Courses in this department are open to juniors and seniors only. The
School of Business requires students at the Storrs campus to participate
in the Mobile Computing Initiative before registering for the courses listed
below. See the School of Business Catalog section for details about
how the program operates.
| 203C. Business
Information Systems
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ACCT 131. Open only to
School of Business students; others with the consent of the Operations
and Information Management Department Head. Not open to students who have
passed or are taking BADM 260.
Information needs of managers, the structure of the information systems
required to fill these needs, systems development, business computing technology,
and management applications within major business functional subsystems. |
| 204. Operations Management
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203.
Introduction to concepts, models, and information systems applicable
to the planning, design, operation and control of systems which produce
goods and services. Topics include process design, facility locations,
aggregate planning, inventory control, and scheduling. |
| 205. Introduction
to Database Management
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C or equivalent.
Consent of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward
fulfilling MIS major requirements. Offered only at
the Stamford Regional Campus.
Introduction to the development and implementation of database applications.
Topics covered include costs and benefits of database approach, database
design lifecycle, conceptual database design, the relational data model,
data administration, database security, database backup and recovery, and
database management system selection and implementation. Students participate
in the hands-on design and implementation of a small database using the
relational architecture. |
| 206. Business
Application Programming
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C or equivalent.
Consent of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward
fulfilling MIS major requirements. Offered only at
the Stamford Regional Campus.
Development of business application software using structured and object
oriented programming techniques. The emphasis is on programming logic,
rapid application development techniques and personal productivity tools.
Topics include program design techniques, programming constructs, interface
development techniques, event driven programming, file and database processing,
and object linking and embedding |
| 207.
Internet Technologies and Electronic Commerce
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 205, OPIM 206. Consent
of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward fulfilling
MIS major requirements. Offered only at the Stamford
Regional Campus.
This course introduces Internet technology and tools from the perspective
of business users. The focus is on providing knowledge base and functional
tools for students as workers in the 21st Century. The specific technologies
covered in the class will depend upon state-of-the-art at the time of class
offering. However, some of the general concepts include: HTML, client side
programming such as Javascript or VBscript, dynamic content creation and
management, electronic business process management, security concerns and
solutions, and regulatory/public policy issues. A significant part of the
course will involve hands-on training. |
| 208.
System Development and Process Management
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 205, OPIM 206. Consent
of Department Head and BGS Mentor is required. Cannot be used toward fulfilling
MIS major requirements. Offered only at the Stamford
Regional Campus.
The course covers the system development life cycle of business information
systems. Topics include business process reengineering, detailed process
modeling and data modeling techniques, project management concepts, system
architecture, testing and implementation considerations. The potential
system issues and relevant up-to-date technologies are also explored in
the class. Students participate in a project using supportive software
tools. |
| 210.
Operations Research for Information Systems Analysis
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C which may be
taken concurrently.
The philosophy and techniques of Operations Research, including problem
definition, modeling, and solution in the context of analysis, design,
and implementation of computer-based information systems. |
| 211. Systems Analysis
and Design
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C, 220, 221,
222;
open to MIS majors only.
System development methodologies for business information systems. Project
management concepts, hardware and software technology, and organizational
considerations are explored. Students participate in a system development
project. |
| 212. Advanced
Information Technologies
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C, 220, 221,
222;
open to MIS majors only.
Deepens knowledge of application development tools for the design of
decision oriented information systems. Emphasis will be placed on emerging
tools and techniques relevant for modern organizational information needs. |
| 220. Business Software
Development
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C which may be
taken concurrently. Open to MIS majors only.
The development of computer software for business information processing.
Topics include flowcharting, pseudocode, programming with a business oriented
computer language, file processing concepts, and on-line and batch processing. |
| 221. Business Data
Base Systems
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C which may be
taken concurrently; open to MIS majors only.
Development and implementation of database applications for business.
Topics include: data modeling, relational database concepts, query languages,
hands-on design and implementation of a relational database system, database
administration, non-relational database models,distributed architectures,
and advanced object bases. |
| 222. Network
Design and Applications
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C which may be
taken concurrently. Open to MIS majors only. Open only to juniors and seniors.
Principles and applications of business telecommunications emphasized.
Course covers important network systems as well as crucial techniques in
building these systems. Students participate in network design and implementation
project. |
| 223.
Advanced Business Application Development
Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 203C. Open to MIS majors only. Open
only to juniors and seniors.
Course designed to cover structured and object-oriented programming
methodologies for developing business applications. Program design techniques
and logic emphasized. Students participate in a business application design
and implementation project. |
| 230.
Management of Production/Operations Systems
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: OPIM 204.
In-depth study of the problems and models applicable to the design,
operation and control of systems which produce goods and services. Students
will learn to define, relate to, and solve production and operations problems
using such media and methods as cases, projects, simulations, behavioral
and quantitative models. |
252. Industrial Quality
Control
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: STAT 100 or 110,
and OPIM 204 or MEM 211.
The economic control and assurance of quality and reliability with emphasis
on management of the quality function. Included are: a conceptual treatment
of statistical methods in quality control; control of quality during manufacture
and at delivery of finished goods; planning for quality control and reliability;
quality management, to include organization, economics, systems and procedures. |
| 289. Field Study Internship
Either or both semesters. One to six credits. Hours by arrangement.
Prerequisite: Completion of Freshman - Sophomore School of Business requirements
and consent of instructor and Department Head. Students
taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or
U (unsatisfactory).
Designed to provide students with an opportunity for field work relevant
to one or more major areas within the Department. Students will work under
the supervision of one or more professionals in the specialty in question.
Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of an appraisal by the
field supervisor and a detailed written report submitted by the student. |
| 293. Foreign Study
Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement, up to a
maximum of six credits. Consent of Department Head required, prior to the
student's departure. These credits must be awarded for regularly scheduled
course work at a recognized foreign university in the field of information
systems or in the student's Applications Area; if in the Applications Area
the consent of both the Department Head and the Head of the Applications
Area is required. Prior to taking the course the student must sign up for
the course in advance as a course in that Applications Area. No credits
can be counted toward required courses in the MIS major.
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. |
| 296.
Senior Thesis in Operations and Information Management
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Hours by arrangement.
Prerequisite: Open only by consent of instructor and department head; open
only to OPIM Department Honors Students. |
| 298. Special Topics
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Announced
separately for each offering. With a change in content, may be repeated
for credit.
Classroom course in special topics in operations management, operations
research and information management as announced in advance for each semester. |
| 299. Independent Study
Either semester or both semesters. Credits by arrangement, not to exceed
six in any semester. Open only with consent of instructor and Department
Head.
Individual study of special topics in operations management, operations
research and information management as mutually arranged between a student
and an instructor. |