Management Sciences (MSCI)
0 courses in the 1971–72 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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Faculty listed in 1971–72
Department of Management Sciences Donald J. Clough, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Toronto)
K.D. Mackenzie, A.B. (U.C. at Berkeley), Ph.D. (U.C. at Berkeley) S.D. Saleh, B.A. (Cairo), M.A., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve)
S.S. Sengupta, 4.4., D.Phil (Calcutta)
Faculty listed in 1971–72
Irwin Bernhardt, B.A. (N.Y.U.), Ph.D. (U.C. at Berkeley)
F.E. Burke, B.A. (London)
Faculty listed in 1971–72
D.W. Conrath, 4.B. (Stanford), M.A. (U.C. at Berkeley), M.S. (Carnegie Tech.), Ph.D. (U.C. at Berkeley)
W.P. McReynolds, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc. (U.B.C.), Ph.D. (Toronto) E.A. Silver, BEng. (McGill) Sc.D. (M.I.T.)
D. de Werra, Dip. Eng. (Ecole Polytech. de Lausanne), Ph.D. (Ecole Polytech. de Lausanne)
Faculty listed in 1971–72
F. Nofal, B.A.Sce. (Cairo), M.Sc. (Case Institute)
L.G. Fisher, B. Math. (Waterloo)
Activities and Scope
The Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Engineering was established in 1969.
The two main activities of the department are complementary: (1) the pursuit of advanced research in selected field of the management sciences, and (2) the provision of post-graduate courses of instruction for people who want to achieve high professional qualifications. Active faculty engagement in advanced research as well as experience in professional practice is considered essential to the development of adequate courses of instruction. The boundaries between pure research, applied research and professional practice become indistinct when the aim is to discover imaginative new ways to solve complex management problems.
The scope of both research activities and courses of instruction is presently limited to the fields of expertise and special interests of the faculty. However, existing research and course offerings fall within the three major programme categories described below, and the aim of the new Department is to strengthen and develop these major fields of study.
Emphasis in Operations Research is placed on applications of mathematics to various types of operational management problems. The programme stresses basic concepts and methods of modelling rather than purely manipulative skills. Special qualifying pre-requisite studies in mathematics may be required of some applicants.
A candidate in this programme is required to do major studies in the field of Operations Research. He will also be required to do minor studies in the other fields specified. Courses may also be taken in other departments, and particular attention is drawn to those in the Departments of Applied Analysis and Computer Science, Combinatorics and Optimization, and Statistics in the Faculty of Mathematics.
Emphasis in Applied Economics is on the application of micro-economic theories to the modelling of economic activities of an enterprise or group of enterprises. The programme stresses the basic concepts of market
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Master’s Degree Programmes
Programme A.
Programme B.
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models, capital investment models, innovation processes and corporate growth models, and the selection of pricing, promotion and product line strategies.
A candidate in this programme is required to do major studies in the field of Applied Economics. He will also be required to do minor studies in the other fields specified.
Emphasis in Organizational Behaviour is placed on theories of psychology and sociology as they pertain to an organizational system, and on the modelling of communication processes and organization structures. Studies include aspects of human behaviour such as motivation, interpersonal relations, group interactions, communication, perception, decision-making, and responses to organizational change and managerial control. Studies may also include some aspects of mathematical communication theories and systems theories as they relate to models of organizations.
A candidate in this programme is required to do major studies in the field of Organizational Behaviour. He will also be required to do minor studies in the other fields specified. Courses may also be taken in other departments, and particular attention is drawn to courses in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts.
Graduate and Research Programmes
Graduate credit is measured in units. A one-term course at the graduate level counts as one unit. Equivalent credit may be given to students transferring from other recognized universities for appropriate graduate courses previously taken. Certain senior undergraduate courses at this University may be taken for either partial or full graduate credit up to a maximum of two units.
The normal academic load is four units per term for a fulltime student. Five units may be taken with special permission only. Students involved in part-time employment at the University or otherwise must take a reduced academic load.
A Faculty Advisor is appointed to supervise the programme of study of each graduate student. A new student must meet with his advisor prior to graduate course registration to arrange and approve his coursework programme and discuss his research interests. The progress of the student will be reviewed at least once each term by the advisor.
The Master’s Degree (M.A.Sc.) in Management Sciences is awarded upon demonstration of individual accomplishment of a high professional and academic standard. The candidate, with the approval of his advisor, may elect to pursue either of the following programmes A or B.
The candidate is required to take for credit a minimum of eight units of graduate course work, no more than three of which may be prerequisite type courses (MS500-series). He is also required to prepare a project report of professional calibre on an operational or theoretical problem, under the supervision of a faculty advisor, to be submitted for credit under MS807.
The candidate is required to take for credit a minimum of four units of course work, no more than one of which may be a prerequisite type course (MS500-series). He is also required to prepare a research thesis of professional calibre, under the supervision of a faculty advisor, to be
M.A.Sc, Qualifying Examination
The Ph.D. Degree Programme
Ph.D. Preliminary Exams
Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam
MS502 MSS503 MSS04 MSS505 MS506
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In addition to the specific programme requirements above, all M.A.Sc. candidates will be required to demonstrate an understanding of the elements of courses MS507, MS508, and MS509. M.A.Sc. candidates will also be required to take a comprehensive qualifying examination that integrates the essential material of courses MS504 through MS509. This exam will be offered at the end of every term, and must be taken within one year of first registration.
Academic performance must be maintained at a high level, as specified in Faculty of Engineering and Department of Management Sciences regulations. It is expected that most students will require four or five terms (16 or 20 months) to complete an M.A.Sc. programme. The programmes are presently structured so that it is to a student’s advantage (particularly in timetabling courses) to commence in the Fall Term.
Faculty listed in 1971–72
The Ph.D. degree is awarded for accomplishment of independent and original research work and reporting thereon in a research thesis. The subsidiary requirements include passing preliminary Ph.D. examinations, passing a comprehensive Ph.D. examination, and receiving a satisfactory review by a supervising committee. All of these must be construed as contributing to the competent performance of the research objective.
Admission to the Ph.D. programme is based upon the student’s academic record and evidence of ability to pursue independent research. No candidate will be admitted to the Ph.D. programme before a Faculty Advisor willing to supervise the candidate’s research is appointed.
Minimum residence requirements for the Ph.D. degree are two academic years from the Master’s degree level, or equivalent. The maximum time allowed is five consecutive years from the same level. The course work associated with the Ph.D. programme is intended to provide a foundation for advanced learning in the general field of study as well as for competent research performance in some specific area. While there is no fixed requirement as to the number of credit units to be taken, the Advisor and the supervisory committee for each candidate will consider the level and adequacy of each candidate’s preparation in drawing up his specific programme.
Each candidate will be required to pass a set of preliminary examinations approximately eight months after first registering. These prelims will cover approximately the same material covered in courses MS504 through MSS509 listed below.
The form of this examination varies with the applicant’s background and will be determined by the Department.
Course Descriptions
500-series courses are generally regarded as pre-requisites for all degree candidates who have not already gained knowledge from equivalent courses prior to registration.
Computer Programming
Computer Systems
Mathematical Foundations for Management Sciences Probability Theory 1
Statistical Estimation and Inference
MSS07 MS508 MSS509
MS601 MS620 MS621 MS622 MS623 MS624 MS625 MS626 MS633 MS634 MS635 MS636 MS640 MS642 MS650 MS651 MS652 MS653 MS654 MS655 MS663 MS682 MS683 MS688 MS689
MS700 MS710 MS720 MS730 MS740 MS750 MS760 MS770 MS780 MS790
MS801 MS803 MS806 MS807 MS808 MS809
Further Information
Department of Management Sciences
Operations Research Models and Modelling Micro-Economics Industrial Psychology
600-series courses are regularly scheduled full-credit graduate courses.
Approaches to Modelling and Measurement. Organization Theory 1
Mathematical Methods in Micro-Organizational Research Social Psychology
Mathematical Methods in Organization Research Motivation to Work
Organization Theory 2 (Macro-Organizations) Organizational Communication and Structure Production Planning and Inventory Control 1 Seminar on Operations Research Literature Theory and Techniques of Optimization | Theory and Techniques of Optimization 2 Strategies of Research and Development 1 Strategies of Research and Development 2 Probability Theory 2
Applications of Probability Models in O.R. and Economics Statistical Inference and Decision Theory Statistical Decision Theory
Industrial Experimentation for Engineer Statistical Quality Control and Reliability Managerial Economics
Network Methods
Markov Models and Dynamic Programming Graph Theory and Applications
Decision Theory
700-series courses are irregularly scheduled as demands arise. Special Directed Readings
Seminar in Marketing
Seminar in Organizational Behaviour Seminar in Operations Research Seminar in Research and Development Seminar in Probability /Statistics Seminar in Economics
Seminar in Finance
Seminar in Mathematical Programming Seminar in Public Sector Modelling
800-series numbers apply to general graduate degree requirments. Oral Examination for the Ph.D.
Comprehensive Examination for the Ph.D.
Preliminary Examinations
Management Sciences M.A.Sc. Project
Research Thesis for the M.A.Sc.
Research Thesis for the Ph.D.
Course descriptions are available on request. A brochure outlining general programmes and qualifications of the faculty of the Department of Management Sciences is available on request.
Faculty listed in 1971–72
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