Course Catalogue

Operations Management: Theory to Practice MGT5467

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: Adam Smith Business School
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Taught Wholly by Distance Learning: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course introduces students to elements of operations management, showing how transformation processes sit at the heart of all organizations. It examines tools, techniques and frameworks that are used in operating, analysing and improving processes.

Timetable

14 hours of lectures

Requirements of Entry

Students must be registered on one of the associated programmes listed in this course specification.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

1. Written assignment, including essay; Individual; 1700 words; 100%; ILOs 1-3.

Course Aims

The course aims to introduce students to a range of operations theories, frameworks and tools that will equip them to analyse organisational processes.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

1. Analyse the main elements of organisational transformation processes.

 

2. Critique key concepts in operations management, including lean/JIT, supply chain management, quality management and operations risk management.

 

3. Apply a range of appropriate tools to solving operations problems.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions