Courses - Fall 2023
BUDT700
Business Communication
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUDT758A or BUDT700.
Formerly: BUDT758A.
Consists of written and oral base-line assessments. Students will meet with Program administrators to receive feedback on these assessments and create an individualized development plan. Workshops and core course assignments, Smith-related activities and CMP assignments.
BUDT702
Database Management Systems
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
Introduction to the conceptual, logical and physical design of relational database systems and their use in business environments. Topics include information modeling and optimization via normalization; Structured Query Language (SQL); Data Warehousing.
BUDT703
Database Management Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUDT758Y OR BUDT703.
Formerly: BUDT758Y.
Introduction to the conceptual, logical and physical design of relational database systems and their use in business environments. Topics include information modeling and optimization via normalization; Structured Query Language (SQL); Data Warehousing.
BUDT704
Data Processing and Analysis in Python
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUDT758X OR BUDT704.
Formerly: BUDT758X.
An introduction to the Python programming language for the purpose of processing, analyzing, and visualizing data. In addition, students will be introduced to developing basic regression, optimization, and simulation models in Python, using highly popular packages. Course emphasis is on mastering basic Python functionality and developing intermediate to advanced skills in working with data, through instruction and active learning.
BUDT721
Digital Transformation in Business
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUDT758E or BUDT721.
Formerly: BUDT758E.
Introduces students to the strategic role of digital transformation within businesses, and provides an overview for how major information technologies may be used to inform and transform the firm's strategic, operational, and tactical decisions. Topics discussed in the course include the strategic use of digital technologies to generate sustainable competitive value; the contributions of new forms of technology infrastructure; the evaluation of new technology investments and the resulting ROI; acquiring, managing and governing technological capabilities within the firm; understanding the role of enterprise systems and social technologies within the firm; and the management of disruptive technologies within and outside the firm.
BUDT722
Managing Digital Business Markets
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith.
Credit only granted for: BUDT758G or BUDT722.
Formerly: BUDT758G.
The objective is to understand the strategic and tactical issues involved in managing digital businesses and markets. Also, some of the characteristics of digital businesses and markets that make them unique and understand how companies can best manage them will be examined.
BUDT724
Project Management in Dynamic Environments
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith.
Addresses project management skills that are required by successful managers in increasingly competitive and faster-moving environments. Examines fundamental concepts of successful project management, and the technical and managerial issues, methods, and techniques.
BUDT730
Data Models and Decisions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith.
Credit only granted for: BUSI758B, BUDT758Q or BUDT730.
Formerly: BUDT758Q.
Analytical modeling of business decisions; uncertainty, risk and expected utility; regression modeling to infer relationships among variables.
BUDT731
Data, Models, and Decisions Using R
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
Analytical modeling of business decisions; uncertainty, risk and expected utility; regression modeling to infer relationships among variables.
BUDT732
Decision Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith.
Credit only granted for: BMGT732, BUDT758P or BUDT732.
Formerly: BMGT732 and BUDT758P.
Analytical modeling for managerial decisions using a spreadsheet environment. Includes linear and nonlinear optimization models, decision making under uncertainty and simulation models.
BUDT738
Industry Seminar
Credits:
0
Grad Meth:
S-F
BUDT740
Management of Information Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith.
Credit only granted for: BUDT758J or BUDT740.
Formerly: BUDT758J.
To work together effectively for an organization's success, both business managers and IS managers must understand how to both manage and utilize information systems. This course explores management issues and opportunities of the IS function within organizations. Topics include e-business, protection of intellectual property and personal information, software development, IS operations, systems availability and business continuity, IS for multinational organizations, shadow IS organizations, business partnerships and alliances, and mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
BUDT758B
Special Topics in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies; Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Business
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUDT758I
Special Topics in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies; Applied Finance Information Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUDT758L
Special Topics in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies; Price Optimization & Revenue Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
For MS in Business Analytic students only.
BUDT758M
Special Topics in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies; Healthcare Information Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
For MS in Information Systems students only.
BUDT758W
Special Topics in Decision, Operations and Information Technologies; Capstone Project in Business Analytics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUDT759
Independent Study in Decision and Information Technologies
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
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