Program Overview

Systems and Operations Management

The Systems and Operations Management program offers a comprehensive curriculum that equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in today's fast-paced business environment.

Course: SOM 591. Business Analytics Foundation

Description

This course provides an in-depth examination of statistical methods and stochastic models to support decision making by managers. Topics covered include:

• Exploratory data analysis
• Probability distributions and assessment
• Expected value
• Variation
• Estimation of means and proportions
• Hypothesis testing for one and several populations
• F test
• Chi square test
• Simple and multiple regression and correlation
• Time series and forecasting
• Decision trees
• Waiting lines and simulation

Applications

The course provides applications in service organizations and small businesses, as well as production organizations and large businesses. A key element of the course is a group project involving the application of one or more course topics to a current business problem.

Prerequisite

Permission of the director of Nazarian Graduate Programs is required to enroll in this course.

Schedule of Classes

Spring-2026

• Class Number: 13655
• Location: BB2125
• Day: Monday
• Time: 7:00pm-9:45pm

Fall-2025

• No sections offered this semester