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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (MS)

5003 Quantitative Methods for Business Analysis
(3-0)3 hours credit. Prerequisites: MS 1013 and MTC 1033, 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, linear programming and related techniques, classical optimization, forecasting, and statistical techniques. Uses applicable decision support software.

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.

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.

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.

5343 Logistics Systems Management
(3-0)3 hours credit. Study of business logistics: the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the flow and storage of goods or services and related information from point of origin to point of consumption to achieve customer satisfaction. Focuses on the cost and value added to products or services by making them available in the desired condition when and where they are needed.

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.

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 processes. The unique nature of service operations is stressed.

5423 Service Management and Operations
(3-0)3 hours credit. Focuses on understanding the variety of service industries (both profit and non-profit) and the growing importance of the service industry to the economy. In addition to the traditional topics of quality, customer satisfaction and value creation, additional topics include service encounters, service design and development, service productivity, and globalization of services. Tools and techniques for management service operations are also emphasized.

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.

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5473 Logistics System Analysis
(3-0)3 hours credit. The design and management of logistics systems for firms of varying size and differing supply and market conditions. This course relies upon heavy use of computer-assisted cases and problems to illustrate and integrate issues found in materials management and distribution organizations.

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.

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