MEMORANDUM

TO: Faculty, Staff and Students
FROM: Betty L. Siegel, President
SUBJ: Final Actions from Spring 2000 of the Undergraduate Policies and Curriculum Committee,
the Graduate Policies and Curriculum Committee and the Senate

APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:
These approvals will be reflected in the 2001-2002 Undergraduate catalog; copies are on file in the
Office of Academic Affairs and the Horace W. Sturgis Library.

* Change in Degree and Program Requirements*

College of Health and Human Services

> Sport Management major changes COM 3365 Communication Campaigns to COM 3335 Public Relations
Principles and changes ART 3730 to Art 3690 Basic Graphic Design under the Sport Communication
Concentration.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

>Sociology major makes changes including addition of four new courses (ANTH 3315, ANTH 3370, ANTH
4450, GEOG 3360) as options to the Cultural Diversity Studies Concentration of the major
concentration.

College of Mathematics and Science

> B.S. in Computer Science requirement for modifying the degree program comes from two
sources: the accreditation and Yamacraw initiatives. For details, see the program proposal
and see below for new courses, course changes, and course deletions.
> BS in Information Systems adds three courses to their major degree electives: 1) MKTG 3100
Principles of Marketing; 2) CSIS 4515 Computer Ethics; 3) CSIS 3150 Programming Languages
and changes prefix for CSIS 4525 Electronic Commerce to IT 4525.

*Changes to Existing Minor Programs*

`>Anthropology Minor makes changes including the deletion of SOCI 3300 which was replaced
by ANTH 4450. ANTH 2201 is included as a prerequisite choice for all anthropology courses
since it has been added as a prerequisite to those courses. New course choices in the minor
are ANTH 3305, ANTH 3315, ANTH 3350, ANTH 3370, ANTH 4450, GEOG 3360.
> Native American Indians minor makes revisions including the addition of ANTH 3315 -
The Southeastern Indians. This increases the requirements from two courses to three courses.
In addition, ANTH 2201 is a prerequisite for all of the anthropology courses.

*New Minor Program*

Environmental Studies.

*New Undergraduate Courses*

ANTH 3315. The Southeastern Indians. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201 or
permission of instructor.
ANTH 3370. The Culture and Society of Japan. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ANTH 2105 or ANTH
2201 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 4450. Research Methods in Anthropology. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ANTH 2105 or ANTH
2201.
BIOL 4460. Medical Microbiology. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: BIOL 3340.
CSIS 4730. Real Time Systems and Simulation. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CSIS 3530.
CSIS 4515. Computer Ethics. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CSIS 3310 and ENGL 3140.
CSIS 4130. Parallel and Distributed Architectures and Algorithms. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CSIS
3510 and CSIS 3150.
CSIS 3150. Programming Languages. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CSIS 3100.
GEOG 3360. Geography of China. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: GEOG 2105 or GEOG 1101 or
permission of instructor.
GEOG 3700. Introduction to Environmental Studies. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Any general
education lab sequence.
NURS 4425. Nursing as Caring. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Junior level or permission of
instructor.

*Undergraduate Course Changes*

ANTH 3301. Course prerequisite change to ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201.
ANTH 3305. Principles of Archaeology. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201 or
permission of instructor.
ANTH 3310. Course prerequisite change to ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201 or SOCI 2105 or
SOCI 2201.
ANTH 3321. Course prerequisite change to ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201.
ANTH 4410. Course prerequisite change to ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201 or SOCI 2105 or
SOCI 2201.
ANTH 4421. Course prerequisite change to ANTH 2105 or ANTH 2201.
COM 2205. Change in prerequisite to ENGL 1102.
COM 3315. Change in prerequisite to ENGL 1102.
COM 3325. Change in prerequisite to ENGL 1102 and course description change.
COM 3355. Change in prerequisite to COM 1135 and COM 3335.
COM 3365. Change in course number to COM 4465 and change in prerequisite to COM 3335
and COM 3375 or permission of instructor.
COM 3366. Change in prerequisite to ENGL 1102.
COM 3375. Change in prerequisite to COM 1135 and COM 3335.
COM 3376. Change in prerequisite to ENGL 1102.
COM 3385. Change in prerequisite to ENGL 1102.
COM 3398. Change in prerequisite to Approval of departmental internship advisor and
junior standing (60 credit hours) and 2.5 GPA.
COM 4405. Prerequisite change to COM 1135.
COM 4425. Prerequisite change to COM 2230 or permission of instructor.
COM 4459. Prerequisite change to ENGL 1102.
ECON 3100. Course description change.
SCI 4700L. Change in prerequisite to: for Biology majors: any two laboratory courses
at the BIOL 3000/4000 level; for Chemistry majors: 2800/2800L and one 3000/4000 level
laboratory based course, excluding CHEM 3361/3362; for Geography majors: any two of
the following GEOG 3305, 3314, 4405, or 4410; for Political Science and International
Affairs majors: any two 3000/4000 level Political Science course and course description
change.
CSIS 4850. Prerequisite change to CSIS 3600.
CSIS 4620. Prerequisite change to CSIS 3100 and CSIS 3600 and course description change.
CSIS 4525. Prefix change to IT 4525.
CSIS 3200. Course title change to Data Structures and Algorithms. Prerequisite change
to CSIS 3150, MATH 1190.

*Undergraduate Course Deletions*

CSIS 4723.
CSIS 4700.
CSIS 4600.
CSIS 4580.
CSIS 4530.
CSIS 4520.
CSIS 4222.

APPROVED GRADUATE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:

Changes will be reflected in the 2001-2002 graduate catalog and are also published on
KSU’s graduate on-line web (2000-2001 version); copies are on file in the Office of
Academic Affairs and the Horace W. Sturgis Library.

*Graduate Policy Changes*

< After reviewing the Integrated Graduate Studies: Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Option
under the Special Graduate Admissions section of the KSU Graduate Catalog, the
department of baccalaureate degree nursing recommended several amendments to the
Fast-Track Options for RN-BSN students:

-waiving the 90 semester hour requirement ;
-lowering the GPA requirement for participation from 3.5 to 3.0;
-provisionally admitting students to the program pending successful completion
of the dual credit graduate level courses and meeting the GRE requirement prior
to their graduation with the BSN.

*Graduate Certificate Programs*

< The GPCC approved guidelines for graduate certificate programs. Three pilot
certificate programs (Nonprofit Management, E-Business, and Entrepreneurship)
will be offered in Fall 2000 .

*Graduate Programs/Concentrations Changes*

< Finance concentration in MBA program makes changes including FIN 8320 (title change),
FIN 8400 (deleted), and FIN 8410 (new course). For details, see below.
< Economics concentration in MBA program makes changes including the addition of two
new courses ECON 8720-Multivariate Data Analysis and ECON 8760-Simulation and Risk
Analysis. These changes were made mainly because the Business Economics concentration
did not provide an appropriate range of quantitative courses.
< Legacy System Re-engineering Specialty Concentration is removed. IS 8424, 8426, and
8428 are deleted as a result of this concentration removal.
< New concentration in Criminal Justice Administration.
< A Web Master of Business Administration (WebMBA) Pilot program will be offered beginning
Fall 2000. This pilot program is Board of Regents approved and five AACBS accredited
business schools in Georgia are participating in this collaborative, exclusively web-based
Master of Business Administration (WebMBA) program.
< The e-Business System specialty concentration is added to the Master of Science in
Information Systems program.
< Tax track in the Macc program and accounting concentration in MBA make changes to
existing course titles and add three new courses.

*New Graduate Courses*

ACCT 8300. Seminar in Valuation of Closely Held Businesses. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
ACCT 2100, 2200 or equivalent, ECON 2200, 2300 or equivalent, FIN 3100 or
equivalent.
ACCT 8550. Estate and Gift Taxation. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor,
or ACCT 8510.
ACCT 8560. International Taxation. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor,
or ACCT 8510 or CCT 8520.
ACCT 8570. Selected Topics in Taxation. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor,
or ACCT 8510.
CM 8100. Theories of Conflict Management. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study
in MSCM program or permission of director of MSCM program.
CM 8150. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Continuum. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to
graduate study in MSCM program or permission of director of MSCM program.
CM 8160. Negotiation Theory and Analysis. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study
in MSCM program or permission of director of MSCM program.
CM 8200. Interpersonal and Intergroup Conflict. 3-0-3-. Prerequisite: CM 8100, 8150, 8160.
CM 8220. Organizational and Community Conflict. 3-0-3-. Prerequisite: CM 8100, 8150, 8160.
CM 8230. International and Cross-Cultural Conflict. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: CM 8100, 8150, 8160.
CM 8300. Methodology of Conflict Resolution Research. 3-0-3-. Prerequisite: CM 8200, 8220, 8230.
IS 8722. E-Business Systems Strategy. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSIS program, or
consent of the program director.
IS 8724. E-Business Technologies. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: IS 8040.
IS 8726. E-Business System Solutions. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: IS 8020.
GBA 5001. English Language Skills for the MBA. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program.
Corequisite: GBA 5002 and GBA 5003.
GBA 5002. American Culture for the MBA Students. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA
program. Corequisite: GBA 5001 and GBA 5003.
GBA 5003. Introduction to U.S. Business for International MBA Students. 3-0-3.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program. Corequisite: GBA 5001 and GBA 5002.
CM 8320. Evaluation of Disputes and Intervention Systems Design. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
CM 8300.
CM 8600. Survey and Evaluation of Specified Environments. 3-0-3. Prerequisite:
CM 8200, 8220, 8230.
CM 8675. Internship. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: 27 hours in graduate CM courses and approval
of the director.
CM 8700. Field Study and Project in Conflict Analysis and Systems Design. 6-0-6.
Prerequisite: 27 hours in graduate CM courses and approval of the director.
ECON 8720. Multivariate and Data Analysis. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ECON 8300.
ECON 8760. Simulation and Risk Analysis. 3-0-3. Prerequisite: ECON 8300.
FIN 8410. Valuation and Strategic Financial Management. 3-0-3-. Prerequisite: FIN 8310.

*Graduate Course Changes*

ECON 8620. Course number change to ECON 8740 and course description change.
ECON 8630. Course number change to ECON 8700 and course description change.
FIN 8310. Course title change to Corporate Finance.
FIN 8320. Course title change to Advanced Corporate Finance.
PRWR 6250. Course title change to Corporate Communication and course description change.
PRWR 6290. Course title change to Public Service Writing and course description change.
PRWR 6650. Course title change to Introduction to Literacy Studies and course description
change.
PRWR 6700. Course title change to Computer Technology in Professional Writing and course
description change.

*Graduate Course Deletions*

BISM 5400.
BLAW 5110.
ECON 5420.
FIN 5310.
FIN 8400.
IS 8424.
IS 8426.
IS 8428.
MGT 5500.
MKTG 5700.
PAD 7450
PRWR 6600.

FINAL ACTIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SENATE ACTIONS – SPRING SEMESTER 2000.

The following Senate recommendations have been approved for implementation. Where
applicable, these approvals will be included in the latest editions of the catalogs
and/or handbooks of Kennesaw State University.
> KSU’s Intellectual Property Policy proposal was accepted.
> Amended parking proposal "Parking at Kennesaw State University" was passed. This
proposal replaced the Proposal: A Policy on Parking at Kennesaw State University
prepared by the Senate Task Force on Parking.
> Oversight Committee document on review of current academic year’s Third Year Review,
Tenure & Promotion, and Post-Tenure Review process was approved. These revisions will
be made to the KSU 2000 Faculty Handbook.
> Teaching, Supervision, and Mentoring Effectiveness conference committee document was
accepted as a substitute for the original proposal with the Executive Committee reviewing
any necessary editorial changes. The document is to be incorporated into the 2000 KSU Faculty
Handbook.

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