COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PRD 2001 INTR.TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BANU DEMIREL

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 the understanding of environmental 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 as part of a team participating and interacting in the group and demostrate high written and oral communication skills in writing and presenting a 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 Operations and SCM - Decision Analysis Support Tools and Processes
3 Decision Analysis Support Tools and Processes
4 Designing Products
5 Designing Services
6 Process Design and Technology
7 Capacity and Facilities Planning
8 International Week
9 FIELD TRIP
10 Atatürk Commemoration and Youth and Sports Day
11 Term project presentation
12 Term project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Russel, R. and Taylor, B. (2011). Operations Management. 7th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Problem Solving
3. Group Work
4. Presentations

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-Term Exam
Students will be assessed on their knowledge of concepts and theories through multiple choice and problem based written exam.
2. Written Report (Group Work) and Presentation
Students with groups of five are expected to prepare report on operations management topics determined by the instructor. Each group member is expected to make a presentation via slides.

Assessment Criteria

1. Late submissions of reports will not be graded
2. Reports must be berief not exceeding fifteen pages
3. All group members must contribute to the groupwork and are expected to answer the questions at the end of the presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students should attend at least 70% of the classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.atrek@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
Field Study 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 0 0 0
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 0 0 0
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

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

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