Operations Management
Online Operations Management Degree Program
The Operations Management degree online at Southwestern College Professional Studies provides the knowledge and skills necessary to be a successful manager of a business operation within an integrated supply chain. Concepts covered include personnel management, process management and analysis, scheduling, project administration, Six Sigma, and legal and regulatory compliance issues affecting business operations. Upon graduation, you will be able to apply critical thinking to project completion dates, benchmarking, and the use of statistical process control, as well as demonstrate a thorough understanding of project management, forecasting, benchmarking and overall supply chain management. If you are searching for business schools in Kansas or online, Southwestern College Professional Studies can help you work toward a rewarding future with an Operations Management degree.
Contact an admissions counselor today for more information on our online Operations Management degree program.
Program Outcomes
The Operations Management degree provides learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a successful manager of business operations using an integrated supply chain. Concepts covered include personnel management, process management and analysis, scheduling, project administration, Six Sigma, Lean practices, and legal and regulatory compliance issues affecting today’s business operations managers.
Program Outcomes:
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of key business concepts and generally accepted operations management theories, including “Just in Time”, project management, forecasting, benchmarking, and overall understanding of supply chain management.
- Develop skills for competency in project and supply chain management in manufacturing, health, or service environments.
- Utilize financial decision making and accounting practices applicable to preparation for a career in operations management.
- Apply critical thinking to the completion of projects, benchmarking, and the use of statistical process control associated with the Operations Management field.
- Plan to effectively lead people and processes in the operations management field to achieve the desired level of quality control and customer satisfaction.
- Design documents which showcase an understanding of the use of technological tools for all the aspects of the operational management environment.
- Utilize ethical reasoning in all aspects of the management including local, federal and international environment.
- Formulate effective written and oral communication skills.
Required and Core Courses
Foundation Courses
CORE101 Developing Academic and Professional Strengths
ENGL101 Composition I
ENGL102 Composition II
CORE110 Information Literacy
MASC115 College Algebra (or other approved college mathematics)
CLO 415 Professional Communication
Major Courses
OMGT310 Operations Management I
OMGT410 Operations Management II
COT 313 Project Administration
OMGT305 Organizational Quality Management
OMGT311 Six Sigma Green Belt I
OMGT320 Managing Group Dynamics
OMGT415 Integrative Supply Chain Management
OMGT422 Finance for Management
CAPS492 Senior Capstone
Competency Courses
As a part of your degree program, you will be required to complete competency courses in the following areas:
• Exploratory Courses
• Institutional Outcomes
The remainder of the requirements to reach graduation will come from your Competency Courses. See an admissions counselor for specific transfer credit substitutions.
Course Descriptions
OMGT310 Operations Management I
This course provides an overview of the salient aspects of operations management related to process analysis, product and service delivery design, work measurement, reliability and quality. This course is the first course in a two part series. Discussion of the aspects of operations strategy, supply chain management, competitive advantage, and the management of operations in a global environment are included.
COT 313 Project Administration
This course provides an introduction to project management using Microsoft Project. Topics covered include tasks, phases, milestones, critical path tracing, resource planning, budgeting, and skill mix staffing.
OMGT305 Organizational Quality Management
This course provides an overview of the key elements required in all aspects of operational management utilizing the most accepted techniques for achieving quality, including Malcolm Baldrige, AS9100, and change management principles.
OMGT311 Six Sigma Green Belt I
This course is the first of a two part series to prepare professionals to participate on teams that are designed to improve, redesign, and create efficient, customer-focused business processes. It will provide an understanding of how Six Sigma integrates tools and best practices from various disciplines into a more powerful system of management. The teaming aspects critical to Six Sigma will be described.
OMGT320 Managing Group Dynamics
Learners in this course will examine individual and group behavior within the context of the organizational design and culture. Learners gain theoretical and practical knowledge for understanding topics such as motivation, leadership, management decision-making, group process, and conflict resolution.
OMGT410 Operations Management II
This course is the second of a two part series. An overview of layout strategy, forecasting, and constraint theory will be covered. A detailed investigation of planning and scheduling strategies that are applicable to a broad range of business situations, and an introduction to simulation are also included.
OMGT415 Integrative Supply Chain Management
The focus of this course is on intricacies of supply chain management and disruptive factors that influence the supply chain. Topics include an analysis of current practices that reflect maximum supply chain reliability and sustain delivery integrity.
OMGT422 Finance for Management
This course is designed to address the needs of the non-financial, non- accountant manager. Study will include basic financial principles as they deal with budgeting, asset value, cost factors, direct labor, overhead, standard cost, positive and negative variances, and capital budgeting.
CAPS492 Senior Capstone
This course is for PS business quality management and operations management majors. Learners will be required to develop a portfolio project that demonstrates their knowledge, skills, and abilities in their major discipline. Particular attention will be given to the presentation of evidence and artifacts from their major courses as well as recent research relevant to their specific program outcomes. The purpose of the final portfolio project is to document learner achievement and to ensure learning outcomes are met.
Admission Requirements
Entering learners must have earned at least 6 college credits from previous college coursework or ACE evaluated military training, a GPA of 2.0, and have three years of work experience. Transfer hours accepted for Professional Studies admittance should include English Composition I and II, and mathematics (college algebra preferred). These courses may be considered in transfer or completed at Southwestern College.
Contact a program representative to evaluate your options.
Graduation Requirements
A total of 124 credit hours must be earned to graduate. You must have at least 60 credit hours from a four-year university or college and at least 30 hours from Southwestern College (does not include prior learning experience credits). Of the 30 hours required from Southwestern, 15 of the last 30 hours earned toward your degree must be at Southwestern College. Contact your Academic Success Coach for more information.
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Southwestern College’s Professional Studies offers an operations management major appropriate for managers in almost any business-service, retail, manufacturing, health care, or other industries.
