- Course Code
- MS 2511
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr A Smart & Dr J Lamb
Pre-requisites
MS 1007 and MS 1507 (with special permission for direct entrants to Level 2 to take this concurrently with MS 1507).
Overview
The course will contain a range of core operations management theories, frameworks and tools. These will include basic concepts of operations management that reflect the currently including: definitions; operations objectives; the nature of process planning and control; capacity; supply chain management; process design; layout and flow; and project management. The course will include recent examples and will be adapted to reflect the changing nature of operations management and its tools and techniques. Students will be encouraged to take a critical approach when evaluating current initiatives in management.
Structure
Two 1-hour lectures per week and one 1-hour tutorial every two weeks.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%); in-course assessment (30%) consisting of a piece of computer-aided assessment (10%) and written coursework (20%) with a 2,000 word limit.
1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment
This will take place through tutorial discussions and through the in-course assessment.
Feedback
Feedback is given in the computer-aided assessment on a question-by-question basis. Students are assessed in the first four weeks of the course so that they have an early opportunity to evaluate their own progress. Students recieve individual written feedback on their written coursework.
On a less formal basis, via verbal feedback during tutorial discussions, and after tutorial presentations.