76 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION BCN 5715-Advanced Construction Labor Problems (3) Prereq: graduate status. Labor problems in the construction industry and associated legislation. How to work effectively with unionized labor on construction projects. BCN 5722-Advanced Construction Planning and Control (3) Prereq: COP3210, BCN4612. Time-cost relationships for various construction operations. BCN 5905-Special Studies in Construction (1-5; max: 12) Prereq: graduate status orspecial permission of the instructor. For students requiring supplemental work in the building construction area. BCN 6228-High-Rise Construction (3) BCN 6621-Bidding Strategy (3) Strategy of contracting to maxi- mize profit through overhead distribution, breakeven analysis, probability and statistical technique, a realistic risk and uncer- tainty objective, and bid analysis both in theory and in practice. BCN 6641-Construction Management and Value Engineering (3) The various systems of contracting for construction with special emphasis on the construction manager concept and phased construction. Computerized construction management control systems and value engineering. BCN 6748-Construction Law (3) Formation of a company, licensing, bid process, contracts, plans and specifications, me- chanics liens, insurance bonds, and remedies as they relate to the building constructor and construction manager. Case studies. BCN 6931-Construction Management (1-5; max:13) Construc- tion management or specialized areas of the construction field. BCN 6932-Building Construction Management (1-5; max: 12) Building technology and management or specialized areas of the building construction field. BCN 6933-Advanced Construction Management (1-5; max: 12) Financial and technological changes affecting construction and the management of construction projects. H. BCN 6934-Construction Research (1-6; max: 12) Independent studies. H. BCN 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION- GENERAL College of Business Administration Graduate programs offered by the College of Business Administration are the Doctor of Philosophy in economics; the Doctor of Philosophy in business administration; the Master of Arts in economics; the Master of Arts in business administration with tracks in decision and information sciences, finance, insurance, management, marketing, and real estate and urban analysis; the Master of Business Administration (MBA); and the Master of Science in com- puter and information sciences. The Master of Accounting degree (M.Acc.) is offered through the Fisher School of Accounting. Fields of concentration and requirements for the MBA are given under Requirements for Master's De- grees in the front section of the Catalog. Requirements for the Ph.D. and M.A. degrees may be found under the description for the respective department. The Ph.D. in business administration requires a principal or major field in one of the following: accounting, decision and information sciences, finance, insurance, manage- ment, marketing, or real estate and urban analysis. Specific requirements for the various departments and specialties within the departments are stated in the department de- scriptions in this Catalog. All candidates for the Ph.D. in business administration must satisfy the following general requirements: Breadth Requirement.-All applicants for the Ph.D. in business administration program are expected to have completed prior business-related course work at either the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Students enter- ing without prior work are required to take a minimum of three graduate courses in at least two fields other than their chosen area of concentration. Most often, the appropriate courses will be found in the MBA first-year core; the particular courses to be taken by a student will be decided in consultation with the student's academic adviser. After a student enters the Ph.D. program, the courses taken to satisfy the breadth requirement must be taken in the College of Business Administration. Research Foundations Requirement.-All students must complete a six-course research skills sequence that pre- pares them for scholarly research in their chosen area of concentration. Research foundations are defined as essen- tial methodological tools (e.g., statistics, quantitative analy- sis) and/or substantive content domains (e.g., psychology, economics) outside the student's major field that are con- sidered essential to conducting high quality research in the chosen field. The specific research skills required by each area of concentration can be found in the field descriptions in this Catalog. Other requirements forthe Ph.D. degree include satisfac- tory completion of graduate course work in the major field of concentration, as well as one or two supporting fields designed to add depth to the student's research training. The areas of depth are selected by the student in consultation with his or her advisory committee, and may be within or outside the College of Business Administration. Other requirements for the Ph.D. are given in the General Infor- mation section of this Catalog. GEB 5215-Problem Analysis and Presentation in Business I (1) Designed for MBA candidates. Designed to improve written and oral communications in a business environment. H. GEB 5216-Problem Analysis and Presentation in Business II (1) Prereq: GEB 5215. Designed for MBA candidates. Designed to improve written and oral communications in a business environ- ment. GEB 5405-Legal Environment of Business (3) DesignedforMBA candidates. The American legal system; sources of law; adjudica- tion; the legal nature of the corporation; major areas of state and federal corporate law; state and federal regulation of business; legal aspects of ethical and social responsibility. GEB 6905-Individual Work (1-4; max: 8) Prereq: consent of Associate Dean or MBA Director. Reading and/or research in business administration. GEB 6957-International Studies in Business (1-4; max: 12) Prereq: admission to approved study abroadprogram andpermis- sion of department. S/U. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING College of Engineering GRADUATE FACULTY 1992-93 Chairman: T. J. Anderson. Graduate Coordinator: M. E. Orazem. Professors: T. J. Anderson; S. S. Block (Emeritus); R. W. Fahien (Emeritus); A. L. Fricke; G. B. Huflund; L. E. Johns, Jr.; H. H. Lee; F. P. May (Emeritus); R. Narayanan; M. E. Orazem; D. O. Shah; R. D. Walker, Jr. (Emeritus). Associate Professors: D. W. Kirmse; G. Lyberatos; S. Svoronos; G. B. Westermann-Clark. Assistant Professions: 1. Bitsanis; O. D. Crisalle; C. W. Park.