COX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (ITOM)

Professor Amit Basu, Department Chair

Professors: Bezalel Gavish, Richard O. Mason, Marion G. Sobol; Associate Professor: John H. Semple; Assistant Professors: Chester G. Chambers, Joakim Kalvenes, Neil J. Keon, Ulrike Schultze, Eli V. Snir; Lecturers: Ellen Allen, Michael Babb, James C. Collins.

See requirements to major in ITOM in the "Programs of Study" section.

B.B.A. degree-seeking students should take ITOM 2305 (or STAT 2301 or STAT 2331) and 2308 during their sophomore year.

2305. Managerial Statistics. Introductory course consisting of probability and descriptive statistics, regression analysis, decision making under uncertainty, and use of data in decision making. (STAT 2301 and STAT 2331 are alternates for this course.) Prerequisites: Calculus, ECO 1311 and 1312, and the GEC Information Technology requirement.

2308. Information Systems for Management. Covers the business use of information technologies (IT). Databases, networks, and software applications are studied as business resources, and the social and ethical influences of IT on individuals, firms, and society are examined. Coursework includes problem solving with information technology and case assignments involving information systems. Prerequisite: ITOM 2305 or STAT 2301 or STAT 2331. Will satisfy IT requirement for business majors.

3306. Operations Management. An introduction to the models and concepts used for problem solving in operations management. Topics include inventory management, production planning and scheduling, linear programming, decision analysis, simulation, and forecasting. Coursework includes problem solving and case assignments involving operations management.

Prerequisites: Calculus, ECO 1311 and 1312, ACCT 2311, and student chooses one of the following four courses: STAT 2301 or STAT 2331 or ITOM 2305 or EMIS 5370.

3307. Database Management. The management of the information resource and the issues in communicating data include defining information requirements, the role of information in the organization, and the design and administration of the system. The relational model is used along with database management systems to facilitate the communication and distribution of data and its conversion into information. The process of normalizing data, data integrity and security, the Structured Query Language (SQL), and application generation are among the topics. Prerequisite: ITOM 2308.

3354. Business Programming. The design, coding, testing, and debugging of business computer programs. The student will learn to specify, estimate, structure, pseudo-code, test, and code (in Java or other business programming language) a substantial business application. Prerequisite: ITOM 2308.

4305. Systems Analysis and Design (Fall Only). Emphasizes the technical and managerial skills required to analyze, design, and implement cost-effective systems for the collection and processing of information in a business environment. Topics include: systems development life cycle, prototyping, structured methodologies, business process analysis and redesign, and project management. Typically students complete a project. Prerequisite: ITOM 3354.

4306. Business Process Management. This course teaches students business process consulting skills, which include identifying, documenting, analyzing (for efficiency, effectiveness and controls) and improving business processes. Topics include workflow diagramming, designing and evaluating controls, the use of IT to improve business process performance, change management, stakeholder analysis, and benchmarking. The course covers core business processes such as sales, billing and procurement. Typically students complete a project. Prerequisite: ITOM 2308, ACCT 2311, ACCT 2312, STAT 2301 or STAT 2331 or ITOM 2305, ITOM 2306 or ITOM 3306.

4307. Business Modeling with Spreadsheets. The study of uses and limitations of microcomputers in the financial planning and control process of the firm. Cases and problem situations will be analyzed using microcomputer software. Prerequisites: ACCT 2312, ITOM 2308, and FINA 3320.

4309. Decision Analysis (Spring Only). Helps students understand how complex business problems can be analyzed, modeled, and solved in an optimal manner using information technology tools. Prerequisite: ITOM 3306.

4355. Systems Integration. The course will focus on how to design and develop a system that must integrate various technologies and/or systems into a fully functional system in order to meet the needs of a client or to solve a business problem. The course will draw on the skills learned in previous ITOM courses including: Database Design, Systems Analysis and Design, and Beginning Business Programming in order to complete a semester-long project that merges these concepts through the use of the Systems Development Life Cycle. Prerequisites: ITOM 2308, 3307, 3354, and 4305.

5350, 5351. Research Practicum in Information Technology I and II. Topics determined by student and faculty interests.