MGS 600 Management Science

This course is designed to introduce the field of management science. The course emphasizes the concepts and mathematical techniques most useful in business and finance. This course will introduce the techniques above in a practical managerial context, demonstrating their potential with a wide array of applications. The study of management science combines the quantitative tools of operations research with the more qualitative field of decision analysis. MGS 610 Strategic Analytics This course is designed to introduce the following business analytics knowledge to students: (1) Quantitative data analyses (Focus of this class) (2) Business analytics modeling in the Excel software This course teaches graduate students the process of analyzing big data and discovering new information to support management decision making. Topics include the analysis of production data, analysis and management, and marketing research analysis. MGS 630 Project Management This course guides students through fundamental project management concepts and behavioral skills needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Emphasis is on skillfully managing resources, schedules, risks, and scope to produce a desired outcome. This course explores project management with a practical, hands-on approach through case studies and class discussions. Often overlooked challenges for project managers, which include the ability to manage without influence, to gain the support of stakeholders, and gaining access to resources not directly under their control, will be discussed. Special attention is given to the critical success factors required to overcome resistance to change. This course will review causes of project failure and how to mitigate risks through proper planning in the early phases of a new initiative. MGS 640 System Engineering Management This course is an interdisciplinary approach combining systems engineering with program management knowledge and skills. The course is intended to broaden the technical capabilities of students who may have non-technical backgrounds, so they are able to successfully manage and lead programs/projects. Students will be exposed to the systems engineering process from establishing system requirements through test and evaluation. Simultaneously, students will learn how to manage, schedule, and budget programs. MGS 660 Strategic Brand Management This course blends theory and practice of strategic brand management. Branding is both an art and a science. Students will be armed with relevant and comprehensive theories, appropriate frameworks and models, and familiarity with past successful and unsuccessful brand strategies. The goal is to develop more informed decisions that are more likely to yield successful implementation.