As in introduction to management science technology, this is a course will focus on tools and techniques used to analyze and solve management decision problems. Application and interpretation of methodology in case studies of transportation, assignment, project planning, and inventory problems. Computers used in analysis of these problems and in simulating and forecasting. A course designed to introduce the student to the origins of management and the contributory bodies of knowledge that have been emphasized. The various functions and areas of management are stressed with special emphasis being placed on decision making.
Consideration is given to pricing, product planning and promotion, market research, and analysis.
This seminar covers the substantive differences between domestic and international dimensions of management. This seminar covers the substantive differences between domestic and international marketing concepts and strategies, with particular emphasis on organizational philosophies, international segmentation, and the influence of culture of the development of marketing plan. Critical issues dealing with standardization versus adaptation strategies, counterfeiting and the protection of industrial property, distribution alliances and export marketing are discussed, as is the conducting of international market research. An introduction to probability and statistics for students in the physical, biological, and social studies. Topics include probability distributions, sampling, tests of hypotheses, estimation, correlation, and linear regression.