THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
                         FACULTY SENATE 

                                                             
Senate Document Number   2996S
Date of Senate Approval  2/8/96

Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

      APC Document 27: Oral Competency Requirement 
                       (Department of Management and Accountancy)

Effective date:  Fall 1996


Delete:   In Catalog 1995-96, on page 152, paragraph II. under
          General Requirements for Management, delete the following
          sentence; "Demonstration of competency is fulfilled by
          obtaining a grade of "C" or better for the option listed
          above (I-c) and for the Senior Seminar (tracks/areas of
          interest)."

Add:      In Catalog 1995-96, on page 152, paragraph II. under
          General  Requirements for Management, add the following
          sentence; "Demonstration of both oral and degree
          competency is fulfilled by obtaining a grade of "C" or
          better for the option listed above (I-c) and for the
          Senior Seminar (tracks)."

Delete:   In Catalog 1995-96, on page 154, paragraph IV. under
          General Requirements for Industrial and Engineering
          Management, delete the following sentence; "Other
          departmental requirements-Successful completion of MGMT
          492 with a "C" or better satisfies the demonstration of
          competency requirement for the degree".

Add:      In Catalog 1995-96, on page 154, paragraph IV. under
          General Requirements for Industrial and Engineering
          Management, add the following sentence; "Other
          departmental requirements- Successful completion of MGMT
          492 with a "C" or better satisfies both the demonstration
          of degree and oral competency requirements".

Add:      In Catalog 1995-96, on page 154, paragraph IV. under
          General Requirements for Accounting, add the following
          sentence; "Successful completion of ACCT 340 with a "C"
          or better satisfies the oral competency requirement".

Add:      In Catalog 1995-96, on page 156, under the course
          description  for ACCT 340 Accounting Systems and Controls
          (3),  Add the following sentence after "Prerequisite:
          ACCT 303; computer literacy; or permission of the
          instructor."  "A student's oral competency will be
          determined by the evaluation of and appropriate feedback
          on an individual formal presentation".


Add:      In Catalog 1995-96, on page 162, under the course
          description for MGMT 491, 493, 496, 497, 498, 499 Senior
          Seminar (3),  Add the following sentence after "Pre- or
          co-requisite: MGMT 480."  "A student's oral competency
          will be determined by the evaluation of and appropriate
          feedback on an individual formal presentation".


Add:      In Catalog 1995-96, on page 162, under the course
          description for MGMT 492 Senior Design Project (3),  Add
          the following sentence after "Prerequisites: senior
          standing and consent of sponsoring faculty".  "A
          student's oral competency will be determined by the
          evaluation of and appropriate feedback on an individual
          formal presentation".


Impact Statement: Department is currently conducting a teaching
circle on oral competence.  Prior to the 1996-97 academic year, the
department will have established a common criteria for oral
competency.  As a minimum, expectations and evaluation criteria
will be provided to students early in their program of study. 
Those courses identified for demonstration of oral competency (ACCT
340; MGMT 491, 493, 496, 497 498 and 499; and MGMT 492) for the
bachelors degree in accounting, management and industrial and
engineering management will require individual evaluation and
appropriate feedback as prescribed by department policy.  This
change has no resource or curriculum impact on other departments.

Rationale: The purpose of this curriculum change is to comply with
the SACS identified oral competency shortcoming and APC Memorandum,
dated 21 September 1995.