Business Management
Operations Management Concentration
Associate in Applied Science Degree
The Operations Management concentration is designed to prepare graduates to assume management positions in an operations environment. Operations managers perform a variety of duties such as directing and training employees, setting and maintaining work schedules, and communicating and interpreting company policy to employees. They are responsible for equipment, products/services, and inventory. Graduates are prepared for employment in various industries and departments as shop supervisors, industrial supervisors, management trainees, work methods technicians, quality technicians, production planners or schedulers, and operations technicians.
Required Program Of Study
| Course Number | Terms | Course Title | Credits |
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| BUS100 | 1st | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS110 | Business Math | 3 |
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| IFT110 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
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| ORI100 | College Success Strategies | 1 |
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10 |
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| ACC105 | 2nd | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| COM121 | English Composition | 3 |
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| MAT150 | Foundation of Math | 3 |
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| SOC125 | Individual & Society | 3 |
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12 |
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| ACC110 | 3rd | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS106 | Business Communications | 3 |
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| HUM- - | Humanities Elective | 3 |
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| MGT100 | Principles of Management | 3 |
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12 |
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| BUS200 | 4th | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENV130 | The Environment | 3 |
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| MGT200 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
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| MGT250 | Operations Management I | 3 |
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12 |
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| BUS201 | 5th | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT240 | Compensation Management | 3 |
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| MGT210 | Supervisory Management | 3 |
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| MGT255 | Operations Management II | 3 |
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12 |
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| ACC210 | 6th | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS220 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
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| MGT260 | Facilities Planning and Design | 3 |
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9 |
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| Total Credit Hours Required for the Program | 67 |
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Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Utilize business management principles to analyze problems and make decisions.
- Apply human resources management principles to analyze problems and make decisions concerning human resources.
- Design a system for the administration of wages and salaries.
- Apply supervision skills.
- Apply the principles and methods of managing the operations function within an organization.
- Plan and design manufacturing and service facilities utilizing analytical models and fact-based decision making.
- Apply math operations to solve fundamental business problems.
- Utilize a personal computer to prepare documents using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software and to perform basic navigation of the Internet.
- Prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and evaluate the results by performing basic financial statement analysis.
- Calculate product costs and break-even point for manufacturing companies and prepare operational budgets using both variable and absorption costing methods.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills in writing and speaking in a business environment.
- Apply economic theory to analyze social, political, financial, and business problems.
- Utilize financial tools and techniques to maximize a firm’s long-term value. Develop a marketing plan for a product, using the fundamental elements of the marketing mix.
Please note: These programs can be pursued on a part-time basis.
Appropriate placement test scores, or the completion of certain developmental courses, are required for all programs of study. Additional prerequisites may be necessary for some courses and can be found in the course descriptions section of the catalog.
It is recommended that students confer with their advisor when selecting electives.