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MS 184 - Introduction to Computer Methods and Applications 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces the student to the fundamental concepts of personal productivity software including MSOE’s on-line learning systems and computing environment, the Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), MSOE library digital resources, laptop security, and collaborative on-line technologies. The course materials are presented in a combination of in-class activities and hands-on style.
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MS 221 - Microeconomics 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the central concepts of microeconomic analysis and decision-making, such as demand and supply, elasticity and marginalism. The concepts are then used to explain and analyze market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. Other topics may include analysis of labor markets, property rights and international economics.
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MS 273 - Website Design 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This hands-on course is designed for beginners in website design. The course will cover how to use XHTML to create web pages as well as how to incorporate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript. Students will complete a website from start to publishing it on the Internet.
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MS 275 - Advanced Website Design 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This hands-on course is designed for web site designers with some experience. The course will cover website design beyond the basics as well as how to create graphics, animation and JavaScript form validation into an already created website. The student will enhance a preexisting website with graphics and JavaScript while using the advanced website design techniques. Upon completion of this course, it is expected that students will be able to understand in-depth knowledge of website development; select approaches, strategies and techniques for integrating Internet technologies into the design and development of websites; and, incorporate form validation with JavaScript, animated graphics, and advanced Web design techniques. (prereq: MS 273 )
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MS 277 - Multimedia for Website Design 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This hands-on course is designed for experienced website designers interested in including multimedia on their sites. The course will cover all aspects of creating and including multimedia on a site specifically using Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Flash. You will create a multimedia project using the techniques discussed in class. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand multimedia and the issues surrounding its inclusion on websites; select approaches, strategies and techniques for integrating multimedia technologies into the design and development of websites; and incorporate Flash technologies into their websites.
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MS 280 - Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides the technical foundation for understanding information systems by describing hardware, software, data storage and telecommunications technology that comprise an organization’s information technology infrastructure. The role of information systems is explored with emphasis on business processes, distribution of organizational knowledge to enhance management decision-making, and the implications of ethical and social issues. An examination of electronic commerce and global business is included. (prereq: MS 184 or equivalent)
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MS 300 - Principles of Operating Systems 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This is an introductory course that covers the principles of operating systems from the user’s point of view. The four major components (scheduling, memory management, I/O management and file systems) are examined in detail along with how various hardware components of a computer system work together. (prereq: one course in computer programming)
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MS 322 - Macroeconomics 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course outlines and analyzes the application of the principles of economics to modern business and the economic environment. Topics include measuring and understanding GDP, unemployment and business cycles, national debt and the role of government as expressed in macroeconomic theory from the classical to the supply side. Monetary and fiscal policy efforts to promote employment, price stability and economic growth are reviewed.
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MS 327 - International Business 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the expanding need for businesses to think and respond with an international focus. An initial focus is recognizing the forces of globalization, the factors to consider when moving into new markets, and the methods by which firms decide to compete in these foreign markets. Emphasis is given to developing an analysis and appreciation of at least one country/region of the world with regard to its geography, people, history and the associated business risks within this environment. Secondary goals in the course include expanding on the sensitivity to other cultures, and encouraging students to think of their career in the context of a global path. (prereq: one course in economics (e.g. MS 221 , MS 2220 , MS 322 , IE 423 ))
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MS 331 - Business Law 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This subject acquaints the student with legal concepts and their application to business and personal situations. Attention is paid to problems arising under the following topical headings: basic nature of the legal system; tort law; contract law, including both common law principles and the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code; products liability law; debtor/creditor relations; bankruptcy law; and agency law.
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MS 340 - Production Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Production Management (MS-340) introduces the student to the concepts and methods for designing and managing operations in both manufacturing and service industries. Operations are processes that transform input into output of goods and services. Operations management addresses the application of resources needed to achieve transformation with regard to cost, quality and customer satisfaction. (prereq: one course in economics (e.g. MS 221 , MS 2220 , MS 322 , IE 423 ))
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MS 342 - Management Principles 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This is a survey course on the management processes of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The course begins with a comparison of the current spectrum of management philosophies. Social responsibility and ethical decision-making are normally covered through case studies, while the emerging interest in international and cross-cultural managing is interwoven throughout the course. Traditional functions of management such as strategic planning and organizational design are given special emphasis to stimulate discussion on how organizations adapt to global conditions.
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MS 344 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Development 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The course examines organizations and the interactions among individuals and groups. Students will explore the challenges of managing people in organizations in terms of the interaction between human beings and the organizational contexts within which they work. Further, individual differences of human behavior will be compared and contrasted to differences in organizations. The course has three areas of focus. First, fundamental concepts of organizations are introduced, including form, structure and culture. Second, individual characteristics and behaviors are examined, including perspectives, attitudes, personality and judgment. Third, the principles of groups and group dynamics are presented, including formation, development, processes and leadership. The goal of the course is to prepare students to effectively manage resources, both human and technical. (prereq: sophomore standing)
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MS 354 - Principles of Accounting 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course focuses on the preparation and understanding of the four basic financial statements - income statement, statement of retained earnings, balance sheet and statement of cash flow. Specific topics include basic double entry accrual accounting and the special requirements in accounting for managing cash, receivables, investments, inventory, fixed assets, liabilities and equity. The Great Plains computer software program is used to illustrate how computers facilitate the accounting process. Students are required to complete a transaction-based term project using both manual and computer techniques. (prereq: MS 221 )
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MS 356 - Business Finance 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces students to various aspects of financial management. Topics covered include a review of accounting, financial analysis and forecasting, operating and financial leverage, working capital and financing decisions, current asset management, short-term sources of financing and the time value of money. Students are required to complete a financial statement analysis term project. (prereq: MS 354 )
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MS 358 - Managerial Cost Accounting 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces students to various methods used by companies to internally allocate and report costs. Topics covered include the scheduled cost of goods manufactured, cost allocations using job order costing, process costing, activity-based costing, variable costing, cash budgeting, flexible budgeting, the use of standard costs for variance analysis and the balanced scorecard. Students are required to prepare a complex cash budget term project. (prereq: MS 356 )
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MS 361 - Marketing 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
An introductory course to marketing that familiarizes students with the marketing concept and helps them understand how the marketing concept influences various decisions made by managers in a firm. Topics include the evolution of marketing, the significance and use of marketing research, marketing segmentation, product and/or service positioning, distribution, pricing, customer relationship management, and a variety of strategies for marketing communication and promotion.
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MS 363 - e-Business Marketing Strategies 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course examines the business and marketing decisions a firm faces when attempting to establish an electronic business presence on the Internet. E-business involves more than just Internet sales transactions. It affects an organization’s infrastructure, marketing channels, customers, and supply chain. Focus is on what a manager needs to know about Internet infrastructure, strategy formulation and implementation, technology concepts, public policy issues, and capital infrastructure in order to make effective business decisions. The course covers emerging e-business models, developing an Internet strategy, using the Internet for customer relationship management, conducting business through the Internet, and establishing a Web presence. (prereq: MS 361 )
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MS 365 - Business-to-Business Marketing 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course covers the strategies and activities involved in the marketing of products and services to business buyers, government and various marketing intermediaries. It involves investigating decision-making at all levels of B2B marketing. It will cover developing marketing programs and plans to build customer relationships with an emphasis on segmentation, personal selling and customer retention. A customer-focused approach will be used in analyzing marketing fundamentals. (prereq: MS 361 )
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MS 371 - Introduction to Unix Operating Systems 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This first course in Unix is designed to acquaint the student with the usage, philosophy and design behind a robust, open system. The student is exposed to the standard utilities, shell scripting languages and some of the tools that are commonly available to Unix users. The goal of this course is to familiarize student with the Unix basics for further study, and to acquaint the student with the ideals of an open system utilizing multitasking, networking and high-level computing language manipulation. (prereq: MS 382 )
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MS 373 - Advanced Unix and System Administration 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The second course in Unix is a continuation of the first course, with more emphasis on some of the topics covered briefly in the earlier course. In-depth coverage of system control and administration, process manipulation, specialized utilities and PERL scripting is presented. (prereq: MS 371 )
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MS 382 - Introduction to Java Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The beginning programmer is introduced to the syntax and semantics of the Java programming language. Students write several programs exploring basic techniques covering the concepts of expressions, data types, flow of control, modularity of code, program documentation and commenting style. Simple data structures are introduced, along with the basic object model concept and simple class constructs. Problems from the world of business are used in programming assignments. (prereq: MA 127 )
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MS 387 - Computer Systems Analysis and Design I 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides a survey of business systems development methodologies, as well as an overview of the systems development life cycle and the concepts, tools and techniques currently used in the analysis of management information systems and the design of new systems and applications.
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MS 388 - Computer Systems Analysis and Design II 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course continues the use of systems analysis skills learned in MS 387 . Students are assigned to a project team that does a feasibility study and new system design for a “real-world” client. (prereq: MS 387 )
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MS 389 - Data Center Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course emphasizes the managerial control and administrative functions associated with managing a data center. Particular emphasis is placed on organizational structure, operational metrics/performance measures, acquisition of hardware and software, and management of critical functions. (prereq: MS 280 , MS 342 )
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MS 393 - Quantitative Management Techniques 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces students to various models and techniques used to assist managers in decision-making, including application of many of the statistical techniques from MA 340 . Topics covered include decision analysis, linear programming, transportation models, facility location techniques, waiting lines, simulation and time-series forecasting techniques. (prereq: MS 340 )
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MS 395 - e-business Technologies 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Today’s businesses are global in nature. An Internet presence is essential to the marketing and sales efforts of any organization. Network technologies allow virtual storefronts to compete with brick-and-mortar (traditional) sales vendors. This course examines what it takes to produce a “web presence” using a number of tools and technologies (LAMP: Linux, Apache, MySQL and Perl/Python/PHP). It emphasizes that the business model, expressed as use-case requirements, has to be satisfactorily completed prior to embarking on a development project. An overview of e-business technologies will be covered, along with the building of an e-business site. (prereq: MS 273 )
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MS 419 - CompTia A+ 2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides students with the knowledge and hands-on lab-based experience necessary to support personal computers and peripherals. It prepares students for the CompTia A+ certification exam by providing a firm foundation of technical skills and knowledge. Topics covered include computer bus architecture, memory technologies, microprocessors, disk storage, troubleshooting, and operating system installation and configuration. This course is designed to prepare non-computer literate individuals with the background necessary to enter the Microsoft MCSE, MCSA, or Novell CNE programs.
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MS 433 - Small Business Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Small business management emphasizes the aspects of management that are most important to the success of a small business firm: understanding the importance of planning, knowing the customer, and recognizing the problems of owning your own business. Comparison of the management techniques required in both small and large organizations allows students to see themselves in the role of entrepreneur, member of a small business organization and member of the larger corporation. (prereq: junior standing)
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MS 439 - Principles of Real Estate 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course is an overview of how to select, finance and maintain real property for personal or investment purposes. It includes discussions of the real estate market, property rights, tax issues, cash flow analysis, property valuation and the lending process. (prereq: one course in economics (e.g. MS 221 , MS 2220 , MS 322 , IE 423 ))
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MS 441 - Supervision 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course investigates the supervisor’s role in a modern business including human relations, motivation and communication. It emphasizes the planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling aspects of supervision through the application of principles to real-life case situations. (prereq: MS 342 )
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MS 442 - Management in the Era of Rapid Technological Change 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course is an assessment of factors critical to the management of organizations experiencing rapid technological change. Today’s exponential growth of technology is redefining the resources that are critical in the management of business and industry. In the twentieth century the critical resources were cash, equipment, facility, raw materials and transportation. Tomorrow’s critical resources include information. Management’s challenge is twofold. First is to gather and transform data into useful information. Second is to develop the knowledge and ability to use the information to successfully manage an organization’s resources. (prereq: SE major and junior standing)
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MS 443 - Labor Relations 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the history, purpose and development of the labor movement in the United States and describes the various labor organizations that have evolved, merged and become viable elements of organized labor. It also takes up the collective bargaining process, and issues and provisions of typical labor agreements are reviewed and interpreted. (prereq: MS 221 ; MS 331 is recommended)
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MS 444 - Business and Government Relations 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course emphasizes economic and legal analysis of governmental policies toward business. A review of microeconomic theory is presented in the first section of the material, and such theory is then applied to analyze statutes in the following areas: consumer protection, environment, equal employment and the workplace. The rationale and procedures utilized in traditional economic regulation and deregulation are covered in detail. The course concludes with suggestions for reforming government regulation of business. (prereq: MS 221 , MS 331 )
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MS 446 - Business Strategy Capstone 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course covers strategic planning and managing of businesses with an emphasis on integrating major concepts developed in earlier business and management courses. Case studies are used to ensure a practical appreciation of managing the entire enterprise, from the development of a mission statement to the implementation of programs to fulfill strategic objectives. (prereq: MS 4599 or FHL equivalent, senior standing)
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MS 447 - Management Readings and Issues 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
In this course students study the basic functions of management, planning, organizing, actuating and controlling a seminar setting. Current concepts and controversies are investigated and discussed based on readings and reference materials in current journals. Attendance at management association meetings and professional lectures is encouraged. (prereq: junior standing)
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MS 448 - Employment Law 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides students with a basic understanding of laws that affect or influence the personnel function within the firm. An overview of the following topics or laws is included: discrimination laws, fair labor standards act, equal pay act, regulation of employee benefit plans, employment-at-will doctrine, and unemployment and workers’ compensation laws. (prereq: MS 331 and junior standing)
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MS 449 - Human Resource Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course looks at the activities that comprise the management of human resources in a business organization. The scope and intent of human resource practices are identified from a management perspective with emphasis on: ethics, equal employment opportunity, motivation, leadership, discipline, and the rights and responsibility of employer/employee. (prereq: junior standing)
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MS 450 - Management Control Systems 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course uses case studies to analyze and evaluate methods of controlling and motivating responsibility centers. This includes cost, revenue, profit and investment centers. The following topics and their implications in responsibility accounting are also covered: motivational aspects and techniques for measuring performance of those responsible for budgets; return on investment and residual income; and transfer pricing techniques. (prereq: MS 358 )
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MS 451 - Personal Tax 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Personal tax introduces federal taxation concepts. This user-based course teaches students successful tax preparation and planning techniques. Students are required to prepare taxes as part of a term project. (prereq: MS 331 , MS 354 , MS 356 )
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MS 452 - Investment and Portfolio Analysis 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with a detailed understanding of how to develop, manage and monitor an investment portfolio. Specific topics covered include a historic overview of investment returns, security analysis techniques, investment asset allocation, market efficiency, and modern portfolio theory. The course concludes with an explanation of optimal investment strategies given a particular individual’s age and financial situation.
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MS 453 - Personal Investments 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course investigates methods of obtaining, preserving and increasing personal assets. It covers financial planning, personal financial statements, budgeting, taxes, money management, various types of personal debt, housing decisions, various types of personal insurance, and introduction to stock, bond and real estate investing, and retirement and estate planning. (prereq: junior standing or consent of department chairperson)
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MS 457 - Financial Intermediaries 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course explains the specific functions of the different types of financial intermediaries, the markets in which they operate, and the value and attributes of the financial instruments they utilize. Intermediaries discussed include the Federal Reserve, depository institutions, insurance companies, mutual funds, pension funds and investment bankers. Expanding on topics introduced in previous finance courses, detail is provided on the structure and operation of the markets for, and the attributes and valuation of, different financial instruments including stocks, bonds and derivative securities. (prereq: MS 4599 )
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MS 459 - Intermediate Accounting 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course is a continuation of MS 354 . The emphasis is on accounting concepts and their application to stockholder’s equity, working capital, inflation accounting and payroll accounting. The course also investigates methodology for accounting for partnerships, not-for-profit organizations, and company mergers and acquisitions. (prereq: MS 4599 )
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MS 462 - Technical Selling 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
In this course the work of the individual sales representative or sales engineer employed by the manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer is reviewed with emphasis on sales to and for industrial and business enterprises. Characteristics of the successful salesperson, making a good sales presentation, prospecting for leads, and time and territory management are all discussed in detail. Role playing of both the salesperson and the purchasing agent is an integral part of the learning process in this course. (prereq: MS 361 )
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MS 467 - Marketing Research 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of market research. It covers the major applications areas for market research, the design and application of basic research tools, the role of marketing research, and the measurement and evaluation tools used in market research. (prereq: MS 361 and junior standing)
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MS 468 - Promotion and Advertising Strategies 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides an in-depth examination of the promotional alternatives available to firms’ advertising, personal sales, sales promotions and public relations. Promotional strategies are analyzed in view of the company’s marketing objectives, market conditions and the competitive environment. A basic objective of the course is to study the variables that will determine the optimal promotional “mix.” (prereq: MS 361 and junior standing)
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MS 469 - Advanced Marketing Strategies 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This capstone marketing course provides students with an opportunity to integrate the concepts and theories they have learned in previous courses and apply them to a wide variety of marketing problems. It involves a strategic marketing simulation that offers students an opportunity to make marketing decisions in a group setting and compete against other groups. The simulation provides a dynamic marketing environment for experiencing marketing planning, using marketing research, and designing and implementing marketing policies (targeting attractive market segments, developing product, pricing, distribution, and promotion strategies for those segments) within a limited budget. (prereq: MS 468 and senior standing)
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MS 479 - CompTia Network+ 2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
This lab-based course replaces MS-4732 Networking Essentials. Developed by CompTia, earning the Network+ Certification means that the candidate possesses the knowledge needed to configure and install the TCP/IP client. The Network+ exam covers a wide range of vendor and product neutral networking technologies that can also serve as a prerequisite for vendor-specific IT certifications. Novell accepts the Network+ certification exam in place of its Networking Technologies exam for all Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) candidates. Topics covered include in-depth coverage of the OSI Model and the corresponding protocols, transmission media, protocols, bridging, switching hubs, routers, the 802.x standards and WAN technologies.
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MS 480 - XML/XSL Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) have emerged as replacement languages for HTML technologies. This course covers core XML elements such as the Simple API for XML (SAX), the Document Object Model (DOM), XPath, XPointer and Formatting Objects Protocol (FOP). Open source parsers and translators for XML, such as Xerces and Xalan, are used in the programming assignments associated with this course. Application programs in XML are written using either the Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) or the ASP and C# APIs available in the Microsoft .NET platform. (prereq: MS 2775 or MS 3805 )
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MS 481 - C# Programming 2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Microsoft’s strategy for new products is to tightly integrate data, resources, web services, documentation and content into a framework, commonly referred to as the .NET framework. The term .NET refers to network-enabled services that span platforms and systems. This course will present an introduction to the C# programming language in a Windows environment using the .NET framework. The CLR (Common Language Runtime) and the FCL (Framework Class Library) will be explored along with event handling and typical Windows controls. (prereq: MS 3803 or MS 3832 )
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MS 482 - Active Server Pages (ASP.NET) 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
ASP.NET leverages the power of the Internet with new technologies such as the C# language, VB.NET and ADO.NET. ASP.NET allows the Internet developer to use a fine-grained approach to a Web page by utilizing individual code behind each Web control. This course will present an introduction to the Active Server Pages framework provided by Microsoft’s .NET platform. This platform allows Web Services to be published and consumed by any user of Web-based devices. (prereq: MS 3812 or MS 382 )
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MS 483 - Database Management Systems 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
An introduction to the elements of database management systems (DBMS) is presented in this course. Several database models are covered (Hierarchical, Network and Relational), with the Relational database model emphasized as the most important of the three. Entity relationship diagrams are used to illustrate the concepts of database design, schemas and normalization. Relational algebra is used as a basis for the understanding of Structured Query Language (SQL). The use of relational databases as persistence layers for object-oriented languages is described through the presentation of database drivers and object-relational mapping mechanisms. (prereq: MS 2810 or MS 382 )
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MS 485 - Telecommunications 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
An overview is provided for both voice and data communications. This course examines the industry, develops technical understanding of the operation of various devices, and provides background on the legislative, judicial and regulatory aspects of the Telecommunications industry. A special emphasis is placed on Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs). (prereq: junior standing)
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MS 486 - Web Services 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
As XML is established as the data language for application integration, Web protocols are being established that automate the business-to-business transactions that take place over the Internet. This course covers the major protocols that support a service-oriented architecture on the web, such as the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration protocol (UDDI), the Web Services Description Language (WSDL), and other protocols that emerge as important for interoperability. (prereq: MS 480 )
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MS 488 - Wireless Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Wireless communications are becoming commonplace in business transactions. This course investigates the protocols, languages and environments that have emerged as important in wireless processing, such as the Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), the Wireless Markup Language (WML), the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW), and the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) implementations of CDC, CLDC, MIDP and other protocols important in wireless communications. (prereq: MS 480 )
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MS 496 - Business and Management Selected Studies 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides extended coverage of contemporary business and management topics that reflect the expertise and interest of Rader School of Business faculty. Selected studies generally align with concentrations available in business majors including marketing, international business, financial management, operations, and compute information systems. Topics are announced in the timetable of classes. This class is limited to 15 students. (prereq: consent of department chair)
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MS 498 - Management Internship Experience 0 lecture hours 10 lab hours 3 credits
This course is designed to allow the junior or senior student to receive credit for valid work experience in the student’s area of concentration under the guidance of both a faculty member and a representative of a cooperating firm. The expectation is that the student’s work experience will extend and/or intensify the student’s understanding of a chosen field of study. Internship students are expected to take enough additional course work during their internship to continue to maintain full-time student status. (prereq: junior standing and consent of advisor)
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MS 499 - Independent Study 1 lecture hours 3 lab hours 3 credits
This selection allows the student, with faculty guidance, to concentrate on an approved subject of special interest not covered in regularly scheduled courses. This may take the form of individual or small group supervised study, literature survey, analysis, design or laboratory study.
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MS 1010 - Introduction to Business 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The primary learning outcome of this team-taught course includes familiarity with business functional areas; marketing, accounting, economics, finance, operations, information technology, management strategy, entrepreneurship, and global business. Interactive learning methods are used including case analysis, business writing, e-learning, team projects, and small group discussion. Emphasis is placed on differentiating MSOE business and information technology degrees.
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MS 1850 - Computer Methods and Applications in Health Care 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces nursing majors to the fundamental concepts and use of personal productivity application software and information technology in healthcare. Students gain skills and proficiency using MSOE computing resources, online learning systems, and computerbased nursing tools. Software introduced in the course includes Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), online clinical information sources (UpToDate, Epocrates, ECCO, clinical pathways), communication and collaborative applications (email, discussion boards, collaborative suites - Google Groups, Zoho), and MSOE systems (Blackboard, myMSOE, online library databases, network resources). Course topics are presented in “hands on” style and class sessions are conducted in tutorial mode. (prereq: nursing major)
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MS 2220 - Foundations of Business Economics 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of economics and expects a student will demonstrate understanding of the interactive nature of global, national and local economic systems. The course explores how individuals, households, businesses and governments use scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and needs. Emphasis is placed on how economics serves as the basis for business decisions. Students required to take MS-221 Microeconomics or MS-322 Macroeconomics are not eligible to earn credit toward their major for MS-2220.
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MS 2220H - Foundations of Business Economics 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course is offered as part of the University Scholars Program. It is taught in seminar-style with a variety of guest speakers and company visits. Students engage in the fundamental concepts of economics and are expected to demonstrate understanding of the interactive nature of global, national and local economic systems. The course explores how individuals, households, businesses and governments use scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and needs. Emphasis is placed on how economics serves as the basis for business decisions. Enrollment is limited to students participating in the University Scholars Program.
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MS 2225 - Health Care Economics 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the central concepts of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis and decision-making. Topics included in this course explore the fundamental framework of allocation resources recognizing scarcity of resources and time. This course examines cases set within healthcare both within an organization and connected with the national economy set within a global marketplace. Fundamental concepts include: demand and supply, elasticity and marginalism, inflation, unemployment, business cycles, role of government. These concepts are then used to explain and analyze market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. Other topics may include analysis of labor markets, property rights and international economics.
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MS 2420 - Foundations of Enterprise Resource Planning 2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. The foundations of these systems will be explored, such as implementing ERP, selection of software, integration of processes and transactions, and challenges associated with successful implementation of ERP applications. The course will include exposure to ERP software. Students will receive hands-on experience with software such as SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.
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MS 2771 - Object-Oriented Programming for the Web 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces the concepts of object-oriented programming to beginners. Upon completion of this course the student should have a basic understanding of the software development lifecycle issues, the design process, the reuse of existing software components, and the thought processes involved in object-oriented programming for the Web.
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MS 2773 - Java for Web Design 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This hands-on course is designed for experienced programmers that want to learn Java. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: learn the basics of creating Java applets and applications; create object-oriented programs using Java; incorporate graphics, sound and event handling; use multiple threads to create animations; and understand and use inheritance and polymorphism properly. (prereq: MS 2771 or equivalent object-oriented programming language experience)
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MS 2775 - Servlets for the Web 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This hands-on course is designed for experienced programmers that want to learn the basics of server-side Java programming. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: create servlets that provide dynamic Web content to users; incorporate graphics and multimedia responses to client requests; use multiple threads to create animations; require users to authenticate themselves in order to protect Web content; and understand the basics of Java Server Pages. (prereq: MS 2773 or equivalent)
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MS 2777 - Web JavaServer Pages 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This hands-on course is designed for experienced programmers that want to learn the basics of server-side Java programming. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create JSP pages that provide dynamic Web content to users; incorporate graphics and multimedia responses to client requests; understand how multiple threads affect JSP coding; allow users to authenticate themselves in order to protect web content; and, understand the basics of XML processing. (prereq: MS 2775 or equivalent Java programming language experience)
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MS 2810 - Introduction to Computer Programming - Visual Basic 2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to computer programming and the approaches and methods used by programmers. The course provides opportunity for experience in designing and writing structured programs in the Visual Basic language. This graphically-based programming language will prepare students to write fundamental interactive computer programs.
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MS 2815 - Developing Business Solutions with C# 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The course focuses on the creative and analytical problem-solving techniques required to write high quality programs that address business needs. It provides an introduction to programming concepts and object-oriented program design, in addition to an overview of user interface design and data-driven business applications. Students will learn in a hands-on format, and will develop two complete application programs for the desktop and Web, using the C#.NET and the Visual Studio platform. (prereq: MS 184 or equivalent)
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MS 3010 - Introduction to Health Care Industry 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course provides an overview of the health care industry in the USA. Health care is one of the largest and most complex industries and does not operate like other businesses. The goal of any health care system is to provide essential health care services to the entire population. Covered topics include the conceptual basis for our health care system, its history, the stakeholders (public, private, people and organizations), the role of technology, the issues of cost, access and quality (patient safety), health policy and the future of the system. This course is appropriate for students expecting to work in the health care sector (provider, administration, payer, technology, etc.) and especially for those hoping for career advancement. (prereq: sophomore standing)
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MS 3030 - Organizational Development in Health Care 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course explores the leadership roles and functions in the modern health care organization. Included is working with boards and organized medical staffs. Students will examine the problems and dynamics of organizational change. Various leadership strategies and resources that facilitate change and on-going personal development will be studied. The course emphasizes the learning process, OD interventions, consultant skills, reinforcement, monitoring success, and ethical issues. (prereq: MS 3010 )
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MS 3050 - Health Care Budgeting and Financial Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course begins with an introduction to health care finance and a description of the current financial environment in which health care organizations function. It then will explore how financial and managerial accounting processes are applied in health care settings, presenting concepts that are critical to making sound financial decisions to better the cost-effectiveness of the organization. (prereq: MS 354 )
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MS 3220 - Sustainability Management and Economics 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course will explore and reveal the fundamental economic and social responsibility theories that underpin sustainability. Students will learn how sustainability is implemented as a business strategy. Specific topics include life-cycle management, cap and trade legislation, triple bottom line, cradle-to-cradle design, waste reduction and return on investment analyses. (prereq: one course in economics (e.g. MS 2220 , MS 221 , MS 322 ))
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MS 3330 - Legal Aspects of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course will focus on topics important and interesting to anyone involved with managing or creating technology. The goal is to provide students with an understanding of fundamental legal issues pertinent to technology management. The course focuses on a wide range of controversial issues regarding intellectual property rights (i.e. patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) and addresses strategic decision making such as how to protect computer and internet projects. A seminar approach will be followed with student participation expected. (prereq: junior standing and consent of department chair)
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MS 3401 - Applied Operations Management: Lean Techniques 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Lean techniques can be used to improve any business process and make companies globally competitive. During this course students will learn to identify what is value-added and what is waste in any business process and to eliminate identified waste. Students will also learn the value of teamwork in a Lean Enterprise and will be introduced to the concepts of 5S, Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen. Credits for this course can be earned upon successful completion of the Business Excellence Consortium’s Lean Associate Certificate.
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MS 3403 - Managing for Quality 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces and requires application of the skills and tools necessary to implement and maintain a continuous improvement environment. Through the use of appropriate models and tools, students will demonstrate the application of a personal philosophy of quality, identify stakeholder relationships, develop approaches to meet/exceed customer expectations, explore systems-focused approaches, manage a quality improvement project and measure effectiveness of continuous improvement activities. (prereq: one course in economics (e.g. MS 221 , MS 2220 , MS 322 , IE 423 ))
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MS 3405 - Advanced Operations Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course describes the value of and an approach to develop a manufacturing operations strategy. Also addressed is the need to align manufacturing with overall organizational strategic plans and objectives. Manufacturing’s early involvement in the planning process is critical. Typically manufacturing’s active involvement takes place late in the planning cycle. This course will address why the late involvement exists and the need for early involvement. Late involvement often leads to a flawed strategy and/or strategies difficult for manufacturing to successfully support. A factor in the flawed approach is often due to manufacturing’s excessive attention to day-to-day issues. The day-to-day necessity may also be symptomatic of a flawed manufacturing process. Late involvement provides little time to assess and acknowledge current system flaws. Building a strategy from a flawed system or process is a potentially devastating situation. (prereq: MS 340 )
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MS 3406 - Applied Operations Management: 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This certificate program offered by MSOE’s Business Excellence Consortium is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of Six Sigma. In addition to background of the methodology, there are practical examples of how to apply Six Sigma. This certificate is the essential baseline knowledge needed to get an individual prepared to work in a Six Sigma environment.
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MS 3411 - Leading Project Teams 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Techniques of studying, analyzing, improving, managing and leading the growth, productivity and development of individual and group competencies to enhance project performance are explained and practiced in this course. The course includes the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project. The importance of involving team members in the linking and overlapping of process groups in various project phases is emphasized. This course helps managers deal with value dilemmas, conflict, resistance to change and project team-building skills. (prereq: sophomore standing)
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MS 3420 - International Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course explores the dynamic global business environment facing managers who are expected to understand the political, legal, technological, competitive and cultural factors that influence corporations worldwide. Topics emphasize developing the cultural sensitivity and ability to manage across cultural boundaries, design and implement global strategies, and improve the understanding of organization controls and leadership needed within the context of a foreign country’s business practices.
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MS 3423 - Innovation and Business Markets 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course explores the foundation, functions and models of businesses based on innovation, creativity and value production. Course topics include (a) generation of commercializable new ideas in both new ventures and existing organizations; (b) challenges to organizations based on creativity and innovation; (c) trade-offs in making resource allocation decisions innovative ideas; and (d) strategies for businesses based on fast-changing creative and innovative products. The course features guest speakers and includes assignments involving entrepreneurship and business development. Students will develop an understanding for the steps and strategies needed to move innovative ideas to commercial success. (prereq: sophomore standing)
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MS 3425 - Entrepreneurship - An Overview 1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the process of creating a new venture within an existing business or as a new company. The focus will be to provide participants with the knowledge and practical insights, opportunities and challenges associated with transforming a business idea into reality. The course will utilize case analysis, discussion, guest speakers, and business planning to reinforce course content. (prereq: sophomore standing)
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MS 3427 - Entrepreneurial Business Plans 1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits
This course continues the development of entrepreneurship by transforming the opportunity for a business into a written document, the plan. The purpose of the course is to increase the success rate of a venture by converting the concept for a business into a well developed business plan. (prereq: MS 3425 )
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MS 3429 - Entrepreneurial Finance 1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits
MS-3429 continues the development of entrepreneurship by examining the key financial elements of entrepreneurial or small company ventures. The course explores the role of the entrepreneurial manager in developing a financial plan and raising capital from commercial banks, angel investors, venture capitalists, private placement, and other sources. Each source is reviewed for its impact on the financial value of the firm, while the concluding segment of the course discusses the strategies for exiting the business.
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MS 3445 - Organizational Development and Consultancy 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course presents organization development as a system-wide application of behavioral science to the planned development, improvement, and reinforcement of the strategies, structures and processes that lead to organization effectiveness. Students will learn how to use critical thinking skills to develop a tightly knit logic trail of findings, conclusions and recommendations that are defensible and persuasive. Consultancy, from both an internal and external perspective, will be introduced to include need identification, planning, scope definition, deliverables and role/responsibility assignments. The course will emphasize business communications through the development of clearly stated, client-centered presentations. (prereq: MS 344 or SS 461 )
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MS 3615 - Services Marketing 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course addresses the distinct needs and problems of service organizations in the area of marketing. The courses theme is that service organizations require a distinctive approach to marketing strategy, both in its development and execution. This course integrates ideas from other business courses to make them specifically applicable in service industry settings. The course explores the role of service in manufacturing businesses and introduces ways that manufacturing firms might use “service” as a competitive advantage. (prereq: one course in economics (e.g. MS 221 , MS 2220 , MS 322 , IE 423 ))
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MS 3680 - Fundamentals of Multimedia Production for Business 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course introduces the student to the technical aspects of production and provides the opportunity to work in a variety of formats. Emphasis is place on business applications of multimedia. Essential skills are gained in a sequence that fosters an understanding of the production process and permits individuals to take on progressively more complex projects. Skill sets include camera operation, scripting, pre-production planning, lighting, audio and video editing in a digital environment. (prereq: MS 275 or consent of department chair)
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MS 3803 - Intermediate Java Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This, the second course in the Java programming sequence, introduces core object-oriented principles and their implementation in Java. Topics covered include objects and classes, inheritance and polymorphism, interfaces and inner classes, graphics programming basics, event handling and exception handling techniques. (prereq: MS 382 )
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MS 3804 - Advanced Java Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This, the third course in the Java programming sequence, introduces topics that are the basis for building robust, reliable systems in Java. Topics covered include data structures and the collections API, streams and files, multithreading, networking, and database connectivity. (prereq: MS 3803 )
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MS 3805 - Introduction to Enterprise Java Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is introduced in this course by exploring servlets (Java server-side components that complement applets on the client-side). All aspects of servlets are introduced via hands-on programming assignments that exercise the details of how servlets interface with the client by using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Open source components such as Apache, Tomcat-Catalina and Ant will be used in the hands-on portion of the course. (prereq: MS 3803 )
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MS 3806 - Intermediate Enterprise Java Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is further investigated in this course by using JavaServer Pages (JSP) as a server-side scripting language to quickly develop Enterprise Java Web sites. JSP expressions, declarations, scriptlets, directives and custom tag libraries are investigated and used in course programming assignments. Open source components such as Apache, Tomcat- Jasper, Ant, JUnit, Struts and Velocity are used in the hands-on portion of the course. (prereq: MS 3805 )
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MS 3807 - Advanced Enterprise Java Programming 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is further explored in this course by using Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) as a gateway into legacy applications such as databases, transactions and security frameworks made popular in enterprise computing environments. EJB home interfaces, remote interfaces, local interfaces, session beans, entity beans and message beans are investigated and used in the course programming assignments. Open source components such as JBoss, JUnit, CVS and Xdoclet are used in the hands-on portion of this course. (prereq: MS 3806 )
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MS 3812 - C++ Programming for Business 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
The object-oriented programmer is introduced to the syntax and semantics of the C++ programming language. Students write several programs exploring basic techniques covering the concepts of: C++ expressions, data types, functions, parameter passing, control structures, data structures and operator overloading. The basic object model in C++ is covered and the canonical form of class authorship is stressed (constructors, destructors, copy constructors and overloading the assignment operator). (prereq: MA 127 )
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MS 3832 - Advanced C++ Programming for Business 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course continues looking into computer systems and software by studying one of the popular high-level languages, C++. The course provides in-depth study into the structured concepts of program and algorithm design. Specifically, the inheritance and polymorphism features of the language are covered, with particular focus placed on algorithm development using the Standard Template Library (STL). Lab exercises using Microsoft’s Visual C++ and Unix/Linux K-Develop and Gnu g++ compiler to reinforce the topics presented in the lecture, while demonstrating the multi-platform nature of this widely-adopted systems programming language. (prereq: MS 3812 )
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MS 3991 - Supply Chain Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
With the growth of information systems, expansion of international competition and the deregulation of the transportation system, many companies are analyzing and working to optimize their entire supply chain, from raw materials to ultimate customer. This course examines the elements of supply chain, including logistics, inventory and information. Throughout, it emphasizes the need to develop strategies and incentives that optimize the entire supply chain, not just single units of it. (prereq: MS 342 )
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MS 4000H - Corporate Leadership Seminar 1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits
This course is offered as part of the University Scholars’ Program. Through assigned readings, interactive lectures with visiting executives, and small group discussions, students will learn how practicing leaders implement their principles, while reflecting the realities of different cultural expectations and meeting business demands. The course will provide a forum for students to learn directly from practicing leaders and to think introspectively about their own personal values, leadership styles, and long-term aspirations. Enrollment is limited to students participating in the University Scholars Program (prereq: senior standing)
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MS 4030 - Legal Aspects of Health Care Management 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
This course will provide students with the skills necessary to mitigate liability through risk management principles, develop relationship management skills, apply an ethical decision-making framework, incorporate business law procedures, and manage communication. (prereq: MS 331 )
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MS 4040 - Health Care Quality Systems and Improvement 3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Students apply contemporary management methodologies in healthcare environments to address issues of quality and patient safety. The methodologies incorporate the organizational change management required to achieve successful outcomes, improved quality and reduced errors. Students in this course will learn to use and apply the Lean and Six Sigma tools to define, measure, analyze, improve and control the complex processes of healthcare delivery. These same tools can also be applied to create quality processes related to the development and implementation of management solutions. (prereq: MS 3030 )
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