BUS4210EN - Operations Management

Course description

Develops students' understanding of leading the effort to ensure the processes of the firm are creating value. The basis of these systems encompass: Organizational structure, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Quality Management, and Management Information Systems. Ethical operational management processes will be discussed in this course. This course will also facilitate the necessary processes of research based on future trends analysis, forecasting methods, and time series analyses. Students' will come to appreciate business processes that optimize ethical practices that drive success in organizations operational environment. This course is designed to enrich students’ knowledge and appreciation as a leader within an operational environment.

How this course benefits students

The Operations Management class introduces students’ to a wide range of managerial topics, such as Organizational design structure, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Quality and Management Information Systems, and Ethical Operational Management Processes. This course will introduce management processes of research based on future trends analysis, forecasting methods, and time series analyses. Ethical business practices will be a primary focus throughout this course based on the Holy Bible.

Why this course is important

Ethics in business is a very important topic today. Business ethics taught from the Holy Bible is necessary especially from the word of God. Mission oriented individuals with training in ethical business practices will change the essence of business practices.

Credit hours
3 hours
Subject area
Business as Mission
Educational level
Bachelor
Learning type
Instructional
Prerequisites
None
Upcoming terms
Pending
* Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Registrar's office with schedule questions.
Professor
Dr. Lorna Wright, Senior Professor of International Business

How this course relates to missional core values

Biblically based

Biblically-based is the core element for a missional practice based on business applications: Matthew 25:14-30 (NIV) The Parable of the Bags of Gold. James 4:13-17 "Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them."

Missionally driven

The goal for this course is to develop students to learn best practices of business. Missional leaders can reach many others, spread God’s Holy word, and love worldwide through positive business practices.

Contextually informed

This course will provide students with an understanding of operational management practices based on a business perspective to develop and foster their intent of starting their own business presence in a Christian perspective.

Interculturally focused

This course will develop students’ skills to reach various cultures and communities worldwide. Business is a necessary part of life that is translated into all languages, which also reaches multiple cultures, which enables students to serve and share God’s word and love with many.

Practically minded

This course will provide students with the practical tools and insights they will need to create and make a difference in their respective communities.

Experientially transformed

This course will focus on the ideas and concepts that are taught, but will also provide students the opportunity to apply them and live them out in their lives. Students will take what they have learned and apply that learning to their specific environment.