Undergraduate Courses 2017-18

Overview of management information systems in modern organizations. Fundamental concepts and techniques of computing covered with hands-on business problem-solving exercises using various software packages. (test)

This course provides an analysis of the power of social media, such as Facebook, twitter, blogs, mashups, wikis, etc. It examines how social media can facilitate creativity and collective intelligence, through enhanced information sharing and online collaboration among netizens; ultimately building the social pool of knowledge. It also examines the downside of this participatory culture.

This course examines the Internet and its importance for business. The focus is on the Internet's technologies of cooperation (e.g., wikis, blogs, P2P, search engines) and the opportunities and challenges that they create for businesses. Focus is on the software industry (challenges from free and open source software models) and music industry (challenges of managing digital contents and shaping copyright laws).

This course addresses the problems and challenges related to regulatory and business protections for business and scientific innovations, product innovations, service innovations, software licenses, encryption, innovation reengineering, trademark, copyright, music downloading, digital entertainment, data mining and personal privacy.

The management of technology and innovation (MTI) plays an important role in enhancing the competitiveness of firms, industries, and countries. This course approaches the MTI from the business strategy perspective; it describes how organizations develop internal capabilities and formulate innovative business models on the basis of MTI strategies. It also covers the policy and regulatory issues at the country level.

This course describes the development of technology and innovation from social and business perspectives. It highlights that successful development and adoption of innovative products relies not only on the technology itself but also a complex process that is subject to the impact of cultural, political, economic and managerial factors.

For SB&M students only. Production and service operations viewed from the strategic, tactical and operational levels; capacity planning, process selection, impact of technology, location and layout, material and resource requirements, scheduling and quality control.

For non-SB&M students. This course covers basic concepts and practices in production and service operations at the strategic, tactical and operational levels. Topics include product and process design, location and layout decisions, material requirements, resource planning, scheduling, and quality control.

Current developments in information technology. Topics selected by instructors.

This course covers the essential project management knowledge to ensure a successful IS/IT project. Topics include the methods, tools and techniques for planning, budgeting, scheduling, tracking, and evaluating IS projects; PMBOK Guide; project risk assessment; IT investment decisions.

This course combines a case study discussion approach to illustrate strategic decision making in business with an integrated hands-on business simulation exercise as part of the learning process. Topics include making strategic choices and evaluating options and tradeoffs in a competitive business simulated industry environment. The objective of the course is to develop a broad perspective in managerial decisions and an appreciation of economic and social factors that drive modern global organizations.

In an interconnected networked economy, management of networked applications becomes increasingly important. This course gives a general overview of the most basic information and networking management concepts and provides students with both theoretical and practical training in networking management applications, e.g. Cisco.

Combining extensive lab work with lectures and WWW self-paced learning materials provided by the Cisco Networking Academy Program, this course helps students develop practical network administration and management skills. This course is designed to prepare students to take (and pass) the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification examination.

The process by which large software systems are built by teams of developers. Techniques for modeling data and process requirements are surveyed and illustrated using computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools. Topics include information systems development life cycle and object-oriented systems analysis and design using UML.

An introduction to business applications programming will be covered in this course. Students will learn and understand programming concepts and gain programming experiences for business applications development through a business programming language.

Fundamental concepts of database management systems and their usage for managing the information resources of an organization; methodologies for designing and managing a database system to support business applications.

This introductory course covers fundamental electronic commerce (EC) business models, technologies, developments, trends and future directions. Latest research of EC applications will be shared with students, including generic EC systems development, intellectual property protections and so on. This course is designed for business and non-business students who would like to know more about EC and its development.

This course intends to cover Internet applications development through programming. Major topics include object-oriented development approaches, advanced GUI building blocks, networking and database connectivity and so on. Students will learn and practice a high-level programming language for the implementation of practical Internet applications.

Essential elements of telecommunications in support of business activities. Topics include OSI Model and TCP/IP Protocol Suite, LAN and WAN technology, voice and data communication technologies, communication architectures, networking and security, protocols and standards.

This course provides a panorama review to the global information infrastructure from policy, business and technology perspectives. Key issues include spamming and privacy regulation, digital divide, digital convergence and next generation network, impact of the WTO agreement, spectrum auction and regulatory framework of mobile multimedia services. It will also address the increasing importance of Web 2.0-enabled information infrastructure in business innovation.

Collection, tabulation and presentation of numerical data; concepts of probability and probability distributions; sampling; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression analysis.

Practical application of statistics with emphasis on regression. Analysis of business data using a statistical package. Topics include: simple and multiple regression, residual diagnostics and model selection, experimental design and the analysis of variance.

Probabilities, random variables, distribution functions, densities, expected values, conditional distributions and densities, conditional expectations, moment generating functions, Chebyshev's inequality, central limit theorem, and Poisson processes.

[Previous Course Code: ISMT263] Concepts and strategic importance of quality, organizational aspects, total quality control, quality and productivity improvement programs, quality costs and economics. Applications in industrial and service sectors. Second or third year standing preferred. Exclusion: IELM227

Introduction to scientific approaches to informed decision making and technical methods for managerial problem solving; spreadsheet modeling in Excel is used throughout; two important frames: constrained optimization and decisions under risk; emphases on model formulation and solution interpretation; applications to a wide variety of management situations.

Current developments in information technology. Topics selected by instructors.

The course focuses on innovation strategies and entrepreneurship skills that provide an intellectual structure for understanding the issues of how entrepreneurial firms recognize potential of an innovation on time, how they implement the right strategies to exploit the innovation, and how to protect their profits from competitors. The course also explores the increasingly global character of entrepreneurial firms, and how successful technology companies compete across cultures, markets and nations.

This course covers the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications of business intelligence (BI) to help firms gain a competitive advantage. Topics include data mining, data warehousing, business analytics, data visualization, business performance management, etc. Students will gain hands-on experience with popular BI tools.

Development of an information system with substantial complexity through the use of methodologies and technologies. Student enrollment in this course requires the approval of the course instructor.

Continuation of ISOM 333. Student enrollment in this course requires the approval of the course instructor.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and tools to perform information systems (IS) control and assurance. Topics include IS control standards, guidelines and best practices to protect and control business systems, IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT), as well as the latest development in IS management practice.

The course provides a comprehensive approach for auditing information systems including specific procedures and illustrative case studies useful for auditors and information security professionals. It provides the tools required for audits and covers physical, logical and environmental security; security certifications; computer forensics; e-commerce and Internet security; information privacy laws and regulations; and project management controls.

This course provides an introduction to financial risk management. Topics include how to measure market risks, statistical properties of returns and volatility, volatility modeling, Value at Risk (VaR), Risk Metrics, historical simulation, assessing VaR methods and stress testing. Theories will be illustrated by practical examples in financial markets.

Review of regression and its application to forecasting problems; moving averages, exponential smoothing, Box-Jenkins, ARIMA models and transfer function models; forecasts of economic, financial and business time series.

Probabilities and conditional probabilities; distributions and conditional distributions; prior and posterior distributions; conjugate families of prior distributions; interval estimations and testing hypotheses; approximate posterior inference. Second and third year standing preferred.

Simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, ratio and regression estimates, cluster sampling, estimation of sample size, systematic sampling, designing a questionnaire, emphasizing the practical aspects of a sample survey.

Current topics in statistics.

Design and implementation of service strategies, service products and delivery systems; concepts and tools for effective management of service organizations.

Basic concepts and practices of enterprise resource management; popular enterprise resource planning software packages, such as SAP R/3 for discussing and building integrated business solutions.

This course covers basic principles and practices of business project management. Special emphases are on project planning, scheduling, and control while addressing both the technical and the social aspects of managing business projects.

Management of purchasing and distribution of goods and services; supply management; material handling; pricing; transportation and warehousing; customer service standards. Second or third year standing preferred.

Single node inventory control, supply chain network, demand management, manufacturing and replenishment in supply chains, information and coordination in supply chains, product variety management. Third year standing required.

Current developments in the field of production and operations management.

Introduction to probabilistic models of operations management; generating random numbers; simulating random variables and discrete event systems; variance reduction techniques; application to risk management, option pricing and other financial problems; application to inventory, queuing, and manufacturing systems.

Study of real statistical problems that appear in applications of statistics in business, science and technology; enhancing communication and quantitative skills, technical report writing, presentation and SAS programming with real case studies. Second or third year standing preferred.

Faculty directed independent study on selected topics in operations management.

Faculty directed independent study on selected topics in information systems.

Faculty directed independent study on selected topics in Business Statistics.

The course provides a comprehensive approach for auditing information systems including specific procedures and illustrative case studies useful for auditors and information security professionals. It provides the tools required for audits and covers physical, logical and environmental security; security certifications; computer forensics; e-commerce and Internet security; information privacy laws and regulations; and project management controls.