NEWBOLD COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCTION WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS Programme Newbold College, Washington Adventist University Credit BUAD460 Module code Operations Management Module title Credit rating Level 400 Volume 3 credits Module Robert C Schwab Phone: Office: Home: Convenor(s) Mobile: Email: RSCHWAB@NEWBOLD.AC.UK Skype: Facebook: Office: Murdoch Hall 13 Term Spring Semester 2016 Aims The objective of this module is to develop understanding of the role and techniques of operations management. Students will learn to apply management principles and mathematical tools to operations problems and decisions faced in both manufacturing and service organizations. After the student has been introduced to basic operations topics, s/he will be expected to develop skills in identifying, analysing, and solving operations problems through an intermediate level of difficulty. . Intended (1) Knowledge and After having completed this module the student should be able to: learning understanding understand what Operations Management is and the role it plays outcomes in business, know the concepts in design, planning and controlling resources and services, and use the correct tools to aid Students in resolving operations problems and decisions. should be able (2) Skills (i) Process design skills to: and other Supply-chain skills attributes Location and layout skills Forecasting skills Scheduling and sequencing skills (ii) Planning skills Organising and scheduling skills Quantitative skills Teaching and In each class period, the instructor will discuss and illustrate techniques which are useful in learning making service and operations decisions within the firm. Practice problems and assignments methods should be completed before the next class period. Quizzes and two exams will be used to assess student knowledge and application skills (in-class, open book). Assessment Summative Quizzes (30% of marks) (Open book, taken in-class) Mid-term Exam (35% of marks) (Open book, taken in class) Exam (35% of marks) (Open book, in class on Finals Week) Formative Lectures, practice problems, assignments, suggested readings, question and answer sessions lectures, and individual tutorials as requested by the student. Required text Gaither, N. and Frazier, G. Operations Management 9th Edition, Cengage South-Western 2002.
NEWBOLD COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCTION SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS Programme Newbold College, Washington Adventist University Credit Module code BUAD460 Module title Operations Management Credit rating Level 400 Volume 3 credits Module Convenor(s) Robert C Schwab Phone: Office: Home: Mobile: Email: RSCHWAB@NEWBOLD.AC.UK Skype: Facebook: Office: Murdoch Hall 13 Term Spring Semester 2016 Aims The objective of this module is to develop understanding of the role and techniques of operations management. Students will learn to apply management principles and mathematical tools to operations problems and decisions faced in both manufacturing and service organizations. After the student has been introduced to basic operations topics, s/he will be expected to develop skills in identifying, analysing, and solving operations problems through an intermediate level of difficulty. . Intended learning outcomes Students should be able to: (1) Knowledge and understanding After having completed this module the student should be able to: understand what Operations Management is and the role it plays in business, know the concepts in design, planning and controlling resources and services, and use the correct tools to aid in resolving operations problems and decisions. (2) Skills and other attributes (i) Process design skills Supply-chain skills Location and layout skills Forecasting skills Scheduling and sequencing skills (ii) Planning skills Organising and scheduling skills Quantitative skills Teaching and learning methods In each class period, the instructor will discuss and illustrate techniques which are useful in making service and operations decisions within the firm. Practice problems and assignments should be completed before the next class period. Quizzes and two exams will be used to assess student knowledge and application skills (in-class, open book). Assessment Summative Quizzes (Open book, taken in-class) Mid-term Exam (Open book, taken in class) Exam (Open book, in class on Finals Week) (30% of marks) (35% of marks) (35% of marks) Formative Lectures, practice problems, assignments, suggested readings, question and answer sessions lectures, and individual tutorials as requested by the student. Required text Gaither, N. and Frazier, G. Operations Management 9th Edition, Cengage South-Western 2002.
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