COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(MS)

5003 Quantitative Methods for Business Analysis
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: MAT 1033 and MS 1013, their equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Introduction to managerial decision analysis using quantitative and statistical tools. Topics include a general framework for decision analysis, decision tables and trees, simulation, linear programming and related techniques, classical optimization, forecasting, and statistical techniques. Uses applicable decision support software. (Formerly MGT 5013. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5003 and MGT 5013.)

5023 Decision Analysis and Production Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5003 or an equivalent.
Study of applications of quantitative approaches (such as probabilistic, programming, and simulation) to business decision analysis. Emphasis is given to production management applications (such as resource allocation, scheduling, inventory control, capital budgeting) and the use of computerized decision support systems. (Formerly MGT 5023. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5023 and MGT 5023.)

5303 Decision Support Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Study of systems for supporting managerial and personal/professional decision processes. Topics include review of sample decision support systems, methodologies for identifying decision needs, exploration of analysis tools and related computer technologies and software, survey of expert systems and artificial intelligence applications, and hands-on building of systems. (Formerly MGT 5033. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5303 and MGT 5033.)

5323 Statistical Methods for Business Analysis
(3-0) 3 hours of credit. Prerequisite: MS 5003.
Introduction to multivariate statistical analysis. Topics include multiple regression, analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, conjoint analysis, and factor analysis. Emphasizes the use of computer statistical packages. (Formerly MGT 5323. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5323 and MGT 5323.)

5363 Computer Graphics/Multimedia for Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Survey of the state of the art in multimedia applications in business and industry. Study of the processes by which multimedia objects (graphic, audio, video, and animation) are created, captured, edited, and inserted into documents, presentations, and computer-based learning environments. Emphasis is given to managerial applications delivered via networks, the Internet, and CD-ROM technologies. (Formerly MGT 5363. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5363 and MGT 5363.)

5373 Simulation Analysis of Business Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Study of computer simulation techniques in the analysis of business decision situations. Currently available tools, including general purpose simulation languages, spreadsheets, and graphics programs, are explored. Applications from a wide spectrum of areas are discussed. (Formerly MGT 5373. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5373 and MGT 5373.)

5393 Production Operations Management
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
Survey of the body of knowledge concerning the management of operations. Considers manufacturing and service principles. The course reviews a variety of topics necessary in the field of production and inventory management, including logistics and distribution process. The unique nature of service operations is stressed.

5453 Management and Control of Quality
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: MS 5023.
An examination of the fundamental nature of quality assurance, its strategic importance in business and industry, and the economic impact of quality. Theoretical and management issues relating to quality problem solving are emphasized. The contribution of the leaders in modern quality management are discussed. (Formerly MGT 5453. Credit cannot be earned for both MS 5453 and MGT 5453.)

6943 Management Science Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 15 semester credit hours of graduate work, and consent of instructor.
Internship must be approved in advance by the Internship Coordinator and the student’s Graduate Advisor of Record. Supervised full- or part-time off-campus work experience and training in management science. Individual conferences and written reports required.

6951-3 Independent Study
1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and the student’s Graduate Advisor of Record.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.

6971-3 Special Problems
(1-0, 2-0, 3-0) 1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Problems courses may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but no more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.

6983 Master’s Thesis
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Advisor and thesis director.
Thesis research and preparation. May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 hours will apply to the Master’s degree. Credit will be awarded upon completion of the thesis. Enrollment is required each term in which the thesis is in progress.

7033 Applications in Causal Structural Modeling
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An advanced treatment of causal modeling, including reviews of path analysis, covariance algebra, creating path diagrams, and structural equations, LISREL notation and syntax, confirmatory factor analysis and its extensions.