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468 Course Descriptions/Information and Operations ManagementInformation and Operations Management(INFO)601. Fundamentals of Business Programming. (3-0). Credit 3. Business Application Development usingboth procedural and object-oriented programming techniques; use of component based softwaredesign and development for distributed business software systems. Prerequisite: Graduate business classificationor approval of instructor.610. Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions. Credit 1 to 3. Formulation and structuring of businessproblems using selected quantitative techniques; modeling and statistical analysis stress computerapplications. May be repeated for up to 3 hours credit. Classification 6 students may not enroll in thiscourse. Prerequisite: Enrollment is limited to MBA students.612. Management Information Systems. Credit 1 to 3. Concepts, theories, and the strategic role of informationsystems as applied to business organizations; highly integrative/cross functional in nature. Classification6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Enrollment is limited to MBA students.614. Operations Management. Credit 1 to 3. Theory and applications of designing, analyzing and controllingproductive systems in the allocation and use of resources to produce goods and services. May berepeated for up to 3 hours credit. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites:INFO 610 or equivalent; enrollment is limited to MBA students.616. Supply Chain Management. (3-0). Credit 3. Focus on the integrated management of the total productdelivery system; purchasing, inventory management and distribution functions with emphasis onphysical and information flows. Prerequisites: INFO 614 and MBA student classification.621. MIS Project Management and Implementation. (3-0). Credit 3. Advanced coverage of systemsdevelopment topics with emphasis on the management and implementation of business computing systems;group project orientation to include feasibility analysis, alternative evaluation and selection, andmanagement approval; use of software engineering tools where appropriate. Classification 6 studentsmay not enroll in this class. Prerequisite: INFO 629.628. Business Database Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Information processing and management involving applicationsand user orientation in a business environment using commercially available database managementsystems. Prerequisite: Knowledge of one programming language.629. Systems Analysis and Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Methodologies, techniques, and tools for informationsystems analysis and design; the analysis and logical design of business processes and management informationsystems focusing on the systems development life cycle; techniques for logical system design.Prerequisite: INFO 628 or concurrent enrollment.631. Information Systems Design and Development Project. (3-0). Credit 3. Design and delivery offunctional, multi-platform application system using current technologies; user interface design emphasized;issues of mobile device forms, software delivery, and development. Prerequisites: Graduate classificationin business and knowledge of one programming language.633. Advanced Systems Analysis and Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Advanced topics in business systems analysisand design; alternative methodologies such as agile development, extreme programming, RationalUnified Process; Unified Modeling Language; bench marking and best practices for systems development;cost/benefit analysis, estimation and budgeting for business information systems; testing; patterns,domain-driven design; process modeling; service-oriented architecture and cloud computing.Prerequisite: INFO 629 or equivalent or approval of instructor; graduate classification in business.634. Business Data Communications. (3-0). Credit 3. Concepts and technology of on-line and networkbasedsystems in business; analysis of data communication requirements, design, selection and applicationof network technologies including wide and local area networks, distributed processing, networkarchitecture, and systems management and control; software simulation projects emphasized. Classification6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.635. Global Information Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Impact and the central role of Information Systems(IS) on globalization of business; issues of deployment of information systems and technology in internationalcommerce, global IS environmental variables such as technology, legal, political, economic,social and cultural. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: INFO 634 orequivalent, or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with IBUS 635.