UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: __Diane Ferry_________________phone number_831-1769_________

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:____________add major_______________________________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term________06F_________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree__________________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ____BS ________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:_____ International Business Studies ___________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major/Concentration:_________________________________

                                                                                   (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degreeBMAS)

 

Undergraduateminor:______________________________________________

                                  (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)             

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:___________________________

                                                                       (Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:_________________________________________

                                (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

            N/A  New program proposal.

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

            All courses already exist.  There are no new courses.

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

            The course business courses are the same as required of all majors in our department.  Thus, other departments in the Lerner College of Business and Economics are not impacted. 

 

Collaborating Department: Foreign Languages and Literatures

 

Other Arts and Sciences Departments delivering area studies courses includes: Anthropology, Art History, Geography, History, Political Science (see letters of support in appendix)

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

            Please see attached proposal

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

 

            Please see the catalogue description attached. 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs

 

Proposal for

 

International Business Studies Major

 

A Collaborative Major

offered by the Business Administration Department of the

Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics and the

Foreign Languages and Literatures Department of the

College of Arts & Sciences

 

Contents

 

               i.      Academic Program Approval Form

  1. Curriculum listing in Undergraduate Catalog format
  2. Detailed proposal

a.       Description

b.      Rationale and Demand

c.       Enrollments, Admissions and Financial Aid

d.      Curriculum Specifics

e.       Resources Available

f.        Resources Required

g.       Implementation and Evaluation

  1. Appendices

h.       Letter of Collaborative Agreement

i.         Letters of Approval from Contributing or Affected Departments

j.        Letter of Support for Honors Degree Designation

 

 

(NOTE: The following is a modification to the introductory section of the Department of Business Administration catalogue copy to reflect the addition of the proposed International Business Studies degree.)

 

 

Business Administration

Telephone: (302) 831-2554

www.lerner.udel.edu/business/

 

            Professional education in business administration serves to develop the capabilities of students so that they may assume positions of leadership and responsibility at all levels of management in our society.

            Students pursuing a program of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science within the Department of Business Administration must select one of four majors: international business studies, management, marketing, or operations management.  Honors Degree options are available in all the majors.  Students may apply to the minors in management information systems, economics, or a variety of other fields.  A minor in international business is available for students majoring in marketing, management, operations management, MIS, accounting, or finance.  A minor in business administration is also available to students majoring in other fields.

            Each candidate for a degree must: (1) earn a minimum of 121 credits, 126 credits for international business majors, (2) achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of C (2.0) on all work undertaken at the University of Delaware, (3) fulfill the course requirements of the degree program, and (4) achieve at least a C- in specified business, finance, accounting, math and economics courses.  Students seeking a Bachelor of Science Degree in any major within the Department of Business Administration may take only one of the four required upper-level Courses in their major at another institution unless advance permission is granted for credit earned in residential study-abroad courses.

            All 300- and 400-level courses are restricted to Business Administration Department students and to those students whose programs require the course.

 

 

(NOTE: The catalogue copy for the proposed BS degree in International Business Studies follows.)
DEGREE:      BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR:        INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES

 

International Business Studies focuses on in-depth study of a region of the world with heavy emphasis on advanced language skills and international studies to accompany a strong curriculum of business and international business courses.

 

CURRICULUM                                                                                                    CREDITS

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110       Critical Reading and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3

                        (with a minimum grade of C-)

 

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing

Multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related course content (see p. 60-63) . . . . . . . . .         3

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3

 

Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

 

Region Studies Courses: 12 credits of courses related to one region of the world consistent with the students language course from the following: 

Six credits from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………………… . . . .      6

Art History, History, and Philosophy.

Six credits from . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    6

Anthropology, Geography, Political Science and International Relations. 

 

MATH 221      Calculus I

                        (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …... .      3

MATH 201/202           Introduction to Statistics I and  II

                        (minimum grade C-) …….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      6

 

COMM 212    Oral Communication in Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3

 

Fifteen credits from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15

Foreign Languages and Literatures (Five courses in the language of choice, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish at the 200-level and above.  Of these five courses at least two must be at the 300-level and one is recommended to be a business language course, depending upon the language of choice.)

 

Seven Natural and Physical Science credits including one lab credit from: . . . . . . . . . .            7

Animal Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Entomology, Geology, Marine Studies, Physics, Plant Science and Science.

 

ECON 151      Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets

                        (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .        3

ECON 152      Introduction to Macroeconomics: National Economy

                        (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .  . . . . . .          3

ACCT 160       Introduction to Business Information Systems I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            3

ACCT 207       Accounting I (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .        3

ACCT 208       Accounting II (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3

ACCT 261       Introduction to Business Information Systems II  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            3

ACCT 352       Law and Social Issues in Business . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          3

BUAD 110      Introduction to Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3

FINC 311        Principles of Finance

                        (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3

 

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all the following courses:

BUAD 301      Introduction to Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3

BUAD 306      Operations Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3

BUAD 309      Management and Organizational Behavior . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          3

BUAD 341      Environment of Multinational Corporations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           3

                        (cross-listed with ECON 341 and/or POSC 341)

BUAD 382      International Business Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         3

BUAD 441      Strategic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3

BUAD 475      International Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         3

ECON 340      International Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3

FINC 415        International Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3

 

One Information Technology related course from the following . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             3

                        (minimum grade C-)

BUEC 427       IT Applications in Management

BUAD 477      IT Applications in Marketing

 

Professional Electives

ACCT, FINC, BUAD, or BUEC courses (at the 300 level or higher) . . . . . . . … . . . . .         6

 

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree (usually a minimum of 5 credits).  These credits may be 100-level language courses.  Elective courses should be chosen from outside the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, and no more than two credits can be from HESC 120.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      126

 

 

DETAILED PROPOSAL

 

 

Description

 

The proposal for the International Business Studies Major came about because faculty have noted interest in an international business major from students and parents at events such as Discovery Days and Decision Days.   Late last year, Richard Zipser, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures suggested that we create a joint major, modeled on the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania.  We call our collaborative major International Business Studies (IBS). 

 

The International Business Studies major is a collaborative major offered by the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics in conjunction with the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department in the College of Arts and Sciences.  The International Business Studies major is designed to prepare students to live in or work with a particular region of the world.  With an equal emphasis on business and international studies, especially language skills, students learn to apply principles from all business areas to a region of the world in the native language. 

 

The International Business Studies curriculum is comprised of courses equally split between the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, 63 credits and the College of Arts and Sciences, 63 credits.

 

 

Rationale and Demand

 

We collected information about the availability and content of majors in International Business at Drexel University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, James Madison University, Temple University, Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University, University of Maryland, University of Richmond, Villanova University, and Widener University.  With the exception of Rutgers University, all of these schools have International Business majors, most of which look similar to our International Business Minor.  Two of these schools, George Washington University and University of Maryland, include the option of foreign language as part of their program.  Only Widener requires six credits of language as part of their major.  Thus, our major provides a more comprehensive study of business, language and international area studies that most comparator institutions. 

 

The proposed International Business Studies major is a Business Administration Department major with extensive language and international studies requirements, including a semester abroad.  In the region, only the University of Pennsylvania’s Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business compares in the dual emphasis on language skills and business, including the requirement of a semester abroad. 

 

Language proficiency and a semester abroad are hallmarks of the proposed International Business Studies major.  Collaborating with Foreign Languages and Literatures provides access not only to the language skills, but also to the semester abroad programs which are already in place.  Students must choose a target language from among Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.  Currently, students choosing the IBS major in French, German, or Spanish will also automatically qualify for the Minor in French Studies, German Studies, or Spanish Studies by completing two 200-level language courses and the Semester Abroad in their respective languages.  FLLT plans to expand their offerings in Chinese in the near future and other languages may also become available.

 

Our proposal for the International Business Studies Major is a Bachelor of Science degree in the Lerner College.  However, we expect students in Arts & Sciences, especially Foreign Languages and Literatures, to apply and be accepted into the Lerner College to declare the IBS Major.

 

We estimate ten (10) students from the Lerner College might choose the International Business Studies Major.  That estimate is based on the 2005 graduating class from Business Administration and Finance, in which approximately 10 students had language minors and approximately 40 students had International Business Minors.  The International Business Minor does not have a language requirement.  We cannot determine demand from the Arts and Sciences side.  We know that in the last two years, 60 students have declared Business Administration Minors; we do not know how many of those students were also language majors.  More importantly, we cannot anticipate how many potential International Business Majors chose other institutions because we do not offer an International Business Major.  The Huntsman Program, which has an emphasis on language as well as business, has a target of 40 students per class year and demand has been strong. 

 

 

Enrollment, Admissions and Financial Aid

 

In keeping with the idea of building and maintaining a select program the following are the suggested requirements for students transferring from Arts and Sciences to Business Administration to declare the IBS Major.

Arts and Sciences students may apply to change their degree program to the International Business Studies Major in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics after earning a minimum of 28 credits at the University of Delaware, reaching a language competency at the 200-level, and successfully completing the required microeconomics course (ECON 151), macroeconomics course (ECON 152), calculus course (MATH 221) and introduction to business course (BUAD100).  The major criterion used for admission selection is academic performance.  Consult the application deadlines that apply to the International Business Studies Major within the Lerner College.

 

 

Curriculum Specifics

 

Students may choose from six target languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.  Students in the IBS Major are required to study abroad for one semester in a region of the world which uses their target language.  They may do so on their own, with the approval of faculty advisors, or they may attend one of the University programs which Foreign Language and Literatures already has in place or plans to start.  Once the program is approved, we plan to try to find funding sources for students who need support for the semester abroad. 

 

Resources Available

 

The intent is for this major to be a selective program with a limited number of students initially.  We are not requesting any new courses or classes to support this major, rather the Business Administration Department and Foreign Languages and Literatures plan to use existing capacity. 

 

On the business side, the Professional Requirements, both the Core Courses and the Major Courses are regular business courses currently offered in the Lerner College.  The Core Courses are the same set of business courses taken by all Business Administration and Finance majors.  The Major Courses are international courses already taught in Accounting and MIS, Business Administration, Economics, and Finance.   The number of students admitted to this major will be related to the capacity available in the existing class offerings. 

 

On the language side, the program will begin with courses already in place.

 

Resources Required

 

Because the International Business Studies Major consists of courses already offered in the Lerner College, particularly the Business Administration Department, which offers the International Business Minor, no new Area Head position is needed.  However, we recommend that the Faculty Director of International Programs be designated as a faculty advisor to oversee the Major along with a designated representative from Foreign Languages and Literatures.  These two faculty would provide general oversight of the Major as well as provide information to the Lerner College and Department advisors.  They would also help students locate and apply to overseas programs to satisfy the semester abroad requirement.  Otherwise, IBS students would be advised by the same individuals and offices which advise other Lerner College and Foreign Languages and Literatures students.

 

Implementation and Evaluation

 

Because the International Business Studies major courses are already in the University of Delaware catalogue, implementation consists of establishing the major and inviting students to apply.

 

Internal evaluation of the International Business Studies major will be made yearly once it is in place.  Data such as inquiries, applications and enrollments will be tabulated to determine the strength of demand.  A formal review will be made after five years.

APPENDICES

 

 

A.                 Accreditation Criteria

 

AACSB Accreditation Standards are available on the web at http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/business/AACSBSTANDARDS-Jan05-Final.pdf

 

B.                 Letters of Collaborative Agreement

Business Administration

Foreign Languages and Literatures

 

C.                 Letters of Approval from Contributing Departments

Arts and Sciences:

            Anthropology

            Art History

            Geography

            History

Philosophy

            Political Science and International Relations

Lerner College:

                        Economics

                        Finance

 

D.                 Letter of Support for Honors

 

From: Karen Rosenberg [krr@UDel.Edu]

Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:12 AM

To: Richard A Zipser

Cc: Sawyer, John

Subject: Intercollegiate major in International Business Studies

 

Dear Professors Zipser and Sawyer,

 

      The Department of Anthropology is delighted about the new intercollegiate major in International Business Studies which will be offered by the Business Administration Department in conjunction with the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department.  As you know, we offer a number of courses that might fulfill the requirement that majors take "two appropriate regional courses in the social sciences" including (but probably not limited to): Anthropology 261:  Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East, Anthropology 325:  Peoples of Europe, Anthropology 333:

Peoples of Africa, Anthropology 375:  Peoples and Cultures of Modern Latin America, Anthropology 380:  Peoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central America.  In addition, because we are hiring a social cultural anthropologist this year who will have an expertise in some area of Asia, we anticipate some new courses added to our list over the next few years which would probably be appropriate.  We are confident that we can accommodate the IBS majors who would elect to take anthropology courses as part of their curriculum.

 

      We offer the new major our strong support.  If you have any questions, or need any additional information, please let me know.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Karen Rosenberg

Chair, Department of Anthropology

831 1855

 

From: Richard Zipser [zipser@UDel.Edu]

Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:43 PM

To: John E Sawyer; Sawyer, John

Subject: letter of support for IBS major

 

 

Dear colleagues,

 

 

I am writing in enthusiastic support of the new intercollegiate major in International Business Studies proposed by the Business Administration Department in conjunction with the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department.

 

According to the description of the proposed major, students in International Business Studies--specializing in a given geo-cultural

region-- will be able to broaden their knowledge of that region by taking courses in related fields of regional studies, linguistic, political, and cultural. Courses (one or more) in Art History referring to the selected region of interest would be part of that broader spectrum of study.

 

The Art History department welcomes this initiative and will be delighted to accommodate students in the new major in its classes. We commend the Business Administration Department and the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department for their initiative and the promise of a very stimulating course of study for university students.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Nina Kallmyer

Professor and Acting Chair

Art History

 

 

 

From: Daniel Leathers [leathers@UDel.Edu]

Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:06 PM

To: Sawyer, John; zipser@UDel.Edu

Subject: Letter of Support for International Business Studies

 

Drs. Sawyer and Zipser:

 

The Department of Geography fully supports the new intercollegiate major in International Business Studies.  We believe that this major will allow students to gain valuable insights concerning the cultures and economies of specific regions of the world, and that it will further the University's goal of presenting more material with a "global" theme.  Our Department will be able to accommodate, and will welcome any IBS majors that choose to satisfy their Group A or B breadth requirement with a Geography course.  We wish your Departments the best of luck with this new endeavor.  If I can provide any additional assistance please feel free to contact me.

 

Daniel J. Leathers

 

  

Dr. Daniel J. Leathers

Chair, Dept. of Geography

Delaware State Climatologist

Center for Climatic Research

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19716

302-831-8764

leathers@udel.edu

 

 

From: John Hurt [hurt@UDel.Edu]

Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:49 PM

To: Richard A. Zipser; Sawyer, John

Subject: IBS/Letter of Support

 

Dear Professors Zipser and Sawyer:

 

      The History Dept will be most happy to accommodate any future majors in International Business Studies by making available to them its regularly scheduled courses in their fields of interest. Good luck with this new, and most promising, program.

 

 

                        John Hurt, Acting Chair, History

 

 

From: Fred Adams [fa@UDel.Edu]

Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:43 AM

To: Sawyer, John

Cc: Richard Zipser

Subject: Letter of Support

 

Dear John and Richard,

 

My department will be happy to accommodate the IBS majors who elect to take courses in philosophy to satisfy Group A or Group B breadth requirements for your new major.

 

Good luck with the exciting new major.

 

Yours,

fa

Frederick Adams

Professor & Chair of Philosophy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                               

 

 

July 19, 2005

 

TO:                                    Professor John Sawyer, Chair

                                          Business Administration

                                         

                                          Professor Richard A. Zipser, Chair

                                          Foreign Languages and Literatures

 

FROM:                              James Magee, Chair

                                          Political Science and International Relations

 

RE:                                    Proposed New Major in “International Business Studies” (IBS)

 

 

Thank you for the description and tentative details of this new undergraduate curricular initiative.  While IBS students are not required to complete any specific courses in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, the unit should be able to accommodate these majors in satisfying “Breadth Requirements,” especially in the “Group B” category, relating to the language/regional focus of the individual student.  The Department offers several courses that pertain to specific area studies (e.g., POSC 312 Politics of East Asian Development, POSC 426 Latin American Political Systems, and POSC 427 Politics in China).   

 

 

 

   DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

MEMORANDUM

 

                                           General Information:                  831-2563                                 Facsimile:       831-6968

                                                Undergraduate Programs:     831-2564                                 Chair:              831-1907

                                                Graduate Programs:              831-2566                                 Office:            406 Purnell

                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                               

 

 

                       

DATE:                                                June 15, 2005
                                                                                                           

TO:                                                     John Sawyer, Chair, Department of Business Administration

 

FROM:                       Saul D. Hoffman, Chair, Department of Economics

 

RE:                             International Business Studies major

 

 

I have read the proposal for the International Business Studies major.  I think the proposed major is excellent and I would like to support it.  As you noted in your email to me, this major will increase the demand for ECON340 (International Economics).  I agree that ECON340 should be part of such a major. 

 

At the moment, we offer 4-5 sections of this course every semester, plus a section in winter and summer.  The course is almost fully subscribed each semester (40 students per regular section plus one honors section a year at 20) and in the winter; there is usually some excess capacity in the summer. Summer and winter sections are usually taught by a TA;  fall and spring courses are taught by tenure-track faculty.  In addition to your proposed major, this course is taken by our students, many business students, and almost all IR majors.  We try very hard to meet the needs for this course of these external programs.

 

We do not at this time have the ability to increase our section offerings with our current staffing, so meeting any additional demand will likely mean that students may need to plan carefully for this course.  A further complication lies ahead.   A retirement of a faculty member who teaches multiple sections of ECON340 is probable at the end of the 2005-2006 year.  Our ability to continue to meet the large external demands for this course will depend on our ability to recruit a replacement faculty member for this position.  This faculty member’s line is not currently in the Lerner College but rather is supported directly by the Provost’s Office as a result of the reassignment of an administrator.  If we do not retain this position, we will be unable to meet even the current demand for this course.