COB 17-16 REV COURSE FIN 31000

January 31, 2018

Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document

Program Name: Accounting

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  • Document No: COB 17-16 REV COURSE FIN 31000
  • 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: Accounting
    • 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

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:

FIN 31000 – Financial Management

Prerequisite(s): (MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ACC 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND (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. Management of the financial affairs of the industrial enterprise. Working capital management, current asset management, capital budgeting, stock and bond valuation, and capital structure decisions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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Proposed:

FIN 31000 – Financial Management

Prerequisite(s): (MGMT 20000 for level UG with min. grade of c OR ACC 20000 for level UG with min. grade of C) AND (MGMT 22500 or BUSM 22500 or BIZA 225 for level UG with min. grade of C)

Credit Hours: 3.00. Management of the financial affairs of the industrial enterprise. Working capital management, current asset management, capital budgeting, stock and bond valuation, and capital structure decisions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes:

Impact on Students:

Students are not able to take STAT 30100 as the prerequisite. 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.