Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• 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
  Graduate Prerequisites: QST AC710 or AC711, QST MO712 or MO713, QST QM716 or QM717 (Recommended: QST MK723 or MK724 or QST FE712 or FE722)) - 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 832: Blockchain and Social Impact
  Graduate Prerequisites: QST OM725 or OM726, QST QM716 or QM717 - 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: Improving Organizational Performance with Analytics
  Graduate Prerequisites: QST OM725 or OM726, QST QM716 or QM717 - This course covers a number of analytical techniques that help improve and control product and process outcomes. These techniques are derived from Lean and Six Sigma, which are powerful improvement methodologies that promote product/process improvement, cost reduction and significant enhancement of bottom-line profitability. During the course, students will pursue an improvement project at an organization of their choice. They will prepare a detailed plan for the project, which outlines various elements including: voice of the customer, project charter, statistical process control charts, process capability ratios, process map, design and analysis of experiments, risk response matrix, and recommendations for improvement. These skills are useful for students considering a career in consulting.
• 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
  Graduate Prerequisites: QST OM725 or OM726 - 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
  Graduate Prerequisites: QST OM725 or OM726 - 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 Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department chair - 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 Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department chair - 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
  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
  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
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department chair - 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
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and the department chair - PhD-level directed study in Operations and Technology Management. 1, 2, or 3 cr. Application available on the Graduate Center website.
• QST PL 498: Directed Study in Markets, Public Policy, and Law
  Directed study in Markets and Public Policy. 2 or 4 cr. Application available on Undergraduate Program website
• QST PL 710: Introduction to Business Law
  This course will survey contemporary issues in selected areas of law and ethics. We will introduce pivotal areas of law, so that students begin to anticipate legal problems, analyze how to avoid them, and realize how legal principles can be employed to add value in their chosen fields. The subjects are torts, contracts, employment law, securities regulation and corporate governance. We expect that this overview of a few disciplines will encourage students to explore other legal topics relevant to their business interests. We will also offer an analytic structure that enables students to identify ethical issues in business, analyze options and make choices consistent with their own values.
• QST PL 833: Business Law and Discrimination
  Many companies struggle with how to support diverse employees, and the need to do so has become even more urgent in the wake of events like the death of George Floyd. Navigating these issues requires understanding how the lived experiences varies systematically among different ethnic groups, genders, gender identities, and sexual orientation. Successfully addressing inequities and adopting practical solutions necessitates understanding the history of racism, sexism, and other "isms" in America. This course will address these and other relevant issues in the context of the corporate environment. It will cover doctrinal issues regarding the ethical and legal obligations of corporations as it relates to managing discrimination in the workplace (e.g., history of antidiscrimination legislation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), but will also delve into some of the more practical aspects of the tools and techniques companies can or should adopt to achieve a more inclusive work environment.