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Early meetings were held with faculty teaching sections of MGMT 4500 to discuss possible closing the loop actions in anticipation of data results scheduled to be collected in Spring/Summer 2013. Faculty discussed how MGMT 4500 could benefit from having a prerequisite course where elements of ethics are introduced in preparation to a deeper understanding and application of ethics concepts, theories and analysis at the 4500 level.

One course was identified as being cross-listed with a philosophy ethics-focused course (PHIL 3560). Faculty discussed the possibility of it being a prerequisite course.

The discussion about making a course a prerequisite led to a larger discussion surrounding prerequisite enforcement more generally. It was learned that prerequisite enforcement was not only an issue for the College of Business and Economics but for the university as a whole as well. As a result, the Committee on Instruction and Curriculum (CIC) has presented this issue before the Academic Senate at the University level to be addressed and as a request for action. In particular, the action the CIC requested of the Academic Senate was for the Academic Senate to approve the request for a pilot program to enforce prerequisites, effective Winter 2014. The following page consists of the (1) background and (2) the action requested by the senate from the CIC on Tuesday, February 24, 2013.

In addition, having faculty communicate across sections of a mapped course we identified the following: • _{Currently we are missing a common body of knowledge (in terms of ethics applied in our area) with}

respect to course and ethics knowledge  _{allows better assessment of AAC&U rubric trait #2} • _{Sharing syllabi and knowledge/assignments can be beneficial for cohesion and consistency across}

sections of a course.

• _{People are coming with different doctoral trainings and literature leading to different bodies of} knowledge being taught. This continues without communication between faculty members and sections of a course, which is why continued meetings between faculty is important.

• _{MGMT 3560 should be considered a core course, since it is a course where ethics is introduced and} provides students with an ethical understanding that prepares them for MGMT 4500.

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM

TO: The Academic Senate

FROM: The Committee on Instruction and Curriculum (CIC)

SUBJECT: 12-13 CIC 8: Prerequisite Enforcement

PURPOSE: Action by the Senate

ACTION REQUESTED: That the Academic Senate approve the request for a pilot program to

enforce prerequisites; effective Winter 2014. BACKGROUND:

The requirement of prerequisite courses is not being universally enforced; in fact, enforcement is more exception than rule. The enforcement of prerequisites will increase the quality of the classroom experience for both students and faculty by ensuring that students are adequately prepared for more advanced course work. Thus, students will be less likely to fail course for which they are ill prepared, so this change may increase graduation rates, and may increase efficiency of course offerings with fewer students re-taking courses.

Furthermore, some departments in the College of Business and Economics (CBE) act under accreditation standards that require the enforcement of prerequisites, so this change will help them avoid possible sanctions. The CBE also has a Student Service Center that is positioned to provide guidance to students in understanding prerequisites.

With the default enforcement of all prerequisites, it is important that departments review their courses’ prerequisites to make sure they are appropriate and up-to-date, noting that July 1, 2013 is the deadline for changes to be incorporated into the Fall 2014 catalog.

The results of the pilot program will be reviewed by the Student Success Assessment Committee (SSAC) in Winter 2014 and they will make recommendations on whether to expand the changes to all colleges in AY2014-2015.

ACTION REQUESTED BY SENATE:

That prerequisites coursework shall be required and enforced using PeopleSoft during the enrollment process for all CBE courses starting during enrollment for the Winter 2014 quarter courses. During registration students will be permitted to count completed courses plus those which are in progress. However, if the student does not earn a satisfactory grade, the student will be dis-enrolled from the course registration after the grade for the prerequisite course is submitted.

The faculty member teaching the course shall retain the ability to substitute for pre-requisites case-by-case based on their professional judgment of a student’s academic record.

Students shall be informed by multiple methods in Fall 2013 about the new implementation and advised to check prerequisites and to confirm their PeopleSoft course transcripts to ensure they are current and accurate. Students are urged to review their transfer credit report in PeopleSoft to determine if their transfer course has been equated to the CSUEB course which satisfies a course prerequisite. Students whose courses have not been approved as equivalent may seek advisement.

Students who are denied enrollment due to lack of a prerequisite in their record shall be able to request a substitution for the course prerequisite from the appropriate Student Service Center, which will facilitate communication with the appropriate faculty to request permission. The SSC will issue permission numbers once they obtain faculty approval. The SSC will also forward information to PEMSA so that the student’s transfer record and transfer rules can be updated.

These changes will require additional support for PEMSA for coding into PeopleSoft and for expediting transfer credit rule changes, Communication to the Articulation Officer and to the new Student Service Centers and/or Departments for advising staff. Thus these changes should not be implemented without adequate administrative support.