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    MEMORANDUM
    ATTENTION
    FROM
    RE:
    Senate
    Gordon Myers, Chair
    Senate Committee on
    Undergraduate Studies
    Beedie School of Business (SCUS 13-18]
    DATE
    PAGES
    April 5, 2013
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    For information:
    Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of April 4, 2013, SCUS approved the following
    curriculum revisions effective Spring 2014:
    1. Pre-requisite change to BUS 421-3 Accounting Theory
    2. Title change to BUS 237-3 Information Systems in Business
    SIMON P R A S EB UNIVBRSIT Y
    ENGAGING THE WORLD
    SCUS 13-18
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    Office ofthe Dean/ Beedie School ofBusiness
    MEMORANDUM
    To:
    Jo Hinchliffe
    From: Andrew Gemino, Chair
    Senate Committee on
    Beedie School ofBusiness
    Undergraduate Studies
    UG Curriculum Committee
    Date: March 19, 2013
    Subject: Material for next SCUS meeting
    The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee in the Beedie School of Business approved:
    1) Course Change: BUS 421-3 Accounting Theory
    a. Prerequisite change
    2) Course Change: BUS 237-3 Information Systems in Business
    a. Title change
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    Would you please place these items on the April 4 , 2013 agenda for the Senate
    Committee on Undergraduate Studies?
    Sincerely,
    Andrew Gemino
    Associate Dean
    Beedie School of Business
    SFU
    SENATE COMMITTEE ON
    l.NI) i: H G HA D U AT E ST U DI E S
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    I ICourse number
    I ICredit
    I
    ITitle
    I—I Description
    b^j Prerequisite
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture.
    Tutorial
    FROM
    Course Number
    Credits (Units).
    TITLE
    BUS 421
    Seminar
    TO
    Course Number
    Credits (Units)
    (1) Long title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Accounting Theory
    (2) Short title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    DESCRIPTION
    TO:
    I ICourse deletion
    Lab
    PREREQUISITE
    FROM:
    BUS 207,321, 360W and Econ 201 or301,and 60 units
    PREREQUISITE
    TO:
    BUS 207 (or Econ 201 or Econ 301), BUS 321, BUS 360W,
    and 60 units
    RATIONALE
    All 400-level Business courses were updated for Fall 2013 to include BUS 360W as a prerequisite. During this update the order
    of the prerequisites for BUS 421: Accounting Theory were mistakenly rearranged, resulting in the distinction of BUS 207 from its
    equivalents (ECON 201 or ECON 301). In turn, the current prerequisites
    suggest that a student needs both (BUS 207 and one
    of ECON 201 or ECON 301) in order to take BUS 421, when in fact they only need BUS 207 or one of its equivalents (ECON
    201 or ECON 301).
    Thus, we request to reinstate the original, accurate formatting of these prerequisites.
    Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that students should not receive credit for both courses?
    If so,this should be
    noted in the prerequisite.
    Fall 2013
    Effective term and year .
    JANUARY 200.S
    SFU
    SI-NATE COM MITT HE ON
    UNO E R C R A D U AT E S T U DI E S
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    I ICourse number
    I ICredit
    L^Title
    I IDescription
    I IPrerequisite
    I—I Course deletion
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Seminar
    . Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    Course Number
    Credits (Units)
    TITLE
    BUS 237
    TO
    Course Number
    Credits (Units).
    (1) Long title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Information Systems in Business
    Introduction to Business Technology Management
    (2) Short title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Systems in Business
    Business Technology Management
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    PREREQUISITE
    FROM:
    DESCRIPTION
    TO:
    PREREQUISITE
    TO:
    RATIONALE
    The reason for the course title change for BUS 237 is for alignment of this introductory course with the Certificate in Business
    Technology Management (BTM). The title change is cosmetic in nature and this request will not impact the course content,
    learning objectives, credit value, or prerequisites. The status of the course will remain exactly as is now. This change was
    agreed upon during the MIS Area meeting held on March 13, 2013.
    Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that students should not receive credit for both courses?
    Ifso,this should be
    noted in the prerequisite:
    V
    Spring
    Effective term and year
    JANUARY 2008

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