COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT TOPICS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PRD 4242 CURRENT TOPICS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AŞKIN ÖZDAĞOĞLU

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

It is aimed to realize a comprehensive field study in the field of interest in current topics in operations management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Make a field study in groups in order to be able to distinguish the production operation systems in companies.
2   Define problems regarding production operations department in order to identify and bring recommendations about the solution of the problem.
3   Improve oral and written communication skills through class discussions and presentations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

PRD 2002 - INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION
2 General review about production operations management
3 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
4 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
5 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
6 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
7 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
8 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
9 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
10 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
11 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions
12 Field Study Presentations and Class Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Heizer, J. and Render B. (2008). Operations Management, Tenth Edition, Prentice Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Group Work
2. Presentations
3. Class Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS Presentation
2 PRT Participation
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.80 + PRT * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Students must construct a detailed report.
2. All group members must contribute to the class discussions.
3. Late submissions of reports will not be graded.
4. All groups should present their work each week.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students should attend 70% of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

askin.ozdagoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 10 1 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15
LO.255
LO.344