GRADUATE SCHOOL
Ph.D. In Business Administration
BA 616 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Contemporary Topics in Operations Management
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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BA 616
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Third Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to lay the foundations of original studies on current issues in the field of operations management. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course examines the theoretical and practical reflections of current issues in the field of operations management. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Fundamentals of Operations Management | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Data Analytics in Operations Management | Recent Article(s) |
| 3 | Process Design and Capacity Planning | Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Constraint Management | Lecture Notes |
| 5 | Industry 4.0 and Lean Manufacturing | Recent Article(s) |
| 6 | Inventory Management | Lecture Notes |
| 7 | Production Planning | Lecture Notes |
| 8 | Big Data Analytics in Production and Distribution management | Recent Article(s) |
| 9 | Research Proposal Presentation | |
| 10 | Materials Requirement Planning and Scheduling | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | Sustainable Industry 4.0 in Production and Operations Management | Recent Article(s) |
| 12 | Towards a Circular Economy Production System | Recent Article(s) |
| 13 | Reverse Logistics | Recent Article(s) |
| 14 | Term Project Presentation | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Recently published articles in important operations management journals. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Jay Heizer and Barry Render 12th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-0134163512 Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, 11th edition, Lee J. Krajewski and Manoj K. Malhotra
ISBN 10: 1292093862 ISBN 13: 9781292093864 Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning & Operations (third ed., Pearson International Edition) by Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl, ISBN:0-13-208608-5
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
5
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60
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
7
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
15
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4
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60
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
5
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17
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85
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| Project |
1
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30
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
223
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to master existing theoretical knowledge in their specialized area of business administration. |
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| 2 | To be able to gain in-depth knowledge of research methodologies and design. |
X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to acquire advanced knowledge of data collection and analysis techniques. |
X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to design and conduct original research with a scholarly theoretical emphasis. |
X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to disseminate scholarly knowledge in well-known academic networks. |
X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate the results of their research in a clear and effective manner with various audiences. |
X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to have concerns for the high ethical standards in research, and teaching. |
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| 8 | To be able to adopt critical attitude toward the extant literature and practice in the specialized area of business administration. |
X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest