| Course Name | Contemporary Topics in Operations Management |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| BA 616 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Third Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| 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. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Industry 4.0 | Recent articles on Industry 4.0 |
| 3 | Blockchain Technology | Recent articles on Blockchain |
| 4 | Data Analytics in Operations | Recent articles on Data Analytics |
| 5 | Service Operations | Recent articles on Service Operations |
| 6 | Online Order Fulfillment | Recent articles on Online Order Fulfillment |
| 7 | Reverse Logistics | Recent articles on Reverse Logistics |
| 8 | Lean Production | Recent articles on Lean Production |
| 9 | Sustainability | Recent articles on Sustainability |
| 10 | Research Proposal Presentation | |
| 11 | Directed Research | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | Directed Research | Lecture Notes |
| 13 | Directed Research | Lecture Notes |
| 14 | Directed Research | Lecture Notes |
| 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 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 1 | 50 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 7 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 | |
| Project | 1 | 75 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 223 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to master existing theoretical knowledge in their specialized area of business administration. | X | ||||
| 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. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to adopt critical attitude toward the extant literature and practice in the specialized area of business administration. | X | ||||
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