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 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 839: Strategic Lean for Business Excellence
  Prerequisites: QST725 or 726 - The objective of this course is for current and future leaders to acquire an in-depth understanding of strategic Lean for Business Excellence. Students will learn how to start with the "success vision" and "end goal," build off of those to develop meaningful key performance indicators (KPIs), and finally to create an integrated system that drives the right behaviors to deliver the desired results. The course will provide hands-on experiential learning through individual project work and writing assignments. This course is relevant for students interested in pursuing careers as process consultants or transformation leaders. It is also helpful for any current/future leaders across functions.
• 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 895: Action Learning Directed Study in Operations and Technology Management
  ALDS: OP&TCH MG
• 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 Probability Models
  APP PROB MDLS
• QST OM 926: Supply Chain Modeling
  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.
• QST PL 835: Managing Your Workforce
  All students of Management will be employees and/or managers, yet very few know their rights or their responsibilities in those roles. Understanding the legal contours will help students better navigate their career, make smarter management decisions, and hopefully correct behavior or policies before they become lawsuits.
• QST PL 855: Energy Sector Market Dynamics
  This course is designed as a multi-dimensional approach to understanding the fundamentals of the global energy sector as it is currently configured. The goal of the course is to provide the student a clear and practical understanding of all the major aspects of energy production and use, both in the United States and globally. We will disaggregate the entire sector and then rebuild it, so that it is not so overwhelming to understand. This course should serve as a basis for the student either interested in pursuing a career in energy or seeking a fundamental understanding of energy-related issues as they affect other sectors. The course will provide students a thorough grounding of today's energy sector by offering a historical understanding of how the energy sector has evolved, because current approaches for energy production, delivery, use, and pricing remain heavily dependent upon a legacy of decisions and investments over the past century. After reviewing some of the major social and environmental challenges that the energy sector now poses, the course will conclude with some conjectures on the future direction for the energy sector. This will help students identify possible career paths in the energy sector, of which there are many: consulting, banking, asset management, technology ventures, project development, utilities, government policy, think-tanks, corporate social responsibility, and NGOs.