CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #2
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
CHANGE IN A DEGREE, MAJOR, OR SUBMAJOR

 Check Exactly One:

Change in:   Degree
X 
 Major   Submajor
Deletion of:       Major   Submajor

Total Number of Credits in Program:
(if "change in" is checked - even if credits remain the same)
 

24 
 Before Change  
24 
 After Change

 
Program Title: 
 Production Operations Management (BBA)
   
Sponsor(s): 
 Sameer Prasad
Department(s):
 Management
College(s):
 Business & Economics
   
Other Programs Affected:
 None
   
Effective Term:
 Spring 2000

Submit the following:

    1. EXACT DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST

      2.  

       

      To add 230438-Urban Regional and Transport Economics to the list of electives within the Production Operations Management major.

      CHANGE FROM:
      Required courses (15 credits)

        250445, Quality Management
        250450, Operations Planning
        250455, Integration of Operations
        250465, Operations Strategy
        250471, Management Decision Analysis
         
      Electives – select 9 credits from the following
        250456, Modern Manufacturing Systems (proposed title change: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management)
        250460, Computer Integrated Manufacturing
        250466, Management of Service Operations
        250480, Management Information Systems
        250486, Supervisory Management
        250493, Cooperative/Internship in Management
        260436, Purchasing and Materials Management


      CHANGE TO:
      Required courses (15 credits)

        250445, Quality Management
        250450, Operations Management
        250455, Integration of Operations
        250465, Operations Strategy
        250471, Management Decision Analysis
         
      Electives – select 9 credits from the following
        250456, Modern Manufacturing Systems (proposed title change: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management)
        250460, Computer Integrated Manufacturing
        250466, Management of Service Operations
        250480, Management Information Systems
        250486, Supervisory Management
        250493, Cooperative/Internship in Management
        260436, Purchasing and Materials Management
        230438, Urban Regional and Transport Economics
         
    2. RELATIONSHIP TO MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN OF INSTITUTION , AND/OR COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

      3. This course will broaden our student’s education to regional, state and international issues and is in line with the college/university goals.
       
    3. RATIONALE

      4. The POM Advisory Board recommended that we include some component of transportation into our student curricula. Our students would then have some exposure to this field and prepare them to become supply chain managers. Supply chain management is a rapidly growing field.
       
    4. COST IMPLICATIONS
This course is currently being offered by the Economics department. No additional resources will be required.