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Description of Operations Management (DS) Courses
Lower-Division Courses DS 190. Selected Topics (1-3). Repeatable with departmental consent. Upper-Division Courses DS 350. Introduction to Production and Operations Management (3). An overview of the concepts, tools, and techniques used in making managerial decisions related to the production or operations function of an organization. Topics include facility location and layout, forecasting, operations scheduling, quality control, inventory planning, and control work design and measurement. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing. DS 390. Special Group Studies in Decision Sciences (1-3). Repeatable with departmental consent. Prerequisite: advanced standing. DS 400. International Purchasing (3). Cross-listed as IB 400. Designed to expose the student to a wide range of business issues dealing with international purchasing and global trade. As these business issues are identified, various plans and strategies will be developed and applied. Topics covered include an overview of purchasing principles and objectives, global sourcing strategies, identifying sources, negotiations, counter-trade currency strategies, managing cultural differences, legal aspects and much more. Prerequisite: junior standing, advanced standing. DS 481. Cooperative Education (1-3). An academic program that expands a student's learning experiences through paid employment in a supervised educational work setting related to the student's major field of study or career focus. Offered Cr/NCr only. Prerequisites: junior standing and 2.250 GPA. DS 491. Independent Study (1-5). Offered Cr/NCr only. Closed to graduate credit. Prerequisites: junior standing and 2.750 GPA in decision sciences. DS 492. Internship in Decision Sciences (1-3). Offered Cr/NCr only. Prerequisites: junior standing, 2.750 GPA in decision sciences, and departmental consent. Courses for Graduate/Undergraduate Credit DS 655. Project Management (3). This hands-on and project-based technology course establishes fundamental guidelines for defining the process of project management and designing time-constrained projects. Covers core methodology for managing complex projects on time. Utilizes a software tool. Prerequisites: DS 350 or instructor consent, junior standing, advanced standing. DS 660. Enterprise Systems (3). Introduces the underlying need for integration in organizations that have traditionally operated with fragmented information systems. The focus will be on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, but other e-commerce systems will be discussed. Includes an overview of ERP systems, business processes, and implementation issues. Covers relevant software packages. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing, and DS 350 or instructor consent. Not open to students with credit in DS 860. DS 665. Supply Chain Management (3). Emphasizing global integration and coordination, this introductory course delivers the basic concepts and decision-making models critical to managing a global supply chain. Topics covered include supply chain design and operation, logistics strategies and network configuration, inventory management and risk pooling, the role of information technology in the supply chain, warehousing and material handling systems, supplier relations, and strategic alliances. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing, and DS 350 or instructor consent. Not open to students with credit in DS 865. DS 675. Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision Making (3). Adopts a practical spreadsheet-based approach to the modeling of a wide variety of business problems. Concentrates on problem solving in an interdisciplinary context and developing spreadsheet skills. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing, and DS 350 or instructor consent. Not open to students with credit in DS 875. DS 690. Seminar in Selected Topics (1-5). Repeatable with departmental consent. Prerequisites: Junior standing, advanced standing. DS 750. Workshop in Decision Sciences (1-4). Prerequisite: Junior standing. Courses for Graduate Students Only DS 850. Operations Management (3). Develops an understanding of the operations function in a business and how it interfaces with other major functions in business. Students gain an appreciation of the strategic importance of operations and how a firm can gain competitive advantage through world-class performance by operations in delivering high-quality, cost-competitive products and services. Builds a knowledge base of the concepts, tools and techniques related to designing, managing, and improving operations. Helps managers, regardless of functional specialization, gain an "operations perspective." Prerequisites: calculus and statistics. DS 851. Advanced Operations Management (3) . This is an advanced course in the conceptual and applied aspects of Operations Management in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors, as well as on the Internet. The thrust of the course is on strategic issues, process analysis, and the role of technology in supporting Operations. Students will learn how software, like SAP if available, can perform Operations Mangement tasks. Case studies will be used. Prerequisite: DS 850 or equivalent. DS 860. ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning (3). This course provides an overview of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and related systems like CRM. E-Commerce systems are designed to assist an organization with the integration and management of its business processes. ERP systems can be expensive and time-consuming to implement. Topics covered include the ERP Life Cycle for Implementation and Change Management. Students will get hands-on exercises with ERP software, like SAP, if available. Prerequisite: DS 850 or equivalent. DS 865. Supply Chain Management (3). This course introduces concepts, models, and solution approaches critical to managment of a supply chain. The focus will be on understanding how supply chain design and operation impact the performance of the company and its competitive advantage. Topics covered include strategy development, profitability, demand forecasting, inventory management, facility location, warehousing, transportation, network design, and information sharing. Prerequisite: DS 850 or equivalent. DS 875. Management Science (3). This course gives an overview of management science techniques that can be used to solve decision problems in different business functional areas (operations management, finance, marketing, and HR). Students gain analytical skills that make them better decision makers regardless of their area of specialization. The course is example-driven and spreadsheet-based. Prerequisites: DS 850 or equivalent. DS 890. Seminar in Special Topics (1-3). 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Description of Operations Management (DS) Courses

Lower-Division Courses

DS 190. Selected Topics (1-3).
Repeatable with departmental consent.

Upper-Division Courses

DS 350. Introduction to Production and Operations Management (3).
An overview of the concepts, tools, and techniques used in making managerial decisions related to the production or operations function of an organization. Topics include facility location and layout, forecasting, operations scheduling, quality control, inventory planning, and control work design and measurement. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing.

DS 390. Special Group Studies in Decision Sciences (1-3).
Repeatable with departmental consent. Prerequisite: advanced standing.

DS 400. International Purchasing (3).
Cross-listed as IB 400. Designed to expose the student to a wide range of business issues dealing with international purchasing and global trade. As these business issues are identified, various plans and strategies will be developed and applied. Topics covered include an overview of purchasing principles and objectives, global sourcing strategies, identifying sources, negotiations, counter-trade currency strategies, managing cultural differences, legal aspects and much more. Prerequisite: junior standing, advanced standing.

DS 481. Cooperative Education (1-3).
An academic program that expands a student's learning experiences through paid employment in a supervised educational work setting related to the student's major field of study or career focus. Offered Cr/NCr only. Prerequisites: junior standing and 2.250 GPA.

DS 491. Independent Study (1-5).
Offered Cr/NCr only. Closed to graduate credit. Prerequisites: junior standing and 2.750 GPA in decision sciences.

DS 492. Internship in Decision Sciences (1-3).
Offered Cr/NCr only. Prerequisites: junior standing, 2.750 GPA in decision sciences, and departmental consent.

Courses for Graduate/Undergraduate Credit

DS 655. Project Management (3).
This hands-on and project-based technology course establishes fundamental guidelines for defining the process of project management and designing time-constrained projects. Covers core methodology for managing complex projects on time. Utilizes a software tool. Prerequisites: DS 350 or instructor consent, junior standing, advanced standing.

DS 660. Enterprise Systems (3).
Introduces the underlying need for integration in organizations that have traditionally operated with fragmented information systems. The focus will be on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, but other e-commerce systems will be discussed. Includes an overview of ERP systems, business processes, and implementation issues. Covers relevant software packages. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing, and DS 350 or instructor consent. Not open to students with credit in DS 860.

DS 665. Supply Chain Management (3).
Emphasizing global integration and coordination, this introductory course delivers the basic concepts and decision-making models critical to managing a global supply chain. Topics covered include supply chain design and operation, logistics strategies and network configuration, inventory management and risk pooling, the role of information technology in the supply chain, warehousing and material handling systems, supplier relations, and strategic alliances. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing, and DS 350 or instructor consent. Not open to students with credit in DS 865.

DS 675. Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision Making (3).
Adopts a practical spreadsheet-based approach to the modeling of a wide variety of business problems. Concentrates on problem solving in an interdisciplinary context and developing spreadsheet skills. Prerequisites: junior standing, advanced standing, and DS 350 or instructor consent. Not open to students with credit in DS 875.

DS 690. Seminar in Selected Topics (1-5).
Repeatable with departmental consent. Prerequisites: Junior standing, advanced standing.

DS 750. Workshop in Decision Sciences (1-4).
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

Courses for Graduate Students Only

DS 850. Operations Management (3).
Develops an understanding of the operations function in a business and how it interfaces with other major functions in business. Students gain an appreciation of the strategic importance of operations and how a firm can gain competitive advantage through world-class performance by operations in delivering high-quality, cost-competitive products and services. Builds a knowledge base of the concepts, tools and techniques related to designing, managing, and improving operations. Helps managers, regardless of functional specialization, gain an "operations perspective." Prerequisites: calculus and statistics.

DS 851. Advanced Operations Management (3) .
This is an advanced course in the conceptual and applied aspects of Operations Management in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors, as well as on the Internet. The thrust of the course is on strategic issues, process analysis, and the role of technology in supporting Operations. Students will learn how software, like SAP if available, can perform Operations Mangement tasks. Case studies will be used. Prerequisite: DS 850 or equivalent.

DS 860. ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning (3).
This course provides an overview of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and related systems like CRM. E-Commerce systems are designed to assist an organization with the integration and management of its business processes. ERP systems can be expensive and time-consuming to implement. Topics covered include the ERP Life Cycle for Implementation and Change Management. Students will get hands-on exercises with ERP software, like SAP, if available. Prerequisite: DS 850 or equivalent.

DS 865. Supply Chain Management (3).
This course introduces concepts, models, and solution approaches critical to managment of a supply chain. The focus will be on understanding how supply chain design and operation impact the performance of the company and its competitive advantage. Topics covered include strategy development, profitability, demand forecasting, inventory management, facility location, warehousing, transportation, network design, and information sharing. Prerequisite: DS 850 or equivalent.

DS 875. Management Science (3).
This course gives an overview of management science techniques that can be used to solve decision problems in different business functional areas (operations management, finance, marketing, and HR). Students gain analytical skills that make them better decision makers regardless of their area of specialization. The course is example-driven and spreadsheet-based. Prerequisites: DS 850 or equivalent.

DS 890. Seminar in Special Topics (1-3).
Repeatable with departmental consent.

DS 891. Directed Studies (1-5).
Prerequisite: departmental consent.

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