ISQA 399 SPECIAL STUDIES (Credit to be arranged.)
ISQA 401 RESEARCH (Credit to be arranged.)
ISQA 404 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION/INTERNSHIP (Credit to be arranged.)
ISQA 405 READING AND CONFERENCE (Credit to be arranged.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ISQA 407 SEMINAR (Credit to be arranged.)
Student-selected problems in information systems, quantitative analysis,
or operations and materials management to be studied by the individual
and discussed in group meeting under direction of academic staff.
ISQA 409 PRACTICUM IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (3)—This course requires the student to work with a community organization in performing an information systems/quantitative analysis feasibility study. The study may include a current systems analysis, design of the new system, personnel development or training requirements, hardware and/or software recommendations, and assistance in system documentation. Prerequisites: ISQA 421 and consent of instructor.
ISQA 410 SELECTED TOPICS (Credit to be arranged.)
ISQA 415 OPERATING SYSTEMS (2)—Fundamental concepts of the UNIX family of operating systems.
BA 325 COMPETING WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (4)—Presents the key steps required to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace through the use of information technologies. Primary focus is to help students understand the information systems development lifecycle and the ways that systems can support functional areas of a business. Other topics include: communication technologies to support groups, productivity software and applications, designing systems for competitive advantage, and systems reengineering. Prerequisites: BA 215 and junior standing.
ISQA 461 OPERATIONS RESEARCH TECHNIQUES (3)— Introduction of methodology of operations research. Investigation of construction, solution and application of models useful for decision making in business. Prerequisites: upperdivision standing, BA 339 and Mth 243,244.
ISQA 462/562 DECISION SIMULATION (3)—Emphasis given to the use of gaming to reveal the complexity of the total organization and of the interrelationships of the activities of the firm. Students compete in a simulated business environment and are thus allowed to make use of dynamic analysis.
ISQA 463 MATHEMATICAL MODELING IN DECISION MAKING (3) The incorporation of numerical considerations and applied mathematics into the modeling process is the primary focus of this course. Students will gain practice in creative and empirical model constnuction, model analysis and model research for practical and realistic problems. The emphasis is on the importance of the assumptions in a model and on testing the sensitivity and appropriateness of assumptions against empirical data. Prerequisite: ISQA 461.
ISQA 469/569 PRODUCTIVlTY ANALYSIS (4)—The role of operations strategy on the firm's cooperative ability and the organization's programs and techniques for measuring and improving productivity and for assuring quality. Prerequisite:
ISQA 511 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGERS (4) Covers the quantitative methods usefiul in managerial analysis and decision making. Basic awl advanced statistical models as well as forecasting and management science tools are studied. Prerequisite: admission to graduate program.
ISQA 418 RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (3) Management of the creation, maintenance, and disposition of records. Includes classification systems, equipment, and media pertinent to a range of systems hrom manual to electronic; organization and management of records centers; retention schedules; production standards; micrographics. Prerequisite: ISQA 415.
ISQA 420 STRUCTURED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (4)—Examines the scope and organization of the systems development process and the role of the systems development professional. Topics include system requirements, system specification, systems design, implementation, and project management. Standard system analysis methods and techniques will be presented and applied using computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools. Prerequisites: CS 207, ISQA 360.
ISQA 421 OBJECT-ORIENTED MODELING AND DESIGN (4)—Fundamental concepts of object-oriented modeling and design are introduced including encapsulation, classes, inheritance, use of entity-relationship diagrams to model objects and classes, and design techniques. Object-oriented programming CASE tools and languages will be presented and used. Prerequisite: ISQA 360.
ISQA 422 KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (4) Study of the theory and practice of decision support in the knowledge-based organization. Topics include decision theory, decision support, artificial intelligence, knowledge modeling, and implementation of knowledge-based decision support systems using expert system technologies. Prerequisite: BA 302, ISQA 420 or graduate status.
ISQA 423 COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (2)—Case-based course that studies the strategic applications and quality advancements realized from the use of information technologies. The topic of system architecture planning will be introduced. Students will need to survey the business community for information technology uses and applications and prepare an information system plan. Current quality assurance/ quality management issues facing information technologists will be analyzed. Prerequisite: ISQA 420.
ISQA 424 DATA COMMUNICATIONS (4)—Data communication topics include communication systems between people and machines, transmission systems, protocols, technologies, digital communications, and local area networks. Application areas reviewed are data communications, voice and electronic mail, videotext and mobile systems. Management issues covered include cost/benefit analysis, organizational impact, international systems, and telecommunications in the future. Prerequisite: ISQA 360.
ISQA 425 DATABASE MANAGEMENT (4)—Study of data environments, the evolution of database technology, database concepts and uses, data models, database design, and query processing. Emphasis will be placed on the relational model and database management systems that support the model. Students will participate in database design projects. Other topics address emerging database trends and opportunities. Prerequisite: ISQA 420.
ISQA 429/529 MATERIALS DECISION SYSTEMS (4)— Materials management is concerned with the flow of materials to, within, and from an organization. The materials manager must determine how much to obtain, when, and from whom. The course will cover materials acquisition, materials quality, inventory management, materials disposition, and the materials management organization.Prerequisite:
ISQA 435 BUSINESS RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (3)—This course is concerned with the application of multivariate methods of data analysis in business research. Emphasis is on the process of business data analysis including research design, implementation, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisites: Mth 243,244.
ISQA 439/539 PURCHASING SYSTEMS (4)
The purchasing manager typically controls 40 to 50 percent of an organization's
revenue. The course will focus on developing sound policies and procedures
for procurement in both the private and public sectors of the economy.
Topics will include supplier selection, competitive bidding, value analysis,
negotiation and public purchasing. Prerequisite: BA 339.
ISQA 459/559 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (4)—lntermediate and short range production planning and scheduling. Topics will include aggregate planning, materials requirement planning, scheduling and just-in-time. Prerequisite: BA 339.
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