May 01, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions


Graduate Bulletin Course Description Introduction

Course descriptions are listed (in this section) in alphabetical order by curricular subject abbreviations. Graduate courses are those numbered from 500 through 899. All numbers below 500 are for undergraduate credit.

Interpreting Course Descriptions

This document will help you understand the various codes used in the course descriptions.

A typical course description appears like this:

COUN 788 Counseling Process Laboratory  

Course Level

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Graduate courses are numbered from 500 to 899. The 100 through 400 series are undergraduate courses.

Credits

UW-Stout defines a credit hour as an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that reasonably approximates: [1] At least one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks for one semester hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or [2] At least an equivalent amount of work as required in part one [1] of this definition for other academic activities as established by UW-Stout, including distance education, online, hybrid, or other indirect faculty instruction, laboratory work, internships, co-op experiences, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.

 

Hospitality and Tourism

  
  • HT-703 Customer Strategy


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Integrate core concepts and focused paradigms of customer strategy into organizational philosophies. Frames the strategic process via organizational insights and analytical data to develop innovative and exceptional customer-focused solutions.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • HT-705 Science of Consumer Engagement


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical evaluation of consumer consumption processes framed by theoretical and practical knowledge of the service delivery process. Provides insight into consumer behavior framed by a contemporary understanding of behaviors and neuromarketing-driven insights.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • HT-711 Pricing Strategies and Revenue Tactics


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Synthesis of available services pricing strategies utilizing strategic, economic, marketing and psychological considerations to drive revenue. Addresses strategic and tactical issues to engender profit-generating pricing practices across professional contexts.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • HT-713 Consumer Value Creation for Hospitality


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A customer-centric approach in developing and implementing hospitality marketing strategies that acquire, develop and retain customers. Explores the customer value proposition, customer satisfaction, sustaining developed relationships and analyzing customer information in a complex marketplace.
    Must be enrolled in the MS in Hospitality Strategy program
  
  • HT-715 Hospitality Customer Value Analysis


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Financial impacts and methods to effectively acquiring, developing and retaining profitable customer relationships for hospitality-focused organizations. Addresses the customer profitability imperative through indirect benefits of loyalty, customer lifetime value, and maximizing customer equity.
    Must be enrolled in the MS in Hospitality Strategy program
  
  • HT-721 Quality Service and Experience Assurance


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Consumer-facing approaches to developing marketing, management and operations strategy to provide experiential customer engagement. Presents advanced models for loyalty-generating experiences and assuring quality service to build and maintain competitive advantage within organizations.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • HT-723 Strategic Alignment of Hospitality Human Capital


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and practice of adaptive work systems to transform individuals and hospitality organizations into consumer advocates. Strategic alignment of employees and internal structures/processes as an essential imperative to successfully drive revenue, profit and growth.
    Must be enrolled in the MS in Hospitality Strategy program
  
  • HT-725 Innovation for Competitive Advantage


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Addresses innovation challenges by focusing on tools, techniques and concepts necessary to develop a consumer-focused, open-innovation culture. Critical elements to designing, developing and implementing innovative customer solutions across organizations and enterprise levels.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • HT-731 Data Interpretation and Hospitality Forecasting


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Leverages consumer and operational information to accurately forecast future customer activities based on current patterns and behavior. Advancements in the explanation of consumer activities and predicting consumption patterns applied to hospitality and consumer-facing organizations.
    Must be enrolled in the MS in Hospitality Strategy program
  
  • HT-733 Hospitality Strategic Assessment and Analysis


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced strategic principles and assessment techniques for leading organizational change and process implementation within hospitality organizations. Capstone course focused on analyzing consumer-driven questions, improving performance and processes, and integrating assessment outcomes into hospitality industry processes.
    Department Consent Required
    Must be enrolled in the MS in Hospitality Strategy program
  
  • HT-735 Problems in Hospitality and Tourism


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Independent research under direction of research adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, research methodology, conducting research in the hospitality of tourism field. Interpretation of results and a formal presentation is required.
  
  • HT-747 Seminar In Hospitality Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Contemporary management theories and techniques to effectively manage a dynamic and diverse hospitality and tourism industry. Topics will address issues that relate to current and future needs.
  
  • HT-799 Independent Study


    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required

Human Development and Family Studies

  
  • HDFS-510 Family Stress, Coping and Adaptation


    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Impact of family development and stress on individual and family well-being.
  
  • HDFS-513 Parent Education/Involvement


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Parent groups: training of leaders, survey of literature. Practicum with parent groups.
  
  • HDFS-520 Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Trends and issues in divorce, single parenting and remarriage related to effects on adults, children and society.
  
  • HDFS-525 Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Empirical study of physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of children.
  
  • HDFS-530 Human Development: Early and Middle Adulthood


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study of adults in the family context during the early and middle years.
  
  • HDFS-532 Death and Bereavement


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Significance of death and bereavement for the American culture, individual and family. Special consideration given to major tasks of grieving for children and adults.
  
  • HDFS-540 Human Development: Late Adulthood


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of the field of gerontology focusing on what it means to grow old in the United States from a systemic perspective. Multicultural attitudes toward aging; the psychological, physical, social and economic needs and problems of the older population are addressed. Consideration will be given to the personal, familial, environmental and social resources of the older population.
  
  • HDFS-541 Family Caregiving to Dependent Elders


    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Unique challenges confronting adult children who provide care to aging parents. Government, agency, workplace and family policies and practices promoting and/or undermining family strengths and well-being.
  
  • HDFS-545 Health Care Dilemmas & Decisions for Families


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Bioethical issues facing U.S. families. Selected issues provoke deep and troubling questions that will be addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective through readings, student-led discussion, lectures, and case reviews.
  
  • HDFS-552 Sexual and Gender Identities in Families and Society


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introductory understanding of sexual and gender identities in families and society.
  
  • HDFS-564 Sibling Relationships


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Seminar focusing on sibling relationships across the life course, examining the issues, processes and dynamics affecting these bonds
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-565 Family Resource Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Individual and family use of resources to meet needs and attain goals. Critical evaluation of resource disparities and how families are impacted. Develop approach to working with diverse families and external systems on issues of resource management.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-570 Living with the Spectrum: Autism and Family Life


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Unique challenges, rewards, and family dynamics experienced by families impacted by autism spectrum disorder. Theoretical frameworks, life course and cultural considerations, ethical and policy issues, and implications for family practitioners.
  
  • HDFS-575 Grantsmanship for Nonprofits


    1-2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explore the availability of foundation grant money for nonprofit organizations. Designed to give the beginning grant writer an overview of grant purposes, foundation funding sources, proposal development and writing.
  
  • HDFS-595 Special Topics in Human Development


    1-2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Special topics in human development; repeatable for different topics.
  
  • HDFS-600 Special Topics in HDFS:  Family Life Education Methodology


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History, development, theory, and types of family life education programs. Knowledge and practical skills required to identify needs, design programs, teach family life education, facilitate groups, and evaluate programs in a variety of settings with a range of populations. Course culminates with a service-learning study abroad experience in Ireland.
  
  • HDFS-601 Autism and Family Life: Living with the Spectrum


    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Unique challenges, rewards, and family dynamics experienced by families impacted by autism spectrum disorder. Theoretical frameworks, life course and cultural considerations, ethical and policy issues, and implications for family practitioners.
  
  • HDFS-610 Families in an Electronic World


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Effects of changes in communication technologies on family life over the past several decades. Impacts of television, computers, cell phones, and other communication technologies on daily life and family dynamics. Social issues stemming from technological advances and affecting family life including social networking, internet gaming, cybersex, cyberbullying, and the digital divide.
  
  • HDFS-623 Spirituality Across the Lifespan


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Seminar discussion of autobiographical and biographical accounts of individual’s spiritual experiences, beliefs and spiritual development over the life cycle.
  
  • HDFS-626 Autism in South Africa


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Connects course content with a service learning experience. Work with community partners that support individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder in South Africa. Interpersonal communication and relationship skills with diverse populations; cross-cultural awareness and responsiveness around the role and meaning of autism in family life.
    Prerequisite: take HDFS 601  
  
  • HDFS-626 Special Topics in the Study of Family Life


    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Family life programs and literature; individual study of problems of personal or professional interest.
  
  • HDFS-642 Geriatric Functional Assessment


    4 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Multi-disciplinary assessment applied to elderly at critical transition points. Assessment of social and economic status, functional status (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living), mental health, and environmental characteristics. Explore various measurement instruments. Background check required.
    Prerequisite: take HDFS-540 ; background check required.
  
  • HDFS-650 Family Policy


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Family policy and family perspective in policymaking. Reciprocal relationship between families and public policies. Family policy formation, implementation, evaluation and advocacy.
  
  • HDFS-654 Suicide and the Family: Family and Community Intervention


    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of attempted and completed suicides from an interdisciplinary perspective. Forms of intervention, with emphasis upon family therapy, are compared, contrasted, and evaluated for suitability.
  
  • HDFS-656 Abuse and the Family


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Definition and analysis of types of abuse in family context. Interrelationship of victims, perpetrators, other family members, helping professionals, social context. Risk factors, effects, reporting and recovery.
  
  • HDFS-660 Religious Diversity and the Workplace


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Major world religions and some smaller religions, practices, similarities and differences within and between religions; implications of religious practices and beliefs for workplace settings.
  
  • HDFS-703 Child and Adolescent Development Seminar


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced seminar in various aspects of child and adolescent development.
  
  • HDFS-704 Child and Family Services


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review and analysis of the historical development and statutory base of child and family services as well as the social values, issues and trends that shape them.
  
  • HDFS-707 Issues and Problems in Parent Education


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A study of the issues and problems of parent groups and the training of parent-group leaders.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-715 Theories of Family Processes


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced analysis of family interaction theory. Emphasis is on normal family processes as they apply to the practice of marital and family intervention.
  
  • HDFS-720 Special topics in Human Development and Family Studies


    1-2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Consideration of contemporary problems in human development and family studies and their influence on family life.
  
  • HDFS-728 Contemporary Family Issues


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Contemporary family issues and trends addressing continuity as well as the changing nature of relationships and families. Emphasis on family change within the larger context of ecological, demographic and economic change.
  
  • HDFS-730 Advanced Human Sexuality


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced overview of major areas of study in the field of human sexuality, including: relational and professional ethics, health/medical factors influence sexuality, sexual development across the lifespan, intimate and sexual relationships, sexual exploitation, sexual coercion, and the intersection between substance use/abuse and sexuality.
  
  • HDFS-735 Problems in Family Studies and Human Development


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Identification, selection and completion of a problem in family studies and human development, culminating in a Plan B paper.
    Prerequisite: take EDUC-740 
  
  • HDFS-740 Issues In Family Life Education


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review of community-based programs for family and human development issues across the lifespan with consideration for personal philosophy, theory, research, development and evaluation of existing program models.
  
  • HDFS-742 Lifespan Family and Human Development Seminar


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Human development theory; research, changing trends and issues are explored with focus upon family life cycle variations. Emphasis is given to the application of scientific knowledge to select issues and thematic narratives of lifespan development as well as to information regarding child development in families and their sociocultural contexts.
  
  • HDFS-746 Theory Based Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamentals of family and developmental research. Focus on qualitative and quantitative research designs, the role of theory, methods of data collection and analysis, and unique factors associated with family research. Preparation for completion of the comprehensive graduate project.
  
  • HDFS-749 Cooperative Education Experience


    1-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved business/industry position related to the student’s major. Selection by application and interview.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-770 Thesis-Family Studies & Human Development


    2-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, plan of method of attack, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of the final paper according to thesis standards. Student may enroll for 2, 4, or 6 semester hours of credit in various terms with a final total of 6.
    Prerequisite: take EDUC-740 
  
  • HDFS-797 Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Field experience related to family and consumer sciences education skills and knowledge used in teaching wage-earning courses at secondary level.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-799 Independent Study


    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required

Industrial Management

  
  • INMGT-500 Engineering Economy


    2-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Source and application of funds: cost control, valuation, depreciation, replacement theory and taxation.
  
  • INMGT-501 Seminar


    1-2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    (Title will reflect specific business or management content.) Current topics in business and industrial management to meet specific needs of students enrolled.
  
  • INMGT-502 Seminar


    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Elements of time management, strategies and techniques in industrial and business environments. Analysis of time use by all levels of management.
  
  • INMGT-505 Resource Planning and Materials Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles and techniques for planning and managing materials and resources within organizations and throughout a supply chain. Topics covered include resource and material planning, forecasting, master planning, materials requirements planning, capacity management, purchasing, inventory management, distribution options, supply chain management, and various operational management techniques.
  
  • INMGT-514 Manufacturing Enterprise Practicum


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Creation, planning, organizing, directing, staffing and controlling of a value-added manufacturing enterprise, including supply chain management; manufacturing, marketing and distribution of a product.
  
  • INMGT-520 Quality Tools


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practical and statistical quality control in design and use of Quality Assurance Programs: Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality Assurance and Product Quality Assurance.
  
  • INMGT-525 Quality Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Provides the managerial and technical knowledge necessary to prepare, document, manage, and evaluate quality systems from beginning design through system operation and post-delivery customer services within a product or service environment.
  
  • INMGT-535 Lean Manufacturing Systems


    4 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to production/operations management and lean manufacturing system design for engineers. Emphasis is given to analysis and design of production systems, facility layout, and globalization.
  
  • INMGT-550 Facilities Planning


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study of facilities location, structure, and planning for efficient layout and material handling systems.
  
  • INMGT-565 Project Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning, scheduling, and control of technical projects. topics covered include activity identification, network diagrams, scheduling, PERT/CPM, cost analysis, resource management, and computer control.
  
  • INMGT-600 Organizational Leadership


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Addresses the leader’s role in accomplishing organizational objectives through the management and development of followers. Concepts of organizational and individual behavior serve as a foundation for the development of leadership skills such as communication, motivation, leading, team building, building credibility, and conflict management.
  
  • INMGT-605 Resource Planning and Materials Management Practicum


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Provides students with specific skills in managerial techniques for planning, scheduling and controlling resources in manufacturing and service organizations. This course focuses on the first two of the five required APICS exams that lead to certification as a Certified in Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM).
  
  • INMGT-610 Six Sigma Quality Improvement Methods


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of Six Sigma quality improvement applications. Application of scientific methods to improve quality of products, service, processes, and management systems.
  
  • INMGT-615 Inclusivity in Leadership


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An examination of leadership dynamic for but not limited to women, people of color, and other underrepresented populations including approaches to leading, communicating, and developing inclusive organizations.
  
  • INMGT-616 People Process Culture


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A study of high performing people process culture organizations integrating sociology, applied psychology, and organization behavior subject matter areas.
    Prerequisite: take either INMGT-600  or PSYC 582  
  
  • INMGT-620 Quality Assurance–Practicum


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of principles and techniques learned in INMGT-520 , as part of Professional Semester/ Manufacturing Laboratory.
    Prerequisites: take INMGT-520  and INMGT-525 
  
  • INMGT-622 Quality Engineering


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practical and statistical engineering methods to improve quality and design in a manufacturing environment.
  
  • INMGT-625 Planned Experimentation for Quality Improvement


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Quality improvement through planned experimentation that focuses on product realization activities which consist of new product design and formulation, manufacturing process development and improvement.
  
  • INMGT-630 Employee Involvements: Work Teams


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Background and history of employee involvement, teams as a method of employee involvement, analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different team structures and the planning processes used to implement team structures, analysis of situational variables used to help design the best team approach for an organization, the support systems needed to maintain teams, phases of team development, facilitation skills, and team problem-solving methods.
  
  • INMGT-640 Lean Enterprise


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles of lean techniques, justification of lean systems, how lean systems are scheduled, and cost analysis of a lean environment.
  
  • INMGT-660 Industrial Management


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles and methods of analyzing and solving industrial problems; application through case studies, management games and special problems.
  
  • INMGT-662 Global Manufacturing Study Tour


    2-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Visit global sites to understand the current state of product design, manufacturing, and distribution in both developed and developing countries. Learn how to develop supplier, manufacturing, and distribution systems in a global setting.
  
  • INMGT-675 Advanced Project Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced planning, control, and leadership of technical projects and programs. topics covered include: project and program justification, project management maturity and methods, multiple project or portfolio management, project management in multinational cultures, virtual project teams, requirements definition, and outsourcing.
    Prerequisite: take INMGT-565 
  
  • INMGT-682 Business Analytics


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Business needs and technology trends in analytics.  Practical application of business analytic tools to determine key business performance indicators and use of these indicators to drive business and operations management decisions and actions.
  
  • INMGT-686 Project Management Practicum


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Capstone experience.  Project management applications.  Students will take the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam.  Students apply project management tools and techniques to manage practical projects.
  
  • INMGT-700 Organizational Research Methods


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Quantitative and qualitative approaches to organizational and industrial research. Application of appropriate research tools to understand interpersonal relationships, analyze and design jobs, organizations and systems. This course should be taken the next to last semester in a student’s coursework. Development of a research proposal that may be used to complete master’s level field project/thesis.
  
  • INMGT-705 Enterprise Resource Planning


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning and management of material flow and production activities. Topics include forecasting, sales and operations planning, demand management, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, production execution, lean systems and how ERP software serves to reinforce the interconnectedness of operations with the other business functional areas.
  
  • INMGT-710 Seminar In Operations Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current concepts essential to achieving excellence in global operations and supply management. Current theory and practice of operation of engineering, marketing, manufacturing, financial administration and industrial relations aspects of industry with a focus on globalization and international management.
  
  • INMGT-712 Operational Disruption Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The importance of being able to recognize and manage operational and supply disruptions. Topics include: identification and mitigation of technology and supply disruptions, ethical considerations, cost implications and recovery planning.
  
  • INMGT-715 Organizational Consulting


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to the field of organizational consulting. Practical approaches using an interactive process to help individuals and organizations develop more rapidly and produce more satisfying results. Develop proficiencies in a range of skills required to practice consulting.
  
  • INMGT-718 Advanced Quality Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Compare and contrast the philosophical frameworks advocated by celebrated quality experts such as Deming, Juran, and Crosby. The role of leadership will be related to strategic planning and quality improvement. Metrics will be analyzed as to how their use can lead to quality and business performance improvements.
  
  • INMGT-730 Advanced Technical Problems–Industrial Management


    2-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced study in industrial management, management control, product development or process and facility planning. Recent developments, advanced technical work, experimental work and technical reports. A specific problem area for study in this course must be identified by the student prior to registering for this course.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • INMGT-735 Problems in Operations and Supply Management


    2-4 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Identification, selection and completion of a problem in operations and supply management culminating in a Plan B paper.
    For M.S. in Operations and Supply Management or Technology Management students only
  
  • INMGT-740 Decision Modeling


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of quantitative methodology in industrial decision making. Topics include mathematical modeling, optimization algorithms, linear programming applications, integer programming application, non-linear programming applications, and simulation.
  
  • INMGT-745 Advanced Manufacturing Simulation


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and practice of simulation modeling of manufacturing systems. Theoretical aspects include types of simulation language, data distribution goodness-of-fit, warm-up and run length determination, statistical output analysis, optimization, and variance reduction. Models will be developed, run, animated, and analyzed using a high-level simulation language.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • INMGT-749 Cooperative Education Experience


    1-8 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent Required
  
  • INMGT-750 Organization Development


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A blend of theory, evidence based research, and practice, developing students as leaders of organizational change. Learn skills specific to the field: theories and models, the process, research, and application of organization development principles. Develop and lead strategic change initiatives to enable organizations to be competitive.
    Prerequisite: take INMGT-600 
  
  • INMGT-765 Program Management


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning, control, and leadership of technical projects and programs. Justification, scheduling, risk management, cost analysis, resource management, program control, information technology, and multiple-project management.
  
  • INMGT-797 Field Experience


    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required
  
  • INMGT-799 Independent Study


    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required

Information and Communication Technologies

  
  • CTE-570 Instructional Technology - Education and Training


    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Technological applications to education, training and instruction.  Emphasis on examining, developing and evaluating various technologies and their appropriateness for the curriculum and training applications.
  
  • ICT-500 Workshop


    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Special topics in telecommunication systems, providing hands on or experiential learning activities. Specific content and title to reflect the topic of the workshop.
  
  • ICT-503 Information and Communication Technologies Essentials


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Components of computer hardware and operating systems, assembling a computer system, installing an operating system in a computer, and troubleshooting a computer using system tools and diagnostic software.
  
  • ICT-505 Information Systems for Enterprise


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Information systems concepts and technology for contemporary enterprise. Includes hardware, software, networks and enterprise-specific information systems. Emphasis on business-prudent solutions/products based on clearly identified needs/goals.
  
  • ICT-509 Collaborative Computing


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History, application, design and analysis of collaborative computing.
  
  • ICT-511 Information and Communication Technologies Analytics


    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Determine the value of electronic information and communications, developing metrics, determining return on investment on information and communication technologies.
 

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