CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #4
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

     CHANGE IN OR DELETION OF EXISTING COURSE

Type of Action
 
X Course Deletion   Requisite Change
  Course Revision   Repeatability Change
  Description Change   Diversity Option
  Title Change   General Education Option
  Number Change   area:
  Contact Hour Change   Computer Requirement
  Credit Change   Writing Requirement
  Add Cross-listing   Other  

 
Effective Term: Spring 2001  
 
New/Current Course Number: 260 - 339 / Crosslist Number: - /
 
New/Current Course Title: Franchising
 
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Sponsor(s): Jimmy Peltier
Department(s): Marketing
College(s): Business and Economics
Other Programs Affected: Entrepreneur major, marketing major, marketing minor

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Detailed explanation of changes (use FROM/TO format): Deleting 260-339, Franchising

Justification for action: The Department of Marketing is continually seeking to update our curriculum. Current trends in the industry dictate the addition of two important courses—Internet Marketing and Database Marketing. Given budgetary considerations, and consistent with administrative policies, the department has targeted Franchising for deletion. This course was chosen for deletion for three reasons. First, franchising issues are covered in at least four courses: Retailing, Marketing Management, Promotional Policies and Strategies, and Internet Marketing. Second, the two new courses, Internet Marketing and Database Marketing, are more valuable to students interested in entrepreneurial education. Lastly, there has been little demand for the course, and as a consequence has not been offered recently. Assistant Dean Jan Olson, Coordinator of the Entrepreneur major agrees with these changes.