1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

STAT 251 Drs. Gnanendran, Gougeon,
(Q)Statistics for Sebastianelli, Staff
Business I 3 credits
(Prerequisite: MATH 107 or 114)
Detailed coverage of descriptive statistics.
An introduction to the elements of probability
theory (including Bayes’ theorem)
and decision theory, and index numbers.
The major discrete and continuous probability
distributions are covered with an
emphasis on business applications. Data
analysis will be done using appropriate
software.
STAT 252 Drs. Gnanendran, Gougeon,
(Q)Statistics for Sebastianelli, Staff
Business II 3 credits
(Prerequisite: STAT 251; corequisite:
C/IL 104) A survey of inferential statistical
methods covering sampling distributions,
interval estimation, hypothesis testing,
goodness-of-fit tests, analysis of variance,
regression and correlation analyses,
and non-parametric statistics. Data analysis
will be done using appropriate software.
STAT 253 Drs. Gougeon, Kakumanu,
Statistics for Staff
Economics 3 credits
(Prerequisite: MATH 107 or 114)
Coverage of statistical tools to analyze
economic data. Topics include measures
of central tendency, dispersion, probability
distributions, index numbers, time
series analysis, regression and correlation,
and analysis of variance. Data analysis
will be done using appropriate software.
OIM 351 Drs. Chien, Cunningham,
Introduction to Gnanendran, Tamimi,
Management Staff
Science 3 credits
(Prerequisites: junior standing, C/IL 104,
STAT 251) A survey of the quantitative
techniques which are used by modern
managers. Topic coverage focuses on
model building, linear programming
methods, queuing models, project management
and simulation. Emphasis is
placed on the use and limits of these quantitative
methods. Model analysis will be
done using appropriate software.
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OIM 352 Drs. Chien, Cunningham,
Introduction to Gnanendran, Tamimi,
Management Staff
Science 3 credits
(Prerequisites: OIM 351, STAT 252) A
functional view of how to manage the
activities involved in the process of converting
or transforming resources into
products or services. Topics include an
overview of strategic decisions, forecasting,
product design, process planning,
facility layout, basic inventory models,
capacity planning, aggregate planning and
scheduling.
OIM 361 Drs. Cunningham, Tamimi,
Productivity Staff
Management 3 credits
(Prerequisite: STAT 252, junior standing)
A study of productivity and materials
flow. Topics include: productivity measurement,
Just-in-Time techniques, synchronizing
product flow, quality control
issues, layout, job design, maintenance
and purchasing issues.
OIM 363 Drs. Sebastianelli, Tamimi,
Total Quality Management Staff
(Prerequisite: STAT 252) 3 credits
The philosophy of Total Quality
Management (TQM) and issues concerning
its implementation are studied, covering
the approaches of well-known leaders
in the field, e.g., Deming. Topics include
employee empowerment, qualityimprovement
tools, cross-functional
teams, leadership for quality, statistical
process control, process capability,
Taguchi methods, ISO 9000 standards,
and the role of inspection in TQM.
OIM 364 Drs. Cunningham, Prattipati,
Service-Operations Staff
Management 3 credits
(Prerequisite STAT 252) Principles of
operations management applied to service
organizations. Topics include: servicesystem
design; location and layout of services;
planning, scheduling and control of
services; service measurement and quality
assurance; management information systems
in services; and not-for-profit businesses.