Information Systems and Manufacturing Courses (ISM)


The following courses, numbered 7000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 0900-6999, which are offered for undergraduate credit only, may be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.

7010 Desktop Decision Tools. Cr. 3

Prereq: B A 6090 or equiv. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Capabilities of decision tools available for personal computers. Methods of forecasting, project management, logistics decisions, cost/benefit analysis, efficiency evaluations, quality methods, and methods addressing other common management challenges. (T)

7500 Business Information Systems. Cr. 3

Prereq: admission to a graduate program; completion of all foundation requirements. No credit after former ISM 4630 or former ACC 6070. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Exploration of fundamental and introductory topics in information systems and technology, including concepts of design, implementation, control and evaluation of computer-based information systems for business data processing, office automation, information reporting, and decision making. (Y)

7510 Database Management. Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7500 or consent of instructor. No credit after ISM 5993. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Overall examination of database management and knowledge management systems. Theories, models, and techniques for designing, developing, understanding, utilizing and creating competitive advantage through database systems. Topics include data modeling, logical and physical database design, strategic value of data, introductory SQL, knowledge management, and emerging database technologies. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (Y)

7520 Information Systems Design. Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7500. No credit after ISM 5820. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Principles of developing computer-based accounting and management information systems, emphasizing the phases of the life cycle of information systems projects. (Y)

7540 Telecommunications and Networks. Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7500 or equiv. No credit after ISM 5993. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Business data communications: concepts and terminology, approaches to designing systems, standards, hardware and software, network architectures, and distributed information systems. Technical and managerial aspects. (Y)

7550 Management of Information Technology. Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7500. No credit after ISM 6997; no credit if student took ISM 7500 Fall 1997 through Fall 2000. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Information system structures, strategies and policy. Emphasis on case studies and projects involving information technology. (Y)

7560 Survey of E-Commerce. Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7500. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Introduction to electronic commerce: scope, business-to-business and business-to-consumer activities; supporting software, hardware, networking, security technologies; readings and online discussions. (T)

7570 Data Mining. Cr. 3

For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Tools and techniques used to analyze large data bases; hands-on approach to common techniques. Emphasis on application of data mining to problems in marketing, finance, and other business disciplines. (T)

7650 (MKT 7650) Strategic Procurement. Cr. 3

For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Creation of competitive advantage with superior procurement management. Topics include: negotiating, relationship to the supply chain, quality issues, supplier selection and management, quantity and delivery, and price determination. Strategic, ethical, legal and international issues. (Y)

7890 Internship in Information Systems and Manufacturing. Cr. 3

Prereq: minimum 3.0 g.p.a.; admission to a graduate program; completion of all core courses; prior consent of department chair. Offered for S and U grades only. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Students work a minimum of twenty hours per week for fifteen weeks in an entry-level management position. (Y)

7991 Principles of Quality Management. Cr. 3

Prereq: successful completion of all M.B.A. foundation requirements. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Introduction to philosophies of quality management and quality certification standards such as ISO 9000. System analysis, business process design, leadership, benchmarking, quality standards, performance standards, customer focus. (F,W)

7992 Methods of Quality Management. Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7991. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Selection, implementation and applications of the most commonly-used quality methods: statistical process control, design of experiments, process analysis, error proofing, decision analysis, and response surface methods. (F,W)

7993 Total Quality Management in Health Care. Cr. 3

Prereq: completion of all foundation requirements. Open only to MBA Program students. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Comprehensive examination of theory and practice of quality management in a health care setting. (Y)

7995 Directed Study in Information Systems and
Manufacturing. Cr. 1-3 (Max. 6)

Prereq: consent of adviser and Graduate Officer; approved Petition and Authorization for Directed Study must be on file in Office of Student Services prior to registration. Advanced independent readings under supervision of a graduate faculty member in areas of mutual interest. (Y)

8000 Seminar in Information Systems and Manufacturing.
Cr. 3

Prereq: ISM 7500. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Current developments and emerging trends. (T)