COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PRD 2002 INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELIF ÇIRKIN

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

This course aims to provide an introduction to the strategic importance of operations and how operations can provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace, the relationship between operations and other business functions, such as marketing, finance, accounting and human resources.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts of operations and how operations can provide a competitive advantage in business enterprises.
2   Have an understanding of environmentally friendly products and processes and the importance of recycling in the production process in order to gain awareness of environmental issues.
3   Demonstrate awareness of fundamental information technologies in operations management to have an understanding of the usage of information technologies in operations management.
4   Work effectively both individually and as a part of a team participating and interacting in the group and demonstrating high written skills while preparing the term project report.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Operations Management
2 Decision Making Tools
3 Design of Goods and Services
4 Managing Quality
5 Capacity and Constraint Management
6 Supply Chain Management
7 Inventory Management
8 Term Projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Heizer, J., Render B., and Munson C., (2017). Operations Management - Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: Global Edition , 12/E
Supplementary Resource:
Russel, R. and Taylor, B. (2011). Operations Management. 7th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Field Study
3. In-Class Discussions
4. Term Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 PRS Presentation
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + ASS * 0.40 +PRS * 0.20


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1.Late submissions of reports will not be graded
2. Reports must be berief not exceeding fifteen pages

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students must attend 70% of the lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elif.cirkin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Field study 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Project Assignment 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

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.24
LO.34
LO.4544