GRADUATE COUNCIL
for the
Monday, May 12, 2008
Meeting
Graduate Council meetings are held monthly, August through May, in Mason Hall Room D5, from 1:30-3:00. See schedule for exact dates. All meetings are open to the general George Mason University community.
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I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the April 16, 2008 Minutes
III. Announcements
IV. Discussion Items
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A. Graduate Certificate Requirements (Daniel Menasce)
B. 999 Continuous Registration requirement (Jamie Cooper)
C. Theses and Dissertations (John Zenelis)
D. 2008-2009 Graduate Council Meeting Schedule
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
Proposal from the College of Education and Human Development
Contact Person: Ellen Rodgers, 3-2034, erodger1@gmu.edu
Modified Concentrations (Announcements):
International Education FAST TRAIN Elementary (PK-6)
International Education FAST TRAIN ESOL (English as a Second Language PK-12)
Deleted Certificate (Announcements):
Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) – Instructional Technology
Deleted Concentration (Announcements):
Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) – Instructional Technology
Proposal from the College of Health and Human Services
Contact Person: James D. Vail, 3-1913, jvail@gmu.edu
New Program (Action Item):
MS in Health Policy
Proposal from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact Person: Jamie S. Cooper, 3-8414, jcooperb@gmu.edu
Proposal from the College of Science
Contact Person: Peter Becker, 3-3619, pbecker@gmu.edu
Executive Summary for MS in Environmental Management
Modified Courses (Announcements):
CSI 898 Research Colloquium in Computational Sciences and Informatics
CSI 899 Colloquium in Computational Sciences and Informatics
CSI 991 Seminar in Scientific Computing
New Program (Action Item):
MS in Environmental Management
Proposal from the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Contact Person: Linda Miller, 3-4551, lmille6@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item):
CVPA 700 Academic Writing in the Arts
CVPA 701 MFA/MA Project or Thesis Writing
New Certificates (Action Item):
Fund Raising and Development in the Arts
Public Relations and Marketing in the Arts
New Certificate (Action Item):
Special Events Management in the Arts
Proposal from the School of Management
Contact Person: Roy Hinton, 3-1856, rhinton1@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item):
MBA 746 Real Estate Analysis and Valuation
MBA 747 Real Estate Finance
MBA 748 Real Estate Investment
Deleted Courses (Announcement):
ACCT 600 Financial Accounting
ACCT 650 Managerial Accounting
ACCT 732 Financial Acct Theory
ACCT 733 Corporate Fnan Reporting
ACCT 762 Adv Auditing Theory/Prac
BULE 700 Regulatory Struct/Ethics
BULE 791 ST:Legal/Ethics Envr Bus
DESC 600 Managerial Statistics
DESC 601 Managerial Microecon
DESC 650 Op Mgmt/Mgmt Science
DESC 710 Business Forecasting
DESC 744 Contemp Issues Desc Anly
DESC 746 Ops Mgmt/Srvce Industry
DESC 763 Sem in Operations Mgmt
DESC 796 Indep Study & Dir Read
EMBA 611 Fnan/Mngl Acct Desc Prcs
EMBA 640 Valuation in a Glbl Mkt
EMBA 651 Managng Organizatnl Chng
FNAN 601 Managerial Microecon
FNAN 650 Managerial Finance
FNAN 700 Applied Macroecon
FNAN 741 Current Topics: Finance
FNAN 761 Options/Deriv Securities
FNAN 796 Indep Study & Dir Read
MBA 601 Mngrl Encon/Desc of Firms
MBA 602 Mngrl Encon/Impact Policy
MBA 610 Financial Accounting/Stmnt Analys
MBA 611 Fnan/Mngrl Act/Desc Mk
MBA 620 Marketing Basics
MBA 621 Marketing Programs
MBA 630 Mngng Bus Info Using Stats
MBA 631 Apl Stat/Mgrl Desc Makng
MBA 635 Mngng Ops for comp Adv
MBA 636 Achvng Excellene in Ops
MBA 640 Valuation in Global Markets
MBA 641 Creation Corporate Value
MBA 650 Mngng Indv/Grp Organizations
MBA 651 Mngng Organizational Change
MBA 660 Emrg Iss Infrmtn for Bus
MBA 661 Cases in Leveraging Tech
MBA 663 Intro Info Tech & Mgmt
MBA 670 Bus Ethics/Regulations I
MBA 671 Bus Ethics/Regulations II
MBA 675 Bus Unit Strategy
MBA 676 Corp Strategy & Policy
MBA 677 Appl Bus Thry-A Simultn
MBA 707 Accounting Systems
MGMT 600 Organiz Behav & Develop
MGMT 711 Organization Theory
MGMT 721 Sem in Personnel Admin
MGMT 746 Dir Rdng/Rsrch Glbl Tech
MGMT 750 Strategy/Policy Mgmt
MGMT 752 Bus/Govt/Intl Economy
MGMT 791 Sem: Current Mgmt Probs
MGMT 796 Indep Study & Dir Read
MIS 600 Management Info Systems
MIS 740 Bus Appl of Telecomm
MIS 745 Strat Appl of Info Tech
MIS 760 Human Factor CS Design
MIS 785 Intl Bus Iss/Info Tech
MIS 792 Topics in MIS
MIS 796 Ind Study/ Dir Rdgs
MKTG 650 Marketing Management
MKTG 723 Mktg Mgmt Srv/Non-Pr Org
MKTG 724 Leadership
MKTG 765 Mktg Decision Systems
MKTG 775 Theory/Policies Intl Bus
MKTG 777 Intl Business Practicum
MKTG 791 Spec Topics in Mktg
MKTG 796 Independent Study
MSBM_603 Manag Econ/Deci of Firm in Bio
MSBM_613 Fnan Report/Deci Biosci Mngt
MSBM_623 Mktg Mngment in Bioscience Mng
MSBM_643 Managerial Fnan in Biosci Mana
MSBM_650 Legl/Ethic Apect-Bio Mgt
MSBM_653 Organizational Behav Biosci Mn
MSBM_703 Best Practice in R&D Mgt
MSBM_712 Project Mngment in Bioscience
MSBM_720 Analysis Biosci Industry
MSBM_735 Biosci Mgt Capstone Proj
MSBM_745 Biosci Prod Dev/Risk Mgt
MSBM_750 Global Aspects Bioscience Mgmt
TAX_700 Federal Income Taxation
TAX_701 Acctng Methods & Periods
TAX_702 Tax Practice & Procedure
TAX_703 Corp Fed Income Tax I
TAX_704 Corporate Mergers/Acquis
TAX_705 Affiliated Corporations
TAX_706 Partnership Taxation
TAX_710 Fed Estate & Gift Tax
TAX_711 International Taxation
TAX_712 Advanced Tax Topics
TAX_713 State & Local Taxation
TAX_714 Pension & Deferred Comp
PENDING SOM FACULTY APPROVAL
New Courses (Action Item):
GSOM 520 Marketing Management
GSOM 530 Operations and Technology for the Digital Enterprise
GSOM 531 Business Systems Analysis and Design
GSOM 540 Leadership
GSOM 550 Business Engineering and Change Management
GSOM 551 Leadership
GSOM 570 Spatial Technology Applications in Business and
Management
GSOM 571 Advanced Spatial Information Systems:
Applications in Business and Management
GSOM 610 Financial Reporting and Accounting Decision Making
GSOM 630 Systems Thinking and Business Simulation
GSOM 631 Business Intelligence and Data Mining
GSOM 640 Managerial Finance
GSOM 660 Managerial Economics and Decisions of the Firm
GSOM 740 Real Estate Analysis and Valuation
GSOM 741 Real Estate Investment
GSOM 742 Real Estate Finance
MBA 752 Ideas To Companies
Modified Course (Announcement):
MBA 719 Entrepreneurship Laboratory
New Certificates (Action Items):
MS Spatial Business Intelligence
MS Real Estate Finance
Modified Concentrations (Announcements):
MS Project Management
MS Market and Business Development
MS Information Systems Management
MS Financial Management
MS Entrepreneurship
Proposal from the School of Public Policy
Contact Person: Christopher Hill, 3-2270, chill2@gmu.edu
Executive Summary for Executive Master’s Degree in International Commerce and Policy
Executive Summary for Executive Master’s Degree in Public Policy
Executive Summary for Masters in Organization Development and Knowledge Management
Proposal from the Volgenau School of Information Technology & Engineering
Contact Person: Daniel Menasce, 3-1537, menasce@gmu.edu
Executive Summary for MS in Computer Forensics
New Courses (Action Items):
CFRS 500 Introduction to Technologies of Forensics Value
CFRS 760 Legal and Ethical Issues in IT
CFRS 770 Fraud and Forensics in Accounting
CFRS 780 Advanced Topics in Computer Forensics
CFRS 790 Advanced Computer Forensics
New Program (Action Item):
MS in Computer Forensics
MA in Real Estate Development
New Certificates (Action Items):
Foundations of Real Estate Development
Sustainability and the Environment