The following year course planner is a list classes offered for Information Technology program with options in Applications Development or Business/Systems Analysis.  Not every course listed will be required for your degree. Consult your advising guide for the course requirements for your specific program. Courses marked with an "X" represent a course taught in person at one of the Portland campuses.  Those marked with an "O" represent on-line/web based courses.  Some online courses are restricted to Klamath Falls (OKF) or Portland (OP) students only.

NOTE:  Course schedules without notice so courses listed in this table are a projection of what will be available, but are not guaranteed.

Information Technology (Applications Development or Business/Systems Analysis) & Operations Management

Term Offered
On-campus or On-line
Course

F-07

W-08

SP-08

SU-08

ACC 201  -  Principles of Accounting I (4)  
Introduction to terminology, content, and form of financial statements for sole proprietorships. Recording of data for use in preparing profit-and-loss statements and balance sheets.
Prerequisites:  MATH 100.
 


O

 


O

ACC 202  -  Principles of Accounting II (4)
A continuation of ACC 201 with emphasis on corporate accounting.
Prerequisite: ACC 201with grade C or better.
  

O

O

ACC 203  -   Principles of Managerial Accounting (4)
Theory and procedure in gathering cost data and their use in analyzing and controlling operation costs: job-order and process-cost systems. Technique of standard costs, analysis of variance, managerial reports, and specialized cost programs including activity based costing systems.
Prerequisites: ACC 201 with grade C or better.


O

  


O

BUS 215  -   Principles of Management (4)  
Introduction to management organization in industrial and service organizations. Functional aspects of organizational history. Team concept management, corporate cultures and business ethics. (Cannot be taken for graduation credit by students who have taken BUS 304 or BUS 317.)

O
XO
O
O
BUS 304  -   Engineering Management (3) 
The engineering management process. The unique aspects of managing knowledge workers. The managers role in planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Managing design and new products development, materials, and inventory. Organizational styles, structures, and policies. Human resource management for individuals and groups. (Cannot be taken for graduation credit by students who have taken BUS 215 or BUS 317.)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or instructor consent.


O		  

O
 
BUS 306  -   Principles of Marketing (3) 
Fundamentals of marketing. Product, price, promotion, and place as basic concepts in modern marketing. Consumer behavior, competition, legal, ethics, and other influences in the marketplace.
OOOO
BUS 308  -   Principles of International Business (3) 
Introduction to tourism industry. Topics include major components of tourism, service suppliers, travel, transportation, accommodations, food and beverage, attractions, entertainment, destinations, and impacts of tourism on society.
 
O		  
BUS 321  -   Financial Accounting (3) 
Financial accounting in industrial and service organizations. Study of the basic accounting model, financial reporting, analysis, and cash flow requirements. Emphasis on the accounting system as an information source.
 
X
O
O
BUS 322  -   Managerial Accounting (3)
Accounting in support of management decisions. Manufacturing cost reporting, fixed/variable definition and cost variance analysis. Capital, cost and revenue budget preparation. The accounting system as a planning and control instrument.
Prerequisites: ACC 201 or BUS 321.

O		 
X
O
BUS 407  -   Women in Business, Technology and Engineering(3)
This course provides an advanced look at the leadership styles and techniques necessary for women to achieve excellence in managerial roles in business, technology, and engineering career fields.
 X  
BUS 434  -   Global Marketing (3) 
Comprehensive study in financial, legal, social, religious, and cultural influences on marketing in foreign countries. The problems and challenges of global marketing and how to utilize them. Includes international challenges of Internet marketing.
Prerequisite: BUS 306 or BUS 308.

X		  O 
BUS 355  -   Business Law (3) 
The fundamentals of business law: the structure of federal and state courts and agencies, their decision processes; the legal structure of modern business organizations including closely and publicly held corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, nonprofit corporations, sole proprietorships, and limited liability companies; contract law; Uniform Commercial Code; tort law and its implications for business; administrative law; and criminal law as it applies to business and industry.

X
OKF


 
O


 
BUS 387 -   International Human Resource Management (3) 
In-depth review of human resource selection, training for international assignments, managing the expatriate manager, compensation packages, repatriation training, women and dual-career couples, conflicting interests of parent company and host country and managing joint ventures.
Prerequisites: BUS 308.
 

 		 
X
BUS 434  -   Global Marketing (3) 
Comprehensive study in financial, legal, social, religious, and cultural influences on marketing in foreign countries. The problems and challenges of global marketing and how to utilize them. Includes international challenges of Internet marketing.
Prerequisites: BUS 302 or BUS 308.


X
 		  
BUS 445  -   Business Presentations (2) 
Design, preparation, and delivery of effective business presentations. Emphasis on integration of skills in speech, written communications, and desktop publishing in the development of executive presentations in the multimedia environment.

 
X		 
BUS 456  -   Business Research Methods (3) 
Research design, exploration, and proposals. Hypotheses formulation and testing. Data sources, collection and analysis. Survey design, sampling and census techniques. Library and online information retrieval sources. Effective search strategies. Research reporting.
Prerequisites: MIS 375 and WRI 327.
 
O

  X


X
BUS 458 -   Process Improvement (3) 
Techniques and tools applied toward improvement of basic business processes. Process documentation, flowcharting, streamlining, benchmarking, and value-added assessment. Methods for measuring process efficiency and effectiveness, and reducing waste and bureaucracy in service and manufacturing situations with particular emphasis to the employment of information technology.
Prerequisites: IMGT 445 or MIS 312.


O

X		  
COM 205 -   Intercultural Communication (4) 
Introduces basic concepts of intercultural communication. Builds insights, attitudes and skills enabling students to appreciate and work with different cultures. Takes interactive approach, with simulations, videos, discussions, case studies and a project. (Satisfies general education
requirements in Communication or Humanities.)
  



O
CST 116 -   C++ Programming I (4) 
Computer concepts and problem solving methods using C++ programming language. Topics include: algorithms, simple data types, conditional and iterative structures, function definition, structured programming and documentation. Cannot be taken for graduation credit if student has completed MIS 116.
Pre- or Co requisites: MATH 111.


X

O		  
CST 126 -   C++ Programming II (4) 
Solving complex problems using advanced features of the C++ language. Topics include function usage, pointer data type, dynamic memory allocation, string manipulation, and structure and union data types. Emphasis is on structured program design techniques. Cannot be taken for graduation credit if student has completed MIS 126.
Prerequisites: CST 116, with grade C or better or instructor consent.
 
X
O

 
CST 130 -   Computer Organization (4) 
Introduces number systems, Boolean algebra, computer arithmetic and basic computer structures. Control unit functions. Laboratory exercises on gates, sequential elements and counters, and completion of a project. Cannot be taken for graduation credit if student has completed MIS 130.
Corequisite: MATH 100.

X
 

 

 
CST 136 -   Object-Oriented Programming with C++ (4) 
A study of object oriented programming with C++. Beginning and intermediate concepts are covered including classes, objects, member functions, overloading, inheritance, polymorphism, templates, and virtual functions. This course prepares students with a strong C background for upper division coursework using C++. Cannot be taken for graduation credit if student has completed MIS 136.
Prerequisites: CST 126, with grade C or better.

O		 
X		 
ECO 201 -   Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics (3) 
An introduction to the economic problem. Topics include gross domestic product, unemployment, monetary policy, fiscal policy, macro equilibrium, inflation, and supply and demand.
Pre- or corequisite: MATH 105 or MATH 111.
O O 
ECO 202 -   Principles of Economics, Microeconomics (3) 
Topics include scarcity, consumer choice, supply and demand, elasticity, cost and pricing theory, theory of market structures (competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly).
Pre- or corequisite: MATH 105 or MATH 111.

O		 
O		 
ECO 367 -   International Economics and Finance Management (3) 
Financial management involving international monetary environment; foreign exchange risk management; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation planning and control; international portfolio diversification; international banking; capital budgeting; political risk evaluation of performance.
Prerequisites: BUS 308 and ECO 201N or ECO 202N.


   
ENG 104 -   Introduction to Literature (3) 
Literature and the nature of literary experience through reading of prose and poetry drawn from American and other literatures. Works representing principal literary types are read in their entirety when possible, with emphasis on such elements as structure, style, characterization, imagery, and symbolism.

O		   
ENG 105 -   Introduction to Literature (3) 
Literature and the nature of literary experience through reading of prose and poetry drawn from American and other literatures. Works representing principal literary types are read in their entirety when possible, with emphasis on such elements as structure, style, characterization, imagery, and symbolism.
 
O		  
ENG 106 -   Introduction to Literature (3) 
Literature and the nature of literary experience through reading of prose and poetry drawn from American and other literatures. Works representing principal literary types are read in their entirety when possible, with emphasis on such elements as structure, style, characterization, imagery, and symbolism.
  O 
HUM 307  -   Engineering Ethics (3) 

 

   
IMGT 311  -   Principles of Operations Management (3) 
Functions of the operations division within the organizational structure. Manufacturing and service organization trends. Capacity planning with forecasting and master scheduling. Introduction to Just-In-Time concepts.
Prerequisite: MATH 361 and instructor consent.
 
X		  
IMGT 312  -   Operations Scheduling and Control I (3) 
Materials management, materials requirements planning, forecasting, inventory management, quality control, and critical path management.
Prerequisites: IMGT 311, MIS 375.
  
X		 
IMGT 326  -   Operational Budgeting (3) 
Effective budgeting methods for industrial environments.  Budget planning, formation and cost controls. Flexible budgets and expense management. Manufacturing/non-manufacturing costs, and cost/contribution analysis.
Prerequisites: BUS 215, MIS 113; and ACC 201 or BUS 321.
 
X		  
IMGT 336  -   Total Quality Management (3) 
Investigation of the importance and impact of Total Quality Management on successful organizations. Exploration of TQM techniques as applied to quality planning, control, and improvement. Analysis of the relationship between quality and revenue.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

X		   
IMGT 345  -   Industrial Economics (3) 
Capital expenditure, economic life and replacement analysis based on net present value, periodic costs, internal and incremental rates of return. Coverage of compound interest, value flows, economic equivalences, depreciation, taxes and inflation.
Prerequisite: MATH 105 or MATH 111.
X
O
O		X
O		 
IMGT 445  -   Project Management (3) 
Advanced application of the Critical Path Method to organization and control of project implementation. Applications software will be used to create and evaluate project networks and to develop management reports.
Prerequisite: IMGT 357, CST 211, or MIS 312.

X
O
O
O
IMGT 455  -   Cost Engineering and Estimating (3) 
Evaluation of the factors of labor, material, and overhead in product costing and pricing. Implications of incremental volume in the cost estimating process. The role of process
selection and improvement as a competitive tool.
Prerequisite: IMGT 345.

X		   
IMGT 457  -   Cases in Strategic Management (3) 
Study of complex situational problems faced by actual firms.  Intensive analysis and presentation of action plans based on core courses.
Prerequisites: IMGT 311, IMGT 345.
Pre- or corequisite: IMGT 336.
 
X		  
IMGT 481  -   Quality Control Techniques (3) 
Industrial quality assurance process control methods.  Statistical benchmarking, standards setting, sampling methodology, mil-spec applications, control charts and automated tracing systems for high volume manufacturing applications.
Prerequisites: IMGT 312, IMGT 336.
  
X		 
IMGT 486  -   The Lean Enterprise (3) 
Lean thinking as applied to production and service operations. Kaizen, kaikaku, pull production and systems, value stream mapping and analysis. Standardized work charts and combination tables to streamline work content and achieve flow. Identifying sources of muda and its elimination.

X		   
IMGT 488  -   Multinational Operations (3) 
Examination of current business issues involving inter-national trade with emphasis on the Pacific Rim Trade Growth interlink. Study of cultural differences, transportation considerations, financial and legal entry require-ments.
Prerequisite: BUS 434 or IMGT 311.
   
X
IMGT 495  -   Senior Project Proposal (1)   
Examination of the senior project process and requirements. Definitions of a suitable senior project topic and preparation of a formal project proposal. Topics dealing with client contact, time management and estimation, task definition, privacy and confidentiality, presentation of results.
Prerequisites: WRI 227; BUS 325 or IMGT 311.

X
O
X
O
X
O
X
O
IMGT 496  -   Senior Project (3) 
Senior students plan, develop, and complete a project for a client or an independent research project. Periodic progress reports and presentations required. Instructor functions as a consultant.
Prerequisite: IMGT 495.
Pre-or corequisite: BUS 445.

X
O
X
O
X
O
X
O
IMGT 497  -   Senior Project (3) 
Senior students plan, develop, and complete a project for a client or an independent research project. Periodic progress reports and presentations required. Instructor functions as a consultant.
Prerequisite: IMGT 495.
Pre-or corequisite: BUS 445.

X
O
X
O
X
O
X
O
MATH 111  -  College Algebra (4)
Study of functions including graphs, operations and inverses. Includes polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic functions and their applications, and systems of equations.


Take at community college

MATH 327  -  Discrete Math (4)
An investigation into sets and statements, symbolic logic, relations and functions, mathematical induction, counting and combinatorics, recurrence equations, trees and spanning trees, graph theory, matrix algebra, elements of probability.
Prerequisite: MATH 252, or junior standing and MATH 111, both with grade "C" or better.
   


X

MATH 361  -  Statistical Methods I (4)
Graphical representation of statistical data, measures of central tendency and variability, and elementary probability.  Applications of binominal, normal, "t," "F," and chi-square distributions; tests of hypotheseis; regression and correlation analysis.  Multiple regression, analysis of variance and design and analysis of experiments.
Prerequisite: MATH 111 or instructor's consent.

X
O

 X
O


O


O

MATH 371  -  Finite Math and Calculus I (4)
Linear functions, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, derivatives and their applications, exponential and logarithmic functions, the integral and its applications, and calculus of several variables.
Prerequiste: MATH 111 with grade "C" or better.

O

  
 X

 

O

O

MIS 102  -   Spreadsheet Software Lab (3) 
Spreadsheet lab using Microsoft Excel software. Includes creating worksheets, charts, formulas, functions, what if analysis, sorting, multiple worksheets, workbooks,
templates, pivot tables and importing of data.

O

O

O



 

MIS 113  -   Introduction to Relational Databases (3) 
Application of database and presentations software in business, with concentration on data structures, user interface design, and management reporting. Basic concepts of modern personal computing systems, operating system functions and commands, object linking and embedding, and Internet applications.
Prerequisites: MIS 112 or instructor consent.


OXO
MIS 115  -   Visual BASIC Programming (4) 
Computer concepts and problem solving methods in the Windows environment using Visual BASIC. Topics include algorithms, simple data types, condition and iterative structures, functions and procedures, and the program documentation.
Prerequisites: MATH 100 or instructor consent.
 O O
MIS 206  -   Introduction to Management Information Systems (3) 
Introduction to state-of-the-art business information systems. Acquiring, processing and distributing information in a technological environment. The MIS organization: its place in business, key trends and implications. Introduction to computing hardware.
Corequisite: MIS 113 or instructor consent.


O
X
OKF

O

O
MIS 215  -   Business Application Programming (4) 
Object-oriented and /or procedural languages employed with an emphasis on structured design, user interface design and error processing. Advanced language elements and program structures.
Prerequisites: CST 110, or one term of programming and instructor consent.

O		 
O		 
MIS 225  -   Business on the Internet (4) 
The role of the Internet and related technologies in modern business and electronic commerce.  Hands on course for creating dynamic Web pages.  Emphasizes Internet marketing and web page editor with bypertext markup language (HTML) with some exposure to Java Script.
Prerequisite:  MIS 113 or instructor consent.
 X O
MIS 256  -   Hardware/Software Intergration(4) 
An overview of personal computer technology: comparing components such as display, CPU, memory units and peripherals. Setting standards for selecting, maintaining and supporting automated business information systems. Relationship of systems and applications software to available system software, hardware and selected peripherals.
Prerequisites: MIS 206 with grade C or better; or instructor consent.
NOTE: In person lab required
OP OP 
MIS 312  -   Relational Database Systems (4) 
Analysis and design of computerized business systems. Systems Development Life Cycle, entity relationships, data flow diagrams, prototyping and other forms of data or system modeling. Designing, selecting and installing new systems for end users. Includes cost/benefit and value added evaluations.
Prerequisites: MIS 206 with grade C or better; or instructor consent.
XO

 
MIS 313  -   Systems Analysis (4) 
Design and implementation of relational databases for business applications. Hands-on development with interactive database management systems (DBMS). Normalized data structures, data manipulation and query generation. Database integrity and security. Structured query language (SQL).
Prerequisites: MIS 312 with grade C or better and one programming course; or instructor consent.
 XO 
MIS 325  -   Computer Networks I (4) 
Network concepts including history, evolution, emerging technologies; standards; the OSI model; protocols; transmission analysis; packet interception and decomposition; network tools and performance evaluation.
Prerequisites: MIS 256 with grade C or better and a programming language.
X

 O

  
MIS 331  -   Intro to Oracle DBMS & PL/SQL (4) 
Database programming using the Oracle Database Management System (DBMS) environment. Hands on development using the Programming Language for Structured Query Language (PL/SQL) covering the following topics: Structure, query, add, update, delete data, restricted rows and columns, joins, built-in functions, sub- queries, rollback, view management, privilege management, and triggers.
Prerequisites: MIS 313.


X

 

O

 

 
MIS 335  -   Database Programming (3) 
Intensive experience creating a complete database application. Programming constructs and data management in single and multi-user configurations, and in batch and online systems. Data storage, data retrieval, user interface, and report generation considerations.
Prerequisites: MIS 313 with grade C or better and two programming courses; or instructor consent.


O		 

X		 
MIS 375  -   Decision Support Systems (3) 
Use of personal computer application programs for analysis and reporting, problem solving, and decision assistance.
Prerequisites: MIS 206 with grade C or better, MATH 361 and MATH 371.

X		 

O
MIS 407  -   Seminar Course (TBA) 
  
MIS 414  -   Information Systems Development (3)--Substitute IMGT 445 
Review of systems analysis.  Tools, techniques, and reference sources used to research, configure and justify the hardware, software, staff, and facilities required for a computer system.  Changeover, file conversion and testing.  Post-installation audit, backup, security and privacy. 
Prerequisites: MIS 312 and a programming language.
 

O

O

O
MIS 457  -   Computer Networks II (4) 
Network administration with focus on needs analysis; design topologies; user account management; internal and external security, firewalls, proxy servers; and performance tuning.
Prerequisites: MIS 325 with grade C or better.
 

X

      O 
MIS 479  -   Current Topics in IT (3) 
Advanced topics focusing on special interests and newly developed technology in IT. Concentration on a current subject such as client/server architecture, networking, telecommunications, database technology, programming, the Internet, ethics, security and privacy of information.
Prerequisites: MIS 375 or instructor consent.
  



X

 
MIS 489  -   Cases in Management Information Systems (3) 
Capstone course analyzing and solving complex problems in integrated business and/or business teleprocessing systems. Senior project investigation, selection and planning.
Prerequisites: Completion of all 300-level courses specified in the MIS program.
 

X

  
MIS 495  -   Senior Project Proposal (1) 
Examination of the senior project process and requirements. Definition of a suitable senior project topic and preparation of a formal project proposal. Topics dealing with client contact, time management and estimation, task definition, privacy and confidentiality, presentation of results.
Prerequisites: Completion of all 300 level courses specified in the MIS program.

X

X

X

X
MIS 496, 497, 498  -   Senior Project  (3) 
Senior project students will plan, develop, and carry through to completion a management information systems project for a client they select. Formal proposal, progress reports and project demonstration/presentation. The instructor serves as the students consultant.
Prerequisites: MIS 495 with grade C or better. 
Corequisite: BUS 456 or instructor consent.

X
X
X
X
PSCI 201  -   Introduction to World Politics  (3) 
Introduction to international relations and global issues. The rise and demise of the Cold War, international efforts towards arms control, and global environmental and economic problems.
Prerequisite: WRI 122.
  
O 
PSY 201  -   Psychology  (3) 
Introduction to the principles and applications of psychology.  Topics include scientific methodology, learning, memory and cognitive processes.


O

 

 

PSY 202  -   Psychology  (3) 
Introduction to the principles and applications of psychology. Topics include the brain and behavior, consciousness, sensation and perception, and health psychology.
 
O  
PSY 203  -   Psychology  (3) 
Introduction to the principles and applications of psychology. Topics include social psychology, personality, maladjustment and psychotherapy.
 O O 
PSY 311  -   Human Growth and Development I (3) 
A biosocial study of human development from conception to adolescence.  Discusses the biological and social processes (e.g., cognition, personality, emotion, and social) affecting
the developing child. Applications to health care, family, and education are discussed.
Prerequisite: DH 240 or PSY 201.


O		 

O		 
PSY 312  -   Human Growth and Development II (3) 
The psychological study of the continuing development of the human being from adolescence through old age and death. Discussion focuses on the social and health care issues of adulthood. Applications to health care, family and social policy.
Prerequisite: PSY 201.


 

O

 		 
PSY 347  -   Organizational Behavior  (3) 
Psychology applied to business organization and operations as they affect employees, customers, and the community with particular interest on group processes. 
Prerequisite: Junior standing or instructor consent.

X
OKF
O
X
OKF
O
PSY 410 -   Organizational Change and Development  (3) 
Theories and processes necessary to understand and implement change within organizations.  Focuses on impact of technological change in organizations and on skill development in planning, implementing, and evaluating change.
O

X

OKF


O

X

OKF

SOC 304  -   Criminology (3) 
Analysis of criminal behavior from theft to homicide.  Discussion of the definition of criminal behavior, varieties of crime and the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: SOC 204


X


 
 
 
SPE 111  -  Fundamentals of Speech (3)
Projects in public speaking with emphasis on content, organization, and speaker adjustments to various situations; dynamics of the speaker-listener interaction; and appropriate language usage. Exercises in listening, criticism, logic, support, and ethics.

Take at community college
SPE 321  -  Small Group and Team Communication (3)  
Instruction and experience in decision making through group processes with objectives of developing competent team leaders and participants.  Participation in and evaluation of a variety of group communication exercises.
Prerequisite: SPE 111.
 


X


 


X
O

WRI 121  -  English Composition (3)
Focuses on narrative/descriptive and expository writing. Students write essays, edit their own and others' work, develop competence in drafting, composing, organization, and revising a variety of types of essays.

Take at community college
WRI 122  -  English Composition (3)
Designed to develop skills in ethical argument, research, and critical thinking. Multi-page papers, including an argumentative research paper, required. Students draft, compose, organize, and revise with focus on audience, effective style, and overall rhetorical effect.
Prerequisite: WRI 121 with grade "C" or better.


Take at community college

WRI 227  -  Technical Report Writing (3)
Practice in techniques of gathering, organizing, and presenting technical information.  Technical reports derived from realistic situations found in the student's major will be written.
Prerequisite: WRI 122
Pre- or co requisite: SPE 111.


Take at community college

WRI 327  -  Advanced Technical Report Writing (3)
Processes involved in technical writing and methods of preparing technical data; offers a variety of writing problems to provide opportunities for the student to develop precision in statement and in graphic presentation.
Prerequisite: WRI 227.


X

 


OP


O

WRI 350  -  Documentation Development (3)
Designed to introduce the basics of professional writing fiction, personal experience, and technical articles, etc. for publication, including marketing and manuscript preparation. Each student must submit at least one article or story (8 pages or more) for publication
during the term.


 

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