102 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION


BMS 5301-Medical Parasitology (2) Introduction to the ma-
jor groups of animal parasites infecting man, with special
emphasis, on life history, epidemiology, and laboratory
diagnosis.
BMS 6305-Parasitic Diseases of the Tropics and Subtropics
(3) Animal parasitology covering mechanisms of parasitic in-
fections, physiology of parasites, and immune responses of
the host.
BMS 6310-Infectious Diseases (3) Prereq: working knowl-
edge of bacteriology and virology. Pathogenesis of selected
bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases, emphasizing
the clinical and pathological aspects of human infections.
BMS 6314-Principles of Immunology (3-5; max: 5) Biologi-
cal and biochemical aspects of host resistance and im-
munity; the chemical and physiochemical properties of the
proteins of immune reactions.
BMS 6321-Special Topics in Microbiology (1-6; max: 18)
Contemporary research in an aspect of general micro-
biology.
BMS 6330-Virology (3) Nature of viruses and mechanisms
of viral infection: animal, bacterial, and plant viruses.
BMS 6352-Molecular Genetics (3-5) Molecular biological
processes mutation, selection, transformation, trans-
duction, conjugation, and episomal factors; molecular struc-
ture and function of genes.
BMS 6360--Experimental Microbiology (2-5; max: 8) Appli-
cation of physical, chemical, and biological techniques to
experimental problems in microbiology. Individual labora-
tory study under supervision.
BMS 6930-Seminar (1; max: 12) S/U.
BMS 7931-Research Conference (1; max: 12) Critical discus-
sion and appraisal of research programs of faculty and stu-
dents of the department. S/U.
BMS 7932-Journal Colloquy (1; max: 12) Critical presenta-
tion and discussion of recent original articles in the micro-
biological literature.

INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING
College of Engineering
 GRADUATE FACULTY 1984-85
Chairman: D. J. Elzinga. Graduate Coordinator: D. W.
Hearn. Graduate Research Professor: R. E. Kalman.
Professors: J. F. Burns; B. L. Capehart; D. J. Elzinga;
R. L. Francis; D. W. Hearn; K. E. Kilpatrick; R. S.
Leavenworth; J. F. Mahoney; E. J. Muth; J. A. Nattress;
B. D. Sivazlian; R. W. Swain; D. B. Wilcox (Emeritus).
Associate Professors: H. W. Hamacher; L. A. Martin--
Vega; S. Tufekci.
 The Department of Industrial and Systems Engi-
neering offers the Master of Engineering and the Mas-
ter of Science, each with a thesis or nonthesis option,
with specialization in computer science, health sys-
tems, industrial engineering, operations research, and
systems engineering. In addition, the Department of-
fers the Engineer degree and the Doctor of Philoso-
phy degree with specialization in industrial engineer-
ing, operations research, and systems engineering.
 A degree in one of the engineering disciplines or in
mathematics, statistics, or physics is prerequisite.
Where the student's background is deficient, an
articulation program of foundation courses will be re-
quired.
ECM 6260-Numerical Techniques for Linear Systems (3)
Prereq: linear algebra and calculus. Error and stability analy-
sis, Gaussian elimination, LU decomposition, iterative im-
provement, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, operations count,
nonlinear equations, integration, ordinary differential equa-
tions, approximation of functions. Other computationally
oriented topics.
EIN 5244-Measurements in Bioengineering (2) Modern
techniques for measurements and quanitification of physi-


cal, physiological, and psychological responses of man to
stimulus. Utilization of these measurements in industrial,
medical, and sports fields.
EIN 6115-Information Systems (2) Introduction to informa-
tion theory and coding, document and reference retrieval,
fact and information retrieval, measures of effectiveness,
mathematical modes of retrieval systems, and schemes for
the storage of information.
EIN 6246L-Human Factors Engineering (2) Prereq: course in
human engineering or perceptual psychology. Effects of hu-
man factors on the performance of systems containing ex-
tensive man-machine interactions.
EIN 6247-Man-Machine Systems Design (2) Prereq: EIN
6246L or instructor's approval. Engineering design concepts
of interfaces between man and machine.
EIN 6249-Behavior Systems Engineering (2) Prereq: EIN
6246L. Behavioral and engineering principles underlying
prediction and management of human behavior, design of
organization systems, and development of synthetic behav-
ior systems.
EIN 6318-Work Measurement Theory (3) Prereq: EIN 3314L,
ESI 6417, STA 4321. Systems of work measurement and work
methods. Comparison of systems.
EIN 6338-Advanced Production and Inventory Control (3)
Prereq: ESI 6417, 6429. Production planning and control;
problem identification and formulation. Mathematical theo-
ry of single- and multicommodity inventory systems; prob-
lem solving using dynamic programming and Markov chains.
EIN 6348-Mathematical Theory of Inventory (2) Prereq: ESI
6417, STA 6826. Mathematical theory of inventory systems.
Single- and multicommodity inventory problems analyzed
as problems in dynamic programming and as Markov de-
cision processes.
EIN 6357-Advanced Engineering Economy (3) Prereq: STA
4321, Economic analysis of capital expenditure decisions. Fi-
nancial mathematics and microeconomics. Decision under
risk and uncertainty. Game theory and utility theory.
EIN 6358-Decision Theory (2) Prereq: EIN 6357, ESI 6417.
Formulation of decision criteria and decision strategies in a
probabilistic environment. Industrial applications of input-
output analysis and von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theo-
ry. Statistical decision functions.
EIN 6367-Facilities Layout and Location (3) Prereq: ESI
6417. Planar and discrete layout problems and locations
problems; network location problems. Single- and multi-
objectives. Industrial and public sector applications.
EIN 6388-Statistical Forecasting Models (3) Prereq: ESI
4567, STA 4322. Classification of models for forecasting;
polynomial and autoregressive models; the problem of
smoothing; cross-correlation and its use; the Box-Jenkins
method; estimation of model parameters; forecast error;
analysis of industrial data.
EIN 6508-Health Systems Analysis I (3) Prereq: consent of
instructor. Introduction to quantitative analysis, total value
analysis, resource allocation techniques, stochastic service
systems, simulation, quality of care audits, and hospital con-
trol and management systems.
EIN 6509-Health Systems Analysis II (3) Prereq: EIN 6508.
Stochastic aspects of hospital and health systems and the in-
fluence of variability and uncertainty in health management
decisions.
EIN 6905-Special Problems (1-6; max: 9) Laboratory, lec-
ture, field work, or conferences.
EIN 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
EIN 6918-Graduate Seminar (1) May be repeated for addi-
tional credit. S/U.
EIN 6939-Seminar in Applied Stochastic Processes (2) Pre-
req; ESI 6546 or 6547 and consent of instructor. Lectures on
advanced topics. Student presentation and discussion of re-
search papers. Development of research topics.
EIN 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
EIN 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
EIN 7933-Special Problems (1-6; max: 12) Laboratory, lec-
ture, field work, or conferences.
EIN 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for stu-
dents with a master's degree in the field of study or for stu-
dents who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not
open to students who have been admitted to candidacy.