2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Corequisites
A corequisite identifies another course or courses that should be taken concurrently with the listed course. A student who enrolls in a listed course with corequisites must also enroll in those corequisite courses. A student who has previously completed a corequisite course may not need to repeat it; he or she should consult with an academic adviser before registering to determine specific requirements.
Course Credit Hours
The total semester hours of credit for each course are shown in parentheses immediately following the course title.
Prerequisites
A prerequisite identifies a course or other requirements that a student must have completed successfully before enrolling in the listed course. Any student who has not met prerequisites for a course may be administratively withdrawn from that course at the discretion of the instructor. It is the policy of some university departments to withdraw automatically any student who enrolls in a course without first meeting its prerequisites.
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LGLS 3020 - Introduction to the Law
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course is an introduction to the law, a multifaceted and broad discipline which affects and is affected by every aspect of our society. The course provides an overview of the legal system, sources of law, and legal analytical models. In addition, the course covers specific applications of law from the environment to business to personal relationships. Legal case analysis and legal research are components of the class.
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LGLS 3040 - Consumer Risk: Law & Advocacy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours or consent of instructor.
Description
This course is a survey of statutes and cases protecting consumers in the national marketplace. Students learn how to advocate for their rights, with common problems of everyday life, including: landlord-tenant, health insurance, and other contract disputes, car dealership scams, fixing bad credit, debt collection, consumer fraud, data breaches, and identity theft. Ultimately, participants are taught how to effectively document proof, file a mall claims court lawsuit, and argue their case.
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LGLS 3610 - Legal and Ethical Analysis of Business Environments-CTW
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
The legal environment plays a significant role in facilitating and constraining business activity. To be competitive, American business must understand and strategically use the legal environment to minimize risk and add value to the enterprise. This course provides you with an overview of US statutory, administrative and judicial efforts to regulate business activity in several areas: business entities, corporations and governance, agency and employment law, contract law, tort law, products liability, and the protection of intellectual property. Because strategic responses to competitive pressures may also require managers to make difficult ethical decisions, the course also explores the interrelationship of law, ethics and business.
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LGLS 4020 - Business Law for Entrepreneurs
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours or consent of instructor.
Description
This course will focus on the legal issues that entrepreneurs face when starting and running a business in the global economy. Throughout the course we will focus on various substantive practical areas of law that most impact entrepreneurs such as: establishing ownership structure, related shareholder or membership agreements, other documents which impact ownership structure, sales and lease contracts, loan agreements, raising capital and securities law compliance, venture capital negotiations and agreements, the role of the board of directors, potential roles for an advisory board, debtor-creditor relations, employment law, and Intellectual Property Law.
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LGLS 4030 - Lawyers and the Legal Profession
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3020 or LGLS 3610 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Students will study the legal process and the primary actors in that process: lawyers, judges, and clients. The course will utilize a variety of resources and learning techniques, including propular fiction and non-fiction books and movies as well as guest speakers and extensive class discussion. The course will be on particular benefit to current and future businesspeople who want to be better able to manage their businesses’ inevitable encounters with the law and lawyers. This benefit will flow from students gaining a better understanding of the legal process, the role of the primary actors in the process, how they think and act, and why.
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LGLS 4040 - Advanced Legal Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3020 or LGLS 3610 or Consent of Instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Building on a prior legal studies or law-related class, LGLS 4040 explores specific legal topics primarily through an analysis of recent federal and state case law, statutes and regulations. Course topics will vary from semester to semester, but the course will always include at lease one “emerging” technology law topic, such as regulating e-scooters, autonomous cars and drones, or the collection and use of biometric information. The course also focuses on improving students’ on-line legal research skills; case and statutory analysis; and legal writing and citation skills by requiring students to write legal arguments and memoranda, case briefs and a formal case analysis paper.
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LGLS 4050 - Legal Transactions and Risk
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3020 or LGLS 3610 or Consent of Instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Businesses enter into transactions and make decisions under uncertain legal and economic conditions. Contracts, which are used to allocate risk among the contracting parties, can serve as a risk management tool to reduce these legal and economic uncertainties/ This course provides students with an in-depth examination of the common law of contracts, as well as contracts under the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) and CISG (Convention for International Sale of Goods). Principles of risk and insurance topics are woven throughout the course.
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LGLS 4060 - Internet Law
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3020 or LGLS 3610 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course examines how the U.S. legal system is evolving to accommodate the Internet’s impact on business practices, society and values. The course covers a wide range of Internet-related legal issues including technology and the law, court jurisdiction over Interent-related business activities, intellectual property, e-commerce, taxation of Internet sales, privacy in cyberspace, on-line defamation, information security, cyber-crimes, and government regulation of Internet services. Emphasis is placed on developing legal doctrines and their application to Internet-based business activities.
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LGLS 4070 - Environmental Risk: Law and Policy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106, or LGLS 3020, or LGLS 3610, or Consent of Instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course will introduce students to the ways in which the law affects how humans and businesses use and interact with the natural environment. Students will learn about the statutory and common law tools that are used to protect the environment and human health. Students will discuss and evaluate the legal, policy , and ethical arguments surrounding how pollution is (or should be) controlled and how the environment is (or should be) protected.
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LGLS 4080 - Legal Issues in International Business
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3610 or Consent of Instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course addresses the business and legal issues of international trade and private commercial transactions and associated concerns. The course covers all types of international business transactions: import/export, distributorships, technology transfers, and foreign direct investment. The course also addresses the international regulation of trade and international dispute resolution. Students will learn practical strategies for negotiating international contracts, working with overseas agents and partners, protecting intellectual property rights, and managing cross-cultural, commercial, political, and other concerns in international transactions.
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LGLS 4389 - Directed Readings in Legal Studies
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106, consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
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LGLS 4450 - Law and Economics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course provides an introduction to the economic analysis of legal issues, and explores the relationship of legal institutions and laws to economic efficiency and social goals. Topics are chosen from the following: property rights, contracts, torts, externalities and environmental controls, administrative processes, crime, liability (e.g. product liability and medical malpractice), public utility and antitrust regulations, individual rights and discrimination.
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LGLS 4490 - Real Estate Law
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course is designed to provide the business student with a background in the nature, sources, and basic principles of modern real estate law. Topics include real property law, sales transaction contracts, general agency law, deeds and titles, methods of transferring title to real estate, mortgages, liens, land use control, landlord/tenant relationships, and legal analysis through traditional and electronic databases.
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EDMT 3350 - Topics in Middle Grades Mathematics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MATH 1113 or MATH 2211 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
Develops selected content topics in middle grades mathematics including number theory, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. The course emphasizes algebraic thinking and functions, problem solving, reasoning, connecting mathematical ideas, and using technology.
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EDMT 3420 - Special Topics in the Middle Level Mathematics Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
Description
Students explore the content and pedagogy related to selected topics in the middle school mathematics curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics change. (Repeatable).
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EDMT 4460 - Concepts and Methods in Middle Childhood Mathematics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Students must complete all Area G.1 and Area G.2 courses.
Corequisites: EDCI 4650 , EDCI 4600 , EDRD 4600 and EDMT 4460, EDRD 4450 , EDSC 4470 , or EDSS 4480 .
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
Description
Provides the pedagogical content knowledge necessary for effective middle school mathematics instruction. Procedures for planning, implementing, and reflecting on mathematics instruction are learned in a school setting.
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Mathematics |
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MATH 0099 - Intermediate Algebra
4 Credit Hours
Description
A transition from elementary algebra to college algebra. Topics include operations with radicals, graphing of linear and nonlinear functions, algebra of linear and nonlinear functions, systems of linear equations and inequalities, review of factoring and quadratic functions. Applications will be emphasized. (Formerly LSP 0099).
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MATH 0996 - Support for Elementary Statistics
2 Credit Hours
Corequisites: MATH 1401 .
Description
This Learning Support course provides co-requisite support for students enrolled in MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics. Topics will parallel topics being studied in MATH 1401 and the course will provide support for the essential skills needed to be successful in MATH 1401. Taken with MATH 1401, topics to be covered will include descriptive statistics, probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and other selected statistics topics.
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MATH 0997 - Support for Quantitative Reasoning
1 Credit Hours
Corequisites: MATH 1001 .
Description
This course is a supplement to MATH 1001 and designated as a support to students taking Quantitative Reasoning concurrently. Topics covered will be skills that are necessary for success in MATH 1001 . The course content will focus on developing mathematical maturity through conceptual understanding and mastery of foundational skills. Enrollment in MATH 1001 is mandatory.
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MATH 0998 - Support for Mathematical Modeling
2 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Students who are enrolled in Math 0998 must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 1101 .
Description
This course is intended to provide corequisite support for students requiring remediation in mathematics while they are enrolled in MATH 1101 - Introduction to Mathematical Modeling .
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MATH 0999 - Support for College Algebra
2 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: A suitable score on the math placement test or MATH 1001 or MATH 1101 with a C or higher, and concurrent registration in MATH 1111 .
Description
This course is intended to provide corequisite support for students requiring remediation in mathematics while they are enrolled in MATH 1111 - College Algebra .
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MATH 1001 - Quantitative Reasoning
3 Credit Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Placement based on the mathematics placement policy.
Description
This course emphasizes quantitative reasoning skills needed for informed citizens to understand the world around them. Topics include logic, basic probability, data analysis and modeling from data. NOTE: This course is an alternative in Area A of the Core Curriculum and is not intended to supply sufficient algebraic background for students who intend to take Precalculus or the Calculus sequences for mathematics and science majors.
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MATH 1070 - Elementary Statistics
3 Credit Hours
Description
Descriptive statistics, basic probability, and distribution of random variables, estimation and hypothesis tests for means and proportions, regression and correlation, analysis of count data.
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MATH 1101 - Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
3 Credit Hours
Description
Mathematical modeling using graphical, numerical, symbolic, and verbal techniques to describe and explore real-world data and phenomena. Emphasis is on the use of elementary functions to investigate and analyze applied problems and questions, on the use of appropriate supporting technology, and on the effective communication of quantitative concepts and results. Three lecture hours a week.
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MATH 1111 - College Algebra
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Appropriate score on the math placement test, or concurrent registration in Math 0999.
Description
This course provides an in-depth study of the properties of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions as needed for calculus. Emphasis is on using algebraic and graphical techniques for solving problems involving linear, quadratic, piece-wise defined, rational, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions. This course may be taken a maximum of two times.
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MATH 1112 - College Trigonometry
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1111 with a grade of C or higher, or appropriate score on the math placement test.
Description
This course is an in-depth study of the properties of trigonometric functions and their inverses. Topics include circular functions, special angles, solutions of triangles, trigonometric identities and equations, graphs of trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and vectors.
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MATH 1113 - Precalculus
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1111 with a C or higher, or appropriate score on the math placement test.
Description
This course is an intensive study of the basic functions needed for the study of calculus. Topics include algebraic, functional, and graphical techniques for solving problems with algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their inverses. This course may be taken a maximum of two times.
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MATH 1220 - Survey of Calculus
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1111 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Differential and integral calculus of selected real-valued functions of one and several real variables with applications.
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MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics
3 Credit Hours
Description
This is a non-calculus based introduction to statistics. Course content includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and other selected statistical topics.
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MATH 2008 - Foundations of Numbers and Operations
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1001, Math 1101, Math 1111, Math 1112, Math 1113, Math 2201, or Math 2211 with grade of C or higher.
Description
This course is an Area F introductory mathematics course for early childhood education majors. This course will emphasize the understanding and use of the major concepts of number and operations. As a general theme, strategies of problem solving will be used and discussed in the context of various topics.
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MATH 2201 - Calculus for the Life Sciences I
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1112 or Math 1113 with a grade of C or higher, or appropriate score on the placement test.
This course is not appropriate for mathematics, computer science, and physics majors or minors.
Description
Limits, derivatives and applications. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Integrals, antiderivatives and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Examples and Applications are drawn from the life sciences.
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MATH 2202 - Calculus for the Life Sciences II
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2201 with a grade of C or higher.
Description
Matrices, functions of several variables, differential equations and solutions with applications. Examples and applications are drawn from the life sciences. This course is not appropriate for mathematics, computer science, and physics majors or minors.
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MATH 2211 - Calculus of One Variable I
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1113 with a C or higher, or a suitable score on the math placement test.
Description
Limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Mean Value Theorem for Derivatives; applications of differentiation; definition of the integral; Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; applications of integration to area. This course may be taken a maximum of two times.
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MATH 2212 - Calculus of One Variable II
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2211 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Applications and techniques of integration; transcendental and inverse trigonometric functions; polar coordinates; infinite sequences and series; indeterminate forms; improper integrals.
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MATH 2215 - Multivariate Calculus
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2212 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Real-valued functions of several variables, limits, continuity, differentials, directional derivatives, partial derivatives, chain rule, multiple integrals, applications.
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MATH 2420 - Discrete Mathematics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1112 or Math 1113 or Math 1220 with a grade of C or higher.
Description
This course introduces the ideas of finite mathematical structures. Topics include set theory, logic, proof techniques, functions and relations, graphs, and trees.
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MATH 2641 - Linear Algebra I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2212 with a C or higher.
Description
Theory and applications of matrix algebra, vector spaces, and linear transformations. Topics include linear equations and matrices, invertible matrices, determinants, vector spaces, subspaces, bases, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
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MATH 2652 - Differential Equations
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2215 with grade of C or higher.
Description
This course is an introduction to the basic ideas of ordinary differential equations. Topics include first-order equations, linear differential equations, series solutions, simple non-linear equations, systems of differential equations, and applications.
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MATH 3000 - Bridge to Higher Mathematics-CTW
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2641 and Math 2420 with grades of C or higher.
Requirements: Serves as the Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTWcourse required of all mathematics majors.
Description
Topics from set theory, real numbers, analysis, and algebra, which illustrate a formal approach to the presentation and development of mathematical concepts and proofs. Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course.
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MATH 3020 - Applied Probability and Statistics for Computer Science
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2212 with a C or higher.
Description
This course covers theory and applications of probability models, random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, joint and conditional distributions, sampling distributions, central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and exposure to simple linear regression. Time-to-failure probability models are considered.
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MATH 3030 - Mathematical Models for Computer Science
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2212 and Math 2420 or CSc 2510 with grades of C or higher.
Description
Elements of mathematical modeling including: multivariate functions, probability, distributions of random variables, sampling, statistical inference, operators, vector analysis; elements of linear algebra.
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MATH 3050 - Geometry and Spatial Sense
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2030 or Math 2008 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Building on Euclidean geometry this course is designed to develop a more visual understanding of geometry and enhance geometric intuition in two- and three-dimensions. Topics include measurement, two-dimensional geometry, three-dimensional geometry, spherical geometry, symmetry, tesselations, efficient shapes, transformations.
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MATH 3070 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2008 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor.
Requirements: This course will not be accepted as a part of the requirements for a major in mathematics.
Description
This course is intended to provide an overview of the basics of probability and descriptive statistics. Various forms of technology will be used. Three lecture hours a week.
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MATH 3090 - Algebraic Concepts
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2030 or Math 2008 with grade of C or higher.
Requirements: This course will not be accepted as a part of the requirements for a major in mathematics.
Description
This course is designed to broaden understanding of fundamental concepts of algebra with particular attention given to specific methods and materials of instruction. The principle algebra topics to be taught in this course are: the Language of Algebra; Patterns, Relations, and Functions; and Balance, Equations, and Inequalities.
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MATH 3350 - Scientific Computing
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: C or higher in Math 2215 and Math 2641.
Description
Introduction to programing in the Matlab, focusing on the knowledge and skills that are useful to scientific computing. The topics may include: basic Matlab concepts, matrix manipulations, linear algebra functions, plotting and visualizing functions, ordinary differential equations, basic statistical analyses and simple symbolic derivations. At the end of the class students should be able to use Matlab to address a variety of mathematical and statistical problems.
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MATH 3420 - Applied Combinatorics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2212 or Math 2420 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Counting principles; topics include combinations, permutations, generating functions, recurrence relations, principle of inclusion and exclusion, and Polya’s theory of counting.
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MATH 3690 - Honors Readings
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor.
Description
Discussion and readings on selected topics.
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MATH 3820 - Historical and Cultural Development of Mathematics I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 1001, Math 1101, or Math 1111 with a C or higher.
Description
Exploration of the historical and cultural development of mathematics between ~3000 B.C. and ~A.D. 1600. Mathematics topics to include the development of arithmetic, geometry (practical, deductive, and axiomatic), number theory, trigonometry, syncopated and symbolic algebra, probability, and statistics. Global Scholars course. Three lecture hours a week.
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MATH 3821 - Historical and Cultural Development of Mathematics II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Exploration of the historical and cultural development of mathematics from ~A.D. 1600 to present. Mathematics topics to include the development of algebraic geometry, logarithms, calculus, non-Euclidean geometry, abstract algebra, probability, and analysis. Global Scholars course. Three lecture hours a week.
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MATH 4010 - Mathematical Biology
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2652 with a C or higher.
Description
(Same as Biol 4010). This course provides an introduction to the use of continuous and discrete differential equations in the biological sciences. Topics include single species and interacting population dynamics, modeling infectious and dynamic diseases, regulation of cell function, molecular interactions and receptor-ligand binding, biological oscillators, and an introduction to biological pattern formation.
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MATH 4211 - Optimization
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Either Math 3030 or both Math 2641 and Math 2215 (each with a C or higher); and the ability to program in a high-level language.
Description
Lagrange multipliers, gradient methods (steepest descent), search techniques, variational methods and control problems; other varying topics such as dynamic programming, nonlinear programming.
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MATH 4250 - Complex Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Complex numbers, analytic functions, complex series, Cauchy theory, residue calculus, conformal mapping.
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MATH 4258 - Vector Calculus
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2215 with grade of C or higher.
Description
(Same as Phys 4510). Vector algebra, curvilinear motion, vector fields, gradient, divergence, Laplacian, line and surface integrals, integral theorems.
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MATH 4265 - Partial Differential Equations
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2652 with a grade of C or higher.
Description
(Same as PHYS 4520). First-order equations, classification of linear second-order equations, separation of variables, Fourier series, orthogonal functions, Green’s functions.
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MATH 4275 - Applied Dynamical Systems
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2652 with grades of C or higher.
Description
An introduction to discrete and continuous dynamical systems. Topics include: phase space; linear and nonlinear systems; structural stability; classification of equilibrium states, invariant manifolds; poincare maps, fixed points and period orbits; stability boundaries; local bifurcations; homoclinic orbits; routes to chaos in dissipative systems; applications from physics, biology, population dynamics, economics. Three lecture hours per week.
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MATH 4301 - College Geometry
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Axioms of planar Euclidean Geometry. The 5th postulate. Congruence and Similarity. Theorem of Thales. Similar Triangles: SAS, AA, and SSS. Theorem of Ceva. The Pythagorean Theorem. Polygons. Circles, secants and tangents, measurement of an angle with respect to a circle. Perimeters, areas, circumference. Inscribed and circumscribed polygons. Coordinate Geometry in the plane. Mirror symmetries, rotations, translations and dilations. Isometries and the fundamental theorem of Euclidean Geometry. Transformations in the plane and tessellations.
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MATH 4371 - Modern Geometry
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, including incidence, order, and the parallel postulate.
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MATH 4381 - General Topology
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in MATH 3000.
Description
This course will provide an introduction to general topology, which is the study of spaces and how to classify spaces according to their characteristic properties. The class will begin with a brief review of basic set theory and metric spaces. Topics covered include topological spaces, continuous functions, topological properties (connectedness, compactness, countability, and separation axioms), the fundamental group, and covering spaces.
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MATH 4420 - Graph Theory
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Introduction to graph theory; topics include structure of graphs, trees, connectivity, Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs, planar graphs, graph colorings, matchings, independence, and domination. Additional topics may include symmetry of graphs, directed graphs, extremal graph theory and Ramsey theory, graph embeddings, and probabilistic methods in graph theory.
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MATH 4435 - Linear Algebra II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2215, Math 2641, and Math 3000 with grades of C or higher.
Description
Theory and applications of matrix algebra, vector spaces, and linear transformations. Topics include matrix representations of linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, similarity, the spectral theorem, and orthogonality.
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MATH 4441 - Modern Algebra I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2215, Math 2641, and Math 3000 with grades of C or higher.
Description
Axiomatic approach to algebraic structures, groups, permutations, homomorphisms, and factor groups.
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MATH 4442 - Modern Algebra II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 4441 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Rings, integral domains, and fields; polynomials over a field, matrices over a field, algebraic numbers and ideals.
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MATH 4444 - Polynomials
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
The topic of polynomials is one of the oldest in mathematics and has applicability to almost every area of mathematics. The course will use algebra and analysis to study polynomials. Among topics to be covered: roots of polynomials (inequalities, relationship between the root of a polynomial and its derivative), resultants, discriminant, irreducible polynomials, special classes of polynomials (symmetric, cyclotomic, Chebysev, Lagrange), Grobner bases and algorithms.
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MATH 4450 - Theory of Numbers
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 3000 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Properties of integers, divisibility, congruence of problems.
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MATH 4544 - Biostatistics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2201 or Math 2211; and Biol 2108K (or Biol 2108 and Biol 2108Lwith a C or higher; or equivalents.
Description
(Same as Biol 4744). Degree credit will not be given for both Math 4544 and 4547. Principles and methods of statistics as applied to biology and medicine.
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MATH 4547 - Introduction to Statistical Methods
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: grade of C or higher in a course in calculus.
Description
Degree credit will not be given for both Math 4544 and Math 4547. Data analysis, sampling, and probability; standard methods of statistical inference, including t-tests, chi-square tests, and nonparametric methods. Applications include use of a statistical computer package.
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MATH 4548 - Methods of Regression and Analysis of Variance
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: grade of C or higher in a course in calculus, and a course covering methods of statistical inference.
Description
Simple and multiple regression, model selection procedures, analysis of variance, simultaneous inference, design and analysis of experiments. Applications include use of a statistical computer package.
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MATH 4610 - Numerical Analysis I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2215 with grade of C or higher and the ability to program in a high-level language.
Description
(Same as CSc 4610). Nature of error; iteration; techniques for nonlinear systems; zeros of functions; interpolation; numerical differentiation; Newton-Cotes formulae for definite integrals; computer implementation of algorithms.
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MATH 4620 - Numerical Analysis II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Either Math 3030 or both Math 2641 and Math 2215 with grades of C or higher, and the ability to program in a high level language.
Description
(Same as CSC 4620). Gaussian Elimination for linear systems; least squares; Taylor, predictor-corrector and Runge- Kutta methods for solving ordinary differential equations; boundary value problems; partial differential equations.
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MATH 4661 - Analysis I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MATH 2215, MATH 2641, and Math 3000 with grades of C or higher.
Corequisites: MATH 4435.
Description
The real number system, basic topology of metric spaces, sequences and series, limits and continuity.
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MATH 4662 - Analysis II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 4661 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Differentiation of real functions, Reimann integrals, sequences and series of functions, differentation and integration of functions of several variables.
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MATH 4751 - Mathematical Statistics I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 2215 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Probability, random variables and their distributions, mathematical expectation, moment generating functions, sampling distributions.
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MATH 4752 - Mathematical Statistics II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 4751 with grade of C or higher.
Description
Theory of estimation and hypothesis testing, applications of statistical inference, introduction to regression and correlation.
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MATH 4870 - Honors Thesis I
1 to 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor.
Requirements: Signature Experience course.
Description
Readings or research preparatory to Honors thesis or project.
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MATH 4880 - Honors Thesis II
1 to 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor.
Requirements: Signature Experience course.
Description
Writing or production of Honors thesis or project.
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MATH 4982 - Undergraduate Research in Mathematics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: at least 12 upper-division hours in mathematics with grades of C or higher.
Requirements: Authorization required.
Description
Independent investigation of topics of common interest to student and instructor. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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MATH 4991 - Senior Seminar-CTW
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Math 4435 with grade of C or higher.
Requirements: Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all mathematics majors.
Description
This course introduces students to independent research in mathematics and related areas. Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course.
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MATH 4995 - Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW
3 to 4 Credit Hours
Requirements: This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements.
Description
Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students.
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MATH 4998 - Selected Topics
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
Description
No more than six credit hours may be applied toward the major. May be repeated if topics are different.
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MGT 3100 - Business Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ACCT 2101 , and ACCT 2102 , and ECON 2105 , and ECON 2106 , and CIS 2010 , and BUSA 2106 and MATH 1111 or higher.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course provides a frame of reference for using models in support of decision making in an enterprise, then intro- duces some of the most commonly useful modeling approaches and principles. Topics covered include model components, simulation, optimization, time series and causal forecasting, decision analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and quality management. The course emphasizes hands-on application of the techniques using commonly available software, and demonstrates the value of these approaches in a wide variety of functional settings.
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MGT 3400 - Managing People in Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course introduces students to the nature of organizations and to the interaction of the people within them, while acknowledging the realities of organizing for goal-oriented purposes. This course includes a self-assessment component in which students will analyze and understand their own tendencies to act within organizations. Other component topics include: working with subordinates, managers, and peers, within organizations. Students will also critically analyze workplace situations and offer feedback solutions.
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MGT 4000 - Managerial Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MATH 1070 , and MGT 3100 , and BCOM 3950 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course focuses on how managers, individually and in groups, make decisions. It covers the major descriptive and normative models of managerial problem diagnosis and alternative generation. By comprehending how managers solve problems, students are prepared to build computer-based support tools. Cases and mini-examples are used to apply the concepts and methods to real-world problems.
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MGT 4020 - Introduction to Business Intelligence
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3100 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course focuses on the features, uses, and design strategies for IT-enabled managerial decision support. Model-based and knowledge-based applications for business intelligence and corporate decision-making are emphasized. Implementation issues in the context of emerging business environments are also addressed. Application areas include financial analysis, marketing research, and project management.
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MGT 4110 - Analysis of Business Data
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MATH 1070 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
The aim of this course is to provide the student with the background to run a statistical project from the data collection stage through analysis and interpretation of the results. The course is divided into three major parts. The first part of the course discusses data collection methods. In the second part, students are introduced to statistical software used to perform data analysis. In the third part, the students will use the statistical software to analyze and interpret the data.
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MGT 4140 - Business Modeling
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3100 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course covers the development, implementation, and utilization of business models for managerial decision-making. Various techniques for analytical modeling, such as forecasting, optimization, simulation, decision analysis, and classification, are discussed. Students gain mastery in developing complex financial models implemented in decision support systems that covers applications in strategic, planning, financial management, operations/project management, and marketing research. These topics are covered in the context of the emerging information technology architecture.
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MGT 4300 - Managing Human Resources
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course provides a survey of the field of human resource management. Topics covered include strategic human resource management, recruitment, selection, legal basis of human resource management, performance evaluation, training and development, compensation, and labor relations.
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MGT 4320 - Legal Environment of Human Resource Management
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 4300 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course examines the legal environment that directly impacts the human resource functions of organizations. Federal, state, and local legislation and important court and administrative decisions are highlighted, especially recent developments, for their impact upon managerial decision-making.
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MGT 4360 - Human Resource Selection
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course focuses on the selection process in organizations. Topics covered include job analysis, measurement, equal employment opportunity laws, applications, interviews, psychological tests, and performance appraisal. Theory and research underlying selection principles are reviewed, and practical application is emphasized.
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MGT 4380 - Human Resource Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3100 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course is designed to develop an understanding of how to apply existing business analytics tools and techniques to the human resource function of the organization and to strategic decision-making regarding the workforce of an organization. The course covers techniques related to human resource analytics, performance metrics, and the integration of technology to create and sustain effective HRM practices that contribute to the effectiveness of organizations. Strategic issues such as privacy, ethical, and legal considerations are also addressed.
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MGT 4380 - Human Resource Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGS 3100.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course is designed to develop an understanding of how to apply existing business analytics tools and techniques to the human resource function of the organization and to strategic decision making regarding the workforce of an organization. The course covers techniques related to human resource analytics, performance metrics, and the integration of technology to create and sustain effective HRM practices that contribute to the effectiveness of organizations. Strategic issues such as privacy, ethical, and legal considerations are also addressed.
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MGT 4385 - Employee Benefit Plans
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
(Same as RMI 4530 .) This course examines the characteristics and design of employee benefit plans, including group insurance, pensions, and profit-sharing. These plans are evaluated in terms of their cost and effectiveness. Consideration is given to employee communications, taxation, collective bargaining, social insurance systems, and international benefit programs.
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MGT 4389 - Directed Reading in Management
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course allows a student with a special interest in an area to pursue that interest in whatever depth and direction are appropriate. Examples of such areas are topics that are not covered in other course offerings and special in-depth coverage beyond normal course offerings. Instruction and guidance are normally on a tutorial basis. Students must make arrangements to take this course with an appropriate MGS faculty member at least two weeks prior to the end of the preceding term.
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MGT 4390 - Compensation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Compensation plans are designed and implemented to provide fair renumeration for services received. This course discusses the major environmental influences on compensation practices and shows how those influences as well as organizational and employee influences are translated into the development of equitable pay systems within organizations. The course also examines how the external environment affects the types of benefits employers choose to provide for their employees.
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MGT 4410 - Financial and Managerial Decisions in Emerging Market India
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3100 .
Description
This program provides an opportunity to examine the business climate in emerging markets together with field experience in India. Students will receive academic instruction both at Georgia State and in India. They will gain insight into doing business in India, especially financial and managerial issues, within the greater context of the emerging markets. Frameworks for entering a foreign market will be discussed, with emphasis on the cultural, administrative, geographic, and economic distances between countries. Students will gain familiarity with family businesses as well as multinationals operating within India. The in-country experience will allow students to observe and discuss first-hand how companies work within the structure of the Indian economy.
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MGT 4420 - Becoming a Leader
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Students critically evaluate the definition and meaning of leadership, developing their own interpretations and definitions of leadership after learning how others have interpreted and defined it. They also analyze their own leadership strengths and limitations and engage in activities to improve their leadership skills.
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MGT 4430 - Negotiation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course is designed to help students become better negotiators by understanding and practicing the negotiation strategies and tactics appropriate for different situations. The course focuses primarily on negotiation planning, distributive negotiation, and integrative negotiation. The course is a general treatment of negotiation that is useful to students from a broad range of majors.
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MGT 4440 - Working in Teams
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course provides a structured approach to better understand how teamwork contributes to organizations, the conditions that make interactions between people and groups highly effective, and how to best put this effectiveness to work. Topics include work teams as a vehicle to improving organizational performance, designing a team-based organization, team organizational models, work team implementation issues, training and developing teams, team building programs, and leadership in a team-based organization.
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MGT 4470 - Organizational Communication
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course provides an understanding of the importance of communication within organizations and knowledge of the nature of the communications process. It promotes the ability to analyze and deal with communications potentials and problems as part of the organizing process.
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MGT 4610 - Corporate Social Responsibility
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3400 .
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course is centered upon the theory and application of Corporate Social Responsibility. The concept of the triple bottom line, i.e. planet, people, and profits is examined for a variety of global corporations. These “three P’s” reinforce the notion of stakeholder issues taking precedence over shareholder concerns. We examine the interrelationships among business, government, and society and develop a framework of corporate sustainability and opportunity balanced with corporate awareness and responsibility.
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MGT 4700 - Operations Management
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 3100 or permission of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course provides an introduction to the concepts underlying production and operations management. Such topics as inventory control, supply chain management, quality control, work measurement, and production methods, are covered. The topics covered are integrated using a systems approach to the operations of an organization.
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