The Major

The Operations & Information Management (OIM) major prepares you for a variety of careers related to information systems and supply chain management in almost any industry. You could potentially serve as a business analyst, supply chain analyst, operations manager, a consultant, or even start your own business. These roles are central to any team—they make business efficient and effective, base their decisions on sound, empirical evidence, and develop a holistic understanding of how a business functions. The OIM curriculum prepares students to understand all facets of building and running a business. Among other topics, you'll learn about:

Artificial Intelligence
Analytics & Visualization
Demand Planning
Database Systems
Supply Chain Management
Project Management
Transportation & Logistics
Enterprise Systems & Business Processes
Quality Assurance

OIM graduates are troubleshooters, planners, mappers, taskmasters, and they know their data. Our degree program at Isenberg can prepare you to:

Analyze data and make empirically-based recommendations to improve business performance
Make decisions that impact the creation and delivery of goods and services
Use technology-driven, process-oriented thinking to manage and improve business processes and operations
Design and implement key improvements to create effective and efficient businesses across a variety of industries

Students majoring in Operations & Information Management may choose one of three concentrations. Many students elect to take courses in both operations management and information systems and, therefore, declare the Integrated Operations Management & Analytics track. Those students wishing to focus more heavily on information systems and analytics or supply chain management declare either the Information Systems & Analytics track or the Supply Chain Management track. The curriculum is flexible and includes courses that satisfy the Certificate in Business Analytics and the Information Technology Minor. OIM students may also earn an SAP Student Recognitions Award by completing these courses supported by the SAP Business Suite: Business Processes and Enterprise Systems, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Information and Project Management, and Machine Learning in Business.

Requirements

Operations & Information Management majors are required to take a total of 24 credits, including 6 credits of Core Courses, 9 credits of Concentration Courses, and 9 credits of Upper-level Electives.

To satisfy the Core Requirements, OIM students must take 2 courses including the Information Management Core course, OIM 350 Business Intelligence and Analytics, and one Operations Management Core course, either OIM 310 Manufacturing and Service Operations Methods, or OIM 320 Quality Management.

Students must choose 3 courses from one of the three concentration course lists to satisfy the Concentration Requirements. Integrated Operations & Analytics majors may choose three courses from either concentration list below:

Supply Chain Management concentration courses:

OIM 310 Manufacturing and Service Operations Methods
OIM 320 Quality Management (Prereq. OIM 301)
OIM 321 Business Process Simulation (Prereq. OIM 301)
OIM 325 Service Industry Operations((Prereq. OIM 301)
OIM 390STB Artificial Intelligence in Business
OIM 411 Supply Chain Analytics
OIM 412 Supply Chain Management (Prereq. OIM 310)
OIM 413 Logistics and Transportation
OIM 420 High-Performance Organizations (Prereq. OIM 301)
OIM 460 Advanced Topics in Operations Management (Prereq. OIM 301 and OIM 310)
OIM 461 Prescriptive Analytics for Business (formerly OIM 410; prereq. OIM 310)
SCH-MGMT 597LG Humanitarian Logistics and Healthcare

Information Systems concentration courses:

OIM 303 Business Applications of Python (Prereq. OIM 210)
OIM 307 Power Spreadsheets for Business Analysts (Prereq. OIM 210)
OIM 390STA Business Data Visualization (Prereq. OIM 350)
OIM 390STB Artificial Intelligence in Business
OIM 451 Information & Project Management (Prereq. OIM 210)
OIM 452 Business Processes and Enterprise Systems
OIM 454 Machine Learning in Business (Prereq. OIM 350)

To complete the Upper-level Elective Requirement, students must take 3 courses, from OIM concentration courses listed above, or any 300-level or above course in Isenberg: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, OIM, Hospitality Tourism Management, Sport Management, or SCH-MGMT.