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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

To: Senate

From:

Senate Committee on

Undergraduate Studies

Subject:

Faculty of Business Administration -

Date:

November 13, 1985

Curriculum Revisions

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of

November 12, 1985 gives rise to the following motions:

MOTION 1:

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors,

as set forth in S.85-50, that BUS. 336 be included in the core course

requirements for all business majors, including joint majors.

MOTION 2:

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors,

as set forth in 5.85-50, the proposed new course

BUS. 422 Seminar in Accounting"

FOR INFORMATION

Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of November 12, 1985, the Senate

Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved that:.

BUS. 336 be changed from 5 credits to 4 credits

Change of title for BUS. 442 to Introduction to Marketing Research

Change of title, description and prerequisite for BUS. 445.

Change of course number and vector from BUS. 415 (2-2-O)to BUS. 315 (3-1-0)

Change of prerequisite for BUS. 413 to BUS. 315 from BUS. 415

Change of description for BUS. 472

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM 

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The Faculty of Business Administration's Undergraduate Curriculum 

Committee approved the following motions at its meeting of October 

28, 1985. 

1.

Management Science and Information Systems 

"That Bus 336 be included in the core course requirements for 

all business majors, including joint majors, and 

That Bus 336 be changed from 5 credits to 4 credits." 

Rationale 

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An introductory management science course is a general require- 

ment within most leading business schools throughout North 

America. Bus 336 provides strong emphasis on application and 

relates model building to all areas of business. 

The component of this course covering analysis of advanced 

systems will be eliminated in the proposed change from 5 

to 4 credits. 

2. Marketing 

"That the course titles for Bus 442 and Bus 445 be changed 

to Introduction to Marketing Research and Analysis of Data 

for Management, and 

That Bus 442 be removed as a prerequisite for Bus 445, and 

That the course description for Bus 445 be altered to read 

as follows: 

The analysis and interpretation of data, particularly 

multivariate data. This course is complementary to 

Bus 442 but may be taken independently. Applications 

in Management Science and Information Systems, Organi- 

zational Behaviour and other areas as well as in 

Marketing will be examined" 

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Rationale 

Bus. 445 as re-written will provide for a broadening of 

applications and examples to include the analysis of data for 

non-marketing business areas. Experience has suggested that 

students can handle Bus. 445 without having done Bus. 442. 

3. Finance 

"That the course number for Bus. 415 be changed to Bus. 315 

with the vector changing from (2-2-0) to (3-1-0). This also 

necessitates changing the prerequisite for Bus. 413 to Bus. 315 

rather than Bus. 415." 

Rationale 

The change of number more accurately reflects the fact that 

this is the introductory course in the investment field; an 

advanced course is currently being offered on an experimental 

basis as a 400-level selected topics number. Previous enroll- 

ment limitations can be removed, given the Bus. 315 lecture/ 

tutorial format, easing a serious student log jam. 

4.

Accounting 

"That Bus. 422, Seminar in Accounting, be added to the curriculum. 

Prerequisites: 90 credit hours; permission of the Faculty." 

Rationale 

A vehicle for advanced course work reflecting student demand 

in areas not covered by existing courses and reflecting strengths 

of permanent and visiting faculty is seen as necessary. 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

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Calendar Information 

Abbreviation Code: BUS 

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Course Number: 422 ? 

Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 0-3-0 

Title of Course: SEMINAR IN ACCOUNTING 

Calendar Description of Course: Advanced and special topics in accounting. The specific 

topics will vary depending on faculty interests. The general content will tend toward 

specialized topics not dealt with on a recurring basis in the regular course sequence. 

Nature of Course 

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SEMINAR 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

90 credit hours and permission of the Faculty 

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? once per year 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 86-3 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? ? 

I. Gordon, T. Var, D. McDonald, J. Cheung 

Objectives of the Course 

A vehicle for advanced course work reflecting student demand in areas not 

covered by existing courses and reflecting strengths of permanent and visiting 

faculty is seen as necessary. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

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NONE 

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date: 

?

Department Chairman 

?

Dean ? 

Chairman, SCUS 

S 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCIJS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

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Senate Committee on Undergraduate

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The Faculty of Business Administration's Undergraduate Curriculum 

Committee approved the following change of calendar description 

for Bus 472 at its meeting of June 24, 1985: 

From: 

Bus 472 Seminar in Organizational Behaviour 

Advanced topics in organizational behaviour. Specific emphasis 

may vary depending on special interest of faäulty. However, general 

content will extend basic theories and problem descriptions covered 

in Bus 371 and Bus 387 and will include advanced organizational 

theory and special topics in 

Personnel. ?

(Seminar)

Prerequisites: ? 

any one of Bus 371, Bus 372, Bus 374, or Bus 387; 

60

To:

credit. hours. 

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Bus 472 Seminar in Organizational Behaviour 

Advanced topics in organizational behaviour. Specific emphasis 

may vary depending on special interest of faculty. However, general 

content will extend basic theories and problem descriptions covered 

in

Su4

372

and Bu,6 374, 

and will include advanced organizational. 

theory and 

special topics

in Personnel. 

Prerequisites: ?

Sws 372 

and

&tó

374

oft

Bu-6 371 

and

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387; 

60 credit hours. 

Rationale

The new course description and prerequisites more accurately reflect 

the background expected of students currently enrolling in Bus 472. 

With few exceptions, students with Bus 371 and Bus 387 have graduated. 

As now stated, the prerequisites make the course available to students 

on either the old or the new stream of study. 