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BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BI) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
106.
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE (MN 106) 2 cr.
Overview of the role of personal computers and information
systems in business applications. Provides training in word
processing, spreadsheets, and databases for problem solving.
207. COMPREHENSIVE SPREADSHEET
APPLICATIONS (MN 207) 2 cr. Prerequisite: BI 106 or MN
106. Examines advanced functions of spreadsheet programs.
Integrates groups of spreadsheet applications to create systems
designed to support common business functions.
208. COMMUNICATING THROUGH
MULTIMEDIA (MN 208) 1 cr. Prerequisite: BI 106 or MN 106.
Integrates multimedia computer technology with group and presentation
communication. Uses team based multimedia development approach
to integrate complementary skills and expertise from different
students to generate applications for clients.
300. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (MN 300) 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 106 or MN 106.
Introduction to management information systems, decision support
systems, and the systems development process. Special emphasis
on information resource management and the strategic use of
information systems in organizations. Group projects provide
practical experience, complementing the conceptual approach.
326.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (MN 326) 3 cr. Prerequisite: EC
205. Planning, organizing, and controlling the process of
transforming raw materials into finished products. Application
of qualitative and quantitative methods and evaluation techniques
to such areas as quality management, just in time environments,
material requirements planning, inventory management, scheduling,
facility planning, plant layout, and job and process design.
341. FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA
BASE DESIGN (MN 341) 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 106 or MN
106; pre/corequisite: BI 300 or MN 300. Practical approach
to designing business databases. Topics include normalization,
design methodology, data modeling, interface design, structured
query language, and database management/administration. Software
utilized includes a relational database management system
and other software tools.
342. BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT (MN 342) 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 341. Focus
on developing applications to support the information needs
of business. Topics include logical and physical system design,
graphical user interface design, implementation strategies,
and system documentation. These systems are formed around
a relational database management system and development environment.
371. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
3 cr. Prerequisite: EC 205 or MT 122. Application of mathematical
optimization to decision making. Uses MS-Excel and several
add-ins as tools to find optimal solutions to a wide variety
of business problems. Topics include linear programming, network
models, non-linear programming, goal programming, and VBA
for Excel.
381. MATERIALS AND INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT (MN 381) 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 326 or MN 326.
Purchasing, sourcing, price analysis, and inventory models
in deterministic and probabalistic situations, material requirements
planning, just in time system, material handling and transportation,
and material management information system.
382. QUALITY MANAGEMENT
(MN 382) 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 326 or MN 326. Managerial
and statistical aspects of quality from a total systems point
of view. Key issues of quality management, including quality
planning, quality costing, quality improvement, vendor and
customer relations, measurement, process control, and acceptance
sampling.
383. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3 cr. Prerequisites: BI 300 or MN 300 and BI 326 or MN 326.
Principles and methods useful for planning and controlling
a project, including development of a project plan, budgeting,
resource planning and scheduling, and project monitoring and
control. Study of selected computerized packages, including
Microsoft Project, with examples of different types of projects
from manufacturing and service industries.
406. SEMINAR IN PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT (MN 406) 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 326 or MN 326.
Study of contemporary issues in operations management not
covered in depth in other departmental courses. Specific topic,
method of presentation, and student requirements will be designated
by the seminar leader.
407. SEMINAR IN INFORMATION
SYSTEMS 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 300 or MN 300. Study of
contemporary issues in management information systems not
covered in depth in other departmental courses. Specific topic,
method of presentation, and student requirement will be designated
by the seminar leader.
451.
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (MN 451) 3 cr. Prerequisites:
BI 300 or MN 300 and BI 341. Development of information systems
in organizations, including the systems development life cycle
and prototyping strategies. Focus on the analysis and design
activities of the systems development process; introduction
to system implementation and maintenance issues. Group projects
provide practical experience, complementing the conceptual
approach.
465. LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 cr. Prerequisites: MN 463
and senior standing. Selected topics on the domestic and international
regulation of information technology. Consideration of legal
and ethical issues pertaining to privacy.
498. INDEPENDENT STUDY
1 3 cr. Prerequisites: 3.0 average in Business Information
Systems, consent of chair and faculty member. Designed for
the student who wants to undertake a research project supervised
by a faculty member. Student selects an aspect of management,
establishes goals, develops a plan of study, and seeks out
a full time faculty member of the department willing to act
as advisor. Plan of study must be approved by the chair and
filed with the dean=s office. The department has established
guidelines for such study. Consult the chair for full details.
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