ACADEMIC PROGRAM APPROVAL                                          New Major – BS in MIS

 

        CHECKLIST

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda.  Proposing department should complete form, attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.  Proposals must arrive to the Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate by March 1.   Proposals received after this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog for that year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

1.        Proposed change leads to the degree of

 

(  ) Bachelor of Arts                     (  ) Master of Arts                        (  ) Doctor of Philosophy            

 

(X) Bachelor of Science                (  ) Master of Science                (  ) Other ______________________________________

 

2.   (X) New major/curriculum

Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Major: Management Information Systems

                                                   

 

       (  ) New minor                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

 

       (  ) Change from provisional to permanent status.

 

 

3.   (  ) Revision of existing:         (  ) major                       (  ) minor                                 (  ) concentration

 

Present title                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Records System Program Code                                                                                                                                           

 

(  ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours

 

                (  ) Add concentration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Title

(  ) Delete concentration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Title

 

4.  (  ) Deletion of existing/disestablish:                 (  ) major       (  ) minor                 ( ) Other _______________________________

 

                 Title                                                                                                                              Code                                              

 

 

 

 

ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                            Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. On UG or GR Studies                                                                              Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                Date                                                                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                      Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                               Date to be Effective            

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                        Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                              Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                             Date                                       

 


a.        Rationale for creation, revision, or deletion:

The creation of the major in Management Information Systems is a cooperative effort between the College of Business & Economics and the Department of Computer & Information Sciences.  The Department of Computer & Information Sciences is creating a complementary major in Information Systems.  The proposed majors combine business and information technology and are designed to satisfy the demand for students with a combination of information technology and business training.  The design of the majors is based on feedback from industry, alumni, and other academic institutions.  The industry feedback was gathered via focus groups throughout the summer.  Comments from industry representatives repeatedly stressed the need for graduates who had both information technology and business expertise.  No current majors at the University provide in-depth knowledge in both areas.  College of Business & Economics and the Department of Computer & Information Sciences are collaborating on providing majors that address this need.  The major offered through the College of Business & Economics is oriented toward students who are interest in using information technology in the business processing to solve business problems.  The major offered through the College of Arts & Science is oriented toward students interested in the design of new software systems for business.  The proposed curriculum leverages many of the strengths of both the College of Business & Economics and the Department of Computer & Information Sciences.  These strengths include an outstanding business core curriculum, unsurpassed technological expertise, outstanding faculty, and premiere computing facilities.  The attached full description provides more detail.  

 

b.       Summary of program:

The program in the College of Business & Economics will be housed in the Department of Accounting & MIS and a Bachelor of Science: major Management Information Systems will be awarded.  The program requires a total of 120 credit hours, as does the existing Bachelor of Science: Major Economics that is offered through the College.  The proposed curriculum satisfies all of the University’s academic requirements, including requiring ENGL-110 and a multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or gender related course.  In addition, students in this program will gain expertise in oral communication through COMM-312 and additional written communications in their choice of ENGL 301, 312, 411 or 415.  The curriculum also provides breadth by requiring 12 credits in each of Groups A: Humanities and B: Social/Behavioral Sciences, students must also complete 18 credits of mathematics and science courses.

 

The core curriculum of the Bachelor of Science: Major Management Information Systems consists of required courses both in business and computer science, leading to a capstone sequence (BUEC-431-432) in the senior year. The business core provides the student with expertise in fundamental business areas such as accounting, management, marketing and finance and the professional concentration allows the student to specialize in one key area of business.  The Computer Science (CISC) and Management Information Systems (BUEC) courses provide the student with expertise in programming, networks, system development, and database management.  The capstone sequence provides students with the opportunity to integrate their knowledge of these disciplines by working on actual problems provided by industry and business firms.  The attached full description provides more detail on the proposed major in Management Information Systems as well as the complementary major in Information Systems proposed by the Department of Computer & Information Sciences in the College of Arts & Science and summarized on a separate Academic Program Approval Checklist.              

 

 


 

AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES

Please check the appropriate degree:

 

(   )          Bachelor of Applied Science

(   )          Bachelor of Arts

(   )          Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Civil Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Computer Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Environmental Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Fine Arts

(   )          Bachelor of Liberal Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Music

(X)           Bachelor of Science

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Accounting

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Education

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(   )          Master  of Applied Sciences

(   )          Master of Arts

(   )          Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

(   )          Master of Business Administration

(   )          Master of Chemical Engineering

(   )          Master of Civil Engineering

(   )          Master of Education

(   )          Master of Electrical Engineering

(   )          Master of Environmental and Energy Policy

(   )          Master of Fine Arts

(   )          Master of Instruction

(   )          Master of Marine Policy

(   )          Master of Materials Science and Engineering

(   )          Master of Mechanical Engineering

(   )          Master of Music

(   )          Master of Physical Therapy

(   )          Master of Public Administration

(   )          Master of Science

(   )          Master of Science  in Nursing

(   )          Doctor of Education

(   )          Doctor of Philosophy

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

This document will be retained permanently in the Faculty Senate Office.

 

Revised 04/23/01