Operations Management Concentration

Lean Six Sigma
This course examines techniques to maximize production efficiency and  maintain control over each step in the process. The structured problem-solving methodology DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control)  provides the framework for the course.

Technology Management
This course is an overview of Management of Technology and Innovation (MTI) and its impact on contemporary management practices. The focus of the course is on the application of skills and knowledge required of managers and technology professionals responsible for technology implementation in a product development environment. The course analyzes the critical aspects of the management of technology and innovation at the product line, business unit and corporate levels. Case studies and simulations are used to bring to life the critical challenges confronting managers of technology.

Project and Change Management
This course focuses on managing projects within an organizational context, including the processes related to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, reporting and closing a project. Topics include project integration, scope, time, cost, quality control and risk management, managing the changes in organizations resulting from introducing or revising information systems. identifying project champions, working with user teams, training, documentation, as well as the change management role of the IS specialist.

Global Business Concentration Courses

Organizational Behavior
This class  conducts a comprehensive examination of different organizational behavior theories, including  analysis at individual, group and organizational levels. Individual levels include perception, personality and motivation. Group levels  include decision-making, group dynamics and team building. Organizational levels  include communications, empowerment, leadership, diversity and cross-cultural issues. Experiential activities  include class exercises such as case studies, videos and survey instruments, as well as team and individual assignments.

Ethics and Leadership
The course prepares students for leadership roles in the workplace and in society by giving them knowledge of management and leadership from an ethical perspective. This course focuses on the evolution of ethical theories and the role of the leader within the business context. Students  use their understanding of business, leadership and the processes of moral reasoning to examine contemporary issues relating to organizations. Through lecture and case method, students  apply their knowledge of leadership to contemporary situations.

Leadership
This course offers a comprehensive examination of different leadership theories, with emphasis on relevant empirical evidence and application of the theories to case studies that involve leadership and group functioning. Students  thoroughly examine a professional review of concepts and apply their understanding through a variety of means. Ethics and persuasion also are covered.