USF 1995-96 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 192 - 193
CGS 2000 COMPUTERS IN BUSINESS (3)
A study of the use and impact of computers in all areas of business organizations. Course includes hands-on experience and the use of software packages for business analysis.
ISM 3011 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3)
PR: CGS 2000; ACG 2001; ACG 2011 or equivalent. The study of information management, management information requirements and information systems in modern organizations. (May not be counted toward major requirements in ISM.)
ISM 3113 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (3)
PR/CR COBOL or "C" language. Study of the techniques and procedures used in assessing information requirements, analyzing information flows and processing activities, and designing computer-based business systems.
ISM 3230 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (3)
PR: CGS 2000 or equivalent, or CI. Introduction to problem-solving and business application development. Review of programming and programming languages. Basic programming concepts are presented in a modern programming language. Principles of programming style are emphasized. Projects cover business applications.
ISM 3232 ADVANCED BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (3)
PR: ISM 3230. Advanced presentation of business application development using a modern programming language. Advanced topics include data structures, indexing, file processing, and user interfaces. Good program design techniques are emphasized. Advanced business applications are developed.
ISM 3431 MANAGEMENT SCIENCE PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS (3)
PR: MAC 3233. Fundamentals of production operations management (POM) and fundamentals of management science (MS). The application of MS models in the solution of POM problems.
ISM 4212 DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (3)
PR: ISM 3113. Principles of database design/management for mainframe, micro, and client/server environments; including data modeling, physical vs. logical representation and back-up and recovery management.
ISM 4220 BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS (3)
Fundamentals of data communication, including network architectures, communication protocols, transmission standards and media access control methods.
ISM 4290 SENIOR SEMINAR IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3)
PR: ISM 3113, ISM 4300. A seminar covering advanced topics in systems management, analysis and design. Applications of these procedures to actual or hypothetical cases.
ISM 4300 MANAGING INFORMATION SERVICES (3)
PR: MAN 3025 and ISM 3113 or equivalent. Current issues in information systems management focusing on organizational policies, procedures and standards for managing distributed computing resources.
ISM 4320 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTROLS (3)
PR: MIS Major or CI. A study of information systems control and its application in system design and system management. Students who complete this course will not receive credit for ACG 4621.
ISM 4400 DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS-COMPUTER ASSISTED DECISION MAKING (3)
PR: FIN 3403, QMB 3200, and ISM 3113. Methods and techniques for developing systems to support decision making in business organizations.
ISM 4600 DISTRIBUTED OPERATING SYSTEMS (3)
PR: ISM 3230. Introduction to distributed operating systems fundamentals such as distributed systems architecture, file structures, client-server, open systems, resource allocation, and basic tools for manipulating these operating environments.
ISM 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-6)
Independent study as directed by designated faculty. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours. (S/U only)
ISM 4930 SELECTED TOPICS IN MIS (1-3)
Selected topics in MIS.
ISM 4950 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (1-6)
PR: CI. Individual study contract with instructor and department chairperson required. The research project will be mutually determined by the student and instructor.
MAN 4504 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS APPROACH (3)
PR: ISM 3431 or equivalent. Studies the problems of "operations" in all types of enterprises in both the public and private sectors. Emphasis is placed on the application of various decision science methodologies to problem situations.
MAN 4507 OPERATION PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (3)
PR: MAN 4504 or CI. Study of closed loop production planning and control systems. Master production planning, inventory management, materials requirements planning, capacity, management, production activity. Relationship to organizational effectiveness.
QMB 2150 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS I -6A -QM (3)
PR: MAC 3233. Description of sample data; calculation of probabilities, frequency functions of random variables, the binomial and normal distributions; sampling theory and estimation; test of hypotheses; elements of Bayesian decision theory.
QMB 3200 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS II (3)
PR: MAC 3233, QMB 2150. Theory and use of statistical inference. Point and interval estimations; criteria for choosing estimators and decision rules; hypotheses tests; analysis of variance; correlation; multiple regression; and nonparametric methods.
QMB 4600 QUANTITATIVE APPROACH FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS (3)
PR: ISM 3431. The use of systematic approaches and management science tools for decision making and problem solving in an organizational setting. Emphasis is on quantitative approaches for problem identification, analysis, choice and implementation.
QMB 4703 SIMULATION AND MODELING TECHNIQUES (3)
PR: ISM 3431 or CI. A study of manual and computer simulation techniques and their application to problem solving in management (behavioral and quantitative). Knowledge of a computer language and the basic tools and techniques of management science is advised.
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