Robinson College of Business
Graduate Program Council
M E E T I N G M I N U T E S
October 22, 2015, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm, RCB 600
Electronic meeting attendance by GOTOMEETING
was disrupted and the online meeting was held under a different
meeting number (832-442-773) than previously announced
1 / Introduction and News· A typographical error in the MSIS catalog description for the HIT conference will be corrected in the next edition:
o HA 8740 Health Analytics (3) should be
o HA8750 Health Analytics (3)
· GPC read aloud a written statement from Conrad Ciccotello supporting all proposals / Baskerville
2 / Proposal from Robinson College Of Business
· To create
o BUSA 6090 Principles of Entrepreneurship
o ENI 7101 Organizational Entrepreneurship
o ENI 8101 Enhancing Customer Value
§ (Title revised to Improving the Customer Experience per GPC comments.)
o ENI 8102 Innovating Customer Value
o ENI 8301 Managing for Dynamic Growth
o ENI 8302 Leading for Entrepreneurship
During discussion, written comments from Leigh Anne Liu were read aloud.
Moved: Mettler
Second: Miles
Passed Unanimously / http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/BUSA6090_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/BUSA6090_Syllabus.pdf
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI7101_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI7101_Syllabus.pdf
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8101_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8101_Syllabus.pdf
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8102_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8102_Syllabus.pdf
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8301_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8301Syllabus.pdf
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8302_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/ENI8302_Syllabus.pdf
3 / Proposal from Robinson College Of Business
· Discussed Proposed Policy on Study Abroad Programs
o During discussion, written comments from Conrad Ciccotello, Leigh Anne Liu and Chip Ryan were read aloud / Jacobus Boers
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/StudyAbroad_PolicyDraft.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/StudyAbroad_Analysis.pdf
4 / Proposal from the School of Accountancy and the Computer Information Systems Department
· To create CIS 8086 Protecting Information Assets, AND
· To change the Master of Science in Information Systems Audit and Control (MSISAC) degree program to maintain alignment with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Model Curriculum
Moved: Mettler
Second: Miles
Passed Unanimously / http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/CIS8086_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/CIS8086_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MSISAC_Memo_2.doc
5 / Proposal from the Computer Information Systems Department
· To create a concentration in Cybersecurity in the MSIS program
· To create CIS 8025 Mobile Application Development
During discussion, written comments from Chip Ryan were read aloud
Moved: Mettler
Second: Miles
Passed Unanimously / http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MSIS_Memo_3.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MSIS_Catalog_3_tracked.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MSIS_Catalog_3_clean.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/CIS8025_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/CIS8025_Syllabus.docx
6 / Proposal from Robinson College Of Business
· To create EDB 9120 Evidence-Based Management, AND
· To update the EDB program, replacing EDB 9130 Ethical Issues Confronting Contemporary Business Leaders with EDB 9120 Evidence-Based Management
· To create experimental course EDB 9120 E Evidence-Based Management
Moved: Mettler
Second: Miles
Passed Unanimously / http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EDB9120_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EDB9120_Syllabus.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EDB_Memo_2.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EDB9120E_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EDB9120E_Syllabus.doc
7 / Proposal from Robinson College of Business
· To update as follows the MBA program, propagating accordingly to the Flexible MBA, Professional MBA, MBA/MHA, PMBA/MHA, and the JD/MBA program
o Create and require new experiential 1.5 hour courses MBA 8045 and PMBA 8045 Analytics Experience
o Update and rename MBA 8115 and PMBA 8115 Managerial Control and Cost Systems to Managerial Accounting and Control Systems, adjusting credit hours from 3.0 to 1.5
o Update and rename MBA 8125 and PMBA 8125 Information Technology Management to Digital Innovation
Moved: Mettler
Second: Miles
Passed Unanimously / http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA_Memo.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA_Catalog_7090.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA_Catalog_7140.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA_Catalog_7170.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8045_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8045_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8045_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8045_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8115-PMBA8115_Rationale.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8115_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8115_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8115_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8115_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8125_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/MBA8125_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8125_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8125_Syllabus.docx
8 / Proposal from the Robinson College of Business
· To change EMBA 8425 Global Markets and Transnational Strategy from 3 credit hours to variable credit hours
· To create EMBA 8015 Leading through Strategic Communication
· To create EMBA 8010 – Digital Transformation
Conditional to EMBA faculty review & revision of course description as advised:
Moved: Mettler
Second: Miles
Passed Unanimously / http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EMBA8425_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EMBA8015_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/PMBA8015_Syllabus.docx
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EMBA8010_CourseProposal.doc
http://www.cis.gsu.edu/rbaskerville/gpc/2015/Proposals/EMBA8010_Syllabus.pdf
GPC Members:
Conrad Ciccotello <> (Apologies for absence)
Leigh Anne Liu < (Apologies for absence)
Alfred Mettler (Joined online)
Edward Miles <
Chip Ryan <> (ex officio) (Joined online)
Richard Baskerville (chair)
Representing RCB Graduate Recruiting and Student Services:
Toby McChesney <>
Ian Schonberg <>
Guests:
Jacobus F Boers <>
Sanjay Srivastava <>
Richard Welke <>
Balasubramaniam Ramesh <> (joined online)
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