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

Check Exactly One:

Change In:   ___X ___  Degree   _______  Major    _______ Submajor

Deletion of:                                  _______  Major    _______ Submajor


Total Number of Credits in Program (if not a deletion):

120 Before Change               120 After Change


Program Title: Bachelor of Business Administration

Sponsor(s):      College Curriculum Committee

College(s):      College of Business and Economics
 

Other Programs Affected: None

Effective Term:                  Fall, 2000
 

  1. Exact description of request
From: Lower Division Core Requirements 1. 3 cr. 210-244 Accounting Concepts 2. One of the following courses: (Except Accounting majors who are required to take 210-341 and 210-342) 3 cr. 210-249 Managerial Accounting (Students cannot receive credit for both 210-249 and 210-342.) 3 cr. 210-341 Intermediate Accounting

3 cr. 210-342 Cost Accounting
    1. 3 cr. 230-245 Business Statistics
    2. 3 cr. 250-211 Introduction to Information Systems (MCS majors take 765-162 Computer Applications and 765 171 Introduction to Programming)
To: Lower Division Core Requirements 1. 3 cr. 210-244 Accounting Concepts 2. One of the following courses: (Except Accounting majors who are required to take 210-341 and 210-342) 3 cr. 210-249 Managerial Accounting (Students cannot receive credit for both 210-249 and 210-342.) 3 cr. 210-341 Intermediate Accounting

3 cr. 210-342 Cost Accounting
    1. 3 cr. 230-245 Business Statistics
    2. MCS majors take 765-162 Computer Applications and 765 171 Introduction to Programming
    3. All BBA students (except MCS majors) must pass the computer applications competency test prior to admission to the College
  1. Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or College/Department goals and objectives

    2. The Mission of the College of Business and Economics is primarily to provide quality undergraduate education serving career-oriented students. Testing students for computer application skills as opposed to requiring a three-credit course will allow business majors to enhance their education through other relevant courses, such as international studies, communication, foreign languages, additional business courses, etc.
     
  2. Rationale

    3. The rationale for changing the degree requirements rests in the improved computer competency of our incoming students. For many students, the basic computer application skills have been learned in grade school, middle school, and high school; this was not the case when this course was first developed as Data Processing and then changed to Introduction to Information Systems. This change will allow BBA majors to use the three credits associated with Introduction to Information Systems in other areas, either business or non-business.

    In addition to verifying students' knowledge of computer applications through testing, the College has reviewed its course offerings to ensure that BBA students will learn about information systems and their use in business through other required courses in the majors of the College.
     

  3. Cost Implications

    4. The cost implications of this proposal include a reduction in cost in offering this course. The faculty and staff currently teaching this course are in demand to teach other computer-related courses. The costs for testing for the computer application skills are expected to be minimal, with testing being administered by a student organization under the direction of the College or by administrative personnel.