DESCRIPTIONS CCJ 4940 Practicum. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 3ff; Prereq: CCJ 3024 and consent of instructor. Supervised experience in a criminal justice agency. May be repeated, but no more than 3 hours of credit earned in CCJ 4940 may be applied to either major area requirements or minimum degree requirements established by the University. CCJ 4970 Senior Thesis. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: CCJ 3024 and Director's approval. Qualified students submit a formal research proposal, carry out individual research under the supervision of a faculty member, and prepare a formal written report of the research to a faculty committee. May be repeat- ed, but no more than 6 hours of credit may be applied to either major area requirements established by the University. GRADUATE COURSES Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate course listings. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93 Natzke, R.P., Chair; Bachman, K.C., Adviser: Beede, D.K.; Bray, D.R.; DeLorenzo, M.A.; Hansen, P.J.; Head, H.H.; Simmen, F.A.; Staples, C.R.; Thatcher, W.W.; Umphrey, J.E.; Wilcox, C.J. This staff cooperates in teaching courses in Animal Science General. DAS 3211 Dairy Cattle Management. F, SS. Credits: 2 Management principles necessary for successful dairying with emphasis on large dairy herds. DAS 3214 Dairy Cattle Evaluation. S. Credits: 1 - Evaluation of dairy cows and sires on the basis of per- formance traits and visual appraisal. Use of perfor- mance records and pedigrees in evaluation of cows and sires, the standards of body conformation of vari- ous dairy breeds, and beginning dairy cattle judging will be stressed. DAS 4213 Dairy Management Techniques. F,S. Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: DAS 3211 and permission of instructor. May be repeated with change in content up to a maximum of 4 credits. Planning, direction and management techniques employed in large dairy herds. DAS 4411 Dairy Cattle Nutrition. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: ASG 3402. Principles of nutrition and their application to dairy cattle feeding. DAS 4510 Physiology of Lactation. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: BCH 3023. Anatomy and development of the mammary gland and factors affecting milk yield and composition. DAS 4905 Problems in Dairy Science. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: Permission of instructor. Qualified students may choose an approved problem concerning some phase of Dairy Science. DAS 4941 Full-time Practical Work Experience in Dairy Science. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 3tt; Prereq: Prior arrangements with adviser, approval of Department Chairman and Dean. Practical work must be a new experience and related to the field of study. (For other Dairy Production related courses, see Animal Science General.) GRADUATE COURSES Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate course listings. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93 Koehler, G., Chair; Benson, H.; Elnicki, R.; Erenguc, S.; Horowitz, I.; Majthay, A.; Pendergast, M; Piramuthu, S.; Thompson, P.; Tsai, L.; Zappe, C. The major in Decision and Information Sciences is under consideration. Until approved, it will remain a track within the Management major. This track will be officially noted on the student transcript. Students should carefully note course prerequisites as they are strictly enforced. A current/revised listing of course prerequisites is available each term in Undergraduate Programs office located in room 201 of the New Business Building. Students in the College of Business Administration must complete, or be in the process of completing, all 3000-level upper division core courses before registering for 4000-level major courses. ISM 3011 Information Systems in Organizations. F,S,SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: Permission of the instructor. An introduction to information systems in organiza- tions for undergraduate students. Topics include the range of computer hardware, software, and communi- cations available in the marketplace; a review of lan- guages; examples of applications in organizations; management of information and computer technolo- gy; and current trends and future directions. Students are required to have a basic knowledge of microcom- puters and familiarity with DOS, spreadsheets, and wordprocessing. ISM 4113 Business Systems Design and Applications. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: COC 3110 or CGS 3462 or other structured procedural language and COP 3120 or COP 3121. This course focuses on the design and application of systems in businesses for routine data processing, management reporting systems, and decision support systems. It uses state-of-the-art software to aid the stu- dent in employing planning, life cycle, structured analysis, and design processes concepts in hands-on applications of transaction systems and executive information systems. Students will work with applica- tions on microcomputers and mainframes. ISM 4220 Introduction to Business Data Communications. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: ISM 3011 and COC 3110 or CGS 3462. This course focuses on how workstations in various environments can communicate with computer-based systems used in businesses for routine data process- ing, management reporting systems, and decision support systems. Topics include the convergence of computers and telecommunications in modem busi- nesses, basic data representation problems, the use of local area networks in businesses, office automation applications, using microcomputer-mainframe sys- tems for reporting and decision making, and strategic management questions relating to businesses goals, long-range planning, and budgeting. ISM 4421 Knowledge-Based Systems in Business. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: ISM 3011. This course focuses on the practical issues relating to the introduction and use of knowledge-based systems in a wide range of business situations. Particular attention is given to understanding how to build sys- tems to support managerial planning and decision making in various functional areas of business, such as finance, marketing, production, distribution, per- sonnel, and accounting. MAN 4504 Operations Management. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: QMB 3600. Managerial concepts and quantitative tools required in the design, operation, and control of production systems and their relationship to other business func- tions. MAN 4505 Management of Service Operations. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: QMB 3600. Managerial concepts and quantitative tools required in the design, operation, and control of service sys- tems and their relationship to other business func- tions. Operations planning and control decisions in service-oriented firms are reviewed by examining the nature and characteristics of service delivery systems, investigating different design alternatives, and reviewing approaches for forecasting, scheduling, and controlling service flow and activities. MAN 4521 Planning and Control in Production Systems. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: MAN 4504. An in-depth view of the control and planning of pro- duction systems to include independent and depen- dent demand systems, JIT, production planning sys- tems, aggregate planning, master production schedul- ing, quality control and quality assurance programs, and forecasting models. QMB 3250 Statistics for Business Decisions. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: STA 3023. Correlation and linear regression, model building, multiple regression, analysis of variance, time series analysis, and decision analysis. Regression modeling with computer applications for business problems. QMB 3600 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economic Analysis. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 3233, STA 3023. Quantitative techniques and analysis for business and economic decisions. Topics include matrix algebra, systems of equations, linear programing, production planning and control, inventory models, waiting lines and simulation. QMB 4701 Managerial Operations Analysis 1. F, S. Credits: 3; Prereq: QMB 3600. Introductory survey of quantitative methods for man- agerial decision making, including linear program- ming and related techniques, with applications to business and economic analysis. QMB 4702 Managerial Operations Analysis 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: QMB 3600. Introduction to deterministic and probabilistic models for managerial decision making, including mathemati- cal programming and statistical models. QMB 4703 Managerial Operations Analysis 3. F, S, SS. Credits: 3; Prereq: QMB 3600 and CGS 3420 or COC 3110 or CGS 3462. Concepts and techniques of the simulation approach applied to complex managerial problems. QMB 4905 Individual Work in Decision and Information Sciences. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: Senior standing and permis- sion of department. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 5 credits. Reading and/or research in Decision and Information Sciences. A written report is required. QMB 4941 Internship in Decision and Information Sciences. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 3tt; Prereq: Consent of department chairperson. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 6 credits. Applied work in Decision and Information Sciences. Requires several papers and reports. Will be counted as free-elective credit only. May not be taken in a stu- dent's final semester prior to graduation. tt Grading is on S-U basis only.