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| MSC 501 | Business Statistics (3) Examines probability distributions, sampling, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, simple regression, and correlation. Computer statistical packages will be used. |
| MSC 502 | Data Analysis for Business (3) Provides students with a basic understanding of the concepts and applications of quantitative methods and models to support managerial decision-making processes throughout the organization. Commonly available spreadsheet software will be used. A basic knowledge of statistics and spreadsheets is assumed. (Also listed as MBA 514.) |
| MSC 516 | Production and Operations Management (3) Examines the management of production and operations, the tools and techniques used by production and operations managers, the interaction of production functions, and the synthesis of concepts and techniques relating to and enhancing the management of production systems. Prerequisite: MSC 501 or MSC 502 or equivalent. |
| MSC 545 | Project Management (3) Combines quantitative tools, concepts, and methods with behavioral science techniques to enable managers to plan, initiate, organize, lead and manage projects within matrix and project organizations, and under time pressure, rapid change conditions, and other conditions of rush. |
| MSC 585 | Global Operations Strategy (3) Introduces the students to the different concepts and global issues of operations strategy. Focuses on how manufacturing and operations can be global competitive weapons. The course addresses topics such as how American managers respond to global competition through superior quality, productivity, and new product and process development; and how operations strategy can be modified as environmental or competitive conditions change. Prerequisite: MSC 516 or permission of department chair. |