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Management Science and Information Systems Courses
msis 110 Introduction to Computers and Information Systems +
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Introduces systems thinking principles, computers, information systems, and their use in business decision making. Topics include management information systems concepts and components, issues involving information management, productivity software tools. The course offers an extensive hands-on component in the use of state-of-the-art technology. More Info
Offered in:msis 111L Managerial Statistics +
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Provides the student with the basic statistical techniques needed for business decision making in areas such as operations management, quality improvement, marketing research, finance, and general management. The course examines collection and presentation of data, frequency distributions, basic probability, statistical inference, and regression. Students use statistical software for data presentation and analysis. More Info
Offered in:msis 212 Managerial Decision Making +
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Provides the student with knowledge of more advanced decision making tools building upon the skills developed in MSIS 110 and MSIS 111. The emphasis of this course is on using management information systems and quantitative analysis tools to improve the quality of managerial decision making. Topics include decision theory and analysis, optimization, simulation, and forecasting. Students use advanced functions in spreadsheet packages and decision support software for analysis of practically oriented problems in various management setting. More Info
Offered in:msis 230L Relational Databases +
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This course provides a thorough review of basic relational database concepts and how to apply these concepts to a variety of application problems. The course focuses on the use and properties of relational database management systems. Topics covered include DBMS architecture levels, data modeling, data definition and manipulation capabilities of Structured Query Language programming, and programming techniques for accessing relational databases. More Info
Offered in:msis 301 Operations Management +
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Introduces the student to the concepts and techniques used by organizations to support their fundamental task of producing goods and services. This course includes a balanced view of the manufacture of tangible goods and the production of less-tangible services. Topics covered include product and process strategy, quality management, production planning for manufacturing and for service organizations, and inventory management. The course also includes an examination of the interactions of operations management, quantitative decision making techniques, and information technology. Students use management science techniques and software to examine a wide variety of operations management problems. More Info
Offered in:msis 310 Introduction to Coding for Business +
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This course introduces students to graphical and procedural coding concepts using modern programming languages. The emphasis is on developing algorithms to solve a wide variety of business problems, and geared to students with no prior exposure to computer science or coding. It teaches students to think logically, and potentially advance on to further programming courses. More Info
Offered in:msis 411 Advanced Database Systems +
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This course introduces various advanced topics on relational databases to students who have already had a preliminary to intermediate level of understanding on relational databases and the Structured Querying Language (SQL). In particular, the course will focus on advanced SQL programming techniques such as stored procedures, triggers, and query optimization, as well as various database administration topics. It will also cover at depth data modeling, database design, and implementation. After completing the course, students will build a solid technical foundation for dealing with large-scale, data-intensive tasks that are increasingly common in many contemporary organizations. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
msis 415 Advanced Coding for Analytics +
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An increasing number of businesses are seeing values in data and seeking talents for data analytics. This course aims to teach how the write codes to implement data pre-processing, machine learning models, predictive analysis, and visualization. Useful packages that are closely related to analytics will be introduced to equip students with necessary toolkits for processing and analyzing data. The course is designed to train students as experts in analytics with sufficient coding skills. More Info
Offered in:msis 425L Project Management +
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Covers techniques and managerial concepts of project management. This course prepares students to manage either complex physical projects or complex software development projects. Topics presented in this course include project life cycles, economic analysis of projects, work breakdown structure, cost estimation, and the scheduling, staffing, directing, and controlling of projects. The course also covers the use of management science techniques and computer software for project management. More Info
Offered in:msis 428L Information System Security +
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This course provides a broad overview of the threats to the security of information systems, the responsibilities and basic tools to ensure information security, and the levels of training and expertise needed in organizations to reach and maintain a state of acceptable security. Students will learn and understand the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and designing a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features. More Info
Offered in:msis 435 Sport Information and Analytics +
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This course covers three main topics: (1) decision-making and strategy in sports, (2) measuring and predicting player and team performance, and (3) sports betting and fantasy sports. Students will analyze data and identify factors to improve athlete/team performance of selected sports. In addition, they will learn about decision-making to better manage resources. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
msis 454L Supply Chain Management +
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This course teaches the leading-edge tools and techniques that enable the management of an organization to create sustainable profitable growth by managing the entire supply chain. A supply chain consists of suppliers, manufacturing centers, warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets. Supply chain management involves the full synchronization of market demand with flows of materials, information, other resources, and finished products through the entire system of raw materials to retail. The goal of supply chain management is to ensure that merchandise is produced and distributed a the right quantities, to the right locations, at the right time, satisfying service-level requirements while minimizing system-wide costs. Use is made of mathematical and information systems modeling techniques for supply chain management. More Info
Offered in:msis 461L Systems Analysis and Design +
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Introduces recent approaches to the analysis and design of computer information systems, including the hands-on use of computer aided software engineering (CASE) tools. The changing role of the systems analyst in both operations and systems applications in today's organizations is examined. The course critically analyzes systems development methodologies, including life cycle models and prototyping; reviews user-led developments and current approaches which facilitate user-developer collaboration; discusses effective diagramming and notational techniques now available to define and document functional requirements and operational business processes; and examines current methods used to test and evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usability of documented requirements and convert them into efficient systems design or re-engineering processes. Topics include CASE tools, module and transaction design, human-computer interfaces, and system configuration. This course includes practical experience in analyzing and designing an organizational application. It discusses the concept of quality as applied to information systems and business process redesign as well as the role of information systems in managing quality within an organization. More Info
Offered in:msis 480 Management Science and Information Systems Internship +
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Provides students with opportunities for full- or part-time work experience in a management science and information systems setting. On-site supervisors and faculty sponsors provide guidance and supervision for each intern. More Info
Offered in:msis 488 Independent Study +
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A student-initiated research project on a management sciences topic, supervised by a member of the management sciences faculty. More Info
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msis 498 College of Management Honors Research Seminar +
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The CM honors research seminar and thesis program is a two-semester course sequence. This seminar covers research and research methods, and is intended to position students to successfully complete a research project during the second semester. During the first semester, students will work with the program coordinator and later a faculty advisor to define the project. The program is structured around a series of assignments and milestones during which students will work with guidance from a faculty advisor and program coordinator toward a project that meets course goals. More Info
Offered in:msis 499 College of Management Honors Thesis Seminar +
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The CM honors research seminar and thesis Program is a two-semester course sequence. In this seminar, students successfully complete a research while working closely with a faculty advisor to define the project, which builds upon work completed in the per-requisite course, CM Honors Research Seminar. The honors thesis project stretches and grows a student's capabilities. Therefore, the program is structured around a series of assignments and milestones during which students will work with guidance from a faculty advisor and program coordinator toward a project that meets course goals. More Info
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