BZAN 6604 Management Science
This course provides an overview of the concepts and methods of management science. Sometimes referred to as prescriptive analytics or decision analytics, management science is a subset of the larger field of business analytics and focuses on the use of math models to make better business decisions. The primary goal of the course is to help you become a more skilled builder and consumer of models. The course will show you how to use Excel spreadsheets effectively for business analysis and introduce you to some of the more important analytic methods including optimization and simulation. These methods will be applied to problems arising in a variety of functional areas including operations, finance, and marketing. STEM-designated.
Course overview
- Department
- Business Analytics
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Fall,Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- A previous course in statistics and familiarity with Excel.
Requirements fulfilled
- Business Analytics: Business Analytics elective options (Class of 2027 and beyond)
- General Management: Operations Management area (Current University Catalog; choose two areas and complete each area's criteria)
- Operations Management: Required Operations Management courses (Classes of 2027 and 2028; concentration ends after the Class of 2028)
Official evaluation summary
4.51 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 01