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QMBE 2786 Intermed Bus & Econ Stat
3 cr.
Prerequisite: BA 2780, MATH 2314 and concurrent enrollment in
quantitative methods - QMBE 2787. Hypothesis testing; Chi-Squared
distribution; analysis of variance; correlation; simple and multiple
regression; non-parametric methods; forecasting.
QMBE 2787 Bus & Econ Stat Lab
1 cr.
Prerequisite: BA 2780, Math 2314, or equivalent. Concurrent enrollment
in QMBE 2786. Laboratory course will demonstrate business
applications or principles covered in Math 2314 and QMBE 2786.
Students will use statistical software packages to analyze a variety
of business-oriented datasets and produce appropriate reports.
QMBE 4400 Statistics for Managers
3 cr.
Gives the statistical foundation needed for managerial decision
making and is designed to prepare students for graduate study in
business. Covers topics in probability, random variables, sampling
theory, statistical inference and regression analysis. Not open to
College of Business undergraduate majors. May not be taken for
graduate credit. Students may not receive credit for both QMBE 2785
and QMBE 2786 and this course.
QMBE 4785 Adv Regr & Corr Anly for Mangr
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 2786 or equivalent or consent of department.
Matrix techniques; linear regression and correlation theory, heteroscedasticity,
autocorrelation and multicollinearity; two-stage
least squares, maximum likelihood techniques; K-class estimators;
computer use, research methods, and data sources.
QMBE 4785G Adv Regr & Corr Anly for Mangr
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 2786 or equivalent or consent of department.
Matrix techniques; linear regression and correlation theory, heteroscedasticity,
autocorrelation and multicollinearity; two-stage
least squares, maximum likelihood techniques; K-class estimators;
computer use, research methods, and data sources.
QMBE 4786 Adv Stat Decision Analysis
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 2786 or equivalent or consent of department.
Decision under uncertainty; conditional, joint and marginal probability;
Bayes Theorem; empirical and theoretical frequency distributions;
statistical decision rules with binomial sampling and Bernouilli
processes; statistical decision rules with normal sampling,
and the Central Limit Theorem; suspension of judgment.
QMBE 4786G Adv Stat Decision Analysis
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 2786 or equivalent or consent of department.
Decision under uncertainty; conditional, joint and marginal probability;
Bayes Theorem; empirical and theoretical frequency distributions;
statistical decision rules with binomial sampling and Bernouilli
processes; statistical decision rules with normal sampling,
and the Central Limit Theorem; suspension of judgment.
QMBE 6280 Math in Financial Economics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 3781 or MATH 2020 or 2107. Mathematics and
applications of the following topics: Multivariate calculus, integral
calculus, matrix algebra, differential equations, and non-linear
programming.
QMBE 6281 Econometrics I
3 cr.
Prerequisites: QMBE 2786 and 6280. A review of basic statistical
inference and treatment of the general linear regression model and
its extensions. Topics include probability and distribution theory,
estimation and hypothesis testing, linear regression, heteroskedasticy
and serial correlation, varying parameter models, systems of
linear regressions, nonlinear estimation and stochastic regressors.
QMBE 6282 Econometrics II
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 6281. Topics in econometric analysis, including
simultaneous equation models, time series analysis and distributed
lag models, multiple time series, qualitative and limited dependent
variable models, markets in disequilibrium, switching regressions,
multicollinearity and robust estimation.
QMBE 6283 Sem in Math & Statistics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 6282. Applications of econometric methods to
empirical problems in financial economics. Topics, selected by the
instructor, will be drawn from recent literature and will illustrate
the use of new and previously developed econometric methods.
QMBE 6295 Spec Topics - Quant Methods
1-4 cr.
An intensive study of selected special topics in Quantitative Methods.
Topics will vary based on contemporary needs as dictated by the
discipline as well as the interests of the students and the instructor.
Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.
QMBE 6380 Adv Math Financial Economics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: QMBE 6280. Mathematical tools and techniques for
theory in Financial Economics; logical reasoning and construction
of proofs; geometric intuition of mathematical concepts. Topics: linear
spaces and linear algebra, topological concepts of metric spaces,
functions and correspondences, convex analysis, optimization.
QMBE 6780 Operations Research
3 cr.
Offered each semester. This course is an introduction to solving
quantitative problems in business and government organizations.
It includes linear programming and the simplex algorithm; duality;
the assignment and transportation problems; integer programming;
goal programming; non-linear programming using LaGrange
multipliers and the Kuhn-Tucker method; Markov chains; simulation;
Von Neumann-Morgenstern analyses of utility, games, and
decisions.
QMBE 6781 Business Forecast & Economtrcs
3 cr.
Prerequisites: QMBE 2786 and Economics 3781 or Mathematics 2010
or 2107. Single equation regression models with emphasis on applications
in business, finance, and economics. Topics include: multiple
regression with least squares and alternative estimators, two stage
least squares, single equation forecasting, and forecasting with time
series models.
Romance Languages
ROML 4005 Greek & Roman Myth
3 cr.
Prerequisite: Latin 1012 or Greek 1012 or consent of department.
A survey of Greek and Roman mythology originating from the
ancient texts of classical authors. Concentration is on the multiple
functions of myths and their interpretations in both the ancient
and modern worlds. Further attention is directed to visual models
depicting classical themes and the introduction of Greek and Latin
words and nomenclature.
ROML 4005G Greek & Roman Myth
3 cr.
Prerequisite: Latin 1012 or Greek 1012 or consent of department.
A survey of Greek and Roman mythology originating from the
ancient texts of classical authors. Concentration is on the multiple
functions of myths and their interpretations in both the ancient
and modern worlds. Further attention is directed to visual models
depicting classical themes and the introduction of Greek and Latin
words and nomenclature.
ROML 6003 Applied Romance Linguistics
3 cr.
Evaluation of language teaching methods based on recent learning
theory. Readings and discussions of language methodology and
textbook critiques. Required of all graduate students.
ROML 6005 Romance Linguistics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 4015 or SPAN 4015 or equivalent. Comparative
study of the history, phonology, morphology, and syntax of the two
principal Romance languages. Required of graduate students with
language/civilization concentration.
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