THE
FACULTY SENATE
Senate
Document Number 4705S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
for Management and
Accounting
Effective Date: Fall 2005
1. Delete: On
pg. 156, the introductory paragraph following the faculty listing:
The
Department of Management and Accountancy...social environments.
Add: On pg. 156, in place of deleted
entry:
The Department of Management and Accountancy provides
students the opportunity to pursue undergraduate degree programs in Management,
Accounting, and Industrial and Engineering Management. The Department of Management and
Accountancy’s mission is to develop lifelong learners who are effective
communicators, and who understand that learning is a collaborative, reflective
process that requires the integration of knowledge from many sources. The faculty supports our mission through
scholarly activity and service. The distinctive setting within a small, public
liberal arts university contributes to a focus on the human element in management
decisions. The small size facilitates
intellectual interaction among students and faculty. This interaction, as part of our emphasis on
excellent teaching and active learning, encourages students to become effective
contributors to their future professional and social environments.
The Department’s degree programs in business are
accredited by AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business.
2. Delete: On pg. 157, the entire entry under General Requirements for
Management, I.-IV, and the entry for Management Concentrations.
Add: On pg. 157, in place of deleted
entry:
I. Required
core courses for students majoring in Management and Accounting—24 hours: ACCT 215; MGMT 220, 300, 313, 350, 380, 480; one
course from either MGMT 386 or ACCT 340.
II. Required core courses outside the major—13
hours: ECON 101, 102, 306; STAT 185.
III. Other
departmental requirements—24 hours: ACCT 216; MGMT 398, 491; and 15 hours of
coordinated work from one of the Management Concentrations listed below. Any
substitutions for specific courses must be approved in writing by the
department chair. Students must have a grade of C or better in ACCT 215, MGMT
220, 480, and 491 to graduate.
IV. Demonstration of degree competency is fulfilled by successful
completion of a comprehensive exam. Meeting published departmental standards
regarding a designated presentation or project given in MGMT 491 demonstrates
oral and computer (business technology) competency.
Management
Concentrations:
Business Management and
Administration
MGMT 323, 352;
one course from MGMT 316, 360, 381, 481; MGMT 460 or
394; MGMT 489 or 499.
Health Care
MGMT 320, 321, 421, 425; MGMT 489 or 499.
Marketing
MGMT 352, 357, 453, 458;
MGMT 489 or 499.
3. Delete: On pg. 159, the entire entry under General Requirements for
Accounting, I.-VII, and the entry for
Accounting Concentrations.
Add: On pg. 159, in place of deleted
entry:
I. Required
core courses for students majoring in Management and Accounting—24 hours: ACCT 215; MGMT 220, 300, 313, 350, 380, 480; one
course from either MGMT 386 or ACCT 340.
II. Required core courses outside the major—13
hours: ECON 101, 102, 306; STAT 185.
III. Other
departmental requirements—24 hours: ACCT
301, 302, 317, 415; and 12 hours of coordinated work from one of the Accounting
Concentrations listed below. Any substitutions for specific courses must be
approved in writing by the department chair. Students must have a grade of C or
better in ACCT 215, MGMT 220 and 480 to graduate.
IV. Students
must take and pass the accountancy competency exam within one year prior to
graduation or completion of the post-baccalaureate certificate of major in
accounting as their demonstration of degree competency. The exam is
administered during the fall and spring semesters only, not during the summer.
Meeting published departmental standards regarding a designated presentation
demonstrates oral competency. Meeting published departmental standards
regarding a designated presentation or project in ACCT 340 demonstrates
computer (business technology) competency.
Accounting
Concentrations:
Financial Accounting
ACCT 416, 417, 418, 447.
Managerial Accounting
ACCT 412, 417, 447; one
course from ACCT 319, 418, MGMT 460, 487.
Impact:
Hours required in the major
remain unchanged. Enrollment in some
management and economics classes is expected to increase. One accounting course has been eliminated. No courses are being added as a result of
this change.
Rationale:
A change in both the
description of the Management and Accounting programs and the composition of
the Accounting curriculum are reflected in the revised introduction. The change in the Accounting curriculum is
intended to strengthen our students’ educational background in management and
business to deepen their understanding of how the information they provide as
accountants will be used.
When the accounting program
was first established, the composition of the student body of UNCA was among
the oldest in the State System. These
students came into the program with an understanding of organizations that our
current group of students often lacks.
In addition, in today’s business environment, the functions of
accounting and management are even more closely related. Accountants must have a working knowledge of
other management functions. Many CEO’s
began as accountants with their organizations.
To more closely align our curriculum with the current needs of our
graduates, we have established a common core of classes for all Management and
Accounting majors. We have a second tier
of courses that are common to all Management majors and a similar tier of
courses that are common to all Accounting majors. Our work on these changes has been in process
for more than two years.
Accounting students will be
required to take three additional Management courses (300, 350, 480) and two additional Economics courses (102 and
306). ECON 306 has been a course that Accounting majors could choose to fulfill a requirement; it
will now be required. ACCT 303 will no
longer be a part of the curriculum.
The changes in the
Management curriculum are a result of the other catalog changes. There are no changes to the common core in
Management.
4. Move: On pg. 158, the entire entry for Bachelor of Science in Industrial and
Engineering Management so that it will now be listed following the entry for
the Accounting Minor on pg. 159. It should immediately precede, Courses in Accounting.
Impact: None
Rationale:
Since a common core of
courses is being established for Management and Accounting majors, requirements
for the Management and Accounting majors should be in sequential order in the
catalog. The current catalog lists
requirements for Management, requirements for Industrial and Engineering
Management, and then requirements for Accounting. This change will present requirements for
Management, requirements for Accounting, and then requirements for Industrial
and Engineering Management.