Brock University Undergraduate Calendar

COURSES Aboriginal Studies (ABST) Accounting (ACTG) Adult Education (ADED) Business Administration (ADMI) Academic English as a Subsequent Language (AESL) Applied Computing (APCO) Arabic (ARAB) Astronomy (ASTR) Biochemistry (BCHM) Biological Sciences (BIOL) Biotechnology (BTEC) Canadian Studies (CANA) Chemistry (CHEM) Community Health Sciences (CHSC) Child and Youth Studies (CHYS) Classics (CLAS) Communications Studies (COMM) Computer Science (COSC) Dramatic Arts (DART) Economics (ECON) Education (EDUC) English Language and Literature (ENGL) Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR) Earth Sciences (ERSC) Education Science (ESCI) Film Studies (FILM) Finance (FNCE) French (FREN) Great Books/Liberal Studies (GBLS) Geography (GEOG) German (GERM) Greek (GREE) History (HIST) (IASC) International Studies (INTL) Italian (ITAL) Information Technology Information Systems (ITIS) Japanese (JAPA) Labour Studies (LABR) Latin (LATI) Linguistics (LING) Mandarin (MAND) Mathematics (MATH) Management (MGMT) Marketing (MKTG) Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MLLC) Music (MUSI) Neuroscience (NEUR) Nursing (NUSC) Organizational Behaviour (OBHR) Oenology and Viticulture (OEVI) Operations Management (OPER) Popular Culture (PCUL) Physical Education and Kinesiology (PEKN) Philosophy (PHIL) Physics (PHYS) Political Science (POLI) Portugese (PORT) Psychology (PSYC) Recreation and Leisure Studies (RECL) Russian (RUSS) Science (SCIE) Sociology (SOCI) Spanish (SPAN) Sport Management (SPMA) Studies in Arts and Culture (STAC) Swahili (SWAH) Tourism and Environment (TREN) Visual Arts (VISA) Women's Studies (WISE) Writing (WRIT)
Operations Management Courses
OPER 2P51 General Operations Management Operations management and its interactions with other functional areas. Topics include process analysis, forecasting, scheduling, materials management, quality assurance and capacity planning. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: not open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, BCB or combined Business majors. Prerequisites: ACTG 1P91, MGMT 1P51 (1P92) and 1P52 (1P91). Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OPER 2P91. OPER 2P91 Operations Management Improving efficiency and quality in organizations. Service and product design, process design, managing technology, capacity planning, facility location and design, resource planning, inventory management, scheduling, improving productivity, managing quality, and various tools for decision-making. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors with a minimum of 5.0 overall credits. In the Fall Term open to BAcc and BAcc Co-op majors and in the Winter Term open to BBA and BBA Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite: ACTG 1P12 or 2P12; ECON 2P91 and ITIS 1P97 Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OPER 2P51. OPER 3P91 Advanced Operations Management Skills and intuition development for approaching various operational challenges. Tools for more advanced analysis and software for improving efficiency and quality. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA and BCB majors. Prerequisite: OPER 2P91. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OPER 3P31. OPER 3P92 Project Management Concepts and techniques for managing projects. Role of the project manager, strategic issues, resource allocation, conflict management, planning, budgeting, scheduling and controlling projects. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA and BCB majors. Prerequisite: OPER 2P91.
*OPER 4P26 Supply Chain Management (also offered as ITIS 4P26) Supply chain modelling and performance. Managing material, information, and financial flows. Enabling roles of the Internet, technology and information. Design of supply chain networks, applications of ERP, e-commerce and e-procurement technologies, and decision support systems in managing supply chains. Business process outsourcing and strategic partnerships. Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA and BCB majors. Prerequisites: OPER 2P91; ACTG 3P97 or ITIS 3P97. OPER 4P31 Simulation of Business Systems Science and art of business modelling, using computer software with animation. Models for operations, information systems, finance, marketing, and other types of systems. Technical aspects of simulation blended with the practical realities of working with real data in real situations. Implementation of the entire simulation modeling process, including data collection, model development, analysis of outputs, and how to improve on existing system configurations and/or decision rules. Lectures, case discussion, lab, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA and BCB majors. Prerequisite: OPER 2P91. OPER 4P91 Research Topic Directed study or research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area of demonstrated student competence. Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty member. Note: topic to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member.