Course Proposals

Course Name:  Senior Seminar 
Course Prefix: SST
Course Number: 4993
             Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):  Ranee Dearden, raneedearden@weber.edu

Current Date:  1/29/2010
College: Applied Science & Technology
Department:   Sales & Service Tech                              
From Term: Fall  2010 

Substantive

change 

Current Course Subject SST
Current Course Number 4992

 

SST 4992. Senior Seminar (2) Su, F, S Research and discussion of sales and service related problems. Also designed to prepare sales and service majors for the job market and career opportunities.

New/Revised Course Information:

Subject:  SST            

Course Number: 4993

 Check all that apply:
    This is for courses already approved for gen ed.
    Use a different form for proposing a new gen ed designation.
DV  SI  CA  HU  LS  PS  SS 
EN  AI  QL  TA  TB  TC  TD  TE

Course Title: Senior Seminar

Abbreviated Course Title: Senior Seminar

Course Type:  LEC

Credit Hours:  3  or if variable hours:    to

Contact Hours: Lecture 3  Lab    Other

Repeat Information:  Limit 0   Max Hrs 0 

Grading Mode:  standard

This course is/will be: a required course in a major program
a required course in a minor program
a required course in a 1- or 2- year program
elective
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:

N/A

Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):

SST 4993. Senior Seminar (3) Su, F, S Research and discussion of sales and service related problems. Also designed to prepare sales and service majors for the job market and career opportunities.

This course is designed to inform students of current topics in sales and career opportunities in Sales. Current economic situations, feedback from business and industry, and employers of our students, have informed us that our students are technically prepared, however they need additional job seeking skills. The global economy has made the process of finding employment more competitive creating a climate of survival of the fittest and those who can best sell themselves to employers. More time is needed in the classroom examining and researching current trends, approaches and courses of action found in current periodicals, publications and research findings. Current publications have been identified along with the latest research regarding hiring techniques needed for the blending of “Millennial’s” to “Baby Boomers”. The “Baby Boomers” are both competing for positions as well as hiring in these difficult economic environments. This situation lends to a need for greater understanding on both the “Baby Boomer” and “Millenials” part.

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1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?

true

If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

N/A

2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?

N/A

3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.

N/A

4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?

no

If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.

5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).