Which Courses do you study in an Operations Management Program?
Have you ever wondered what are the courses you study in an Operations Management program at a college or university? The following video gives you an idea about this.
Operations Management is a vast field covering many topics. The courses covered in each college or university may vary slightly. However, most colleges will provide the following courses or similar ones.
Learning these courses in Operations Management helps students to acquire knowledge and skills to perform various duties of Operations Managers and prepare them to work in various roles in this field.
Major Courses
Mainly, you will study many courses related to the Major, i.e, Operations Management (OM). The following are examples :
- Principles of OM
- Operations Management Processes
- Technology/ IT in OM
These courses covers the principles and applications of operations management in both the manufacturing and services environments.Topics include competitiveness, strategy, processes, ethics, sustainability and the ability to analyze key issues and problems within operations management.
Students will be introduced to production planning and scheduling; resource planning; supply chain management; materials management; marketing and sales; purchasing; project management and inventory management.
Several types of software and databases currently utilized in operations management are also taught.
Other courses taught typically are the following:
- Supply Chain and Logistics Management
This course helps to understand the regulations and documentation requirements and plan strategies for movement of goods and services across international boarders in the most efficient and cost-effective ways.
- Project Management
This course consolidates all of the Project Management Institute (PMI) knowledge areas of project management and gives the student an understanding of project management methodologies and the tools and techniques used to plan, execute and control various types of projects.
- Managerial Accounting
This course helps to understand the role of accounting in business and how accounting information is used in the managerial decision-making process.
- Human Resources Management
HRM principles and practices are taught in this course. This helps to gather knowledge in the areas of employee hiring and development, unions, legal aspects related to human resources etc.
- Risk Management
Risk management process in both the domestic and international marketplace are introduced. Students learn about hazard risks, financial risks,
operational risks and strategic risks as well as various risk identification and analysis tools and processes.
- Quality Management
Students learn the importance of quality maangement and its financial impact on production and services. Total Quality Management and its impacts on the competitiveness of an organization are discussed.
- Leadership & Professional Communication
Operations managers should have skills to effectively manage groups of people. These courses develop work place communication abilities, presentation skills, research skills and knowledge about business document writing, conducting meetings, business etiquette, interpersonal and intercultural communication.