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BUSI 411 Operations Management
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Get Help Now!A study of the challenges and opportunities facing managers of the operational functions of
business, the value added areas where resources are transformed into goods and services. The
wide ranging implications and applications of the concept of employee/team driven, customercentered
continuous improvement will be examined, as well as Total Quality Management
principles. The study of operations management will involve some complexity as various
quantitative management tools are examined and applied.
RATIONALE
Operations management is an essential element of any business, whether it provides a product or
service to its customers. The field is both evolving and growing. This course is an introduction to
the field of operations management. The topics covered include both strategic issues and
practical applications. Specific aspects of operations management to be considered are
forecasting, product and service design, capacity planning, management of quality and quality
control, inventory management, scheduling, supply chain management, and project management.
I. PREREQUISITE
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic
Course Catalog.
II. REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASE
Click on the following link to view the required resource(s) for the term in which you are
registered: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/liberty.htm
III. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEARNING
A. Computer with basic audio/video output equipment
B. Internet access (broadband recommended)
C. Microsoft Office
IV. MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A. Describe the role of operations in supporting an organization’s competitive
priorities.
B. Apply mathematical and statistical techniques and appropriate decision-making
criteria to solve operations problems such as resource allocation, capacity
BUSI 411 Course Syllabus
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planning, facility location, forecasting, inventory control, project management,
etc.
C. Critically evaluate the appropriateness of a company’s operations management
policies and practices with respect to the Christian worldview.
D. Integrate biblical principles within the field of operations.
V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A. Textbook readings and lecture presentations
B. Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will
complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1.
C. Discussion Board Forums (4)
Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, there will be
4 Discussion Board Forums in this course divided across all 8 modules/weeks.
The student will create a thread of at least 250 words in response to the discussion
prompts. In the following module/week, the student will post 2 replies to the
threads of classmates, and each reply must have a minimum of 150 words. The
student will cite at least 1 source for each thread and reply.
D. Connect Homework (4)
The student will complete 4 homework assignments using Connect. Included in
the homework are various quizzes that are designed to prepare the student for the
exams. At the end of the assigned module/week, Connect will automatically grade
all of the assignments. All homework will be conducted in Connect, not in the
textbook (though the homework is based off of the material in the textbook).
E. Group Case Study
The instructor will assign the student to a group. Each group will pick 1 member
to submit the written research paper. All team collaboration, including file
exchanges, must be conducted in the Group Discussion Board Forum. Each group
must produce a paper that is a minimum of 10 pages, not including the title page,
abstract, and reference page. Groups must cite at least 7 sources in the paper. The
Group Case Study will be submitted through SafeAssign.
F. Exams (4)
The student will complete 4 exams in this course. Each exam is online, openbook/open-notes,
and is comprised of 25 true/false and multiple-choice questions.
The student will have 45 minutes to complete each exam.
