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Business Information
Systems (BI)
106. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE 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 2 cr. Prerequisite:
BI 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 1 cr. Prerequisite:
BI 106. Examines multimedia computer technology as a tool for 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 3 cr. Prerequisite:
BI 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 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 3 cr. Prerequisite:
BI 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 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 simulation.
381. MATERIALS AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisite:
BI 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 3 cr. Prerequisite: BI 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 and
BI 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 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BI 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. 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 3 cr. Prerequisites: BI 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. Consult the chair
for the departmental guidelines established for such study.
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