Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

BUAD 449 - Spreadsheet Modeling and Optimization

Credit(s): 3
SPREADSHEET MODELING
Component: Lecture
Focuses on framing various business applications within optimization models to enable an analytical viewpoint and foster the development of business insights through optimization techniques and sensitivity analysis. These methods are applied to areas such as production, logistics, aggregate planning, scheduling, retail pricing, financial planning, forecasting, inventory management, and project management.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: BUAD 306. 
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE1C: Engage in Constructive Ideation GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE2C: Communicate Through Creative Expression GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across Cultures GE3B: Work Independently Across Cultures GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically