REQUEST TO COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FOR CURRICULAR IMPROVEMENTS

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1 REQUEST TO COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FOR CURRICULAR IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT: N/A PROPOSED EFFECTIVE SEMESTER: Fall 2014 COLLEGE: University-level PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS Academic Program Substantive Course Changes Misc. Course Changes New degree* New course Title New major* Pre or Co-requisites Description (attach current & proposed) New curriculum* Deletion (required by others) Deletion (not required by others) New concentration* Course #, different level Course #, same level New certificate Credit hours Variable credit New minor Enrollment restriction Credit/no credit Revised major Course-level restriction Cross-listing Revised minor Prefix Title and description COGE reapproval Admission requirements (attach current & proposed) Other (explain**) Graduation requirements General education (select one) Deletion Transfer Not Applicable Other (explain**) Other (explain**) ** Other: Title of degree, curriculum, major, minor, concentration, or certificate: entrepreneurship minor Existing course prefix and #: Proposed course prefix and #: Credit hours: Existing course title: Proposed course title: Existing course prerequisite & co-requisite(s): Proposed course prerequisite(s) If there are multiple prerequisites, connect with and or or. To remove prerequisites, enter none. Proposed course co-requisite(s) If there are multiple corequisites, they are always joined by and. Proposed course prerequisite(s) that can also be taken concurrently: Is there a minimum grade for the prerequisites or corequisites? The default grades are D for undergraduates and C for graduates. Major/minor or classification restrictions: List the Banner 4 character codes and whether they should be included or excluded. For 5000 level prerequisites & corequisites: Do these apply to: (circle one) undergraduates graduates both Specifications for University Schedule of Classes: a. Course title (maximum of 30 spaces): b. Multi-topic course: No Yes c. Repeatable for credit: No Yes d. Mandatory credit/no credit: No Yes e. Type of class and contact hours per week (check type and indicate hours as appropriate) 1. Lecture 3. Lecture/lab/discussion 5. Independent study 2. Lab or discussion 4. Seminar or studio 6. Supervision or practicum CIP Code (Registrar s use only): Chair/Director Date 09/25/2013 Chair, College Curriculum Committee Date Dean Date: Graduate Dean: Date Curriculum Manager: Return to dean Date Forward to: Date Chair, COGE/ PEB / FS President FOR PROPOSALS REQUIRING GSC/USC REVIEW: Date * Approve Disapprove Chair, GSC/USC Date * Approve Disapprove Provost Date Revised May All previous forms are obsolete and should not be used.

2 1. Explain briefly and clearly the proposed improvement. This is a proposal to create a university-wide entrepreneurship Minor. 2. Rationale. Give your reason(s) for the proposed improvement. (If your proposal includes prerequisites, justify those, too.) Entrepreneurial thinking the ability to recognize opportunities and to capitalize on those opportunities is many times thought to be important only to those who want to start businesses. But the ability to recognize, evaluate, and exploit opportunities, to learn how to manage ambiguity and uncertainty, or to creatively solve problems is valuable to any student regardless of his/her major area of study. These abilities will serve students well in their professional and personal life. Several departments and/or colleges at WMU currently offer entrepreneurship courses, including the Haworth College of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Education and Human Development (textiles and clothing), but no major or minor in entrepreneurship is offered by any college. College of Fine Arts may develop courses in the future. The Haworth College of Business is involved in a number of entrepreneurship related activities including Entrepreneurship Forum (a speaker series dedicated to entrepreneurs and their stories), Starting Gate (a student business accelerator) and PITCH (a business pitch competition). HCoB is also involved in a study to examine the magnitude of family owned businesses in 28 counties in West Michigan. The College of Engineering and Applied Science's Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering program addresses innovation from an engineering standpoint. Its Innovation Day (a product design demo day) held each Fall, is a direct output of IME 3010 course proposed to be included as a required course in the minor. Given that pockets of entrepreneurship instruction already exist at WMU, it makes sense to work together across all WMU colleges to create an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship minor that would provide opportunities for all WMU students to learn about entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship minor at WMU will focus on the creation of economic and social value by developing competencies in new venture formation, design, finance, and entrepreneurial management. Students across the university will have an opportunity to form interdisciplinary teams, construct business models, assess feasibility of their ideas, and in some cases, launch a new venture. The Entrepreneurship Minor would: Ø Provide the knowledge and skills needed to create value through recognizing and developing opportunities; Ø Provide knowledge on feasibility analysis and business planning; Ø Enable students to apply entrepreneurial knowledge within their chosen professional context; Ø Provide experiential learning opportunities for students to develop entrepreneurial skills and thinking. This proposal is consistent with strategy 1.11 (increase interdisciplinary teaching and interdisciplinary minors and majors to provide students with the knowledge to work in the world) and strategy 8.4 (assist the greater community in creating jobs and economic development) of the 2012 Academic Affairs Strategic Plan. 3. Effect on other colleges, departments or programs. If consultation with others is required, attach evidence of consultation and support. If objections have been raised, document the resolution. Demonstrate that the program you propose is not a duplication of an existing one. Since this is an interdisciplinary minor, a number of departments/colleges across the campus are involved in the program. Letters of support are attached. Currently there is no entrepreneurship major or minor at WMU. 4. Effect on your department s programs. Show how the proposed change fits with other departmental offerings. This change will improve the university s offerings by proposing the ability for students from any discipline to add an entrepreneurial focus to their educational portfolio. The College of Business recently hired two faculty who specialize in entrepreneurship, and the entrepreneurship minor will enable faculty from across the university, who are interested in entrepreneurship, to provide complementary perspectives to create a solid, and tailored, foundation for integrating essential business skills into a variety of contexts.

3 5. Effects on enrolled students: Are program conflicts avoided? Will your proposal make it easier or harder for students to meet graduation requirements? Can students complete the program in a reasonable time? Show that you have considered scheduling needs and demands on students time. If a required course will be offered during summer only, provide a rationale. The creation of the entrepreneurship minor will give students more flexibility in tailoring their program of study, and provide a central repository of courses across the university that integrates elements of entrepreneurship. The core courses in the curriculum are shared across the Department of Management, Department of Finance, and the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. 6. Student or external market demand. What is your anticipated student audience? What evidence of student or market demand or need exists? What is the estimated enrollment? What other factors make your proposal beneficial to students? There is currently an increasing demand for entrepreneurship content at peer universities. Specific examples include entrepreneurship offerings at Central Michigan University (major and minor offered), Eastern Michigan University (major offered), Michigan Technological University (coursework offered across the university), and Grand Valley State University (minor offered, major under development). University-wide minors in Entrepreneurship have rolled out at Cornell University, Penn State University, University of North Carolina, University of Arizona, Purdue University, Ohio State University, not to mention one of the first of its kind, which is still highly successful, at Iowa State University. In a survey of incoming freshman (n=290) done in September 2013, 43 (15%) students indicated that they are strongly interested in an entrepreneurship minor. 7. Effects on resources. Explain how your proposal would affect department and University resources, including faculty, equipment, space, technology, and library holdings. Tell how you will staff additions to the program. If more advising will be needed, how will you provide for it? How often will course(s) be offered? What will be the initial one-time costs and the ongoing base-funding costs for the proposed program? (Attach additional pages, as necessary.) The minor will use existing courses at WMU. Thus impact on space, equipment, technology, and library holding is expected to be minimal. A supervisory committee composed of associate deans from each college to provide oversight for minor; HCOB representative would serve as chair. Faculty committee composed of one faculty member from each college to develop curricular requirements, establish learning outcomes, and to serve as champions within their colleges for the development of entrepreneurship course content. Academic advisors in each college familiar with this minor will be able to assist students with course planning. 8. General education criteria. For a general education course, indicate how this course will meet the criteria for the area or proficiency. (See the General Education Policy for descriptions of each area and proficiency and the criteria. Attach additional pages as necessary. Attach a syllabus if (a) proposing a new course, (b) requesting certification for baccalaureate-level writing, or (c) requesting reapproval of an existing course.) Not Applicable. 9. List the learning outcomes for the proposed course or the revised or proposed major, minor, or concentration. These are the outcomes that the department will use for future assessments of the course or program. The overall purpose of the entrepreneurship minor is to provide students with the ability to understand the fundamentals of founding and managing a new venture. More specifically, graduates with an entrepreneurship minor will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities: Ø Provide the knowledge and skills needed to create value through recognizing and developing opportunities; Ø Provide knowledge on feasibility analysis and business planning; Ø Enable students to apply entrepreneurial knowledge within their chosen professional context; Ø Provide experiential learning opportunities for students to develop entrepreneurial skills and thinking 10. Describe how this curriculum change is a response to assessment outcomes that are part of a departmental or college assessment plan or informal assessment activities. In a survey of incoming freshman (n=290) done in September 2013, 43 (15%) students indicated that they are strongly interested in an entrepreneurship minor. Over the years, individual colleges and departments have offered

4 entrepreneurship-related courses. This proposal for a university-wide entrepreneurship minor seeks to formalize these efforts into a valuable asset for WMU students. 11. (Undergraduate proposals only) Describe, in detail, how this curriculum change affects transfer articulation for Michigan community colleges. For course changes, include detail on necessary changes to transfer articulation from Michigan community college courses. For new majors or minors, describe transfer guidelines to be developed with Michigan community colleges. For revisions to majors or minors, describe necessary revisions to Michigan community college guidelines. Department chairs should seek assistance from college advising directors or from the admissions office in completing this section. Two of the core courses of the proposed entrepreneurship minor, MGMT 2140 and FIN 2420 eligible for community college transfer. Among electives, PADM 2000 and FCS 1260 could be eligible for CC transfer credit. FCS 1260 is eligible for CC transfer credit. Since these are existing courses, there should be no impact on transfer articulation for Michigan community colleges.

5 CATALOG COPY for College Index Pages Old HCoB: CATALOG COPY (Page 1) -Undergraduate Catalog Interdisciplinary Programs - Haworth College of Business Bachelors of Business Administration Program (B.B.A. Degree) ebusiness Marketing Economics (ECBJ)(21 Hours) General Business (GBZJ)(18 hours) General Business Minor (GBZN)(18 hours) Health Informatics and Information Management (HIBJ) Integrated Supply Management (ISUJ)(43 hours) International Business Minor (INTN) New HCoB: Interdisciplinary Programs - Haworth College of Business Bachelors of Business Administration Program (B.B.A. Degree) ebusiness Marketing Economics (ECBJ)(21 Hours) Entrepreneurship Minor General Business (GBZJ)(18 hours) General Business Minor (GBZN)(18 hours) Health Informatics and Information Management (HIBJ) Integrated Supply Management (ISUJ)(43 hours) International Business Minor (INTN) Old CEAS: Interdisciplinary Programs - College of Engineering and Applied Sciences New CEAS: Integrated Supply Management Minor Interdisciplinary Programs - College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Entrepreneurship Minor Integrated Supply Management Minor

6 CATALOG COPY for Minor Webpage CATALOG COPY (Page 2) -Undergraduate Catalog Entrepreneurship Minor Any undergraduate student at Western Michigan University can complete an Entrepreneurship minor. The minor requires a minimum of fifteen credit hours consisting of three required courses and two approved electives. The student should consult with a designated university-wide entrepreneurship minor advisor at their college prior to enrolling in courses for the minor. It is preferred that a student take electives offered in their college. Required Courses MGMT 2140: Exploring Entrepreneurship FIN2420: Entrepreneurial Finance IME 3010: Entrepreneurial Engineering II Approved Electives MKTG 3600: Professional Selling MGMT 4140: Entrepreneurship / Building the Business MGMT 3140: Small Business Management MGMT 3340: Business Model Design MGMT 4340: Family Business Management MGMT 3010: Project Management MGMT 4010: Project Leadership MGMT 4380: Entrepreneurship Practicum I FCS 3290: Promotion in Merchandising Environment FCS 1260: The Fashion Industry FCS 3300: Entrepreneurship in FCS IME 2010: Entrepreneurial Engineering I PADM 2000: Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership PADM 5870: Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations PADM 5830: Grant Writing for Nonprofit Org

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13 Re: Entrepreneurship Minor follow-ups September 13, :05 PM From: "Gary H Bischof" <gary.bischof@wmich.edu> To: "Laurel F Ofstein" <laurel.ofstein@wmich.edu>; "Satish Deshpande" <satish.deshpande@wmich.edu>; "Rachael Ione Bower" <rachael.i.bower@wmich.edu> Cc: "barbara frazier" <barbara.frazier@wmich.edu> To Whom It May Concern: I wanted to express my support for the university-wide Entrepreneurship Minor to be in place for the Fall of Barb Frazier, Professor in the Textiles area in FCS (who teaches courses related to entrepreneurship) and I have been serving as the CoEHD's reps to the university-wide Entrepreneurship Minor committee. The initiative to develop this minor was begun by Kay Palan, Dean of the College of Business, who saw this type of minor work successfully in her previous institution. I support the plan to have 3 required courses in the minor, 2 from business and 1 practical product/service development course from engineering. The final 6 credits of the 15-credit minor will come from a range of courses that have been approved for the minor by the oversight committee. I also support the inclusion of the following FCS courses as possible electives: FCS 1260: The Fashion Industry FCS 3290: Promotion in Merchandising Environment FCS 3300: Entrepreneurship in FCS. FCS 5980: Independent Study (if it is deemed appropriate to include an Indep study course in a minor such as this). These courses can be offered by our dept with no additional resources, and they have some capacity. Sincerely, Gary Bischof Gary H. Bischof, PhD Professor & Interim Chair Dept of Family & Consumer Sciences 1903 W. Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI Ofc:(269) Fax:(269)

14 Re: Entrepreneurship minor - letter of support from SPAA September 18, :37 PM From: "Barbara S Liggett" <barbara.liggett@wmich.edu> To: "Satish Deshpande" <satish.deshpande@wmich.edu> Cc: "Laurel F Ofstein" <laurel.ofstein@wmich.edu>; "Rachael Ione Bower" <rachael.i.bower@wmich.edu>; "Janice Maatman" <janice.maatman@wmich.edu>; "Christine E Hummel" <christine.hummel@wmich.edu>; "Ed Martini" <edwin.martini@wmich.edu>; "alex enyedi" alex.enyedi@wmich.edu Satish: Congratulations on the development of the entreprenuership minor. The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) is pleased to provide support of this minor, including the provision of access to PADM 2000, PADM 5830 (Grant Writing for NPOs), and PADM 5870 (Fund Raising for NPOs). Please note that enrollment access is provided with the current condition of no restrictions on these courses other than the standard university access eligibility - including 5830 and 5870 are only available to Jr and Sr level undergraduate students plus graduate students. Should any of these courses have enrollment which would become problematic for PADM students to enroll, we will consider additional sections of these courses and/or adding restrictions of priority to PADM students or instructor approval needed. If you have additional questions or comments, please contact Janice Maatman or me. Once again - we wish you well in the offering of the entreprenuership minor - with an across-the- university approach and a collaborative spirit. Barbara S. Liggett