| Unit name | Operations Management |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIM30014 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Essien |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
EFIM10023 Mathematics for Economics or EFIM10008 Mathematical and Statistical Methods or EFIM10014 Quantitative Analysis in Management |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
N/A |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit deals with the key operations strategy, operational and project management functions in a work setting. The core theme is the relevant knowledge and management skills necessary to effectively and efficiently develop strategies for the delivery of high quality services and/or goods in complex and dynamic environments. Students will examine the strategic importance of operations; apply operations ideas in manufacturing, service, and non-profit contexts; and identify the link between operations and business strategies.
As well as examining the topic theoretically and critically, it is anticipated that the unit will provide students with practical skills to deal with tasks, issues, and decisions associated to how to produce services and products – thus, enhancing their employability. The unit will seek to combine the core elements involved in operations strategy and the management of operations and projects with demonstrations of ‘best practice’ from a number of different commercial and public sector settings, in a global context. In this way, learning outcomes will be enhanced and more easily transferred to the workplace.
1) Have an awareness of a range of factors that shape the discipline of operations strategy and management and be able to explore and comment upon the viability of the subject and its broader applicability to organisations and management.
2) Understand the benefits for the study of operations strategy and management using a multidisciplinary approach.
3) Cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis. This includes the capability to critique both practice and theory through their comparison using real-world cases.
4) Effective problem solving and decision making using appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills including identifying, formulating and solving business problems. The ability to create, evaluate and assess a range of options together with the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations.
5) Effective communication, oral and in writing, using a range of media which are widely used in business, for example, the preparation and presentation of business reports.
6) Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise.
7) Abilities to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team for projects/coursework/presentations. This requires familiarity with a range of business data, research sources and appropriate methodologies and for such to inform the overall learning process
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities
Formative: group presentation. Summative: 3000 word Individual assignement (which will incorporate the feedback from the group presentation) - 100%
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
