Courses

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  • QST OM 498: Directed Study in Operations and Technology Management
    Directed study in Operations and Technology Management. 2 or 4 cr. Application available on Undergraduate Program website.
  • QST OM 725: Creating Value Through Operations and Technology
    This MBA core course is case-oriented and focuses on topics of use to managers in any environment: process analysis, process improvement, supply chain management, and strategic operations decision-making. The course emphasizes the importance of effectiveness and efficiency and evaluates the potential trade-offs between them.
  • QST OM 726: Creating Value Through Operations and Technology
    This MBA core course is case-oriented and focuses on topics of use to managers in any environment: process analysis, process improvement, supply chain management, and strategic operations decision-making. The course emphasizes the importance of effectiveness and efficiency and evaluates the potential trade-offs between them. 3 cr.
  • QST OM 832: Blockchain and Social Impact
    Blockchain technology is transforming societies by decentralizing institutional systems and reducing the need for intermediaries. This course aims to help students understand blockchain technology and the unique business models it enables in various industries. Students will learn how blockchains work, and how their properties enable business models that have never previously been possible. Through an analysis of current programs with existing use cases as well as future models, the course will prepare students to implement models today while anticipating the changes that newer models will bring to the sector
  • QST OM 840: Managing and Improving Quality: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
    Lean and Six Sigma are powerful improvement methodologies that promote process improvement, cost reduction and significant enhancement of bottom-line profitability. The purpose of this course is to thoroughly examine the concept of quality, to define it in terms that are useful for managers, to survey the ideas of major quality thinkers and theorists, to develop proficiency in the use of quality tools, and to consider the challenges of quality program implementation in real business situations. Throughout the course we will investigate similarities and differences between quality management in manufacturing and service contexts. The course has three major objectives. The first goal is to define quality and explore important philosophies and useful frameworks for managers or consultants. The second goal is to focus on the Lean and Six Sigma tools available for the pursuit of lasting quality improvements. The third is to bring the experiences of Lean Six Sigma practice into the classroom. We'll benefit from the expertise and experience of Lean and Six Sigma professionals who will help us to understand the challenges of Lean and Six Sigma implementations and analyze the lessons they have learned from projects they have undertaken.
  • QST OM 845: Clean Technologies and Supply Chains
    The clean technology industry is one of the largest sectors of the economy and yet still undergoing significant growth and attracting a plethora of new entrants. It has been characterized by a great deal of experimentation around new technologies and around business models in the face of regulatory and market place disruptions. The course uses a combination of cases, simulation and analytical exercises to review trends and their co-evolution within the clean technology/energy eco-system. It aims to build a skill set around risk and opportunity assessment, and allied implementation challenges. This course is aligned with the requirements of the Entrepreneurship, PNP and Strategy concentrations.
  • QST OM 851: Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains
    This course examines supply chain practices that reduce environmental impact for a firm These include eco-efficiency initiatives such as reduction in waste, energy and water usage, green logistics, product design for recycling, and supplier management. It covers additional topics such as complexity of supply chains, environmental impact assessment, the circular economy, food waste, eco- labeling, and sustainable business models (e.g., through servicing).
  • QST OM 855: Project Management
    Projects are increasingly the way that work gets done in companies of all types and sizes. In this new course you will learn the strategic dimensions of project management, including critical aspects of project selection, definition, planning, execution, and monitoring. Concepts and approaches for dealing with complexity, uncertainty, vague mandates, temporary staff, partners, stakeholders, dynamic risk, and time-critical deadlines are emphasized. Cases and readings cover a wide range of industry and organizational contexts. This course requires that students apply these topics and considerations to a real project of their choice either by analysis of publicly available information or direct field study. Many MBAs are tested on the job through tough assignments in project settings. Your performance there is highly visible. Doing especially well can accelerate your subsequent career opportunities. Prepare now for success in strategic project management by developing the skills and perspectives covered in OM855!
  • QST OM 880: Product Design and Development
    This course explores central managerial challenges in the effective design, development, and introduction of new products. Topics covered include reducing the time to market while meeting cost and quality targets; managing cross-functional projects and inherent technological risks while keeping a focus on customer requirements; and integrated problem-solving by industrial designers, engineers, manufactures, and marketing specialists. [Case studies, readings, guest lecturers, field project]
  • QST OM 898: Directed Study: Operations and Technology Management
    Graduate-level directed study in Operations and Technology Management. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
  • QST OM 899: Directed Study: Operations and Technology Management
    Graduate-level directed study in Operations and Technology Management. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
  • QST OM 921: App Prob Mdls
  • QST OM 922: Theory of Technology and Operations Management
    This seminar's objective is to expose the students to the traditional research associated with Operations Management. Early work done in the areas of inventory, scheduling, facility layout and logistics are generally considered the foundation on which traditional OM research has built. While highly quantitative, the seminar focuses on the means by which the research was (1) conducted, (2) linked to real problems, (3) implemented (or not implemented), and (4) the research opportunities that have been or could be exploited.
  • QST OM 926: Supp Chain Mods
  • QST OM 928: Research Seminar: Economics and Operations Management
    This course exposes students to a diverse range of OM research methods and topics, and highlights the research of current OTM faculty. The goal of this course is to train students to think as a serious OM researcher who aims to publish in top-tier journals and make meaningful contributions to the field.
  • QST OM 990: Current Topics Seminar
    For PhD students in the Operations Management department. Registered by permission only.
  • QST OM 998: Directed Study: Operations and Technology Management
    PhD-level directed study in Operations and Technology Management. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
  • QST OM 999: Directed Study: Operations and Technology Management
    PhD-level directed study in Operations and Technology Management. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
  • QST PL 325: Introduction to the Health Sector: Issues and Opportunities
    Formerly PL425. This course provides a dynamic introduction to the health sector, beginning with the burden and distribution of disease and current patterns of expenditures. While the primary emphasis will be on the U.S. healthcare system, a global context will be developed. The basic elements of insurance and payment, service organization and delivery, and life sciences products (drugs, diagnostics, and devices) will be described, and placed in the context of the unique economic structure of the sector. The intense challenges of the sector will be explored, including ethical, social and organizational dilemmas that arise as well as business opportunities that emerge. The roles that government policy, rapid technology growth, and practice development play as drivers of system change will be addressed throughout. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry II.
    • Social Inquiry II
  • QST PL 330: The U.S. Healthcare System in Transition
    Formerly PL430. The U.S. health care system has undergone sweeping change as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. Knowledge of how the reform law is affecting health care organizations, health professionals, consumers, and American businesses is essential for everyone, especially those planning careers in management or business. This rigorous seminar, which counts toward the Health & Life Sciences concentration and the Law and Public Policy concentration, provides an in-depth look at the economic, political, social and organizational challenges facing the nation as attempts to repeal-and-replace the ACA are debated by Congress. Students read and analyze articles, business cases, issue briefs, and legal opinions from diverse perspectives to learn how the U.S. health care system came to be and how it will change in the future. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry II.
    • Social Inquiry II

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