COURSE GRADUATE PROPOSAL OR REVISION, Cover Sheet (10/02/2002) Course Number/Program Name GBA 6201 Economics Foundations Department Economics and Finance Degree Title (if applicable) Career Growth MBA, WebMBA, and MAcc Programs Proposed Effective Date Fall 2004 Check one or more of the following and complete the appropriate sections: X New Course Proposal Course Title Change Course Number Change Course Credit Change Course Prerequisite Change Course Description Change Sections to be Completed II, III, IV, V, VII I, II, III I, II, III I, II, III I, II, III I, II, III
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE I. Current Information (Fill in for changes) Page Number in Current Catalog Course Prefix and Number Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites Description (or Current Degree Requirements) Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses) Course Prefix and Number __GBA 6201______________________________ Course Title _Economics Foundations ________ Credit Hours 2 0 2 Prerequisites Admission to Career Growth MBA, WebMBA, or MAcc Program Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements) This course will cover the basics of economics necessary to understand the micro- and macroeconomic environments of business. Topical coverage will include price/output income relationships, distribution and resource allocation mechanisms, socioeconomic systems, national income and employment, and money and banking systems. NOTE: This course satisfies foundation requirements only. Credit hours earned for this course do not count toward the 36-hour minimum program requirement and may not be used to fulfill any graduate core or elective requirement. III. Justification This course is required of entering graduate students who do not have an undergraduate degree in business. The course is one of six proposed foundation courses that, upon completion, assures the requisite academic preparation to continue in core and elective graduate-level business courses. This course, along with five other proposed foundation courses, replace the current GBA 6100 and GBA 6200 foundation courses. IV. Additional Information (for New Courses only) Instructor: Bumgarner or Salley Text: To be Determined Prerequisites: Admission to the Career Growth MBA, WebMBA or MAcc program Objectives: To provide the non-business student with a working knowledge of macroeconomic and microeconomic concepts necessary to perform in higher-level graduate courses Instructional Method:
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In-class lecture, assigned problems, and web-based discussion Method of Evaluation: In-class examinations and assignment...