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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ASCM 630 Commercial Transactions in a Technological
Environment: Law, Management, and Technology (3)
(Formerly PCMS 630.) Recommended: ASCM 627 or PCMS 627.
A presentation of the legal issues and management methodologies
related to commercial transactions in a technological
environment. Topics include the law, ethics, accountability,
and contract management considerations in the procurement
of technology products and services. Discussion also covers
commercial sales transactions, government commercial item
acquisition, private and government contracts for services,
assignment and protection of proprietary rights in technology
products, technology transfers, and international contractual
issues in the procurement of products and services. Students
may receive credit for only one of the following courses: ASCM
630, ASCM 650, PCMS 630, or PCMS 650.
ASCM 631 Integrative Supply Chain Management (3)
(Formerly PCMS 631.) A study of supply chain issues, techniques,
methodologies, and strategies designed to enhance organizational
procurement efficiency. Integrated supply chain management
is explored as a core competitive strategy that affects the
organization’s bottom line. Topics include the integration of
information, supply, and material flows across multiple supply
chain channels and how these flows can be streamlined and
optimized for more efficient procurement. Discussion also covers
the role of information systems and technology in supply
chain management, e-commerce strategies, managing the flow
of materials across the supply chain, developing and maintaining
supply chain partnerships and other relationships, and
future challenges in integrative supply chain management.
ASCM 632 Contemporary Logistics (3)
(Formerly PCMS 632.) A study of logistical issues, techniques,
methodologies, and strategies designed to enhance organizational
efficiency. Topics include the total cost approach to
logistics; logistical planning and implementation; logistical
concepts; systems relationships and integration; demand
forecasting; interplant movement; inventory management and
control; order management and processing; packaging; plant
and warehouse selection; production scheduling; traffic and
transportation management; warehouse and distribution management;
recycling; and other logistical strategies, techniques,
and methodologies.
ASCM 650 Legal Aspects of Contracting and Commercial
Transactions (6)
(Formerly PCMS 650.) A study of the law relevant to commercial,
governmental, and international purchasing, contracting,
and other legal transactions. Focus is on agency law, contracts,
sales, torts, antitrust, ethics, and accountability. Discussion
covers contract management considerations in the procurement
of products and services. Topics include commercial sales
transactions, government commercial item acquisition, private
and government contracts for services, assigning and protecting
proprietary rights in technology products, technology
transfers, and international contractual issues in the procurement
of products and services. The Federal Acquisition Regulation
and American Bar Association model procurement codes
for state and local governments are investigated. The authority
of purchasing, unauthorized purchases, rights and duties of
sellers and buyers under a contract, buyer rights upon receipt
of nonconforming goods, ability to terminate a sales contract,
formation of government contracts, and formal dispute resolution
are also addressed. Students may receive credit for only
one of the following courses: ASCM 627, ASCM 630, ASCM 650,
PCMS 627, PCMS 630, or PCMS 650.
BIFS (Bioinformatics)
BIFS 613 Statistical Processes for Biotechnology (3)
Prerequisite: STAT 200. A study of statistical tools such as
Bayesian statistics, Markov processes, and information theoric
indices and how they can be used to analyze sequence homology,
the presence of motifs in sequences, gene expression, and
gene regulation. Topics include information content, mutual
information, long-range correlation, repeats, Fourier analysis,
and linguistic methods.
BIFS 614 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
An introduction to the definitions, implementations, and
applications of the most basic data structures used in bioinformatics.
Basic formalism and concepts used in algorithm
design and the analysis of algorithms are also introduced. The
relative efficiency of the algorithms is estimated by application
of these concepts to biological data analysis. Algorithms and
data structures discussed include those for database searches,
motif finding, sequence alignment, gene prediction, and microarray
analysis.
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GRADUATE CATALOG | 2016–2017