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HONORS PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT AND
Actions undertaken by the Senate Committee. on Academic Planning at its meeting
of December 12, 1979, and by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at
its meeting of February 26, 1980, lead to the following motion:-
MOTION: "That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.80-34, the proposal for a B.Sc.
degree with a Major Program and Honors Program in Management
and Systems Science, including the following:-
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Requirements for a Major Program
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Requirements for an Honors Program
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Availability of the Major Program and of the Honors Program
in the Cooperative Education mode.
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New courses
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MS5C .480-1 Undergraduate Seminar in Management and Systems Science
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MSSC 481-1 Undergraduate Seminar in Management and Systems Science."
In discussion it was identified that this would be a high quality program and
that large enrollments were not anticipated. The program utilizes courses already
in place' in a number of departments and requires only two new one semester credit
hour seminar courses in Management and Systems Science. It is anticipated that a
number of those who undertake the program may follow with graduate work.
The program will operate under the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies through
a steering committee with representatives from the Departments of Business
Administration, Economics, Computing Science and Mathematics. It is proposed
that one of the members of the committee would act as program coordinator for
cooperative eduáation purposes.
Students would be able to undertake the regular major program or honors program,
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with approval could take the cooperative education mode under the usual
regulations pertaining to cooperative education. For these purposes students
would be able to utilize, with approval, the practicum courses in Computing Science,
or in Mathematics, or in a combination of Computing Scienôe and Mathematics practica.
Although this is a. new program, the resource implications are minimal since most
courses are already in place. Because of the combinations of courses involved,
announcement of the availability of the program would be made as early as possible
following approval by the Board of Governors and Universities Council.
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At its meeting of December 12, 1979, S.C.A.P.
approved the .abovementioned programs with under-
standing that some revisions would be made prior
to transmittal to S.C.U.S.
The attached document represents the present
proposal.
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New Program Proposal
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Management and Systems Science
The attached New Program Proposal for an Undergraduate Degree in Management
and Systems Science (I.S.C.
79-20)
was approved by the Faculty of Interdisci-
plinary Studies Undergraduate Curriculum Coiinittee at its meeting on
4 December 1979.
Would you please place this item on the agenda for the next meeting of the
Senate Committee on Academic Planning.
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Proposal
for a B.Sc. Degree with a Major Program and an Honors Program in
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Management and Systems Science
Simon Fraser University
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prepared by
B. R. Aispach, Mathematics
D.A.R. Seeley, Computing Science
R.C. Vergin, Economics & Commerce
K.L. Weldon, Mathematics
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Objectives:
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To provide a coherent and integrated undergraduate Major program
and an Honors program in the areas traditionally known as Operations
Research and Management Science. These subjects have a modern
orientation as a consequence of both theoretical and practical
developments associated with computers and information systems.
2.
To produce graduates of high calibre with the ability to blend
technical knowledge from several fields in the-solution of practical
problems in industry and government, or to proceed to more intensive
training in graduate school.
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To accommodate the needs of the Co-op programs.
Proposal
It is proposed that Simon Fraser University offer a B.Sc. degree with a
Major program and an Honors program in Management and Systems Science.
The program would be jointly sponsored by the Departments of Business
Administration, Economics ,Computing Science, and Mathematics. It would
be administered through the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies by a
steering committee consisting of representatives from these departments.
As detailed below, the proposal would rely almost entirely on courses
already offered at S.F.U. It simply creates a more visible package with
the aim of attracting capable students and encouraging the co-operation
of business and industry in employing students who are in the program or
have graduated from it. It also provides a challenging constellation of
courses to those students with good math abilities that ordinarily would,
not be easy to obtain in their applied fields.
It is proposed that there be available a Major program and an Honors
program; in addition to the University requirements for these programs
students would be required to obtain credit as noted in the following to
qualify for the B.Sc. degree.
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Requirements for a B.Sc. Degree with a Major Program in Management
and Systems Science
(a)
Under University regulations a General degree requires
completion of a minimum of 45 upper division credit hours
in courses numbered 300 and above, completion of at least
120 credit hours, and completion of the Major program.
(b)
Six elective credit hours must becompleted outside of
courses taken from the Departments of Business Administration
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Economics, Computing Science, the Departments of the Faculty
of Science.
(c)
Completion is required of all lower division and upper
division courses shown below.
Lower Division Courses as Prerequisites
Business Administration
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BUS. 221-3
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Introduction to'
Account ing
BUS. 270-3
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Introduction to Organizational Behavior and
Decision Making
Economics
Any 100 division
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1öourse,C48OS.603
ECON. 200-3
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Principles, of Economics (I) : Microeconomics
ECON. 205-3
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Principles of Economics (I) ?
Macroeconomics
Computing Science
CMPT 103-3 ?
Introduction to a High Level Programming Language I
CMPT 105-3 ?
Fundamental Concepts of Computing
cMPT 118-3
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Computing Projects in the Arts and Sciences
CMPT 201-4
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Data & Program Organization
CMPT 205-3 ?
Introduction to Formal Topics in Computing Science or
MATH 243-3.
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Mathematics
MATH 308-3 ?
Linear Programming
MATH 343-3 ?
Combinatorial Aspects of Computing
MATH 372-3 ?
Mathematical Statistics II
MATH .408-3 ?
Discrete Optimiation
Management and Systems Science
MSSC 480-1 ?
Senior Seminar
MSSC 481-1
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Senior Seminar
(see prerequisitesfor these courses)
Requirements for a B.Sc. Degree with an Honors Program in Management and
Systems Science
(a)
Under University regulations an Honors degree requires
completion of a minimum of 60 upper division credit hours
in courses numbered 300 and above including at least 50 upper
division credit hours in the Honors program, and completion of
at least 132 credit hours. Completion must be with minimum
specified grade point average.
(b)
For this degree students must complete all of the requirements
as specified above for the degree with the Major program.
In addition the student must complete
MPT 405-3
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MATH 472-3
At least 3 credit hours in Business Administration or in Economics
at the 400 division.
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Mathematics
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MATH 104-3
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Elementary Computational Methods
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MATH 151-3
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Calculus I
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MATH 152-3
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Calculus II
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MATH 251-3
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Calculus III (per 80-1)
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MATH 232-3
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Elementary Linear Algebra
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MATH 243-3 ?
Discrete Mathematics or CMPT 205-3
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MATH 272-3 ?
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Upper Division Courses Required
(For the major in Management and Systems Science students must
have credit for a minimum of 34 upper division credit hours from
the following; however this major is recognized for use only toward
this full B.Sc. degree program. For the degree, all of the
following upper division courses are required.)
.Business AdministLL.-I1
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301-3
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Intermediate Microeconomics or BUS.-307-3, Managerial
Economics
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BUS. 337-3
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Data Processing in Business or CMPT 370-3
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BUS. 373-5 ?
Production Management
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BUS. 428-3 ?
Management Information Systems
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BUS. 371-3 ?
Organization Theory
Computing Science
MPT 301-3 • System Development Methodology
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CMPT 305-3
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Computer Simulation and Modelling I
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cMPT 354-3
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Information Organization & Retrieval
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CMPT 370-3 ?
Management & Information Systems I or BUS. 337-3
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CMPT 371-3 ?
Management & Information Systems II
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For students undertaking the B.Sc. degree with a Major program or
an Honors program in Management and System Science the following
upper division elective courses are recommended.
BUS. 312-4
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Business Finance
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Marketing
BUS. 488-3
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Human Relations in Business
ECON 396-3 ?
The structure of Industry
ECON 431-5
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Mathematical Economics II
CMPT 405-3
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•Design and Analysis of Algorithms
MATH 304-3
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Statistical Analysis of Sample Surveys
MATH 310-3 ?
Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 316-3 ?
Numerical Analysis I
MATH 404-3
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Design of Experiments
MATH 443-4
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Combinatorial Theory
MATH 472-3
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Linear Models in Mathematical Statistics
Co-operative Education System
The degree with a Major program or an Honors program may be undertaken
under normal regulations, or with approval may be taken in the Co-oerative
Education made and is very suitable for this mode. For these purposes
the required practicuin courses may be takenwith approval, using the practicum
courses of the Department of Computing Science, or of the Department of
Mathematics, or of a combination of these.
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Appendix A?
Further Calendar Entries
Calendar entries would appear as one of the programs in the Faculty of
Interdisciplinary Studies (seeE.lbelow), and in program descriptions
of each of the participating departments: Business Administration,
Economics, Computing Science, Mathematics.
E.1 The Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies offer,in concert with
the tepartments of Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics and
with its Computing Science departments
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a Major Program and an
Honors Program in Management and Systems Science leading to a B.Sc. degree.
These are highly structured programs providing a multidisciplinary
approach to the application of quantitative methods to business and
industry in an environment of expanding computerization. A seminar' in
which problems requiring a broad perspective are presented and discussed
has been designed for upper level students in the programs.
E.2 The Mathematics (or Com
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Science, or Business Administration, or.
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Economics) Department. contributes to.the unergraduate degree program in
Management and Systems Science administered through the Faculty of
Interdisciplinary Studies. The Major Program and Honor Program combines
the teaching resources of the departments of Mathematics, Business Administration,
Economics, and Computing Science to offer students a structured program which
will give them a balanced understanding of the role of quantitative methods
for business and industry in an environment of expanding computerization.
The programs lead to a B.Sc. degree. For more details about the requirements
see the entry listed under the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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Abbreviation COde:MSCC Course Number:481
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Title of Course: Undergraduate Seminar in Mana g
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Calendar Description of Course:
A seminar for students undertaking a major or an honors program in
Management and Systems Science.
Nature of Course Seminar
Prerequisites (or special instructions): Completion of all required lower division
courses and at least 15 upper division credits required in the program.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: None
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Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Twice yearly
Semester in which the course will first be offered? 82-1
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible: Aispach, Weldon (Math), Hell (Comp. Sci.), Vergin (Bus. Admin./Econ.) and others
Objectives of the Course
To emphasize the application of concepts learned in lecture courses to
practical problems experienced in government and industry.
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Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
1 unit of teaching credit per offering
Staff
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Space
Equipment
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Approval
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Appendix B
MSSC 480-1
MSSC 481-1
Undergraduate Seminar in Management and Systems Science
Prerequisites
Completion of all lower division courses required on the program and at
least 15 upper division credit hours required in the program.
Open only to students undertaking a Major or Honors in Management and
Systems Science.
(A student taking a full load of courses would normally register for this
course in two of his last three semesters in the program on campus.)
Content
The seminar would emphasize the application of concepts learned in lecture
courses to practical problems experienced in government and industry.
Practitioners would be invited to present case studies involving success
or failure of textbook techniques, and the resulting course of action taken.
Students with practical experience would present some aspect of their
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experience with reference to the applicability of approaches suggested by
formal course work. Students without practical experience would be required
to present a review of the applied literature in some technical area related
to the program.
Style:
Seminar for 2 hours, once weekly. The first hour would typically involve
some sort of presentation (either by a student or by an invited practitioner)
while the following hour would involve discussion and development of issues
raised by the presentation.
Administration
The co-ordinator of the B.Sc. program in Management and Systems Science
will be responsible for the organization of this course. He will arrange
each session and be present to chair the discussion. He will be responsible
for the development of any materials needed to supplement the presentations.
It is assumed that he would receive appropriate teaching credit for this.
Rationale
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to emphasize the importance of a thorough understanding of the
theory underlying technical procedures for the wise application
of these procedures, and also the importance of substantive knowledge
in the field of application of these procedures. Graduates of this
program should be familiar with the interaction between theory and
application. This seminar is an attempt to move towards this goal,
and at the same time to develop attitudes in students which will
motivate them to develop expertise in this area following graduation.
2.
to provide an input to the program from the community of employers
(via the
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to make use of the unique ability of students to relate practical
experiences they may have had to the courses they have taken.
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Information for Committee and Senate Considerations
Summary of Required Semester Hours
Course
Computer
Business Admin.
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Science
Economics
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200
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30 1/2
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(1)
A choice exists between CMPT 370 and COMM 337 and the three
hours are divided equally for this table.
(2)
A choice exists between COMM 371 and COMM 488 and the three
hours are divided equally for this table.
(3)
A choice exists between MATH 243 and CMPT 205 and the three
hours are divided equally for this table.
The university regulations for a major program concerning total semester
hours in upper and lower division courses and grade point average requirements
apply to this program.
Rationale
The proposed requirements are demanding but will ensure a high quality in
students completing them. Graduates of the program will be well prepared
to enter graduate programs in this field at other universities. They will
also be highly employable in industry and government.
We also think that students in this degree program would be ideally
suited to the co-operative education mode. Students would be able to do so
by using the existing co-op machinery in either Computing Science or Mathematics.
In fact, at the present time Computing Science and Mathematics
CO-OP
students
are being administered in one group for their work terms. It would be natural
to include Management and Systems Science students in the same group.
This program will be an attractive one for students with the interest
and ability to handle it. We anticipate that it will attract some new students
to SFU. Internally, it will probably attract some Mathematics Majors and
Computing Science Majors. We anticipate that it will attract a relatively
larger group of Econ/BusineSS Administration Majors with the ability to do
serious quantitative work. Heretofore, such students have not had a quantitative
option of this nature at SFU. This program will be ideally suited to them.
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The degree program would be unique within British Columbia
postsecondary institutions. Programs having some relationship to the
proposed one at SFU exist at UBC and BCIT, but not at the University of
Victoria. BCIT offers a two-year program in its Business Management
Division called Computer Programming and Systems Technology - Management
Science Option. It emphasizes computer programming and is relatively
light in economics and mathematics. The BCIT courses do not overlap with
the proposed SFU upper division requirements. The UBC Faculty of Commerce
has an Accounting and Management Information Systems Option. The lower
division requirements are very light in Computing Science. Moreover, the
lower division mathematics courses are taught by the Commerce Department,
suggesting an orientation appropriate for their upper division but not
for the very different upper division requirements proposed for the SFU
program. These differences are apparent even from a count of required
semester hours in the programs, displayed in the following table.
Lower Division
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Business Admin./Economics ?
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36 ?
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Mathematics ? 15 ?
18 ?
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Computing Science
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Business Admin./Economics ?
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Mathematics ? 17 ?
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Required Semester Hours in Three Programs of Similar Name
(7) Major Program
(8)
Hours shown are not comparable on a one-for-one basis with those
of SFU and UBC due to different educational style, but relative
numbers of hours still reveal the emphasis.
Proposed Steering Committee and Support Staff
The members of the committee could be the faculty involved or
the appropriate departmental advisors. However, one of this committee
would be a program co-ordinator, appointed for a year at a time. The
co-ordinator would manage the senior seminar, liase with the co-op programs
on campus, and prepare an annual report to the Dean of Interdisciplinary
Studies. These duties should be given the equivalent credit of the teaching
of one 3-unit course per year. In addition a small amount of stenographic
support would be required from the co-ordinator's home department.
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