New course proposals

The following new course proposals have been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and are listed here for faculty review and comment. Comments on any new course proposal should be submitted to Ernest May, secretary of the Faculty Senate, at senate@senate.umass.edu.

HT-MGT 337, “Meeting, Convention & Exposition Management,” 3 credits; Instructor: Linda Lowry; Learn the different venue types, approaches and management of group gatherings. Identify the role of convention and visitor bureaus, destination management companies and service contractors. Prerequisites: HT-MGT 100

SCH-MGMT 633, “Financial and Managerial Accounting,” 4 credits; Instructor: Pam Trafford; An overview of the concepts and language of financial and managerial accounting that covers how accounting information can be used as an effective tool for communication, monitoring, and resource allocation. Topics include the principles and methodologies underlying financial statements and the inherent limitations of that information. Additional topics include cost behavior, cost analysis and tools used to motivate and coordinate business activities. Prerequisites: Foundations of Business (non-credit)