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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 4408S

Date of Senate Approval 04/10/08

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 35: Remove MGMT 220 as a requirement for ACCT, MGMT and IEM Majors; Change Computer Competency requirement

Effective Date: Fall 2008

1. Delete: On page 178, the entry under General Requirements for Accounting:

I. Required core courses for students majoring in Management and Accounting—21 hours: ACCT 215; MGMT 220, 300, 313, 350, 380, 480.

II. Required core courses outside the major—13 hours: ECON 101, 102, 306; STAT 185.

III. Other departmental requirements—27 hours: ACCT 301, 302, 317, 340, 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.

Add: On page 178, in place of deleted entry:

I. Required core courses for students majoring in Management and Accounting—18 hours; ACCT 215; MGMT 300, 313, 350, 380, 480.

II. Required core courses outside the major—13 hours: ECON 101, 102, 306; STAT 185.

III. Other departmental requirements—30 hours: ACCT 301, 302, 317, 340, 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 and MGMT 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. A passing score on a standardized test after achieving junior standing demonstrates computer (business technology) competency.

Impact:

There will be no change in total hours required for the major, and no additional resources will be required. Removing Foundations of Management (MGMT 220) has been carefully reviewed within the department using both personal interviews and a survey. The concepts covered in this course will be covered in upper-level courses. The main impact will be to allow students to cover topics in their major in greater depth. The course will continue to be offered as a service course for other departments and as a free elective for any interested students.

The Computer Competency Examination will be administered to students once they reach junior standing. It will initially require faculty time to craft and test the examination; but after the initial investment, it should take only a few hours each semester to administer and score the test.

Rationale:

MGMT 220 is a survey course, and its removal from the requirements for the accounting major will have no negative impact on the students. For a variety of reasons, the discipline is moving away from using a survey course in management as the introductory course. Our department has decided to immerse students immediately in the content. Students, especially strong students, can be frustrated by cursory treatment of complex subjects. When the treatment of an area of management goes into greater depth in a survey course, the student sees the higher level class as including a degree of repetition. Accounting majors are required to take upper-level management courses that are essential for their discipline. Additional contact hours are needed in three key accounting courses (ACCT 301, 302, and 317). Removing MGMT 220 from the requirements and adding an additional hour to each of those three accounting courses should greatly benefit accounting majors without increasing the total hours required for the major.

The computer competency requirement is being changed to an exam. Our students need to be able to use word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software to be effective in areas of management and accounting. Evidence indicates that the current means of assessing if students have achieved a reasonable level of competency by the time they graduate is not adequate to distinguish between those students who are truly prepared for the next level of their education or the profession and those who are not.

2. Delete: On page 177, the entire entry under General Requirements for Management:

I. Required core courses for students majoring in Management and Accounting—21 hours: ACCT 215; MGMT 220, 300, 313, 350, 380, 480.

II. Required core courses outside the major—13 hours: ECON 101, 102, 306; STAT 185.

III. Other departmental requirements—27 hours: ACCT 216; MGMT 386 or ACCT 340; 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, 216, MGMT 220, 480, and 491 to graduate.

IV. Students must take and pass the management competency exam within one year prior to

graduation 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 or project given in MGMT 491 demonstrates oral and computer (business technology) competency.

Add: On page 177, in place of deleted entry:

I. Required core courses for students majoring in Management and Accounting—18 hours: ACCT 215; MGMT 300, 313, 350, 380, 480.

II. Required core courses outside the major—13 hours: ECON 101, 102, 306; STAT 185.

III. Other departmental requirements—30 hours: ACCT 216; ACCT 340 or MGMT 386; MGMT 352, 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, 216, MGMT 480 and 491 to graduate.

IV. Students must take and pass the management competency exam within one year prior to graduation 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. A passing score on a standardized test after achieving junior standing demonstrates computer (business technology) competency.

Impact:

There will be no change in total hours required for the major, and no additional resources will be required. Removing Foundations of Management (MGMT 220) has been carefully reviewed within the department using both personal interviews and a survey. The concepts covered in this course will be covered in upper-level courses. The course will continue to be offered as a service course for other departments and as a free elective for any interested students. The main impact will be to allow students to spend the hours required in their major on courses with greater depth in specific areas of management.

Rationale:

For a variety of reasons, the discipline is moving away from using a survey course as the introductory course. Our department has decided to immerse students immediately in the content. Students, especially strong students, can be frustrated by cursory treatment of complex subjects. When the treatment of an area of management goes into greater depth in a survey course, the student sees the higher level class as including a degree of repetition. Removal of the course as a requirement will not harm students who elect to take it, but it will allow those students who know they have an interest in Management to move immediately into a course with focused content. In place of the survey, MGMT 352 (Applied Research) is being moved into the Management core. There are currently only two concentrations in Management, and MGMT 352 is included in each of these concentrations. It is more appropriate for MGMT 352 to be listed in the Management core. The number of hours required in the concentration will not change, but students will have more flexibility in choosing courses. Total hours required for the major will remain the same.

The computer competency requirement is being changed to an exam. Our students need to be able to use word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software to be effective in management. Evidence indicates that the current means of assessing whether or not students have achieved a reasonable level of competency by the time they graduate is not adequate to distinguish between those students who are truly prepared for the next level of their education or the profession and those who are not.

3. Delete: On page 179, under General Requirements for Industrial and Engineering Management,

entries for items I and IV.

I. Required courses in the major-30 hours: MGMT 220, 350, 380, 381, 384, 386, 460, 464, 487, 492.

IV. Other departmental requirements—Successful completion of MGMT 492 with a C or better demonstrates degree competency. Students must have a grade of C or better in ACCT 215, MGMT 220 and 492 to graduate. Demonstration of oral competency is fulfilled by meeting published department standards regarding a designated presentation. Demonstration of computer (business technology) competency is fulfilled by meeting published departmental standards regarding a designated presentation/project given in MGMT 492.

Add: On page 179, in place of deleted entries:

I. Required courses in the major—30 hours: MGMT 313, 350, 380, 381, 384, 386, 460, 464,
487, 492.

IV. Other departmental requirements—Successful completion of MGMT 492 with a C or better

demonstrates degree competency. Students must have a grade of C or better in ACCT 215 and MGMT 492 to graduate. Demonstration of oral competency is fulfilled by meeting published departmental standards regarding a designated presentation. A passing score on

a standardized test after achieving junior standing demonstrates computer (business technology) competency.

Impact:

There will be no change in total hours required for the Industrial and Engineering Management major, and no additional resources will be required. Removing Foundations of Management (MGMT 220) has been carefully reviewed within the department using both personal interviews and a survey. The essential concepts for this major will be covered in upper-level courses. The course will continue to be offered as a service course for other departments and as a free elective for any interested students.

Rationale:

For a variety of reasons, the discipline is moving away from using a survey course as the introductory course. Our department has decided to students immediately in the content. For Industrial and Engineering Management majors, replacing MGMT 220 with MGMT 313 (Organizational Behavior) will give the students the essentials of management that would not otherwise be covered in their upper-level courses. No additional hours are being added to the major.

The computer competency requirement is being changed to an exam. Our students need to be able to use word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software to be effective in areas of management and accounting. Evidence indicates that the current means of assessing whether or not students have achieved a reasonable level of competency by the time they graduate is not adequate to distinguish between those students who are truly prepared for the next level of their education or the profession and those who are not.