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DSCI 205 |
BUSINESS STATISTICS
(4) Prereq: MATH 157 or equivalent. Statistical methods used in business research, analysis and decision making; preparation and presentation of data, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, statistical inference, regression and correlation.
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DSCI 305 |
APPLIED BUSINESS STATISTICS
(4) Prereq: DSCI 205. Applications of business statistics to research, analysis, and decision making in business. Regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and nonparametric tests, with emphasis on the use of business-oriented computer statistical packages.
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DSCI 405 |
SIMULATION MODELS FOR DECISION MAKING
(4) Prereq: DSCI 305 or equivalent. Introduction to building computer-based simulation models for business decision making. Data collection and input analysis, model building of both Monte Carlo and discrete event simulations, output analysis and validation, and experimental design. Development of computer models to solve complex business problems in MIS, operations, finance, or marketing.
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MIS 220 |
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS COMPUTER SYSTEMS
(2) Prereq: ACCT 240 or declared economics major. Introduction to use of commercial software packages for business applications, including spreadsheet analysis, word processing, data management, and communications. S/U grading.
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MIS 304 |
INTRODUCTION TO WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT
(4) Prereq: MIS 320. Covers basic Web site design, navigation, and construction.
Topics include HTML, JavaScript, page layout, site navigation, cascading style
sheets, server-side includes, designing search engines, and site testing.
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MIS 313 |
COMPUTER HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: MIS 320. Understand the hardware components commonly found in networked PC work stations and servers and the operating systems that control them. Diagnose common hardware problems. Install or replace PC components. Install and configure PC operating systems. Diagnose and troubleshoot common OS problems. Manage system resources, including memory, directories and files. Configure network and Internet connectivity.
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MIS 314 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: CSCI 112 or CSCI 202. Introduction to server-side programming. Topics include reading and writing to databases, database normalization, structured query language (SQL), data management, security, maintenance management and web usability. Each student constructs an interactive, database-driven web site.
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MIS 320 |
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: MIS 220 or equivalent. Describes the role of MIS in management, including current professional practices and methodologies. Includes presentation of systems theory, decision theory, organizational models, types of MIS, planning and MIS development.
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MIS 321 |
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
(4) Prereq: MIS 320 or ACCT 321. Use management information systems techniques to solve managerial and organizational problems of limited complexity. Includes solving formal analytic problems and implementing solutions using MIS development techniques. Includes supervised structured laboratory exercises.
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MIS 322 |
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
(4) Prereq: MIS 320; pre- or co-req: MIS 321. Business application development using an object-oriented language. Design of user interfaces and integration with other development platforms such as spreadsheets and databases.
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MIS 323 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(4) Prereq: MIS 320. Analysis and design of telecommunications systems, including those on the Internet. Topics include network design and management, telecommunications concepts and management, and network and telecommunications tools.
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MIS 324 |
INTERMEDIATE WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: MIS 314, or MIS 322 or permission of instructor. Topics include: data management, XML, security, reusability, scalability and reliability. Students refine their skills by constructing web sites that utilize XML for data sharing.
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MIS 421 |
BUSINESS DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
(4) Prereq: MIS 321. Overview of database use in modern business organizations. Alternative data models and normalization of data. Database design methodologies. Development of a database application using commercial software in microcomputer environment.
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MIS 422 |
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: MIS 322. Use of modern information system technologies to support the decision-making activities of managers. Introduces several major types of MSS, including Decision Support Systems, Group Support Systems, and Executive Information Systems. Student teams use modern application development software to build a prototype MSS following appropriate design techniques.
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MIS 423 |
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
(4) Prereq: MIS 321, 323. Theory and principles, design, implementation, and management of local area network systems, including predominant networking products and technologies.
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MIS 424 |
E-COMMERCE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: MIS 324. This course covers both the theories and tools needed to build and manage e-commerce sites. Specific topics include e-commerce business models, marketing, security, hosting options, secure-transactions, web server installation and configuration, web services and interfacing with legacy systems
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MIS 426 |
TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: MIS 321 or Acctg 321. Varying topics in management information systems such as groupware and GSS, project management and implementation, systems installation and training, and object-oriented applications. Repeatable with various topics to a maximum of 12 credits.
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MIS 431 |
ADVANCED BUSINESS DATABASE SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: MIS 322, 421. Design, development, implementation and administration of server-based database management systems. Database queries from client, administrative, and Web-based systems. Instruction in both theory and practice.
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MIS 432 |
EXPERT SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS
(4) Prereq: MIS 321 or ACCT 321. Use of artificial intelligence concepts in the development of systems for expert decision making, with application to business problems. Review and use of selected commercial expert systems software packages.
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MIS 491 |
PRACTICUM IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: MIS 321 and permission of instructor. Information systems related to employment, research or special project experience. Emphasis on applying information systems principles and techniques in an academically guided setting. Minimum requirements include a written proposal, journal, and a comprehensive final report. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 credits, only four of which may be applied to the MIS concentration.
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MIS 492 |
SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
(4) Prereq: MIS 322 or 324 or 421 or 422 or 432. Solve an information system problem using project management and IS methodologies. Apply project management techniques in a group project environment. Develop systems documentation, implement system, and present completed project report.
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MIS 495 |
CORPORATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: MIS 321 and one 400-level MIS elective. Case study of the current and potential applications of information technology to enhance the competitive posture of the corporation. Uses of information technology throughout the organization; management and control of the information technology function.
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OPS 360 |
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: DSCI 205, ACCT 245 and spreadsheet competence. Examines the concepts for designing, planning and improving manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include enterprise resource planning, facility layout, forecasting, queuing models, inventory management, lean manufacturing, total quality control, and project management.
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OPS 365 |
INDUSTRIAL PURCHASING
(4) Prereq: Mgmt 311, Mkt 380. The interaction of buyer and seller in the industrial environment. Problems met in purchasing by industrial organizations.
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OPS 367 |
MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE OPERATIONS
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Concepts and techniques for designing, planning and controlling service operations. Topics include service site location, service facilities design, managing capacity and demand in service operations, work force scheduling, the queuing phenomenon, and the impact of new technology on service operations.
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OPS 460 |
DESIGNING AND IMPROVING OPERATIONS
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Examines project planning and the design of integrated, lean manufacturing systems. Covers critical path method (CPM), program evaluation and review technique (PERT), production systems, process and capacity analysis, value stream mapping, facility layout and location, and cellular manufacturing.
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OPS 461 |
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Examines the organization, planning, and controlling of projects and provides practical knowledge on managing project scope, schedule and resources. Topics include project life cycle, work breakdown structure and Gantt charts, network diagrams, scheduling techniques, and resource allocation decisions. Concepts are applied through team projects and tutorials using project management software.
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OPS 463 |
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Examines the principles and techniques for planning and managing resource use in a manufacturing facility. Topics include demand management, inventory management, master scheduling, material and capacity planning, and lean/just-in-time manufacturing.
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OPS 464 |
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM
(4) Prereq: OPS 360 and permission of instructor. Manufacturing management-related employment, research or special project experience. Emphasis on applying manufacturing management principles in an academically guided setting. Minimum requirements include a written proposal, a daily journal, and a comprehensive final written report. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 credits; eight of these may be applied to the manufacturing management major.
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OPS 464a |
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM
(4) see OPS 464 for description; two practica must be completed for the Manufacturing Management major
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OPS 465 |
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Examines the principles and techniques for managing and improving quality in a manufacturing facility. Topics include new product design control, incoming material control, manufacturing process control, and continuous quality improvement.
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OPS 466 |
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Examines the principles and practices for designing and managing integrated supply chain operations. Investigates the interrelationships among customer service, supplier section, quality, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics. Was MGMT 385 in previous catalog.
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OPS 467 |
GLOBAL OPERATIONS STRATEGY
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Analysis of issues, problems, and techniques experienced in managing global operations. Topics include global supply chain management, plant location decisions, production planning, technology transfer, and foreign manufacturing systems.
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OPS 468 |
MANUFACTURING STRATEGY
(4) Prereq: OPS 360. Reviews manufacturing management principles and techniques and examines current topics in global manufacturing operations. Topics include enterprise resource planning, lean manufacturing principles, total quality management, gemba kaizen, and continuous process improvement.
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OPS 469 |
SEMINAR IN MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
(4) Prereq: OPS 360; OPS 460, 463, 464 and permission of instructor. Operations management theory and concepts applied to current manufacturing operations problems combined with field-based study.
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