Introduction To Operations Management ISQS 3344 – 014, Spring 2013 Instructor: Roozmehr Safi

1. Introduction To Operations ManagementISQS 3344 – 014, Spring 2013Instructor: Roozmehr Safi

2. Introduction To Operations Management ISQS 3344 – 014, Spring 2013 Office: BA E326 Phone: 834-5645E-mail: r.safi@ttu.eduHomepage: http://ta.ba.ttu.edu/rsafi Office hours: 10:00 am – Noon on Wednesdays or by appointment

3. Objective Of The Lab Portion • To give students an opportunity to experience OM in situations that will mirror real life operational challenges. • Students will take a product idea and develop it from facility location planning for the product manufacture. • Students will also learn to utilize quantitative operations management tools.

4. Learning Outcomes Students who complete the course will: • Integrate OM theory into a mock manufacturing project • Compare and contrast different business forecasting models • Propose different business strategies for different business environments • Create business proposals for potential investors • Present the business proposal to mock investors

5. Lab Outline • The class will be broken up into teams of 3 students for group work. • Each group will make two presentations of 15-20 minutes each. One group will be assigned to critique the presentation and will be graded on the critique. • Groups will be required to turn in a “project” paper (in two parts).

6. Grading • 800 Total Possible Course Points: • Lecture (400): • 300 Three 100 point exams (3rd exam on Finals Day, non-comprehensive) • 100 Three Homework assignments (33 points each). • Lab (400): • 150 Two group presentations in the Lab class (75 points each) • 150 Two group projects in the Lab class (75 points each) • 40 Grade assigned to each group member by fellow members • 60 Attendance grade for Lab phase (attendance is mandatory) • Each non-excused absence will result in a loss of 20 points up to a total of 60. Attendance includes two mandatory office meetings with instructor (part 1 and 2).

7. Policies • Each group is required to meet with me prior to presenting their project to the class. • For the presentation, if your group cannot present on the assigned day you can present at a later date for a penalty of 25 points. This must be pre-approved otherwise your group will get a “0” for the presentation.

8. Students with disabilities • Please let me know about any disabilities that you may have to make necessary arrangements as early as possible. 

9. Plagiarism • You are required to give your lab instructor an electronic copy of each power point presentation and each written presentation before a grade on your project can be issued. • All power point and written presentations are kept on file. If it is determined that you have turned in a presentation that is someone else’s work your grade for the assignment will be “0.” • It’s certainly acceptable for your team to develop a product that someone else has used, just not a copy of someone else’s work.