2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jun 26, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Courses


 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • MATH 403 - Linear Algebra and Modeling for Data Science


    3 Credits

    Description
    Foundations of using matrices, differential equations and other models in modeling.  The course takes the theoretical models and focuses on computational solutions and modeling in a modern programming language and modeling environment.  Topics include matrices and determinants, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, singular value decompositions, orthogonal matrices, mathematical modeling using differential equations, optimization and applications.  Focus is on how the models and tools are applied in data science and analytics.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 252, MATH 313, MATH 320, MATH 341, and CS 201

    Repeatable
    No

    Foundational Studies Credit
    No


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  • MET 404 - Engineering Design and Management


    3 Credits

    Description
    This course introduces fundamental concepts and principles used in the implementation and management of engineering design projects or processes. Topics include design communication, problem definition, concept generation, concurrent engineering, economic evaluation, project planning, and decision making in engineering design management.

    Restrictions
    minimum of junior standing required

    Note
    This course is offered concurrently at the graduate level as MET 504. In certain circumstances, senior students may opt to take the graduate level version in lieu of this course. The graduate version requires additional work of a research nature. See the graduate catalog for policies and regulations regarding enrollment in a graduate course as an ISU senior.




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  • MET 409 - Senior Project


    3 Credits

    Description
    A project approved by the professor is planned and carried out by the student. The project must demonstrate an advanced level of design competency in the student’s major and is performed in consultation with one or more faculty advisors. Collaboration with representatives of industry, government agencies, or community institutions is encouraged.

    Prerequisites
    Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in MET 408 or CVET 411 or AET 435 or PKG 486 or ECT 403 or ECT 324

    Restrictions
    senior standing

    Note
    This course is offered concurrently at the graduate level as MET 509. In certain circumstances, senior students may opt to take the graduate level version in lieu of this course. The graduate version requires additional work of a research nature. See the graduate catalog for policies and regulations regarding enrollment in a graduate course as an ISU senior.




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  • MGT 210 - Entrepreneurship Fundamentals


    3 Credits

    Description
    The course focuses on the process of generating and evaluating ideas and markets that can be developed into a valid business model.  Students will work collaboratively to understand the traits of an entrepreneur while analyzing primary and secondary marketplace data with a goal of creating a framework for a defensible business plan.   This course requires students to think creatively at a personal and corporate level while gathering the information necessary to assess the viability of their business idea.

    Prerequisites
    BUS 100 or MGT 140 or consent of department chair and instructor.

    Note
    This is a required course for students in the Entrepreneurship minor. This should be taken in the latter part of the sophomore year or early in the junior year.




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  • MGT 420 - International Business


    3 Credits

    Description
    The course is designed to provide students with a global business perspective in order to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of our interconnected world. In addition, the course also serves to satisfy the global requirement for the program. The course focuses on the opportunities and challenges that firms, both domestic and international, face in the global marketplace with the goal of enabling students to gain insights into the workings of the global private and public organizations / institutions.  The framework conditions for global business is defined by political, legal, cultural, economic and ethical factors.  Hence, we explore these factors that affect multinational enterprises; and the role of governments, central banks, financial markets, regional and multilateral institutions (e.g., World Bank, IMF, WTO), in shaping the environment for international business.  We will focus on understanding theory from the course in light of current events from the political, economic and social arenas impacting businesses.  

    Students will acquire new knowledge and critical thinking skills through multiple ways, i.e., case studies, in-depth research assignments, and the completion of either business plans or country reports.

    Prerequisites
    The course requires completion of the pre-business requirements for business majors, Management 301 for nonbusiness majors, or consent of Department Chairperson.


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  • MGT 444 - New Venture Creation Strategy


    3 Credits

    Description
    The course focuses on the process of building a new venture from inception to growth.  The challenges of financing, marketing and operations of an entrepreneurial venture will be emphasized in the context of legal, ethical and environmental aspects of creating a new venture.  This course teaches students to think entrepreneurially in various contexts and to develop and present ideas related to planning and growing a new venture in a logical and convincing form.

    Prerequisites
    MGT 210 and BUS 371 or MGT 301 or consent of department chair and instructor.

    Note
    This is a required course for students in the Entrepreneurship minor. This course should be taken in the junior year.




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  • MGT 461 - New Venture Experience


    3 Credits

    Description
    Students will develop and operate a new venture, participate as a member of a new venture team, or work as an intern with a new venture or company in a new initiative (intrapreneurship).

    Each student must submit a plan for how they will complete the course objectives and that plan must be approved by the instructor prior to the beginning of the course.

    Prerequisites
    MGT 210 and concurrent enrollment in MGT 444 or consent of department chair and instructor.

    Restrictions
    All students must submit an application to the course that indicates how the student plans to meet the experiential requirements of the course.  

    Note
    This is a required course for students in the Entrepreneurship minor. This should be taken in the senior year, after successful completion of MGT 210 and concurrent enrollment in MGT 444.




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  • MIS 470 - Management Information Systems Capstone


    3 Credits

    Description
    The purpose of this course is to integrate students’ understanding of the role of information systems in supporting organizational decision-making. In prior courses, students were introduced to analytical techniques, current information technologies, and the fundamentals of commerce. As the capstone course in management information systems, the objective of this course is to combine and enhance students’ abilities in these areas. Emphasis is on the internal management of an organization’s information systems and the utilization of information as an organizational resource. Coverage of the subject matter may be through case studies, lectures, class discussion, independent readings, and research. 

    Prerequisites
    MIS 420.


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