Wirtz, Glickman, Khamooshi, Kanungo, Prasad

Mathematical and statistical concepts employed in the solution of managerial problems. Applications of functions, elements of calculus, and linear algebra. Introduction to probability, frequency distributions, statistical inference, and regression and correlation. (Fall, spring, and summer)

Purchasing and Materials Management (3)

Bagchi

Industrial purchasing and materials management principles and practices. Organization and functions in materials management. Determination of requirements, supplier qualifications, source selection, buying practices, policies, and ethics. International purchasing. (Fall and spring)

Bagchi, Matta

Supply chain management in production, service, and public organizations. Analytical tools for planning and establishing operating systems and for their operation, control, and modification. Examination of processes, products, services, equipment, and facilities. Relationships of human systems and operating systems. (Fall)

Bagchi

Inventory and production control concepts, techniques, and strategies for effective integration with basic finance, marketing, and manufacturing objectives. Forecasting methods, material requirements planning systems, distribution requirements planning techniques, process control, and classical reorder-point inventory models. (Fall)

Tarimcilar, Prasad

Framework, processes, and technical components for building decision support systems dealing with unstructured and underspecified problems from managerial and organizational perspectives. Construction and exploration of decision support system models. Prerequisite: DnSc 6220 or permission of instructor. (Fall and spring)

Bagchi

Modeling approaches in supply chain management; optimization of cost and service. Alternatives available to the manager, given the economic situation, competitive conditions, and regulatory environment of the several transportation modes. Model location theory and logistics network planning and design. Prerequisite: DnSc 6222. (Spring)

Bagchi, Matta

Basic procurement and logistics methods and techniques that influence formulation of a firm's strategic policy. Traditional and updated and improved systems for controlling capacity and output. Examination of productivity analysis, cost control, materials planning, and other topics to ensure that the strategy formulation/operations function contributes to overall profit. (Spring)

Forman, Soyer, Prasad, Tarimcilar

Topics include decision theory, value of information, utility theory, modeling attitude toward risk, risk management, multi-criteria decision-making paradigms, Bayesian statistics, game theory, and strategic decision making. Graphical models and decision structuring tools. Prerequisite: DnSc 6220 or permission of instructor. (Spring)

Bagchi

Principles and concepts essential to effecting large procurement programs. Planning, sourcing, and contractual design for diverse acquisitions. Emphasis on federal government policy with comparison of buying at other governmental levels and the private sector. (Spring)

Organization, Management, and Leadership (3)

Staff

Fundamentals of human resource management for project managers.

Staff

Basic terminology, concepts, and principles of financial accounting and managerial finance. Topics include financial statement analysis, the time value of money, capital budgeting, risk assessment, financial forecasting, and working capital management.

Optimization Models for Decision Making (1.5)

Glickman, Jarrah

Optimization techniques, including linear programming, sensitivity analysis, networks, integer programming and multiple objective optimization, and nonlinear and evolutionary programming. Prerequisite: DnSc 6202.

Jarrah, Glickman

Probabilistic modeling techniques, including influence diagrams, utility theory, subjective and empirical probability distribution assessment, simulation models, queuing theory, Markov chains, and game theory. Prerequisite: DnSc 6202.

Kwak, Jain

Basic principles of risk management practices. Developing a risk management plan, including identifying, analyzing, mitigating, and monitoring projects risks. Prerequisite: either DnSc 6261 or MBAd 6221 and 6222.

Cioffi, Jain, Khamooshi, Kwak

Methods of developing project estimates during the planning stages and updating the estimates throughout the life of the project; monitoring, reporting, controlling, and managing project cost; relationships between project cost and other parameters, including scope, time, quality, reliability and procurement risk. Prerequisite: DnSc 6202, 6261.

Forman, Soyer, Tarimcilar, Prasad

Concepts and methods for making complex decisions in both business and government; identifying criteria and alternatives, setting priorities, allocating resources, strategic planning, resolving conflict, and making group decisions. (Fall)

Forman, Jain, Kwak

Management of an organization's portfolio of projects for the overall success of the enterprise; alignment of projects with an organizations strategy and goals and consistency with values and culture. Prerequisite: DnSc 6224.

Cioffi, Jain, Kwak, Khamooshi

Practical examination of how projects can be managed from start to finish, including specific emphasis on planning and controlling to avoid common pitfalls. Identifying needs, defining requirements, project costing, scheduling, resource allocation, and project politics. (Fall, spring, and summer)

Cioffi, Jain, Khamooshi, Kwak

Practical examination of project management concepts by quantitative application using various software tools. Research in real cost data to support project calculations. Prerequisite: DnSc 6261, 6267.

Cioffi, Jaiu, Khamooshi, Kwak

Fundamentals of contract management from a project manager's perspective. The outsourcing process, associated project strategies, and legal elements. Acquisition planning, vendor selection, contract formulation, and performance control.

Cioffi, Khamooshi

Integrated planning, scheduling, and control systems for planning the scope of a project; optimizing time, cost, and resources; and monitoring and controlling schedules, including those for delayed projects. Prerequisite: DnSc 6202, 6261. (Fall, spring, and summer)

Cioffi, Kwak, Jain, Khamooshi

Students will be expected to demonstrate integration of the knowledge accumulated in their study plan and apply integrated knowledge and experience to best practices, a project case history, and a handbook. Prerequisite: M.S.P.M. candidacy or permission of instructor. (Fall and spring)

Wirtz, Forman, Soyer

The process of specifying, analyzing, and testing models of human and systemic behavior. Formalization of models; statistical test comparison and selection; computer implementation of univariate, bivariate, and multivariate tests. General linear model: linear regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance. Prerequisite: MBAd 6221 and 6222 or equivalent. (Fall and spring)

Advanced Statistical Modeling and Analysis (3)

Wirtz

Advanced topics associated with the general linear model. Testing for and remediation of assumption violations. Detection of outliers, influential observations, and multicollinearity. Alternative design strategies in the analysis of variance; latent growth analysis; hierarchical linear modeling; testing for interactions and parallelism. Prerequisite: DnSc 6274 or permission of instructor.

Wirtz

Methods for exploratory and multivariate data analysis. Application and comparison of advanced multivariate analytical procedures. Multivariate and discriminant analysis, LISREL analysis, and canonical correlation. Prerequisite: DnSc 6274 or permission of instructor. (Fall)

Soyer

Introduction to various forecasting techniques, including time-series regression models, cyclical trends, exponential smoothing methods, seasonal and nonseasonal ARIMA processes, and the Box-Jenkins approach. Application of forecasting methods in economics, finance, and marketing. Prerequisite: MBAd 6222 or permission of instructor. (Spring)

Prasad, Wirtz

Techniques that can be used to discover relationships in large data sets, including regression models, decision trees, neural networks, clustering, and association analysis.

Staff

Experimental offering; new course topics and teaching methods. May be repeated once for credit.

Staff

Staff

Soyer

Special topics and advanced applications, such as catastrophe theory, Markovian decision processes, and Bayesian statistics. May be repeated once for credit.

Bagchi, Perry

Recent developments in production and logistics management; impact of technological economic and social change; significant related trends. Private- and public-sector policy implications. New and emerging analysis techniques. Open only to doctoral students.

Wirtz

Research problems and issues related to student dissertations form topics for readings, group discussions, and assigned papers. (Fall and spring)

Soyer

Philosophy of science as applied to research in administration. Topics include the nature and current problems of epistemology, the development and role of theories, and the relationship between theory, methodology, and empirical data. (Fall and spring)

Wirtz

Use of models and theoretical frameworks in research; formulation of research questions, hypotheses, operational definitions, research designs, sampling and data analysis approaches. For doctoral candidates who have completed the general examination and all courses and are preparing for their dissertation. (Fall and spring)

Staff

Current research and scholarly issues in management science.

Staff

Limited to doctoral candidates preparing for the general examination. May be repeated for credit.

Staff

Limited to doctoral candidates. May be repeated for credit.