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Operations and Information Management (OPIM)Head of Department: Professor James R. Marsden For major requirements, see the School of Business section of this Catalog. Courses in this department are open to juniors and seniors only. The School of Business requires students at the Storrs campus to participate in the Mobile Computing Initiative before registering for the courses listed below. See the School of Business Catalog section for details about how the program operates. 203C. Business Information Systems Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ACCT 131. Open only to School of Business students; others with the consent of the Operations and Information Management Department Head. Not open to students who have passed or are taking BADM 260. Information needs of managers, the structure of the information systems required to fill these needs, systems development, business computing technology, and management applications within major business functional subsystems. Either semester. Three credits. Introduction to concepts, models, and information systems applicable 205. Introduction to Database Management Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C or equivalent. Consent of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward fulfilling MIS major requirements. Offered only at the Tri-Campus and Stamford Regional Campus locations. Introduction to the development and implementation of database applications. Topics covered include costs and benefits of database approach, database design lifecycle, conceptual database design, the relational data model, data administration, database security, database backup and recovery, and database management system selection and implementation. Students participate in the hands-on design and implementation of a small database using the relational architecture. 206. Business Application Programming Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C or equivalent. Consent of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward fulfilling MIS major requirements.Offered only at the Tri-Campus and Stamford Regional Campus locations. Development of business application software using structured and object oriented programming techniques. The emphasis is on programming logic, rapid application development techniques and personal productivity tools. Topics include program design techniques, programming constructs, interface development techniques, event driven programming, file and database processing, and object linking and embedding 207. Internet Technologies and Electronic Commerce Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 205, OPIM 206. Consent of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward fulfilling MIS major requirements. Offered only at the Tri-Campus and Stamford Regional Campus locations. This course introduces Internet technology and tools from the perspective of business users. The focus is on providing knowledge base and functional tools for students as workers in the 21st Century. The specific technologies covered in the class will depend upon state-of-the-art at the time of class offering. However, some of the general concepts include: HTML, client side programming such as Javascript or VBscript, dynamic content creation and management, electronic business process management, security concerns and solutions, and regulatory/public policy issues. A significant part of the course will involve hands-on training. 208. System Development and Process Management Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 205, OPIM 206. Consent of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward fulfilling MIS major requirements. Offered only at the Tri-Campus and Stamford Regional Campus locations. The course covers the system development life cycle of business information systems. Topics include business process reengineering, detailed process modeling and data modeling techniques, project management concepts, system architecture, testing and implementation considerations. The potential system issues and relevant up-to-date technologies are also explored in the class. Students participate in a project using supportive software tools. 210. Operations Research for Information Systems Analysis Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C which may be taken concurrently. The philosophy and techniques of Operations Research, including problem definition, modeling, and solution in the context of analysis, design, and implementation of computer-based information systems. 211. Systems Analysis and Design Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C, 220, 221, 222; open to MIS majors only. System development methodologies for business information systems. Project management concepts, hardware and software technology, and organizational considerations are explored. Students participate in a system development project. Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C, 220, 221, 222; open to MIS majors only. Deepens knowledge of application development tools for the design of decision oriented information systems. Emphasis will be placed on emerging tools and techniques relevant for modern organizational information needs. 220. Business Software Development Either semester. Three credits. The development of computer software for business information processing. Topics include flowcharting, pseudocode, programming with a business oriented computer language, file processing concepts, and on-line and batch processing. 221. Business Database Systems Either semester. Three credits. Introduces market-leading techniques for transaction processes as well as decision making and business intelligence, that help to identify and manage key data from business processes. Provides the essential tools required for further data mining applications. Combines lecture, class discussion and hands-on computer work in a business-oriented environment. 222. Network Design and Applications Either semester. Three credits. Open only to juniors and seniors. Principles and applications of business telecommunications emphasized. Course covers important network systems as well as crucial techniques in building these systems. Students participate in network design and implementation project. 223. Advanced Business Application Development Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C. Open to MIS majors only. Open only to juniors and seniors. Course designed to cover structured and object-oriented programming methodologies for developing business applications. Program design techniques and logic emphasized. Students participate in a business application design and implementation project. 252. Industrial Quality Control The economic control and assurance of quality and reliability with emphasis on management of the quality function. Included are: a conceptual treatment of statistical methods in quality control; control of quality during manufacture and at delivery of finished goods; planning for quality control and reliability; quality management, to include organization, economics, systems and procedures. Either or both semesters. One to six credits. Hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Completion of Freshman - Sophomore School of Business requirements and consent of instructor and Department Head. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). Designed to provide students with an opportunity for field work relevant to one or more major areas within the Department. Students will work under the supervision of one or more professionals in the specialty in question. Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of an appraisal by the field supervisor and a detailed written report submitted by the student. Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement, up to a maximum of six credits. Consent of Department Head required, prior to the student's departure. These credits must be awarded for regularly scheduled course work at a recognized foreign university in the field of information systems or in the student's Applications Area; if in the Applications Area the consent of both the Department Head and the Head of the Applications Area is required. Prior to taking the course the student must sign up for the course in advance as a course in that Applications Area. No credits can be counted toward required courses in the MIS major. Special topics taken in a foreign study program. 296. Senior Thesis in Operations and Information Management Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Open only by consent of instructor and department head; open only to OPIM Department Honors Students. Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C and others as announced separately for each offering. Classroom course in special topics in operations management, operations research and information management as announced in advance for each semester. Either semester or both semesters. Credits by arrangement, not to exceed six in any semester. Open only with consent of instructor and Department Head. Individual study of special topics in operations management, operations research and information management as mutually arranged between a student and an instructor. |
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