ISOM - 1020 MICRO-COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS
[3 hours] Course provides an overview of the role of micro-computers and
information systems in business applications. It provides a good training in word processing and spreadsheets for problem solving. Corequisite:
BUAD 1010
ISOM - 2060 DATA ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS
[3 hours] Business data analysis using interactive tools such as spreadsheets. Course will cover
the application of statistical concepts, the collection and analysis of data for business decision-making using cases where appropriate.
Prerequisite: MATH 1260 and 1270 or 1850, and BUAD 1010 and ISOM 1020
ISOM - 2070 APPLICATION OF STATISTICS IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING
[3 hours] A study of application of statistics in business using
cases, and spreadsheets. Course will cover hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and correlation analysis, process control, time series,
forecasting and index numbers. Prerequisite: ISOM 2060
ISOM - 3020 PRINCIPLES OF MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
[3 hours] This course provides an overview of the functions, problems,
solution techniques, and decision making processes within the manufacturing and service environment. Topics include production planning, JIT,
TQM, and materials management. Prerequisite: ISOM 1020, 2060, 2070.
ISOM - 3150 PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURED COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
[3 hours] Major topics include problem solving, event
driven programming, control structures, data types, data structures, objects, properties, events, and methods. Subroutines, functions, file
processing, menu and application development will also be covered. Prerequisite: ISOM 1020; Junior standing
ISOM - 3240 DECISION SUPPORT AND KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
[3 hours] Major topics include: development of business decision support
systems, applications of mathematical models, data and knowledge bases in constructing decision support and expert systems. Prerequisite: ISOM
3150
ISOM - 3250 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS
[3 hours] This course is designed to acquaint students with the application of integrated
software to business decisions, report writing and presentations. Student will gain hands-on experience with popular business software packages.
Prerequisite: ISOM 1020; Junior
ISOM - 3310 COMPUTER AND MODEL BASED BUSINESS DECISION MAKING
[3 hours] An introduction to quantitative methods of decision making
including linear programming, transportation, simulation, waiting line analysis, advanced decision theory and Markov chains. Computer packages
and creative thinking will be emphasized. Prerequisite: ISOM 2070
ISOM - 3340 QUALITY MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] Covers major aspects of managing total quality functions in manufacturing/service operations.
Includes: quality assurance, reliability, SPC, inspection/testing, acceptance sampling, product liability, and organization of the quality
function. Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 3370 BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS
[3 hours] An introduction to data communications in business. Topics include local-area and
wide-area networks, including the Internet; hardware and media; network topologies; client-server networks; and network operating system
software. Prerequisite: ISOM 1020; Junior
ISOM - 3380 PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
[3 hours] An introduction to application program development using procedural programming
languages on the mainframe. Topics include the data environment and file organizations types, sequential and random file processing methods on
mainframes. Prerequisite: ISOM 3150
ISOM - 3600 FACILITY PLANNING
[3 hours] The study of the design and planning of new facilities. Topics include product and process
design, the application of CIM, FMS, capacity planning, facility location and layout, and job design. Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 3610 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
[3 hours] Production planning, its relation to organizational/operational goals, MRP,
MRP II, capacity management, JIT, scheduling of manufacturing/service systems, and emerging/new concepts in the discipline will be discussed.
Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 3660 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND PURCHASING
[3 hours] Relationship between materials management and firm's strategic goals,
forecasting, competing through materials management, inventory management of independent demand, aggregate inventory management, joint
replenishing, purchasing, state-of-the-art supplier management, distribution and control. Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 3750 APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
[3 hours] This course emphasizes model formulation, tests of goodness-of-fit, and significance
of parameters for the traditional linear regression model. Business applications/cases and computer packages will be emphasized. Prerequisite:
ISOM 2070
ISOM - 3760 MANAGEMENT SCIENCE: CASES AND APPLICATIONS
[3 hours] A study of business applications emphasizing model formulation,
identification and validation. The course includes linear programming, critical path methods, queuing and various modeling techniques using
computer packages. Prerequisite: ISOM 3310
ISOM - 3980 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
[3 hours] Selected current topics in Information Systems practice, trends, and
technology. Prerequisite: ISOM 3150
ISOM - 4020 STATISTICS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
[3 hours] An introduction to statistical methods including measures of central
tendency and dispersion, probability and probability distributions, sampling theory, decision theory, regression and correlation. Specifically
designed for the Administrative Services program. Prerequisite: MATH 1270
ISOM - 4150 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CASES
[3 hours] Course includes projects, presentations and case analysis using operation management
models and computer software. Role of emerging topics (e.g. bench-marking, reengineering, systems/technology) in operations management will also
be covered. Prerequisite: ISOM 3340, 3610, 3660
ISOM - 4210 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] This course covers planning, organizing and controlling projects. Topics such as project
selection, scheduling, budgeting, resource management, project control, time-based competition, and concurrent engineering will be discussed.
Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 4310 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
[3 hours] The analysis, design and implementation of information systems are
studied. Students will work in teams to carry a project through all of the steps required for system building. Prerequisite: ISOM 3250; a second
IS course; 2 courses in the student's major
ISOM - 4320 INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] An in-depth study of the problems in managing computer-based
information systems. Issue of planning and control, as well as the organizational impact of computer systems are stressed. System resource
allocation will also be discussed. Prerequisite: ISOM 4310
ISOM - 4370 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
[3 hours] The design and implementation of computer applications
employing database management systems are studied. Students will work in teams to develop a database application using a database management
software package. Prerequisite: ISOM 3250
ISOM - 4420 SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] The service sector is the dominant sector of the economy. Students will study
various aspects of Operations Management as applied to service industries. Services for manufacturing will be emphasized. Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 4450 FORECASTING
[3 hours] A study of forecasting techniques including: time series analysis, moving average, exponential
smoothing, auto-regressive models, and Box-Jenkins. A statistical software package is used. Prerequisite: ISOM 2070
ISOM - 4620 INFORMATION STORAGE, RETRIEVAL AND DATA STRUCTURES
[3 hours] Information structures and their implementation are studied.
Data and file design methodologies to assist in information systems development is emphasized. Data structure implementation on contemporary
computing platforms is covered. Prerequisite: ISOM 3150
ISOM - 4750 ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
[3 hours] Analysis of variance and related topics such as factorial design and Latin squares.
Experimental designs including repeated measures, factorial, and nested designs. Prerequisite: ISOM 2070
ISOM - 4760 SIMULATION MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURING/SERVICE SYSTEMS
[3 hours] This course provides an introduction to
modeling stochasticity in manufacturing/service systems using various techniques such as simulation, Queueing networks, and other techniques
using simulation software and business cases. Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 4810 INSTALLATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS
[3 hours] Contemporary microcomputer and LAN operating systems. Use of utilities and
device drivers. Installation of memory, disk drives, expansion cards, LAN hardware and software. Client server architecture and implementation
issues. Prerequisite: ISOM 1020
ISOM - 4980 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] Selected current topics in Operations Management practice, trends
and technology. Prerequisite: ISOM 3020
ISOM - 4940 ISOM INTERNSHIP
[1 - 3 hours] A prearranged work-study program where students specializing in computer systems, operations
management or decision sciences obtain on-the-job experience while learning and applying the basic concepts and techniques of their respective
areas. Prerequisite: Approval
ISOM - 4990 INDEPENDENT STUDY: READINGS AND RESEARCH
[1 - 3 hours] Individual student study of a topic of interest to both the faculty
member and student. Students are responsible for finding a faculty member to sponsor readings and research. Prerequisite: Approval
ISOM - 5510 BUSINESS STATISTICS WITH COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
[3 hours] The application of statistics to business problem solving. Topics
include descriptive statistics, probability theory, hypothesis testing, decision making, regression and correlation analysis, and time series
analysis. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
ISOM - 5520/7520 ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURING & SERVICE SYSTEMS
[3 hours] Concepts, methods, and strategies for designing and managing
manufacturing and service systems are discussed. Topics include cresting flexible and efficient systems for producing services and goods, total
quality management, time-based competition, global production and sourcing, information and computer systems applications, MRP, and JIT.
Prerequisite: ISOM 5510
ISOM - 5730 MODELING AND ANALYSIS FOR MANUFACTURING
[3 hours] An introduction to model building and analysis with special reference to
manufacturing and operations management issues. The students will be introduced to linear models, dynamic programming models and stochastic
models. Prerequisite: ISOM 5510
ISOM - 6100 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING
[3 hours] An introduction to time series analysis and forecasting. Moving average,
exponential smoothing, trend projection with and without seasonality and regression-based techniques are covered. Statistical software packages
are used. Prerequisite: ISOM 5510
ISOM - 6180 REGRESSION ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS
[3 hours] Analysis of business data using simple and multiple regression. Model building,
estimation and hypothesis testing in the context of regression, and stepwise regression are covered. Statistical software packages are used.
Prerequisite: ISOM 5510
ISOM - 6240 MANAGEMENT SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
[3 hours] The definition of business problems and the formulation of appropriate models for
their study. Cases and readings are discussed to illustrate the use of management science modeling techniques. Prerequisite: ISOM 5730
ISOM - 6270/8270 SIMULATION
[3 hours] Simulation will be introduced through appropriate software (e.g. SIMAN, ARENA). Fitting
distributions, validation, verification, confidence intervals, experimental design, comparison with analytic models will be the topics covered.
Prerequisite: ISOM 5520/7520
ISOM - 6460/8460 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
[3 hours] This course is designed for end-users of computers to understand and
appreciate the role of information technology and end-user's role in the management of this technology in organizations. Prerequisite: For ISOM
8460, Ph.D. student status.
ISOM - 6470/8470 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
[3 hours] Discussion topics will be: Fundamentals of Information Technology, decision support
systems, knowledge based/expert systems, data communication, database management and their applications in manufacturing. Will include
implementation issues of Information Technology in manufacturing. Prerequisite: For ISOM 8470, Ph.D. student status.
ISOM - 6510 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] This course deals with managing of projects in research and development, manufacturing,
construction, and service organizations. Students will discuss cases and use extensively a project management software. Prerequisite: ISOM 5520
ISOM - 6560 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
[3 hours] Concepts, tools, and techniques for information systems analysis, design, and
development will be discussed. Contemporary methodologies for systems development including CASE tools, prototyping, and RAD project work will be
included. Prerequisite: ISOM 6460
ISOM - 6570 INFORMATION SYSTEMS POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
[3 hours] This course is designed for those who aspire to become managers of
Information Technology (IT). Various aspects of IT management will be discussed with real world examples/cases. Prerequisite: ISOM 6560
ISOM - 6610 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL STRUCTURES
[3 hours] This course will analyze the concepts and methods used in the
management of organizational data resources. Covers data modeling, database design, administration and architecture. Hands-on applications of
database development are provided. Prerequisite: ISOM 6460
ISOM - 6680/8680 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND SPC
[3 hours] The course introduces students to the TQM philosophy, concepts, and tools.
Provides student with an overall approach for the design of a system to manage quality along the entire value adding chain. Prerequisite: ISOM
5520/7520
ISOM - 6690/8690 MANUFACTURING RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
[3 hours] Study methods such as MRP, JIT, and bottleneck approaches used in
managing manufacturing activities through business cases where appropriate. Tools such as scheduling, and inventory systems will be studied.
Prerequisite: ISOM 5520/7520
ISOM - 6710 MANAGING OPERATIONS
[3 hours] This course provides an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to managing operations.
Strategic and tactical issues will be addressed primarily through business cases with focus on policy setting and problem solving. Prerequisite:
ISOM 5520
ISOM - 6720/8720 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS DESIGN
[3 hours] Discusses the design and implementation of cellular and flexible manufacturing
systems including the role of group technology. Describes the role of flexible manufacturing systems in the integrated and automated facility.
Prerequisite: ISOM 5520/7520
ISOM - 6750 RESEARCH IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT OR DECISION SCIENCES
[1 - 3 hours] Individual study of topics of
common interest to both student and faculty member. Prerequisite: Faculty approval
ISOM - 6810 NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
[3 hours] Applications of business data communication, basic electronic communications concepts,
public networks, computer networks, the Internet, network management, regulatory environment. Prerequisite: ISOM 6460
ISOM - 6930 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS SEMINAR
[3 hours] This seminar will focus on current topics in the fields of Information Systems and
Operations Management. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor
ISOM - 6960 MASTER'S THESIS
[1 - 6 hours] Master's Thesis Prerequisite: Consent of Adviser
ISOM - 8480 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSUES IN MANUFACTURING
[4 hours] This course examines theoretical frameworks and recent empirical
research of information and manufacturing technology. Emphasis will be on developing an integrative perspective of both technologies.
Prerequisite: Ph.D. student status
ISOM - 8630 MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
[4 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
ISOM - 8850 READINGS AND RESEARCH IN MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
[1 - 12 hours] This individually designed course will provide advanced
readings in areas needed by a doctoral student. Prerequisite: Permission of Faculty Adviser
ISOM - 8860 ADVANCED STATISTICS
[4 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: ISOM 5510
ISOM - 8880 RESEARCH METHODS AND THEORY BUILDING
[4 hours] The 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
ISOM - 8890 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM DESIGN
[4 hours] Doctoral Seminar for advanced readings in design and implementation of
manufacturing systems. Topics vary depending on the current state of the technology. Prerequisite: Ph.D. student status
ISOM - FIELD RESEARCH
[1 - 8 hours] This course provides students with the opportunity to experience a realistic manufacturing problem
and to develop approaches to solving that problem under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Ph.D. student status
ISOM - 8960 DISSERTATION
[1 - 8 hours] Dissertation Prerequisite: Permission of Adviser
ISOM - 8980 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR
[4 hours] This seminar focuses on current topics relating to manufacturing management. The specific
seminar topic will change each semester. Prerequisite: Ph.D. student status