COB 17-17 REV COURSE BUSM 36000

January 29, 2018

Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document

Program Name:

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  • Document No: COB 17-17 REV COURSE BUSM 36000
  • Proposed Effective Date: Fall 2018
  • Submitting Department: Department of Quantitative Business Studies, College of Business
  • Date Reviewed by Department: 1/26/2018
  • Submission Date: 1/29/2018
  • Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: 1/31/2018
  • Contact Person(s):Raida Abuizam, Professor of Operations Management, Department Head of Quantitative Business Studies

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  • Approval by Faculty Senate:
  • Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee:
  • Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: Not Applicable
  • Will New Library Resources Used?: No
  • Form 40 Needed?: Yes

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Task: Course Change or New Course Proposal

    • Program Name:
    • Degree Name(s): Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business, and Bachelor of Science in Leadership

Section II: This section is for changes in courses only

Subject:

Remove STAT 30100 as the alternative of BIZA 22500 as a prerequisite for BUSM 36000

Justification:

This change will ensure that students take BIZA 22500 as the prerequisite. Students will be better prepared for the successful completion of this course.

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Current:

BUSM 36000 – Production And Operations Management

Prerequisite(s): MGMT 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR BUSM 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR STAT 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course concerning the management of production, distribution and service system operations. Topics covered include design of products, processes and facilities, planning, scheduling, and controlling inventory and quality. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.

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Proposed:

BUSM 36000 – Production And Operations Management

Prerequisite(s): MGMT 22500 or BUSM 22500 or BIZA 225 for level UG with min. grade of C

Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course concerning the management of production, distribution and service system operations. Topics covered include design of products, processes and facilities, planning, scheduling, and controlling inventory and quality. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.

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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes:

Impact on Students:

Students are not able to take STAT 30100 as the prerequisite course for BUSM 36000. This change will increase students’ readiness by applying statistical methods and skills in a business context.

Impact on University Resources:

Not Applicable.

Impact on other Academic Units:

The change has been discussed with Professor Cathy Murphy, the Department Head of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, so they can plan for enrollment changes.