Management Science and Information Systems 623

33:623:370 Management Information Systems (3) Fundamentals of computer technology, including hardware, software, telecommunications, and basics of the internet. The role of computer-based information and executive decision support systems in the modern firm. Design, normalization, creation, and querying of relational databases. Management of information and data. Elementary system development principles. Prerequisite: Admission to Rutgers Business School.

33:623:385 Statistical Methods in Business (3) Review of principles of hypothesis testing, chi-square tests, one-way and two-way ANOVA, simple and multiple regression analysis, correlation analysis, nonparametric methods, indices, time series, forecasting, and applications to business. Prerequisite: Admission to Rutgers Business School.

33:623:386 Operations Management (3) Key quantitative techniques essential for analyzing and improving business operations.  Spreadsheet modeling of business decision problems, both with and without data uncertainty.  Linear and integer programming optimization models.  Elementary applied probability modeling and Monte Carlo simulation.  Prerequisite: Admission to Rutgers Business School.