subject: Faculty of Business ?

Date: ?

May 14, 1991

Administration - Change of

Course Description

(SCAP 91 - 15)

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning and the Senate

Graduate Studies Committee, gives rise to the following motion:

MOTION: "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the

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Board of Governors, as set forth in S.91- 32 , the

change in course description for MBA 621 - 5."

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Graduate Course Proposal Form

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GS.91.1

CALENDAR INFOR}tAIIO4:

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Note: This is not a new course - we only wish to hánge tlié

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course description in the Calendar. See rationale below.

Department:

EXECUTIVE MBA

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Course

Number:

MBA_'

i_c

Title: ?

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Description:

Informationisacriticalresourceforthecontemporaryorganization.

Information systems are the ffi

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echanisms by which information is captured, stored, accessed and

disseminated.Thiscourseexaminesthemethodsusedtoplan,manage,andassimilateinformation

systeirs,

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the_Issues_surrounding_tne_deployment__of___thistechnology.Inexploring

Credit

Hours: 5 _Vector:

N_A .

_Prerequisite(s) if

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information technology, the student acquires the tools and techniques to effectively manage

this resource, now and in the future.

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment:

25+1-

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When will the course first be offered: continuing

How often will the course be offered:jj

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per_yeax

JUSTIFICATION:

ThepracticeofManagingInformationSystemsevolvesveryrapidly-acourseinan

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up-to-date curriculum Ti

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terally changes every time it is offered, but the general

descriptionissufficientforalongertime.Itis,however,nowtimetotuneup

rhe_description_to_accommodatethechangesthathavetakenplaceintheindustry,

technology, and theory.

RESOURCES: ?

David Crouch (sessional)

Drew Parker

Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:_______

What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:

N.A. all full

y

_budgeted

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

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Approved: JDepartmenta1 Graduate Studies Committee:

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Date:

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'Faculty Graduate Studies Committee:

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Date:_f±LL)f_iJ

Faculty: ?

_____________________Date:

'Senate

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C.

Graduate

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Studies Committee:

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Date:

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Change of Course Description - MBA 621-5

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MBA ?

621-5 ?

Management, information and Controls

Collection, processing and dissemination of information required by managers

to make top-level decisions and to control the organization's activities.

TO:

MBA 621-5 Management Information Systems

Information is a critical resource for the contemporary organization.

Information systems are the mechanisms by which information is

captured, stored, accessed and disseminated. This course examines ti

methods used to plan, manage, and assimilate information systems,

the issues surrounding the deployment of this technology. In exporir

information technology, the student acquires the tools and technique

effectively manage this resource, now and in the future.

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