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7.4.11 CURRICULUM IN
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Operations management focuses on the analysis, design, and management of the
operations that produce and deliver the goods and services. It applies
structured, quantitative techniques to analyze and design business
operations and to support effective business decision making. Operations
management helps evaluate and select actions based on information, process
analysis, and quantitative modeling. There are tremendous opportunities for
the effective application of these tools, techniques, and methods in a wide
range of business operations including service operations, manufacturing,
distribution, transportation, logistics, supply chain management, revenue
management, quality management, finance, human resources, information
systems, marketing, and strategic planning. Operations management can be
effectively applied to virtually every component of an organization. The OM
master's degree program features two tracks—operations management and
enterprise integration.
Degree Requirements
Track I:
Operations Management. Entering students should have strong quantitative
skills and good written and oral communication skills. The program consists
of 30 hours of coursework which students can complete in 18 to 24 months
starting in the fall semester. All students are expected to complete the
program within 24 months. No thesis is required. The track in operations
management (OM) is designed to prepare students for the practice of
operations management. The program is structured to provide instruction in
materials management, scheduling and control, supply chain management, and
quality control as well as topics in applied quantitative methods such as
optimization, statistics, and simulation. The elective courses allow
students to obtain additional instruction in other subjects such as project
management, supply chain strategy, and quality management.
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Required courses
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Prerequisite:
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At least one semester of calculus equivalent to MATH 121 or higher.
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OM 500 Linear and Network Optimization
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3
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OM 517 Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis
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3
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OM 522 Production Scheduling Problems
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3
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OM 523 Inventory Management
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3
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OM 524 Manufacturing Scheduling and Control Systems
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3
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OM 540 Systems Simulation
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3
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OM
592
Practicum in Operations Management
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3
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ST 560 Statistical Methods I
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3
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ST 575 Statistical Quality Control
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3
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Electives (approved by the program coordinator)
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3
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Total semester hours
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30
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More information about this track
is available at
http://cba.ua.edu/omms/
Track II:
Enterprise
Integration. The enterprise integration systems (EI) track is designed
as the counterpart to the M.B.A.-MIS program. Collectively these dual degrees provide
students a comprehensive education covering the breath of business through the M.B.A.
program and the depth of knowledge in information systems project
management and delivery through the EI track. The
EI track combines classroom and experiential learning techniques to prepare its
graduates for careers involving the management of large-scale complex information
systems projects. The program reinforces leading IS project and process
management concepts through
experiential learning.
Entering students are expected to
possess strong organizational and communication skills and strong interest in using
business processes, project management and information technology to
deliver organizational value. Students will learn and apply leading
practices to analyze, design, construct, and effectively deploy cross-functional
systems, and integrate business data and process improvements into existing business
enterprises.
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Required courses
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MIS 516 Practicum* |
3 |
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MIS 525 Information Systems Project Management
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3
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MIS 527 Emerging Information Technologies Seminar*
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3
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MIS 535 Information Systems Consulting
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3
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MIS 560
Enterprise
Integration Methods
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3
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MIS 562
Enterprise
Integration Development*
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3
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MIS 598 Research in Management Information Systems
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6
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OM 516 Operations Management
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3
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ST 509 Statistics for Business Applications*
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3
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Total semester hours
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30
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*Restricted Elective—EIS track advisor's prior approval is required.
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More information is available at
http://cba.ua.edu/mis/
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