Undergraduate Calendar 1999-2000

Undergraduate Officer
D. Dilts, CPH 4321, ext. 4838

M SCI200s

M SCI 211 F,S 3C,1T 0.5
Organizational Behaviour
Introduction to the concepts of learning, person perception, attitudes and motivation in an organization. Consideration of communication, roles, norms and decision making within a group. Discussion of power, control, leadership and management in light of the above concepts.
Antireq: PSYCH 338


M SCI 251 F,W 3C 0.5
Probability and Statistics
Axiomatic development of probability. Conditional probability, Bayes' Theorem and independence. Discrete and continuous random variables. Special cases of uniform, binomial, Poisson, and normal mathematical expectation. Derived distributions. Sampling from normal populations. Estimating parameters and testing hypotheses.


M SCI 261 W,S 3C,1T 0.5
Managerial and Engineering Economics
This course is designed to satisfy Engineering Economics requirements of the Canadian Accreditation Board. Price and output decisions. Choosing among alternative inputs and production processes. Evaluating alternative investments, equipment service life, and new products.
Open to Engineering students only


M SCI300s

M SCI 311 F,W 3C,1T 0.5
Organizational Design and Technology
The focus of this course is on the procedures and variables involved in the design and redesign of organizations. Issues such as departmentation, differentiation, integration, internal politics, innovation, authority and control are discussed in the context of the underlying technology of the organization. Emphasis will be placed on how one designs both the technical and the organizational systems to ensure their compatibility, noting the effects that one has on the other.


M SCI 331 F,W,S 3C 0.5
Operations Research 1
The Operations Research approach to problem solving. Deterministic mathematical programming including linear programming, transportation method, assignment problem, network methods, and dynamic programming. Elements of deterministic inventory models.


M SCI400s

M SCI 431 W 3C 0.5
Operations Research 2
Classification of stochastic processes. Recurrent events including birth and death processes, and branching processes. Waiting line models and applications. Markov processes and decision problems. Applications include inventory control, reliability, equipment replacement, maintenance, design of service facilities, etc.
Prereq: M SCI 251 or equivalent and M SCI 331


M SCI 432 F,W,S 3C 0.5
Introduction to Production Management
Introduction to a number of problem areas in the management of production/industrial engineering. Topics chosen from production planning and inventory control, planning/control of large projects, quality control, reliability/maintenance, facilities layout, job design, production standards and work measurement.
Prereq: M SCI 251 or equivalent


M SCI 441 W 3C 0.5
Management of Information Systems
Structures, functions and processes of development of computer hardware, software and databases for the management of information. Concepts of information, humans as information processors, information management concepts, introduction to information systems analysis.
Antireq: CS 330


M SCI 442 W 3C,1T 0.5
Impact of Information Systems on Organizations and Society
This course is designed to familiarize the student with issues related to the impact of computer-based technologies on individual jobs, organizations, and broader societal level. Particular emphasis will be placed on critical examination of various issues including privacy, security, ethical concern and professional responsibilities.
Open only to Engineering students with a third- or fourth-year standing.


M SCI 452 S 3C,1T 0.5
Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Review of probability, distribution theory, and classical statistical inference methods. Linear statistical models, analysis of variance, regression. Bayesian analysis, contingent decision making, value of information, utility and risk.
Prereq: M SCI 251 or equivalent
Antireq: SY DE 334


M SCI 462 F 3C,1T 0.5
Public Cost-Benefit Analysis for Engineers
Cost-benefit analysis is a widely used approach for evaluating the economic desirability of various government projects and policies. It is required by most governments for the assessment of, among other things, public engineering projects and environmental policies. This course will introduce and critically evaluate this methodology, with examples from various branches of engineering, including some examples that address environmental issues. Related approaches will also be discussed.
Prereq: M SCI 261 or equivalent
Coreq: M SCI 261

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Revised February 1999