New Major ‑ BS in MIS Cover

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

MBNA America Hall

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware 19716‑2701

Ph:302/831‑2551

Fax: 302/831‑6750

November 28, 2001

Dr. James G. Richards

President Faculty Senate

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19716

Dear Dr. Richards:

The College of Business & Economics respectfully submits the attached proposal to add the new major: Management Information Systems to the available majors offered through the College. As you will note while reviewing the proposal, it has been developed in collaboration with the Department of Computer & Information Sciences and is based on industry feed back, academic benchmarking and alumni surveys. A complementary proposal has been submitted by the Department of Computer & Information Sciences and has my full support.

The proposed programs will allow undergraduates to select either a business or information technology focus for the upper division classes, while participating in a common core of business, IT, and MIS courses. The proposal outlines beginning the program with 20 students from the Computer & Information Sciences Department and 20 students from Business & Economics and growing the program over time as demand indicates and additional resources support. The Bachelor of Science: Management Information Systems will be administrated through the Department of Accounting & MIS in the College of Business & Economics.

The attached packet contains:

• The Academic Program Approval Checklist, including the rationale for the creation of the major, a summary of the program, and the indication of the Authorized Degree Titles.

The Proposal in the format suggested by the Faculty Senate, which includes the proposed curriculum in a format consistent with the Undergraduate catalog, a summary of the data gathered during the summer's Industry Feedback Forums and a listing of the participants of those sessions.

Faculty Resources, which is a listing of the relevant faculty available in the College of Business & Economics to teach in this new program.

A memo from the chair of the Computer & Information Sciences Department stating their support for this new major.

Please contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Michael J. Ginzberg, Dean and

Chaplin Tyler Professor of Business

Enclosures