UNIVERSITY OF
RHODE ISLAND
The Graduate
School
CURRICULAR
REPORT FROM THE GRADUATE COUNCIL TO THE FACULTY SENATE: REPORT NO.
2002-2003-9
At meeting No. 388 held April 18,
2003, the Graduate Council considered and approved the following
curricular matters which are now submitted to the Faculty Senate for
information or confirmation as indicated.
I. Matters Requiring
Confirmation by Faculty Senate
A. College of Arts and
Sciences
1. Graduate School of
Library and Information Studies
a. New Course:
LSC 515 Information Ethics (3)
This course deals with the decisions
librarians and information managers are forced to make on a daily
basis and the norms a society constructs concerning how information
should be handled. (Lec)
b.
Changes:
Change course description and
prerequisite for the following courses to:
LSC 520 &endash; The role of the
library media specialist as teacher, information specialist,
instructional partner, and program manager, with emphasis on creating
instructional programs in schools. Summer or fall semester prior to
practicum. (Lec) Pre: Completion of 21 hours including core courses
502, 504, 505 and 508 or permission of instructor.
LSC 544 &endash; An introduction to
the inter disciplinary study of visual information science related to
visual information (data) collection, analysis, processing,
transmission, utilization and communication in modern and digital
libraries and information centers. Pre: LSC 508 or permission of
instructor
LSC 562 &endash; Principles and
techniques for administering manuscript and archival repositories,
including acquisition police, appraisal criteria, methodology, and
preservation practices. Pre: Core courses, 502-508, or permission of
instructor.
LSC 540 &endash; Library resources in
the humanities, including the major works, serial publications, and
reference and bibliographical materials. Pre: LSC 504
LSC 541 &endash; Library resources in
the social sciences, including the major works, serial publications,
and reference and bibliographical materials. Pre: LSC 504
LSC 504 Reference and Information
Services &endash; change description to:
Practical experience in the use of
basic electronic and print information sources with readings and
discussion on the philosophy and administrative aspects of reference
work.
B. College of Environment
and Life Science
1. Department of Nutrition
and Food Science
a. Delete:
NFS 951 Dietetics Seminar: Clinical
Nutrition
NFS 953 Dietetics Seminar: Food
Service Management
b.
Changes:
Change program requirements to:
(changes in red)
Nutrition
Specializations:
.nutrition issues related to aging
and weight management; diet and exercise; energy and macronutrient
metabolism; metabolic regulation and energy balance.
Master of Science Admission
Requirements:
GRE and Bachelor's degree.
All applicants must
have completed a minimum of two semesters of chemistry, and one
semester each of biochemistry, anatomy or biology, human
physiology, nutrition, and
statistics prior to admission.
Master of Science Program
Requirements:
NFS 505, 551, and 552, three credits in
statistics..two credits of NFS
511 can be used for program credit. Applicants without undergraduate training in
nutrition may be required to make up background courses without
graduate credit.
Doctor of Philosophy Program
Requirements:
dissertation, two 500 or 600 level courses in
statistics/experimental design
Food Science
Specializations:
marine food product and process
development, physical properties, and rheology; fish mince and surimi technology,
bioconversion
technology, seafood flavor
Master of Science
Admission Requirements:
GRE and bachelor's degree in food
science or closely
related field. Candidates
lacking
Program Requirements:
NFS 431, 432, and 502; STA 409, 412 or
equivalent. Additional course
work
Doctor of Philosophy Program
Requirements:
dissertation; BCH 581; BCH 521, BCH 542 or CHE
574; three credits in NFS 511
STA 532 or
equivalent, and a research
problem
Change prerequisite to:
NFS 506 &endash; Pre: Graduate
standing or permission of instructor
Change titles to:
NFS 511 Seminar in Nutrition and Food
Sciences I
NFS 512 Seminar in Nutrition and Food
Sciences II
NFS 691, 692 Research in Nutrition and
Food Sciences
Delete NFS from the cross-listed
courses:
MIC/NFS 523 Water Pollution
Microbiology
MIC/NFS 525 Water Pollution
Microbiology Laboratory
CHE/NFS 548 Separations for
Biotechnology
C. College of
Engineering
1. Department of Civil
& Environmental Engineering
a. New Course:
CVE 562 Management of Highway Bridges
(3)
Comprehensive systems approach to
management of highway bridges. Needs assessment, in-service
monitoring and evaluation of bridges. Condition forecasting models
and failure analysis. Life-cycle cost and benefit analysis,
prioritization and optimization. (Lec) Pre: Permission of
instructor.
2. Department
of Electrical Engineering
a. Change:
ELE 592 Special Problems &endash;
change grading method to S/U
D. College of
Business
1. Changes:
ACC 535 Advanced Problems in
Accounting &endash; change description to:
Integrative and specialized accounting
problems.
ACC 618 Current Accounting Theory -
change course number and prerequisite to:
ACC 518 - Pre: Graduate standing in
accounting or permission of MS in Accounting Director
ACC 619 Current Accounting Theory
&endash; change course number and prerequisite to:
ACC 519 &endash; Pre: Graduate
standing in Accounting or permission of MS in Accounting
Director
ACC 631 International Accounting
&endash; change course number and prerequisite to:
ACC 532 &endash; Pre: MBA 503 or
permission of instructor
ACC 641 Federal Taxation Seminar
&endash; change course number to ACC 543
ACC 643 Federal Taxes and Business
Decisions &endash; change course number and prerequisite to:
ACC 541 &endash; Pre: MBA 503
ACC 644 Partnership, Estate, and Gift
Taxation &endash; change course number, title and description
to:
ACC 545 Taxation of Flow Through
Entities (3) Examines the federal income tax laws applicable to the
flow through entities of partnerships and S corporations.
ACC 646 Seminar in Tax Research,
Policy, and Planning &endash; change course number and prerequisite
to:
ACC 542 &endash; Pre: ACC 443 or 543
or equivalent
ACC 661 Seminar in Auditing &endash;
change course number and description to:
ACC 561 &endash; Readings and
discussions on auditing standards, fraud detection ethical
situations, procedures, programs
ACC 681 Accounting Policy &endash;
change course number, title, description and prerequisite to:
ACC 581 Financial Statement Analysis
and Reporting (3)
Development of accounting policy with
respect to analysis of financial statements and the use of evaluation
techniques, managerial planning and control.. Pre: Graduate
standing in Accounting or permission of MS in Accounting
Director.
ACC 691/692 Directed Study in
Accounting &endash; change course number to ACC 591/592
ACC 693 Internship in Accounting
&endash; change course number to ACC 593
BAC 500 Computing for Management
&endash; remove the line "Graduate credit for non-MBA students only
if MSI 600 is completed."
MBA 590 Administrative Policy and
Decision Making &endash; change title and prerequisite to:
Strategic Management - Pre: all MBA
500 first level courses or equivalent and a minimum of 21 MBA credits
which must include MBA 502, 503, 504, 505 or permission of
instructor
MGT 695 Managerial Skills Development
&endash; change course code, title, description, and eliminate
prerequisite to:
MBA 502 Organizational Behavior
(3)
Examination of the theory, research,
and practice of organizational behavior in work settings, focusing on
individual differences, communications, group dynamics, motivation,
and leadership in the workplace. (Lec)
MGT 696 Strategic Decision Making
&endash; change course code, title and description to:
MBA 540 Organizational Decision Making
and Design (3)
Theory and skills development in
strategic thinking and organizational design; use of critical
analysis in the diagnosis of organizational and management problems.
(Lec) Pre: graduate standing
Change prerequisites for the following
courses to:
BSL 501 Law and Accounting - Pre: MBA
530 or permission of instructor
FIN 622 Security and Investment
Analysis &endash; Pre: MBA 504 or equivalent
FIN 625 Advanced Portfolio Theory and
Security Analysis &endash; Pre: MBA 504 or equivalent
FIN 633 Depository Institutions and
Financial Management &endash; Pre: MBA 504 or equivalent
FIN 641 Advanced Financial Theory
&endash; Pre: MBA 504 or equivalent
FIN 652 Advanced International
Financial Management &endash; Pre: MBA 504 or equivalent
FIN 671 Seminar in Finance &endash;
Pre: MBA 504
MGT 635 Consulting and Management
Practice &endash; Pre: MBA 502 or permission of instructor
MGT 640 Compensation Management
&endash; Pre: MBA 502 or permission of instructor
MGT 641 Human Resource Development
&endash; Pre: MBA 502 or permission of instructor
MGT 655 International Business
Management &endash; Pre: MBA 502 or permission of instructor
MGT 657 International Comparative
Management and Culture &endash; Pre: MBA 502
MIS 630 Management Systems Analysis
and Design &endash; Pre: MBA 550 or permission of instructor
MSI 601 Business Research Methods
&endash; Pre: BAC 500, 520, MBA 500 or permission of
instructor
MKT 611 Buyer Behavior &endash; Pre:
MBA 505 or permission of instructor
MKT 615 Marketing Research &endash;
Pre: MBA 500, 505, BAC 520, ECN 590 or permission of
instructor
MKT 651 International Marketing
Management &endash; Pre: MBA 505 or permission of instructor
MKT 661 Product Management &endash;
Pre: MBA 505 or permission of instructor
MKT 695 Seminar in Marketing &endash;
Pre: MBA 505 or permission of instructor
MBA 504 Financial Management &endash;
Pre: BAC 520 (or equivalent), MBA 500, 503, ECN 590
MBA 505 Marketing Management &endash;
Pre: BAC 520, MBA 500 or permission of instructor
MBA 570 Managerial Economics &endash;
Pre: MBA 504, 520, 550, 560 or permission of instructor
2.
Deletions:
MGT 630 Organizational Theory and
Behavior
MGT 656 Japanese Business
Systems
MIS 600 Managing with Information
Resources
3. New
Course:
ACC 531 Advanced Accounting (3)
Accounting principles and policies for
multinational and multidivisional organizations and non profit
organizations with a financial research emphasis. (Lec) Pre: 312 or
permission of instructor.