Operations Management & Information Systems

General Stream

Requirements

• 12.00 credits of Elective Courses

Elective Courses (General Stream):

• MKTG 6050 3.00 MARKETING RESEARCH
  This course develops students' understanding of basic and advanced market research methods. Students learn to evaluate completed research projects and conduct research studies, developing proficiency in defining research questions, developing research designs, selecting appropriate samples, conducting analysis and writing actionable management reports. Also examined are mobile research, brand maps, social media monitoring/metrics, Big Data, consumer surveillance and data privacy issues. Prerequisite: SB/MKTG 5200.030
• OMIS 6000 3.00 MODELS & APPLICATIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
  This course provides a survey of selected topics in operational research (OR). Emphasis is placed on the practical application of OR tools rather than on the mathematical properties. Application areas include: financial planning and portfolio selection, production, priority planning and marketing. Topics include: linear programming and its applications; programming to achieve a set of goals or targets with applications in finance and production; capital budgeting and project selection; transportation and network models; and portfolio models. Prerequisite: SB/OMIS 5120 1.50 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.50 or permission of the instructor
• OMIS 6350 3.00 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET MODELLING & PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS
  This course enables the design, development, and implementation of integrated business analysis systems by combining the extended functionality of spreadsheets with the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. The course demonstrates the power of combining the advanced analysis and modelling techniques of spreadsheets and VBA through applications to several practical problems from disparate business functions. Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5110.015 and SB/OMIS 5120.015 or permission of the instructor.
• OMIS 6500 3.00 GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

  Plant location, supplier selection and product and process development are no longer solely national issues. Hence, the first part of this course, we give an overview of global operations, including global supply chain management, network design for global operations and global entry strategies. This deals with how the use of information technology supports the management of global operations. Topics include value chain management, the concept of marketspace, business-to-business e-commerce, enterprise resource planning, and the effect of IT on R&D and collaboration, all in an international context.

  Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5120 1.50 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.50, or permission of the instructor

• OMIS 6560 3.00 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  This course is about how to make decisions that lead to the better design and management of supply chains. This often involves changing the network of relationships between suppliers and customers and other stakeholders as they design, contract, order, plan and coordinate goods and services together. This course covers essential quantitative supply chain management models, supportive information and ecommerce technologies, environmentally and socially responsible practices and customer-supplier relationship management. Prerequisites: OMIS 5110 1.5, OMIS 5120 1.5 and OMIS 5210 1.5
• OMIS 6700 3.00 MANAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY

  New technology disrupts old business models but also creates new ones. This course helps managers make better choices about the relative advantages of new technology for both adoption and commercialization of new products and services and the implementation of business process improvement. This includes asking the right questions about the viability of emerging technologies, intellectual property, market potential and organizational and managerial capabilities. Planning and implementing new technology is both a technical and a social learning process for both large and small organizations in a range of industries.

  Prerequisites: OMIS 5110 1.5, OMIS 5120 1.5 and OMIS 5210 1.5.

• OMIS 6710 3.00 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  This course acquaints students with the management issues, concepts and terminology associated with information systems technology. With its focus on management issues, the course is of interest to students with either a technical or a non-technical background. Issues discussed include: telecommunications; networks; multimedia; data models and their relation to organization models; systems development processes; and systems theory. Students will learn to recognize the technical and organizational problems generated by introducing new technology and the long-term organizational implications of these decisions.

  Prerequisite: SB/OMIS 5110 1.50
  Prerequisite exempted for students pursuing Diploma in Intermediate Accounting (DIAc)

• OMIS 6955 3.00 SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
  This course is about designing and implementing service processes that respond effectively to customer requirements. Service processes involve high customer interaction, information intensive products and the requirement for real-time responsiveness to a wide variety of customer demands. Designing, implementing and maintaining these processes in a competitive environment requires service-oriented organizations to have a new level of competence. This course concentrates on the problems and opportunities found in large companies in rapidly changing industries such as financial services. Best practice and generic problems in service delivery can be found in many industries from manufacturing to retailing. Identifying effective strategies as well as specific techniques for process planning and control, and project implementation are important in the development of managerial competence in service operations. Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5120.015 and SB/OMIS 5210.015
• SGMT 6490 3.00 INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS - ANALYSIS, STRATEGY AND PRACTICE

  Provides structured approaches to understanding, planning, and doing business negotiations in international contexts. Students apply their business knowledge in a series of interactive exercises and written assignments in order to develop analytic, strategic and practical negotiation skills. On two Saturdays, students conduct complex negotiation simulations (e.g., alliance formation, foreign market entry) and receive performance feedback from experienced negotiators.
  Prerequisites: All 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses or permission of the Instructor.

• SGMT 6800 3.00 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY - BASED FIRMS
  This course focuses explicitly on the linkages between technology and strategy. Knowledge of strategic management is extended by investigating how strategy is different when technology is the key strategic driving force. Topics discussed include: industry evolution; competitive positioning; appropriate organizational structures and systems; and the culture of technology-based organizations. Co-requisite: SB/SGMT 6000.030

Management Information Systems Stream

Requirements

• 12.00 credits of elective courses consisting of:
  • 9.00 credits of Required Courses
  • 3.00 credits of Elective Courses (Management Information Systems)

Required Courses

• OMIS 6750 3.00 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  This course covers the strategic, organizational and operational aspects of managing projects. Students learn to manage the technical, behavioural, political and cultural aspects of temporary groups performing unique tasks. Topics covered include: defining deliverables, formulating project strategy, effective group organization and management, dynamically allocating resources, managing without authority, and resolving conflict. Traditional cost and time management techniques are covered Microsoft Office and open-source, free project management software.

  Prerequisite: All 5100-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses
  Course Credit Exclusion: SB/MGMT 6700 3.00

• OMIS 6350 3.00 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET MODELLING & PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS
  This course enables the design, development, and implementation of integrated business analysis systems by combining the extended functionality of spreadsheets with the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. The course demonstrates the power of combining the advanced analysis and modelling techniques of spreadsheets and VBA through applications to several practical problems from disparate business functions. Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5110.015 and SB/OMIS 5120.015 or permission of the instructor.
• OMIS 6710 3.00 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  This course acquaints students with the management issues, concepts and terminology associated with information systems technology. With its focus on management issues, the course is of interest to students with either a technical or a non-technical background. Issues discussed include: telecommunications; networks; multimedia; data models and their relation to organization models; systems development processes; and systems theory. Students will learn to recognize the technical and organizational problems generated by introducing new technology and the long-term organizational implications of these decisions.

  Prerequisite: SB/OMIS 5110 1.50
  Prerequisite exempted for students pursuing Diploma in Intermediate Accounting (DIAc)

Elective Courses (Management Information Systems):

• OMIS 6500 3.00 GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

  Plant location, supplier selection and product and process development are no longer solely national issues. Hence, the first part of this course, we give an overview of global operations, including global supply chain management, network design for global operations and global entry strategies. This deals with how the use of information technology supports the management of global operations. Topics include value chain management, the concept of marketspace, business-to-business e-commerce, enterprise resource planning, and the effect of IT on R&D and collaboration, all in an international context.

  Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5120 1.50 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.50, or permission of the instructor

• OMIS 6700 3.00 MANAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY

  New technology disrupts old business models but also creates new ones. This course helps managers make better choices about the relative advantages of new technology for both adoption and commercialization of new products and services and the implementation of business process improvement. This includes asking the right questions about the viability of emerging technologies, intellectual property, market potential and organizational and managerial capabilities. Planning and implementing new technology is both a technical and a social learning process for both large and small organizations in a range of industries.

  Prerequisites: OMIS 5110 1.5, OMIS 5120 1.5 and OMIS 5210 1.5.

Supply Chain Management Stream

Requirements

• 12.00 credits consisting of:
  • 3.00 credits of Required Courses
  • 9.00 credits of Elective Courses (Supply Chain Management)

Required Courses

• OMIS 6560 3.00 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  This course is about how to make decisions that lead to the better design and management of supply chains. This often involves changing the network of relationships between suppliers and customers and other stakeholders as they design, contract, order, plan and coordinate goods and services together. This course covers essential quantitative supply chain management models, supportive information and ecommerce technologies, environmentally and socially responsible practices and customer-supplier relationship management. Prerequisites: OMIS 5110 1.5, OMIS 5120 1.5 and OMIS 5210 1.5

Elective Courses (Supply Chain Management):

• OMIS 6000 3.00 MODELS & APPLICATIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
  This course provides a survey of selected topics in operational research (OR). Emphasis is placed on the practical application of OR tools rather than on the mathematical properties. Application areas include: financial planning and portfolio selection, production, priority planning and marketing. Topics include: linear programming and its applications; programming to achieve a set of goals or targets with applications in finance and production; capital budgeting and project selection; transportation and network models; and portfolio models. Prerequisite: SB/OMIS 5120 1.50 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.50 or permission of the instructor
• OMIS 6350 3.00 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET MODELLING & PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS
  This course enables the design, development, and implementation of integrated business analysis systems by combining the extended functionality of spreadsheets with the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. The course demonstrates the power of combining the advanced analysis and modelling techniques of spreadsheets and VBA through applications to several practical problems from disparate business functions. Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5110.015 and SB/OMIS 5120.015 or permission of the instructor.
• OMIS 6500 3.00 GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

  Plant location, supplier selection and product and process development are no longer solely national issues. Hence, the first part of this course, we give an overview of global operations, including global supply chain management, network design for global operations and global entry strategies. This deals with how the use of information technology supports the management of global operations. Topics include value chain management, the concept of marketspace, business-to-business e-commerce, enterprise resource planning, and the effect of IT on R&D and collaboration, all in an international context.

  Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5120 1.50 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.50, or permission of the instructor

• OMIS 6700 3.00 MANAGING NEW TECHNOLOGY

  New technology disrupts old business models but also creates new ones. This course helps managers make better choices about the relative advantages of new technology for both adoption and commercialization of new products and services and the implementation of business process improvement. This includes asking the right questions about the viability of emerging technologies, intellectual property, market potential and organizational and managerial capabilities. Planning and implementing new technology is both a technical and a social learning process for both large and small organizations in a range of industries.

  Prerequisites: OMIS 5110 1.5, OMIS 5120 1.5 and OMIS 5210 1.5.

• OMIS 6955 3.00 SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
  This course is about designing and implementing service processes that respond effectively to customer requirements. Service processes involve high customer interaction, information intensive products and the requirement for real-time responsiveness to a wide variety of customer demands. Designing, implementing and maintaining these processes in a competitive environment requires service-oriented organizations to have a new level of competence. This course concentrates on the problems and opportunities found in large companies in rapidly changing industries such as financial services. Best practice and generic problems in service delivery can be found in many industries from manufacturing to retailing. Identifying effective strategies as well as specific techniques for process planning and control, and project implementation are important in the development of managerial competence in service operations. Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5120.015 and SB/OMIS 5210.015
• SGMT 6490 3.00 INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS - ANALYSIS, STRATEGY AND PRACTICE

  Provides structured approaches to understanding, planning, and doing business negotiations in international contexts. Students apply their business knowledge in a series of interactive exercises and written assignments in order to develop analytic, strategic and practical negotiation skills. On two Saturdays, students conduct complex negotiation simulations (e.g., alliance formation, foreign market entry) and receive performance feedback from experienced negotiators.
  Prerequisites: All 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses or permission of the Instructor.

Quantitative Methods Stream

Requirements

• 12.00 credits consisting of:
  • 3.00 credits of Required Courses
  • 9.00 credits of Elective Courses (Quantitative Methods)

Required Courses:

• OMIS 6000 3.00 MODELS & APPLICATIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
  This course provides a survey of selected topics in operational research (OR). Emphasis is placed on the practical application of OR tools rather than on the mathematical properties. Application areas include: financial planning and portfolio selection, production, priority planning and marketing. Topics include: linear programming and its applications; programming to achieve a set of goals or targets with applications in finance and production; capital budgeting and project selection; transportation and network models; and portfolio models. Prerequisite: SB/OMIS 5120 1.50 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.50 or permission of the instructor

Elective Courses (Quantitative Methods):

• MKTG 6050 3.00 MARKETING RESEARCH
  This course develops students' understanding of basic and advanced market research methods. Students learn to evaluate completed research projects and conduct research studies, developing proficiency in defining research questions, developing research designs, selecting appropriate samples, conducting analysis and writing actionable management reports. Also examined are mobile research, brand maps, social media monitoring/metrics, Big Data, consumer surveillance and data privacy issues. Prerequisite: SB/MKTG 5200.030
• OMIS 6350 3.00 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET MODELLING & PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS
  This course enables the design, development, and implementation of integrated business analysis systems by combining the extended functionality of spreadsheets with the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. The course demonstrates the power of combining the advanced analysis and modelling techniques of spreadsheets and VBA through applications to several practical problems from disparate business functions. Prerequisites: SB/OMIS 5110.015 and SB/OMIS 5120.015 or permission of the instructor.
• OMIS 6560 3.00 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  This course is about how to make decisions that lead to the better design and management of supply chains. This often involves changing the network of relationships between suppliers and customers and other stakeholders as they design, contract, order, plan and coordinate goods and services together. This course covers essential quantitative supply chain management models, supportive information and ecommerce technologies, environmentally and socially responsible practices and customer-supplier relationship management. Prerequisites: OMIS 5110 1.5, OMIS 5120 1.5 and OMIS 5210 1.5
• OMIS 6750 3.00 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  This course covers the strategic, organizational and operational aspects of managing projects. Students learn to manage the technical, behavioural, political and cultural aspects of temporary groups performing unique tasks. Topics covered include: defining deliverables, formulating project strategy, effective group organization and management, dynamically allocating resources, managing without authority, and resolving conflict. Traditional cost and time management techniques are covered Microsoft Office and open-source, free project management software.

  Prerequisite: All 5100-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses
  Course Credit Exclusion: SB/MGMT 6700 3.00

NOTE: Not all courses required to fulfill a specialization are offered each term. Course offerings are based on factors such as student demand and instructor availability. The office of Student Services & International Relations is available to provide advising on course sequencing and the fulfillment of program and specialization requirements within a student’s period of study. For current course offerings and details, please view the Schulich Course Offerings Database.

Those interested in learning about the Operations Management & Information Systems specialization should contact the Area Coordinator, Professor M. Johnny Rungtusanatham. Please do not email seeking permission to enroll in courses since Professor Rungtusanatham has no control or oversight on this matter. Instead, for questions about enrolling, contact Student Services.