REQUEST FOR AGENCY SPONSORED TRAINING PROGRAM

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4 MAY 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training and Education
VIA: Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence
SI-AT FROM:
STAT
STAT
STAT
Director of Information Resources
SUBJECT: Request for Agency Sponsored Training
Program
1. Approval is requested for rev sponsorship of undergraduate
training at American University for a Computer Systems
Analyst-Programmer assigned to this Office. This requested training will
commence on a part-time basis with the 1987 summer session and will extend
on a full-time basis through the 1987-88 school year.
2. has been a member of the Analytic and Computing Services
Division since May 1986. During that time her primary responsibility has
been to provide computer support to the DI by designing data base systems,
applications development, graphics, installation of hardware and software
and rating and evaluation of equipment.
3. has been attending undergraduate classes in math,
computer science and management since September 1983. Her proposed plan of
study would help her better fulfill the requirements of her position and
would greatly enhance her value to the Directorate. It is anticipated that
she will return to this Office with a greatly expanded set of skills in
business management and computer programming.
4. Her proposed plan of study, subject to course availability, would
include the following:
Summer 1987
Introduction to Computing
Introduction to Management Information Systems
Corporate Finance
Fall 1987
Programming Concepts I
Applied Systems Design
Business Applications of Computers
Human Factors in System Design
ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL
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STAT
STAT
STAT
ADM, _STRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
Spring 1988
Introduction to Simulation and Modeling
Microcomputer Applications for Managers
Applications in Management
Quantitative Analysis
5. The estimated cost of tuition and books for the three semesters at
American University is $11,500.
Attachments:
Copies of Course Descriptions
Continued Service Agreement
Form 136 (3)
APPROVE:
Ass,late Deputy Director or Intelligence Date
6 MAY 1987
11 MAY 1987
Director of Training and Education Date
ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
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STAT
STAT
ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY
SUBJECT: Request for Agency Sponsored Training Program
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the correlation with such nonlinguistic factors as the topic of
discourse, the identity of the participants, and the setting of
the communicative act. Both monolingual and multilingual
societies in developed and developing areas will be consid-
ered. Usually offered alternate falls. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor.
38.528 Bilingual Education (3) Language acquisition, use,
and competency in a bilingual setting, and the general goal
of bilingual education. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
38.529 Program Development and Administration in ESL
(3) Approaches, requirements, and problems in establishing
and administering ESL/EFL programs at the elementary,
secondary, and post-secondary school levels and in adult ed-
ucation programs. The major focus is on the post-secondary
level. Offered irregularly. Prerequisite: permission of instruc-
tor.
38.552 Linguistic Structure I: Phonetics and Phonemics
(3) Techniques of describing speech sounds in terms of ar-
ticulatory movements and formulas, practice in hearing and
transcribing phonetic sounds using tape recordings. Basic
premises of phonemic analysis and practical procedures for
arriving at phonemes of a language. Offered irregularly. Pre-
requisite: 38.500.
38.553 Linguistic Structure II: Morphology and Syntax (3)
Problems in analysis and description of morphological data.
Introduction to transformational generative grammar. Of-
fered irregularly. Prerequisite: 38.500.
38.590 Independent Reading Course in English or Lin-
guistics (1-6)
Graduate Courses
38.620 Practicum in Teaching ESL/EFL (3) Observation,
participation, and supervised teaching experience in
ESL/EFL at a level appropriate to the student's career objec-
tives: elementary, secondary, and post-secondary. Weekly
conferences and seminars. Usually offered every spring. Pre-
requisite: 38.501 and 38.502.
38.690 Independent Study Project in English or Linguis-
tics (1-6)
38.700 Seminar in Linguistics (3) Content varies. Reports
and critical discussion of theoretical and practical problems
in linguistics and TESL/TEFL. Critical evaluation of books
and papers on appropriate subjects. May include the prepa-
ration of language teaching materials. Must include a re-
search paper or project. May he repeated for credit but not
within the same term: topic must be different. Usually of-
fered every fall. Prerequisite: permission of the department.
38.797 Master's Thesis Seminar (1-6)
Mathematics, Statistics, and
Computer Science
Computer Science
Undergraduate Courses
atlittliitroCtckipn.-tci:C.omputing .40,),A general intro-
duction to roicquiti?or'grudents wt,W? to understand
how computers work, how computers affect their lives, and
how computers are used in students' own disciplines. Basic
programming skills are developed by the presentation and
use of PASCAL. This course does not serve as prerequisite
for 40.281 or other advanced computer-science courses. Pre-
requisite: 41.150 or three years of high-school mathematics.
40.280 Introduction to Computer Science I /N (4) Problem
solving and algorithm development. Structured pro-
gramming in PASCAL. Basic data types and canonical struc-
tures; arrays and subprograms; recursion. Social implica-
tions of computing. Elementary applications from business
and science. Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent regis-
tration in 41.170, 41.211 or 41.221.
40.281 Introduction to Computer Science II /N (3) Con-
tinuation of problem solving in PASCAL. Emphasis on larg-
er programs built from modules. Introduction to abstract
data structures-stacks, queues, graphs and trees and their
implementations and associated algorithms. Elementary nu-
merical methods. Prerequisite: 40.280, and 41.211 or 41.221
(41.211 and 41.221 may be taken concurrently).
40.282 Assembly-Language Programming (4) Basic con-
cepts of computer architecture and organization. Assembly-
language programming: instruction formats, addressing
techniques, macros, and input/output. Program segmenta-
tion and linkage. The assembly process. Prerequisite: 40.281
or permission of the department.
40.320 Introduction to File Design (3) An examination of
the structure of files and of the input/output facilities. Top-
ics include file usage, file design, file organization, media
limitations, and data definition statements. The IBM envi-
ronment is stressed; other environments are discussed as
time permits. Prerequisite: 40.281 and 40.282.
40.330 Organization of Computer Systems (3) Logical Cir-
cuit design, integrated circuits and digital functions, data
representation, register transfer operations and micropro-
gramming, basic computer organization, the central proces-
sor and arithmetic operations. Not open to students who
have taken 40.540. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
40.281 and 40.282.
40.340 Data Structures and Algorithms (3) Basic tech-
niques of design and analysis of efficient algorithms. Imple-
mentation and manipulation of data structures, including
linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs. Memory man-
agement. Internal and external searching and sorting. Prereq-
uisite: 40.281 and 40.282.
40.341 Organization of Programming Languages (3) Sur-
vey of desirable features and specifications of programming
languages by investigation of data types, control structures,
data flow, and run-time behavior of several languages, such
as FORTRAN. LISP, Ada, etc. Basic elements of coinpiling
and interpreting. At least one non-Pascal-like language (such
as LISP) is studied in detail. Prerequisite: 40.282 and 40.340.
40.350 Introduction to Discrete Structures (3) Introduction
to mathematical topics required in computer science, such as
graphs, sets and relations, boolean logic, and finite state au-
tomata. Prerequisite: 40.281 and either 41.211 or 41.221.
40.365 Introduction to Operating Systems (3) A survey of
the resource-management strategies used in contemporary
operating systems. Topics include the management of pri-
mary storage. processors. processes. peripheral devices.
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Students develop an environmental portfolio according to
directions given in the course syllabus. Meets with 09.389.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
09.690 Independent Study Project in Biology (1-6)
09.691 Internship (1-6)
09.692 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-6) See
Cooperative Education in this publiCation.
09.700 Graduate Seminar (1) May be repeated for credit but
not in the same term; topic must be different. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: graduate standing in biology.
09.730 Advanced Cell Physiology (4) The structure and
functions of cellular components: chromosomes, mitochon-
dria, membranes, nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions, and
chloroplasts. Offers current information about mechanisms
involved. Prerequisite: 09.250 and graduate standing in biolo-
gy or permission of instructor.
09.790 Directed Research (6) Students conduct a literature
search on some aspect of the biological sciences under the
direction of their guidance committee, culminating in the
submission of a review paper. Satisfies part of the degree re-
quirements for the M.A. degree in biology. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: M.A. candidate in biology.
09.797 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)
Business Administration
Management
Undergraduate Courses
Note: junior standing is required to enroll in all KCBA
courses at the 300 or 400 level.
(Illita.:Itri!d' UW0** eiient Informationn Systems
a aitiifOrianizaticcrial iesoniCe;'deeisiOn-rn.--dtv
ing frameworks, transaction processing systems, decision
support systems, external information systems, office auto-
mation, competitive information systems, accounting and fi-
nancial applications, marketing applications, production ap-
plications, needs assessment, system design and itnplemen-
tation, organizational impacts, and social issues. A technolo-
gy update is provided in hardware and software basics, data-
base management systems, and telecommunications. Usually
offered every term. Prerequisite: 40.260 or 40.280; 14.240,
14.241. 11.300, 42.202, and 10.353 which may be taken con-
currently.
10.353 Organizational Behavior (3) Current management
theories, research, and practice. Course content represents a
synthesis of behavioral sciences providing a broad frame-
work for management. Topics include organizational goals
and responsibilities, models, decision theory, planning con-
trol, organization. Totivation, leadership, group behavior,
conflict, and organizational change. Usually offered every
term. Prerequisite: junior standing.
3) Applica-
tions of information systems and various software packages
to the solution of business problems. Prerequisite: 40.260 or
40.280 and 10.352 or permission of department chair.
Business Administration 219
Vcorieepts of 1445h
duction to operations research and to management science
and its interdisciplinary aspects. Basic elements of decision
theory, inventory models, linear programming (LIP), pro-
duction models, simulation, waiting lines, etc. Usually of-
fered every term. Prerequisite: for KCBA students, junior
standing and all KCBA requirements in economics, mathe-
matics, statistics, and computer science; for all other stu-
dents, permission of instructor.
10.360 Principles of Procurement and Federal Assistance
Management (3) The management of acquisition, procure-
ment, and federal assistance by the government and private
sectors. Organizations and procedures; requirements;
budgeting; government marketing by private sector;
negotiations; proposal preparation; types of contracts and
federal assistance; political environment; and special consid-
erations such as small business and equal opportunity. Usu-
ally offered every term. Prerequisite: junior standing.
10.381 Introduction to Personnel Administration (3) Un-
derstanding the principles and operations of personnel ad-
ministration and industrial-relations systems in organiza-
tions by analyzing and applying theoretical concepts to func-
tional situations. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: jun-
ior standing.
10.382 Industrial Relations Administration (3) An analysis
of concepts and principles of various collective bargaining
processes by emphasizing the historical, legal, economic, so-
cial, and behavioral dynamics of union-management rela-
tionships in the private and public sectors. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: 10.381.
10.383 Problems in Personnel Administration (3) Uses
problems and case histories to develop decision-making pro-
ficiency in the functional areas of personnel administration
and industrial relations. Usually offered every term. Prerequi-
site: 10.381 and 10.382.
10.384 Applications of Performance Appraisal (3) The
course focuses on the function and design of performance
appraisal systems as tools of professional development,
coaching and counseling, merit-compensation determina-
tions, and goal implementation. Students examine the assets
and liabilities of alternative methods of performance-ap-
praisal systems. Applications are oriented to the role of the
personnel manager. Prerequisite: junior standing.
10.390 Independent Reading Course in Business Adminis-
tration (1-6) Prerequisite: junior standing.
10.391 Internship in Business Administration (1-6) Prereq-
uisite: junior standing.
10.392 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-9) See
description under Cooperative Education in this publication.
Prerequisite: junior standing and nine semester hours in busi-
ness including any relevant business core courses specified
by the department.
empntegration of
VIMISTM-ge offilkiMeiVd simulation of
management experiences. Various methods of simulating a
management environment may be employed, including case
studies, computerized management games, and consultant
roles with business firms. Usually offered every term. Prereq-
uisite: senior standing.
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224 Courses of Instructic
national banks. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: 12.600
and 12.602.
12.691 Internship (3-6) A work-study experience normally
taken by students who have no previous professional work
experience. Generally taken in the summer following the
first year of graduate study. Design of project and monitor-
ing through completion arc details worked out among stu-
dent, supervising faculty member, and employer. Prerequisite:
3.00 overall average or permission of associate dean.
12.692 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-6) See
description under Cooperative Education in this publication.
12.701 Seminar in International Business (3) A seminar
discussion of student research efforts on the conduct of in-
ternational business in Western Europe, Latin America. and
the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa, the Far East, or
the Socialist countries. The research concentrates on the dif-
ferent business practices that are required because of the dif-
ferent cultural, economic, legal, and political environment of
the region. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: 12.600.
Finance and Real Estate
Undergraduate Courses
Note: Junior standing is required to enroll in all KCBA
courses at the 300 or 400 level.
13.201 Business Law (3) The scope of business law, Individ-
ual, business, and legal relationships. Legal concepts, philos-
ophy, and functions. Federal and state court systems. Survey
of contracts, sales, agency, business forms, and property. In-
troduction to negotiable instruments. Usually offered every
term.
13.202 Advanced Business Law (3) Functions, form, and
content of commercial paper. Law of real and personal prop-
erty. Legal bibliography. Legal requirements of business.
Case research. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
13.201.
13.212 Personal Finance (3) Investigation of the principles
of personal financial management. Topics include budget-
ing, consumerism, taxes, credit, savings and savings instru-
ments, insurance (life, health, automobile, fire, and proper-
ty), housing, investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, an-
nuities, and real estate), and estate planning. Usually offered
every term.
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71K365-Corporitte-Tintuteellt) Introduction to business fi-
nance; acquisition and use of short-term funds and long-
term capital; overview of money and capital markets; man-
agement of asset, liability, and capital accounts; financial
analysis and time value of money; cash, operation, and long-
range budgeting; leasing; corporate securities; dividend pol-
icy; and cost of capital. Usually offered every term. Prerequi-
site: 14.241 and junior standing.
13.370 Urban Development /S (3) Economic and other ob-
jectives in an urban society. The function of an urban econo-
my and forces affecting urban development. Social change,
market operations, and public facilities management. Rapid
changes and associated land development. Economic base
theory and theories of land development. Usually offered
every term.
13.373 Real Estate Principles and Transactions (3) Princi-
ples and practices of listing real property, agreement of sale,
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and title transfer of ownti ship and interests. Drawing docu-
ments: contracts, deeds, leases, financing, and other instru-
ments. Private and public propt.srty rights, liens, tax( s, as-
sessments, and other claims on real estate. Mathematical
problems for license examination. Approved for the real es-
tate salesperson examination. Usually offered every term.
13.390 Independent Reading Course in Business Adminis-
tration (1--6) Prerequisite: junior standing.
13.391 Internship in Business Administration (1-6) Prereq-
uisite: junior standing.
13.392 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-9) See
description under Cooperative Education in this publication.
Prerequisite: junior standing and nine semester hours in busi-
ness including any relevant business core courses specified
by the department.
13.452 Business Responsibility in American Society /A, S
(3) The conceptual and historical framework in which the
American firm performs as an institution of the community.
The relationship between business responsibility and public
policy. Emphasis on student participation and cases. Usually
offered every term. Prerequisite: _junior standing.
13.460 Institute on Property Management I (3) Manage-
tnent of commercial and residential property. Rental values,
neighborhood analysis, tenant selection, leasing, and tenant-
owner relationships. Usually offered every term. Has an in-
stitute fee in addition to tuition.
13.462 Real Estate Appraisal Principles (1) A comprehen-
sive overview of the valuation process. Principles of gather-
ing and analyzing data to be used in the three approaches to
value. For students entering the field of real estate appraisal
and working with residential or commercial properties. Usu-
ally offered every fall. Has a special tuition rate and institute
fee.
13.463 Residential Valuation (2) A practical foundation in
residential valuation. Topics include: the residential apprais-
al process; site data and analysis; highest and best-use analy-
sis; improvements, inspection, and description; cost, income,
and sales comparison approaches; special-purpose proper-
ties, including condominium, recreational, and residential;
and short-form narrative reports and form reports. Usually
offered every fall. Has a special tuition rate and institution
fee. Prerequisite: 13.462.
13.464 Financial Markets and Institutions (3) The history,
purposes, functions, and organizations of the short-term
money market and long-term capital market. An integrated
view of the participating institutions and the markets in
which they operate, their investment constraints, and result-
ing portfolios. The role of the Federal Reserve System. Usu-
ally offered every term. Prerequisite: 13.365 and 19.306.
13.468 Financial Decision Making (3) Investment, financ-
ing, and dividend-policy decisions of the financial manager.
Case studies and problems are some of the tools used to en-
able the student to make and see the effects of financial deci-
sions. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: 13.365.
13.469 Investment Analysis (3) Investment objectives.
Methods of appraising corporate equity, debt, and other se-
curities. Portfolio theory and management, technical analy-
sis, random walk theory, and the role of institutional in-
vestors. Case studies and computer simulation are em-
ployed. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: 13.365.
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292 Courses of Instructs
tion, urban housing policy, and science and technology for
urban administration. Usually offered every spring and sum-
mer.
54.690 Independent Study Project in Public Administra-
tion (1-6)
54.691 Graduate Internship in National, State, and Local
Governments or Research Organizations (3) Arrangements
for scheduled work assignments in participation, observa-
tion, and research, and seminar integration under the super- ?
vision of government or research director and member of
school faculty. Usually offered every term.
54.692 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-6) See
description under Cooperative Education in this publication.
54.698 Graduate Internship Seminar (3) Application of po-
litical and administrative theory to the analysis of current is-
sues affecting agencies in which the interns work. Usually of-
fered every term.
54.710 Seminar in Public Administration (3) An analysis of
the various factors that contribute to the overall perform-
ance of the executive branch of government. Topics vary,
but the course concentrates on the design of research and
critical examination of works in the field. Usually offered
every term. May be repeated for credit but not in the same
term; topic must be different. Prerequisite: admission to Ph.D.
program or permission of instructor.
54.799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar in Public Adminis-
tration (1-12)
Technology and Administration
Undergraduate Courses
55.101 Information and Systems /S (3) An introduction to
the roles of information and systems theory in managerial
decision making. The course provides the historical perspec-
tive for an appreciation of the information-consciousness of
our society. Usually offered every term.
55.310 Introduction to Data Processing /S (3) Introduction
to data processing and the evolution of the computer as a
management tool. Topics include computer hardware and
software, programming, systems analysis, data communica-
tions systems, management information systems, and the
role of computers in society. Usually offered every term.
55.331 Introduction to Computer Design /N (3) A broad
introduction to computer architecture. Mathematical and
physical concepts inherent in any computer system. Hard-
ware and software aspects of computer systems, including in-
terdependencies of input, output, arithmetic, logic, memory,
and control functions of digital computers. Usually offered
every term. Prerequisite: 55.310. Familiarity with a computer
programming language is recommended.
Basic
concepts of computer programming using COBOL. Devel-
opment of the algorithmic models used in constructing file
edit and report programs.
55.337 Problem Analysis /N (3) Fundamental ideas in-
volved in the reduction of problems to computable form.
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Students learn the elements of a programming language and
construct and program simple algorithms for sorting, arith-
metic, and logical games. Usually offered every term. Prereq-
uisite: 55.310; may be taken concurrently.
55.362 Fundamentals of Technology of Management /S
(3) Basic principles, concepts, and functions of in4nagement.
How the management process is applied in the private and
public sectors in light of changing technology. Usually of-
fered every term. Prerequisite: 55.310.
55.363 Management and the Computer /S (3) The comput-
er as a tool of management. Examines the present and future
capabilities in the use and exploitation of computer tech-
niques in business. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite:
55.362.
55.390 Independent Reading Course in Technology and
Administration (1-6)
55.392 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-9) Sec
description under Cooperative Education in this publication.
55.431 Documentation of Programs and Systems (3) The
basis and supporting rationale for complete, clear, concise
documentation needed by organizational and project man-
agers, analysts, and programmers. Study and application of
tools and techniques for technical and management people
to establish and evaluate documentation practices.. Manage-
ment commitment and organizational structure. Usually of-
fered every term. Prerequisite: 55.363 and 55.434.
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imu a ion mo e s o stems
design and analysis. Emphasis on discrete stochastic systems
and real-world business and government problems including
resource allocation, queuing, inventory control, and indus-
trial production. Overview of principal simulation languages
and their applicability to problem solving. Prerequisite:
55.310, 42.300 and competence in a high-level pro-
gramming language.
55.434 Programming Concepts II: Advanced COBOL /N
(3) Development of the algorithmic models used in con-
structing file maintenance programs. Exposure to the ad-
vanced COBOL facilities such as the sort utility, report writ-
er, and external modules. Prerequisite: 55.334.
55.435 Advanced Programming Concepts: PL/1 (3) Design
and implementation of basic data processing algorithmic
models (i.e., file edits, reports, and file maintenance) in
PL/1. Exposure to advanced facilities in the PL/1 language.
Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: 55.434.
55.436 Computer Operating Systems Management (3)
Fundamentals of operating systems management techniques
directed toward optimum use of computer systems re-
sources. Concepts of resource allocation and management
(scheduling and dispatching of central processor and memo-
ry, and input/output management) and data management.
Language processors, utility programs, telecommunications,
and other system software that interact with the primary
functions of the central system. Usually offered every spring.
Prerequisite: 55.331 and 55.434.
55.439 Senior Seminar in Computer Systems Applications
(3) Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: completion of at
least eight CTA courses, senior standing, and permission of
instructor.
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55.450 Information Storage and Retrieval (3) Introduction
to the application of the computer in handling scientific,
technical, and scholarly literature. The role of the modern
information center in providing management with relevant
Ind up-to-date information back-up for decision making.
Usually offered every fall.
-reagft, Introduction to the fun-
menials of systems developffiat: basic data collection,
documentation and analysis methods, procedures and tech-
niques used in the life cycle of the development of a system.
Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: 55.363.
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of human needs in developing, operating. Ind using infor-
mation systems. Methods for analyzing the social, organiza-
tional, and human aspects of information systems. Usually
offered every fall. Prerequisite: 55.460 or may be taken concur-
rently.
55.490 Independent Study Project in Technology and Ad-
ministration (1-6)
55.491 Internship (1-6) Prerequisite: permission of appropri-
ate program director.
Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses
55.511 The Systems Approach (3) The use of a holistic ap-
proach for structuring and solving complex decision prob-
lems in the public and private sectors. The application of sys-
tem analytical concepts to the management and theory of or-
ganizations. Usually offered every term.
Advanced Courses
55.513 Change and the Managerial Process (3) The histori-
cal and cultural bases of conceptions of change and develop-
ment in societies and social work organizations. Particular at-
tention is given to the role of science and technology in mod-
ern, complex. formal organizations; and the role of formal
organizations as agents of social, economic, and technologi-
cal change. Prerequisite: 55.511 or previous course work in or-
ganization and management theory and behavior.
55.515 Human Relations Aspects of Management Systems
(3) Expands awareness of human processes and develops
leadership skills in communications and group activities.
The effects of human factors in designing, implementing,
and managing complex systems. Usually offered every term.
Prerequisite: 55.511 or permission of instructor.
55.530 Real-Time Systems (3) A survey of the development,
uses. and I. :Mons of real-rime data-processing systems
and the contemporary issues related to managing them.
Hardware and software capabilities, teleprocessing concepts,
distributed systems. man-machine ladors, queuing theory,
simulation tools. systems planning and control, security, and
privacy. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: 55.606 and
55.630; or 55.310, 55.334. and 42.300.
55.531 Computer Design and Comparative Systems (3)
N her systems. Boolean algebra. and the logical design
and organization of the digital computer and its functional
components. Analysis and comparison of various design al-
ternatives and the major architectural features of current
small. medium. and large-scale commercial computer tech-
nology. Usually ofkred every term. Prerequisite: 55.530.
Technology and Administration 293
55.532 Advanced Programming Management (3) A study
of software development. Contemporary techniques and
philosophies of software design and implementaion are ex-
amined. Research projects encompass the areas of organiz-
ing personnel and stylized techniques of design and imple-
mentation. An extensive review of periodical literature is re-
quired. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: 55.310 and
competence in FORTRAN, COBOL or PL/ I.
55.533 Concepts in Computer Communication (3) Com-
puter communications and networking. Basic concepts of
communication protocols are examined, from' simple
protocols to support terminal interfaces through various lev-
els of protocol found in modern networks. Usually offered
every spring. Prerequisite: 55.310.
3)
tndiimitanns.
When, where, and how microcomputers should be used to
support modern systems. A comparative analysis of the
major architectural features of current microcomputers, in-
cluding software, hardware, peripheral devices, and environ-
mental support requirements. Usually offered every term.
Prerequisite: 55.310 or equivalent and competence in one pro-
gramming language.
55.550 Survey of Information Science and Technology (3)
Introduction to communication practices in scientific and
scholarly fields emphasizing the role of mechanized methods
including the computer. Techniques of word processing,
such as information storage and retrieval, reprography, and
computerized photocomposition. For users of modern data
banks and managers of information systems. Prerequisite:
55.511 and 55.530.
55.560 Systems Design for Management (3) Organizations
as interrelated, complex systems of levels, flows, and pro-
cesses. Theories and realities of organizations and manage-
ment are examined for their implications for information
systems analysis, design, and implementation. Usually of-
fered every term. Prerequisite: 55.511 and 55.530.
55.561 Management of Computer and Information Sys-
tems (3) Problems, functions, and requirements of computer
and information systems: planning, installation, operation.
and organization of computer facilities. Executive interac-
tion in decision-making, planning. and evaluation functions.
Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: 55.530.
55.570 Management of Research and Engineering (3) Sys-
tems approach to the management of research and engineer-
ing. The roles of top management and individual project
managers are examined. Techniques for research and engi-
neering management (planning and control) are presented
and evaluated. Special attention is given to organization and
management for innovation.
55.590 Independent Reading Course in Technology and
Administration (1-6)
Graduate Courses
55.606 Quantitative Analysis for Information Systems (3)
Quantitative tools applied to the solution of problems in ap-
plying. managing. and evaluating information technologies.
including statistical, operations-research, and modeling
techniques. Usually offered every term.
55.630 Introduction to Computer Applications (3) Intro-
duction to computer applications. Topics include current
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