Summary Statement

To revise the curriculum and name of the concentration. This change will

• enhance our program by providing greater methodological depth and subject area focus
• provide better marketing opportunities through a concentration name change that is a more accurate reflection of the degree, and
• improve course offerings through collaborative efforts with other departments

 

Proposal Summary

Title

Curriculum and Concentration Name revision

Subject Specification

The intent is to revise the curriculum for the PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Management Systems [ PhD, MGSY], and to more accurately reflect the degree, also propose a name change to the concentration.

Background Information

Our department is comprised of four distinct, but related, functional areas. The changes in our curriculum have been considered to provide greater methodological rigor, and better subject-area focus for each of our functional areas of concentration. Further, the current degree name, PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Management Systems [MGSY], does not accurately reflect any of these areas of concentration. The proposed  names for the concentrations more accurately reflect the degrees received by  PhD students from our department, and provide for better marketing opportunities for our program.

Description of Action

The following areas of action are proposed, and are discussed in detail below:

1. Degree concentration name change
2. Curriculum revision

Degree Name

Current

: PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Management Systems [MGSY]

 

Proposed:

PhD in Business Administration with concentration in (one of the following) Operations Management, Information Systems, Human Resource Management, or Strategic Management. Specifically, to one of the four depending on a student's area of concentration.

• PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Operations Management
• PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Information Systems
• PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Human Resource Management
• PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Strategic Management 

Rationale: Our department is comprised of four distinct, but related, functional areas. The current degree name, PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Management Systems [MGSY], does not accurately reflect any of these functional areas of concentration.  The proposed  names for the concentrations more accurately reflect the degrees received by  PhD students from our department, and provide for better marketing opportunities for our program.

Curriculum Revisions

A comparison between our current program, and the proposed program is shown below. It is important to note the following:

• No new courses are being proposed. 
• We retain the current structure of the PhD program. That is, we still require the same number of courses under College Core, Departmentally Selected, and Concentration.
• We are requesting a name change for three courses, which more accurately reflects the content in these courses.
• In alignment with our doctoral program, we are now requesting that the BAD 6/74011 Systems Simulation class be split into two courses, BAD 64011 (Master's level), and BAD 84011 (Doctoral level).
• The College Core and Departmentally Selected courses in the proposed program now reflect a greater emphasis on research methodology courses.
• The Concentration courses in the proposed program provide a better and more relevant focus to the area of study.
• To remove redundancy and bring greater efficiency in course offerings, we have identified five courses that we will collaboratively teach with the Department of Marketing.

M&IS Curriculum

Current

• College Core
• BAD 74023: Linear Statistical Models
• BAD 84112: Research Methodology
• BAD 72050 or 72051: Micro or Macro Economics
• Departmentally Selected
• BAD 84007: Information Technology
• BAD 84047: Manufacturing Technology and Strategy
• BAD 84261: Strategic Decision Making
• Concentration
• BAD 84266: Readings in Management Systems
• BAD 84291: Research Seminar
• Operations Management (Choose 3)
• BAD 84012: Scheduling and Capacity Planning
• BAD 84015: Stochastic Models
• BAD 84020: Advanced Statistical Models
• BAD 84031: Quality and Reliability Systems
• Information Systems (choose 3)
• BAD 84045: System Development Methodologies
• BAD 84080: Emerging Hardware/Software
• BAD 84081: Data Communications
• BAD 84082: Database
• Human Resource Management
• BAD 84263: Selection and Appraisal
• BAD 84277:Organizational Behavior and Theory
• BAD 84108: Advanced Topics
• Strategic Management
• BAD 84262: Competitive Strategic Analysis
• BAD 84275: Strategic Global Management
• BAD 84285: Managing High Technology

Proposed

• College Core
• BAD 74023: Linear Statistical Models
• BAD 74017: Multivariate Statistics
• BAD 72050 or 72051: Micro or Macro Economics
• Departmentally Selected
• BAD 85057: Marketing Research
• BAD 84112: Research Methodology
• BAD 84011: Systems Simulation
• Concentration
• BAD 84266: Readings in Management Systems
  
• Operations Management
• BAD 74019: Research Seminar in Supply Chain Management (old title Quantitative Management)
• BAD 84047: Manufacturing, Technology, Strategy
• Choose 2
• BAD 74018: Mathematical Programming
• BAD 84012: Scheduling and Capacity Planning
• BAD 84015: Stochastic Models
• Information Systems
• BAD 84007: Information Technology
• BAD 84080: Emerging Hardware and Software Technologies
• Choose 2
• BAD 84045: System Development Methodologies
• BAD 84081: Data Communications
• BAD 84082: Database Management
• BAD 84291: Seminar in Management Systems (Special Topics)
• Human Resource Management
• BAD 84263: Selection and Appraisal
• BAD 84277: Organizational Behavior and Theory
• BAD 84108: Advanced Topics
• Choose 1
• EDU 85516: Qualitative Research
• SOC 72220: Survey Research Methods
• PSYC 71654: Psychometric Methods
• Strategic Management
• BAD 84262: Competitive Strategic Analysis
• BAD 84275: Corporate and Global Strategy (old title Strategic Global Management)
• BAD 84285: Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (old title Managing High Technology)
• Choose 1
• BAD 72055: Econometrics II
• BAD 84047: Manufacturing Technology and Strategy

Course Number Change

In alignment with the doctoral program, we are requesting that BAD 6/74011 Systems Simulation be split into two courses, BAD 64011, and BAD 84011. 

Course Name Change

To more accurately reflect the content, we are requesting a name change for the following courses

Course	Current Name	Proposed Name
BAD 74019	Quantitative Management Modeling	Research Seminar in Supply Chain Management
BAD 84275	Strategic Global Management	Corporate and Global Strategy
BAD 84285	Managing High Technology	Technology Management & Entrepreneurship

Courses Dropped

The following courses in the current program have been dropped from the major requirements in the proposed program. But, as these courses are still offered as part of our minor requirements, they will be retained in our course list.

• BAD 84261: Strategic Decision Making
• BAD 84020: Advanced Statistical Models
• BAD 84031: Quality and Reliability Systems

Courses Moved

The following courses in the current program are now offered in a different part of the proposed program

Course	Current Program	Proposed Program
BAD 84112: Research Methodology	College Core	Departmentally Selected
BAD 84007: Information Technology	Departmentally Selected	IS Concentration
BAD 84047: Manufacturing Technology and Strategy	Departmentally Selected	OM Concentration
BAD 84291: Seminar in Management Systems	Concentration	IS Concentration

 

Course Scheduling and Cross Collaboration

With our greater emphasis on research methodology in the proposed program, we have identified five courses whose content and interest overlap with the Department of Marketing. We are proposing that we collaboratively schedule and teach these courses. These changes will reduce redundancy, and provide greater efficiency and flexibilty in course offerings for both departments, and by extension, to the College of Business. Further, by coordinating course content for these methodology courses, we also attract a bigger pool of students for each course offering.

 

The five courses are:

1. BAD 74023: Linear Statistical Models
2. BAD 74017: Multivariate Statistics
3. BAD 85063: Analytical Methods in Marketing Research
4. BAD 85057: Marketing Research
5. BAD 84112: Research Methodology

Effect on Current Programs

There will be minimal effect, if any, on our current program. Course schedules for the academic year 2008-2009 are already in place.  Assuming that our proposal is approved, students will take the proposed curriculum starting Fall 2009, which brings greater efficiency and flexibility in scheduling through our collaboration with the Department of Marketing. To improve this further, we will bring greater focus to our recruiting efforts. For example, we might recruit students interested in Information Systems and Operations Management in even years, and Human Resource Management and Strategic Management students in odd years.

Specific Recommendation and Justification

Our primary objectives for proposing a revised curriculum are to provide greater methodological rigor and subject-area focus. We achieve this through a reorganization of courses, with minimal impact on other programs. These changes strengthen our program, and result in a better doctoral education for our graduates.

 

The name change in concentrations reflects more accurately the degree received by a student from our department. It also helps with our marketing efforts to attract desirable candidates for our PhD program.

Certification of Curriculum Proposal

Memos Concerning Duplication

Current Catalog Copy Edited in Red Pen

Graduation Requirement Sheet

Questions

• Are there any new courses created? No. All courses currently exists in our curriculum. One course, Systems Simulation, is now split into a Master's course, and a Doctoral course. Our revised curriculum provides better focus and depth through rearrangement of existing courses.
• How does collaboration with Marketing help? We have identified several courses some of the contents of which are being taught in both departments. By collaborating, we bring greater efficiency in resource management, and also provide flexibility with course offerings.