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STAT 8918 - Internship 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director.
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STAT 8940 - Applied Analysis Project 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Must be approved by graduate program director.
Students will work with a Department faculty member on an analysis approach using real data. The data may be generated from a problem in their workplace or from any other source that illustrates the statistical method being studied. In the first part of the semester, the theory of the method will be studied to obtain a solid foundation in the methodology. Later, data will be analyzed using one or more statistical software packages. Students will prepare a written report that will become part of their Statistical Methods Portfolio.
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STAT 8950 - Directed Study 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director.
Special advanced topics external to regular course offerings.
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STAT 9200 - Statistic Methods II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the DNS Program.
This course presents advanced treatment of the design of experiments and the statistical analysis of experimental data using analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), discriminant analysis, cluster analysis and factor analysis.
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Study Abroad |
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SA 8900 - Study Abroad 1-12 (varied by course) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Varies with discipline and subject.
Upper division study abroad course denoting graduate level work. Each course is uniquely designed to maximize field experiences in a manner appropriate to the country visited and the discipline or cross disciplinary perspective applied. Specific course titles are assigned to each study abroad course and major course equivalencies may be substituted with departmental approval.
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Systems Engineering |
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SYE 5000 - Quantitative Foundations for Systems Engineering 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course provides the quantitative foundations necessary for core courses in the Systems Engineering and Certificate programs. Topics include calculus, vectors and matrices, linear systems, and probability theory. Engineering applications of the topics will be emphasized. Cannot be taken for credit for the MS SyE.
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SYE 6005 - Introduction to Systems Engineering 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
The goal is to introduce the student to the essential principles, processes, and practices associated with the application of Systems Engineering. The applicability and use of Process Standards will be examined. Emphasis will focus on defining the problem to be solved, establishing the initial system architecture, understanding the role of system life-cycles, requirements development, and verification and validation of the realized system.
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SYE 6010 - Project Management Processes 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Integrated framework for project organization, planning and control focusing on project management processes for large, complex programs to ensure cost-effective and quality outcomes for investments.
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SYE 6015 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SYE 6005
Methods used to analyze and design complex systems that meet the needs of multiple stakeholders over the system life cycle. Apply systems engineering design and analysis principles to the virtual design of a contemporary complex system.
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SYE 6020 - System Architecture 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SYE 6005 and SYE 6010
Examination of concepts and techniques for architecting systems, the establishment of a bounded and integrated structure that provides a framework for system creation, work breakdown structures, cost analysis, and subcontractor control and interface will be reviewed. A structured approach to system architecture that proceeds from a topmost “system” to an aggregation and integration of systems created in lower level development layers, both internal and external to the developer as described in the standard ANSI/EIA-632 (Processes for Engineering a System) will be explored.
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SYE 6025 - Economic Decision Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SYE 5000 or equivalent
This course covers the basic tools used in engineering economic decision making, including discounted cash flow, replacement and timing decisions, depreciation, risk analysis, and pricing mechanisms. Topics may also include an introduction to preferences and utilities, equilibrium concepts, probabilistic decisions, game theory, and incentive compatibility.
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SYE 6035 - Modeling and Simulation 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6610
The use of models and simulations to validate or predict expected performance, behavior, and interaction of selected design elements in a controlled environment will be examined. This course will also present guidelines for selecting and using models and simulations on projects. Various modeling and simulation methods and tools will be examined and their value and applications probed for differing engineering development needs.
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SYE 6045 - Process Assessment and Improvement 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course provides an operational understanding of the differences between process standards and assessment standards where the latter provide a formal and structured means of examining a specific process or focus area to determine process capability or process maturity in an enterprise. Both EIA/IS-731-1, “Systems Engineering Capability Model”, and Capability Maturity Modelå¨ Integration (CMMISM) will be examined and the strengths and weaknesses reviewed with respect to consideration of use on projects.
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SYE 6050 - Reliability and Sustainability 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6610
Concepts for reliability and sustainability (maintainability) engineering and their integration into system development will be examined. In addition, techniques for ensuring the integration of these factors into core design decisions through specified requirements will be explored.
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SYE 6055 - System Engineering Project 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
In this capstone class, students will be presented with an engineering problem statement constituting acquirer needs and expectations. Multi-disciplinary teamwork will be required to achieve a solution to the presented problem statement.
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SYE 6065 - System Optimization 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SYS 5000 or equivalent
This course focuses on methods of operations research and their applications. Operations Research methods include linear programs, network models, queuing models, markov chains, and heuristics. Applications in inventory & production planning, transportation & logistics, and finance will be covered.
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SYE 6070 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on decisions vital to success in typical business environments characterized by competition and scarce resources. Students will develop skills in applying a variety of techniques to solve logistics and supply chain management problems. Topics covered will include information sharing and aligning incentives along the supply chain; demand forecasting; inventory decisions; transportation mode and route selection; and pricing and revenue management.
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SYE 6075 - Manufacturing Systems Planning and Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on decisions important in production and warehousing environments. Production topics include analysis of flows, bottlenecks and queuing, types of manufacturing operations, aggregate production planning, lot sizes and lead times, and pull production systems. Warehouse topics include design and analysis of warehouse layout, order picking strategies, warehousing inventories, and integration of production and distribution systems.
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SYE 7801 - Masters Thesis Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of the Program Director and the Thesis Advisor
The thesis is designed for students wanting a research focus to their degree. The student works independently under the supervision of a designated SyE faculty member on a thesis, generates a formal written thesis, and gives a final defense of the thesis.
This course may be repeated, but only 6 hours may be applied toward the degree.
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SYE 7802 - Masters Thesis Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of the Program Director and the Thesis Advisor
The thesis is designed for students wanting a research focus to their degree. The student works independently under the supervision of a designated SyE faculty member on a thesis, generates a formal written thesis, and gives a final defense of the thesis.
This course may be repeated, but only 6 hours may be applied toward the degree.
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SYE 7803 - Masters Thesis Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of the Program Director and the Thesis Advisor
The thesis is designed for students wanting a research focus to their degree. The student works independently under the supervision of a designated SyE faculty member on a thesis, generates a formal written thesis, and gives a final defense of the thesis.
This course may be repeated, but only 6 hours may be applied toward the degree.
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SYE 7900 - Special Topics in Systems Engineering 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Topics not covered in the department’s regular systems engineering offerings. Course content may vary each semester depending on instructor and the perception of students’ needs.
Course may be repeated for credit.
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WebMBA |
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WMBA 1000 - Georgia WebMBA Orientation 0 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 0 Credit Hours
The Georgia WebMBA Orientation focuses on team building, program requirements and information, and includes interaction with our program faculty, administrators, and graduates. Sessions include technology seminars, communication and team maintenance, personality assessments and presentations by course leads for each WebMBA course. Students will work in their teams to create team contracts, have face-to-face time with their faculty, deans and administrators and participate in a panel discussion comprised of current students and alumni. All students must successfully complete this mandatory orientation held in Atlanta prior to starting the first semester.
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WMBA 6000 - Human Behavior in Organizations 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Human Behavior in Organizations is a graduate level introductory course to organizational behavior designed for both the entry level and high level manager with any functional responsibility. This course explores some of the ways in which human behavior affects how one manages and leads and ultimately how it affects individual, group, and organizational performance. Students will apply concepts to case studies, their own companies and industry leaders. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify key organizational behavior issues and apply practical solutions to improve organizational effectiveness.
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WMBA 6010 - Managerial Accounting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Managerial Accounting is designed for both entry level and high level managers with any functional responsibility. The course covers a wide range of topics that emphasize the use of both internal and external data to enhance the decision-making skills of managers. Concepts covered include an overview of the management accounting function within the organization, cost management and cost accumulation systems, planning and control systems, use of historical data in forecasting costs, and the use of accounting information in management decision-making. Case studies will be used to enhance students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills. Students will apply concepts to a variety of companies using problems and case studies. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand and apply accounting information in management decision making functions.
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WMBA 6020 - Managerial Communications 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Designed to meet the needs of the practicing manager. Included are the internal and external communications carried out by managers in organizations and the organizational and human variables, which influence these communications. Included is the management of information systems. Communication styles of managers from different cultures are discussed.
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WMBA 6030 - Global and International Business 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Global and International Business Strategy is designed for both entry level and high level managers with any functional responsibility. The course is designed to explain to students the growing opportunities and potential risks in doing business across national boundaries. The nature and economic role of the global business, including the impact of legal, political, social, and cultural variables are examined for their influence upon business performance and managerial activity. Students will apply concepts to case studies, country report, and other assignments. By the end of the course, students will have a truly global approach in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems.
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WMBA 6040 - Managerial Decision Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Managerial Decision Analysis is designed for entry level through high level managers who either provide input to or are responsible for managerial decisions based on solid logic and analysis. The course presents an introduction to the statistical and management science techniques that are most commonly used by managers in both the public and private sectors. We build the course providing tools you may find useful for your team project which may either be a consulting project addressing a real issue in a not-for-profit or for-profit entity or focus on a current topic of interest to a segment of the business community. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the role of quantitative methods in the decision-making process; demonstrate the ability to visualize, present, analyze and interpret business data; develop an understanding of the application of quantitative analysis to the solution of management problems; and utilize spreadsheet analysis as a tool in analyzing data and developing a solution/recommendation to a problem situation.
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WMBA 6050 - Strategic Marketing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Strategic Marketing is a graduate level introductory course to marketing designed for both the entry level and high level manager with any functional responsibility. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the marketing concept and to help students understand how the marketing concept (and a firm’s market orientation) influences various decisions made by managers in a firm. Marketing management involves the coordination and control of the firm’s marketing functions in a dynamic operating environment. This course provides a study of the strategic managerial aspects of marketing and covers topics that include basic marketing concepts as well as some of the tools and strategies used by marketing managers. Topics focus on product, price, promotion, and place in the ethical planning, implementing, and controlling of marketing operations. A strategic marketing plan project utilizing an organization of the associates’ choice provides the opportunity for students to apply and demonstrate understanding of the concepts learned in the course to a real-world situation.
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WMBA 6060 - Managerial Finance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Managerial Finance is a study of financial risk and return, capital budgeting, valuation, capital structure, working capital management and current topics in financial management. It develops a student’s knowledge, analytical skills and communication skills in the area of financial management. The course gives students tools to analyze a company’s financial position relative to the industry, apply time value of money concepts to business cash flows, evaluate the acceptability of a short-term and long-term financial decision, and understand the relationship between capital structure, risk, and the cost of capital.
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WMBA 6070 - Entrepreneurship 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: None.
Entrepreneurship is intended to expose graduate business students to both the spirit and mechanics of entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial thinking and action. The course takes the perspective of both the needs of the would-be entrepreneur as well as the manager of creative and entrepreneurial activity This course is also designed to offer insights for students seeking entrepreneurial careers in new or established organizations. . It describes the new venture startup process and strategies for increasing the likelihood of successful venture launch. Topics covered include models of new venture formation, strategic resource acquisition and deployment, marketing, operations, and financial strategies for successful ventures, and the leadership skills and behaviors required for venture success. Participants will also learn how to write a business plan, and assess business plans written by others.
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WMBA 6080 - Management Information Systems 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
The Management Information Systems course is designed to provide a framework for understanding how technology can support or destroy everything from strategic decisions to operational actions. Course lectures, discussions, and application-oriented essay exams are used to develop the ability to incorporate academic theories into business practice. Business cases, current events, and personal experiences are discussed to help students learn to find points of success or failure based on the theories presented in class. Each student team investigates and presents current research from top academic journals and trade publications. By the end of the term, students have been exposed to many business cases and numerous current research publications with the intent of developing their ability to analyze situations in light of academic theories that have been proven to foster IT success. The final project helps students apply these skills in a very personal way to develop their own framework for IT decisions as they exit the course.
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WMBA 6100 - Operations Management 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Operations Management is designed for both new and high level managers with any functional managerial responsibility - which requires both administrative and analytical skills. The course will cover a wide range of topics such as: operations strategy, process selection, capacity planning, facility location and layout planning, job design, and total quality management. Students will apply concepts to all possible operational issues and challenges in their daily function. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify strategic decisions in operations management; select appropriate process for a given production system, employ available techniques in firm’s long-range capacity planning and layout design, and apply all related OM approaches in management decision making process.
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WMBA 6110 - Strategic Management 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Strategic Management is designed to provide an executive viewpoint of strategy formation and management of an enterprise. Designed to be the final experience for WebMBA students, the course is an integrative capstone for the program. Students learn how to audit and analyze complex situations to determine the firm’s strategies for long-run survival and growth in competitive markets. They also examine techniques for analysis of environmental conditions and trends, opportunities and threats, resource strengths and limitations. Case studies, discussions and a sophisticated strategy simulation constitute the primary content of the course. By the end of the course, participants will know how to plan, implement, and control organizational efficiency and effectiveness at both the strategic and operational level.
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