Quantitatve and Research Methods Course List
MFGM 8630
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
3 hours.
This course is an applied study of mathematical programming and stochastic processes. After discussing the notions of Markov and Renewal processes, we introduce a variety of applications with emphasis on manufacturing.
Prerequisite: Ph.D. student status.
MFGM 8860
ADVANCED STATISTICS
3 hours.
This course discusses multivariate data analysis. Topics include: principal components analysis, factor analysis, multidimensional scaling, cluster analysis, multiple regression analysis, and multivariate analysis of variance. Statistical software packages are used.
Prerequisite: MFGM 5510.
MFGM 8880
RESEARCH METHODS AND THEORY BUILDING
3 hours.
This course seeks to frame and discuss key issues that arise as social scientists conduct theoretically-relevant empirical research. In the course, the theory building in manufacturing management as well as research process and the interature, tools and techniques associated with each phase of the process will be introduced.
Prerequisite: Ph.D. student status.
MFGM 8870
SEMINAR IN STATISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS
3 hours.
Prerequisite: Ph.D. admission or permission of instructor; MFGM 8860; MFGM 8880.