Managing Operations in the Digital Enterprise

Code

BUSI1085

School

Nottingham University Business School China

Level

1

Credits

10

Semesters

Autumn China

Summary

The module provides an introduction to managing operations in business management, within and across organisations. 

The content of the module explores the strategic role of operations in the digital economy, drawing on case examples from current practice, and the link between managing operations and societal challenges.  

The content of the module explores the role of operations in addressing environmental and societal challenges, drawing on case examples from current practice.  Organisations in this module refer to organisations from the public, private and third sectors; service and manufacturing.  

Topics covered in the module include for e.g.: operations strategy, product and service development, process technology, location & capacity, inventory management, forecasting, operations excellence.

Re-assessment format is decided by the school.

Target Students

Compulsory for IBM Qualifying Year students

Classes

• One 1-hour-30-minute seminar each week for 4 weeks
• One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 11 weeks

Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment

• 50% Coursework 1: group project (3000 words)
• 50% Exam 1 (1-hour): 1-hour exam

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:

• Customer expectations, service and orientation.
• The management of resources and operations.
• The development, management and exploitation of information systems and their impact upon organizations.
• The comprehensive use of relevant communication and information technologies for application in business and management.
• The development of appropriate business policies and strategies to meet stakeholder needs within a changing environment.

Intellectual skills:

This module develops:

• The cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, to detect false logic or reasoning, to identify implicit values, and to define terms adequately and to generalise appropriately.
• Effective qualitative problem solving and decision making skills.
• Effective quantitative problem solving and decision making skills.
• The ability to create, evaluate and access a range of options, together with the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of business and other situations.

Professional practical skills:

This module develops:

• Numeracy and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation.
• Qualitative skills including the ability to work with case studies.
• The effective use of communication and information technology (CIT) skills for business applications.
• Effective performance within a team environment, including leadership, team building, influencing and project management skills.
• The ability to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team, including a familiarity with a range of business data and research resources and appropriate methodologies.

Transferable (key) skills:

This module develops:

• Effective oral and written communication skills in a range of traditional and electronic media.
• Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise.
• Learning to learn and developing an appetite for reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning.

Conveners

• Dr Yueyue Zhang