PhDs' Program: Course Descriptions

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

2013603		Advanced Research Methodology ADV RES METH	3(3-0-9)
Strategic research issue in supply chain and logistics; foundations of research philosophies and methodologies; research design; problem and objective statements; advanced research methods in supply chain and logistics management; interdisciplinary synthesis covering science, social science, commerce and economics.
2013604		Advanced Supply Chain and Logistics Analysis ADV SC/LOG ANAL	3(3-0-9)
Analytical tools for real-life supply chain and logistics analysis; design, planning, and optimization of supply chain and logistics network; large-scale optimization of transportation and distribution network; advanced inventory and warehouse planning; integrated planning and design of supply chain and logistics functions.
2013605		Advanced Data Analysis ADV DATA ANAL	3(3-0-9)
Advanced statistical tools for real-life supply chain and logistics analysis; linear and non-linear regression models; simultaneous system of equations; choice models; non-parametric models; forecasting methods; applications of statistical tools in supply chain and logistics analysis.
2013606		Advanced Supply Chain Strategy ADV SC STRAT	3(3-0-9)
Concepts of managing the efficient flow of products; advanced supply chain management strategies, new concept of procurement, multiple-inventory strategy, transport and distribution strategies, including managing information to SCM network.
2013607		Selected Topics in Supply Chain Management SELECT TOPIC SCM	3(3-0-9)
Selected topics in supply chain management : information technology in logistics management, operations research in logistics management and supply chain management, advanced marketing strategies, international business, strategic management and managerial cost accounting.
2013826		Dissertation DISSERTATION	36 Credits
2013894		Doctoral Dissertation Seminar DOC DISSERT SEM	S/U
2013897		Qualifying Examination QUALIFYING EXAM	S/U
2101641		Traffic Engineering TRAFFIC ENG	3(2-3-7)
Analysis of traffic problems including filed studies; surveys and the interpretation of survey data; regulation and control methods and equipment.
2101645		Traffic Flow Theory TRAFFIC FLOW THY	3(3-0-9)
Applications of theoretical approaches to traffic engineering; integrating mathematics, probability, control theory, experimental psychology and physical analogies as a means of describing vehicular traffic flow and providing an insight into contemporary traffic research procedure.
2101650		Transportation Technology TRAN TECH	3(3-0-9)
Multimodel transportation planning and facilities design, discussion of topics of special interest in transportation planning, including evaluation techniques, social and environmental problems in system design and design and technology of transportation.
2101651		Traffic Characteristics and Operations TRAF CHA OP	3(3-0-9)
Driver and vehicle characteristics affecting traffic flow, flow and capacity characteristics, statistical properties of traffic safety analysis, headway and speed measurement, signing and signal control for efficient intersection control, parking characteristics and capacity analysis.
2602833	International Business Strategic Management INTL BUS STRA MGT			3(3-0-9)
A review of research on the multinational business firm; survey of the various administrative, political and economic consequences of multinational firm operation in American, Europe, Japan, and third world; among the specific topics discussed include administrative and bureaucratic characteristics of overseas business and how they compete with the multinational and transnational firms of other countries, personnel policy and labor relations, the impact of domestic legislation on direct foreign investment, including tax and regulation and the interaction of multinational businesses with host governments.
2602847	Seminar in International Business SEM INTL BUS			3(3-0-9)
Interaction and exchange information on specialized topics based on research or their familiarity with the scholarly literature in International Business.
2604803	Econometrics I ECONOMETRICS			3(3-0-9)
Methods of parameter estimation; hypothesis testing of parameters; predicting of both simple and multiple regression models; limitations of estimation method; how to perform diagnostic testing on multicollinearity, autocorrelation and heteroscedasticity; specification error and how to solve the problems; maximum likelihood estimation method; asymptotic distribution theory; computation and statistical inference; using econometrics software and interpretation.
2604804		Microeconomics MICRO ECON	3(3-0-9)
Theory of consumer choice and firm behavior; theory of consumption and production; pricing of products and factors of production under different market structures; economics information and choice of uncertainty; industry structures other than monopoly and perfect competition; market failure, imperfect information; externalities and public goods; role of government.
2604844		Financial Economics FIN ECONOMICS	3(3-0-9)
Foundations of modern financial economics; individuals’ consumption and portfolio decisions under uncertainty; expected utility theory, agency problems, information and signaling; for theory of macrofinance, emphasis will be on financial intermediation, aggregation, and contingent claims.
2605732	Marketing Decisions Modeling MKTING DEC MODEL			3(3-0-9)
Quantitative methods in marketing management, models of buyers’ behavior, brand choice models, segmentation analysis, new product models, advertising decision models, sales force compensation, distribution decisions and pricing decisions.
2952703	Advanced Quantitative Economics ADV QUANT ECON			3(3-0-9)
Econometric theories and their applications to economic models : estimation, analysis, and problems associated with linear and non-linear regression models, simultaneous-equation system, simulation models; analysis, formulation and estimation of time-series models, cross-sectional models and panel data model; an in-depth analysis focusing on the development of new knowledge in both theories and applications.