Management
Science (MGSC) Graduate Courses
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690 -- Quantitative Foundations for Business and
Economics
I.
{=ECON 690}
(3) Calculus and classical optimization methods applied to problems in business
and economic analysis; matrices, derivatives, and integrals in the analysis of both univariate and
multivariate business and economic models.
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691 -- Quantitative Foundations for Business and Economics II.
{=ECON 691}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 690 or ECON 690) Statistics and probability theory applied to
problems of business and economic analysis.
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692 -- Quantitative
Methods
I.
{=ECON 692}
(3) (Prereq or coreq: MGSC 498 or equivalent) Topics in probability and statistics
necessary for graduate study in economics and business administration; estimation, hypothesis
testing, regression, analysis of variance, and nonparametric methods.
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694 -- Quantitative Methods II.
{=ECON 694}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 692 or equivalent) Decision models useful in business and
economics; linear programming, sensitivity analysis and duality, network models, integer
programming, dynamic programming, inventory and queuing, and simulation.
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703 -- Computers in Business Administration and
Economics. (3) Introduction to data processing concepts suitable for research interests in
business and economics. Topics include research databases, statistical packages, and communication
networks.
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791 -- Operations Management. (3) (Prereq:
MGSC 694, ACCT 729, and ECON 720) Survey of production or operations functions of organizations.
Development of concepts and decision processes relevant to major problem areas. Emphasizes
relevance of operations management in both manufacturing and service organizations.
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792 -- Advanced Statistics for Business and
Economics.
{=ECON 792}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 692) The development and
application of advanced statistical methods to problems in business and economics. Topics include
application of estimation and hypothesis testing in both univariate and multivariate cases.
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793 -- Simulation Methods in Business Systems.
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 692, 694) Advanced theory and design of business simulation programs and
validation and statistical analysis of model output.
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794 -- Programming Methods.
{=ECON 794}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 694) Mathematical
programming techniques which are useful in business and economics. Topics include: solution
techniques and applications of linear programming, duality theory, parametric programming, the
decomposition problem, integer programming, dynamic programming, Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker
theory, and an introduction to control theory.
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795 -- Econometrics and
Regression
I.
{=ECON 795}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 792) A treatment of single
equation estimating techniques for the simple linear model, various nonlinear models, and the
general linear model.
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796 -- Information Systems. (3) The study of
the integration of functional area and company-wide information components considering both
internal and external information flows.
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797 -- Sampling Techniques.
{=ECON 797}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 692 or equivalent)
Statistical designs and techniques for survey investigations. Mathematical development of sampling
systems, sampling units, sample size, estimation, costs, and non-sampling problems. Methods of
obtaining and reporting information.
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798 -- Strategic Information Management. (3)
(Prereq: MGSC 796) Impacts of information and the information processing industry on the management
of organizations; methods for managing information resources in support of competitive
strategies.
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872 -- Project Management. (3) Management of
projects including justification, planning, scheduling, monitoring, controlling, and auditing. The
course makes extensive use of project management information systems.
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873 -- Service Operations Management. (3)
(Prereq: MGSC 791) Analysis of service operations, integrated about strategy, design, and delivery
issues. Comparison of manufacturing and service operations, emphasizing consumer participation in
the service process.
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874 -- Operations Strategy and Productive Systems
Design. (3) (Prereq: MGSC 791) Development and implementation of productive operations
strategy and its relation to the overall organizational strategy; particular attention is given to
the interface between product and process technology.
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875 -- Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems.
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 791) Design and management of manufacturing systems that control product
delivery, inventories, schedules, and capacity. Considers alternative systems, policies, and
competitive priorities.
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876 -- Materials and Logistics Management.
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 791) Management activities/models for logistics (distribution,
warehousing), inventory management (quantity, safety stock, timing determination), and purchasing
management (organization, quality, price, negotiation).
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877 -- Production Scheduling and Control. (3)
(Prereq: MGSC 791) Theory of scheduling single and multiple machine systems, with emphasis on
applications of theory to real world manufacturing systems.
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889 -- Design of Advanced Business Information
Structures. (3) (Prereq: CSCE 205 and CSCE 500) A study of data structures and file
management with specific attention to applied business problems. Special emphasis is placed on the
structure and management of information for management decision-making systems.
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890 -- Telecommunications. (3) (Prereq: MGSC
796) Technological concepts and techniques applied in video, data, and voice communications. Topics
include local area networks, wide area networks, standards, management, and cost issues involved in
telecommunications.
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891 -- Data Resource Management. (3) Overview
of data resource management, including database technology and design, information architecture
planning, and database administration. A design project is required.
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892 -- Experimental Research Methods.
{=ECON 892}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 692) The structure and
analysis of experimental and research designs with applications to business and economic
problems.
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893 -- Total Quality Management. (3) Managing
operations for quality. The role of quality as a competitive tool. History and evolution of the
quality management concept, quality auditing, certification, process control, and case
studies.
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894 -- Advanced Topics in Management Science.{=ECON 894}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 694) Topics will be
selected from: nonlinear programming, stochastic programming, integer programming, spectral
analysis, decision theory, Markov processes, Box-Jenkins methods, and management information
systems.
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895 -- Econometrics and Regression II.
{=ECON 895}
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 795) Topics in generalized
least squares, autocorrelation, distributed lag models, principle components, identification, and
simultaneous estimating techniques.
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896 -- Intelligent Information Systems Design.
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 796) Design of knowledge-based information systems including decision
support systems, expert systems, neural networks, and other types of intelligent information
systems for management. Coverage is balanced between the technological elements and managerial
applications of these systems.
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897 -- Implementation of Information Systems.
(3) (Prereq: MGSC 796) Systems analysis, systems design, and project management, with
emphasis on the management of these functions as it relates to the implementation of information
systems.
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898 -- Management of Technology and Innovation.
(3) (Prereq: MKTG 751 and MGSC 791) The role of product and process innovation in
competitiveness, intellectual property rights, organizing the technical effort, and techniques to
enhance and pace technology development.