THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate Document Number 6910S
Date of Senate Approval 04/08/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 60: Remove
the Industrial and Engineering Management Major from the catalog
Effective Date: Fall 2010
1. Delete: On pages
194 and 195, the entries for Bachelor of Science in Industrial and
Engineering Management:
The program leading to the B.S.
in Industrial and Engineering Management has as its objective the combining of
the fields of management and engineering. Students will have the opportunity to
develop skills in the following areas: quantitative research, oral and written
communication, critical thinking, team dynamics and business technology. Global
relationships and ethical decision making are also integrated throughout the
core curriculum. The program is directed toward preparing students for careers
such as production manager, project manager, planning specialist, technical
liaison, materials manager and quality control manager.
Declaring a major in
Industrial and Engineering Management requires the student to complete a
Declaration of Major form that must be signed by the department chair. Before
declaring a major, students must satisfy the LANG 120 requirement.
This program requires a
total of 124 semester hours. Major requirements are specified below:
I.
Required courses in the major—30 hours: MGMT 313,
350, 380, 381, 384, 386, 460, 464, 487, 492.
II.
Required courses outside the major—50 hours: ACCT
215; CHEM 111, 132, 145, 236; ECON 102, 306; MAE 206, 314; MSE 201; MATH 191,
192, 291; PHYS 221, 222; STAT 225.
III.
Management Cognate elective---3 hours chosen from
STAT 321, 325, 326 or 327.
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.
2. Delete: On
page 192, in the opening statement, the first sentence:
Department of Management and Accountancy
provides students the opportunity to pursue undergraduate major programs in
Management, Accounting, and Industrial and Engineering Management.
Add: On page 192, in place of deleted
entry:
The Department of Management and Accountancy provides students the
opportunity to pursue undergraduate major programs in Management and
Accounting.
Impact Statement:
There will be
one less major program offered by the University. The students who have already
declared their majors will have the opportunity to complete the requirements,
but there will be no new majors.
Rationale:
In the drive to
make the universities in the System more “lean”, programs that were deemed to
have low productivity underwent a more rigid review than the regular reviews
they have experienced. The Industrial and Engineering Management degree has
been highly successful in the satisfaction of its majors with their education,
in the satisfaction of the business community that has hired its majors, in the
level of opportunity afforded its graduates, and in its graduates’ appreciation
of the University. However, the numbers that are needed to make it safe from
biennial review have not been there. The Department plans to submit a document
to add a concentration in Management that would have a focus in Operations
Management. We anticipate the concentration will serve a greater number of
students.