Operations Mgt & IS - teaching plan for part-time class, 2014

Teaching plan 2014 for the subject of Operations and Information Management Systems, HK: (total 48 hours) Part-time class
Local Tutor: Joseph Kim-keung Ho
Session # Topics/ activities References
Session 1
(May 10, 2014: 2-8:30pm) • General course induction
• Operations management
• Operations performance
• The global information age Core book 1: Operations management
Core book 2: Operations performance
Core book 3: The global information age
Session 2
(May 15, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • The design of products and services
• Process design Core book 5: The design of products and services
Core book 6: Process design

Session 3
(May 16, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Layout and flow
• General systems theory Business systems activity
Core book 7: Layout and flow Core book 4: General systems theory
Session 4
(May 23, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Capacity planning and control
• People, jobs and organization Core book 8: Capacity planning and control
Core book 9: People, jobs and organization
Session 5
(May 29, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Presentations by groups
• Work study Core book 10: Work study

Session 6
(June 6, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Quality management
• Operations improvement• Core book 11: Quality management
Core book 12: Operations improvement
Session 7
(June 19, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • The global business environment
• Business systems activity Core book 13: The global business environment
Core book 14: Business systems activity
Session 8
(June 21, 2014: 2-8:30pm) • Process technology
• Information systems modeling
• Global information systems development
Core book 15: Process technology
Core book 16: Information systems modeling
Core book 17: Global information systems development
Core book
environments
Session 9
(June 23, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Rapid application development in dynamic global business environments
• Information systems methodologies 18: Rapid applications development in dynamic global business
Core book 19: Information systems methodologies
Session 10
(June 26, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Mobile computing security and biometrics
• Operations and corporate social responsibility Core book 20: Mobile computing security and biometrics
Core book 21: Operations and corporate social responsibility
Session 11
(July 3 5, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • The Internet and electronic business (e-business) Core book 22: The Internet and electronic business (e-business)
Session 12
(July 4, 2014: 6:30-10:00pm) • Final review

Core book: Breen, L. and Hussain, Z. (compilers) Operations and Information Systems: Getting the foundations right and making it happen. Pearson Custom Publishing. Bradford University School of Management

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Dates of Quiz (Start date plus a few extra days)
Quiz 1 is on introduction; I suggest this can be done after our session 2 (May 15)
(May 16 +8 days)
Quiz 2 is about design, I cover these topics on session 2 (May 15); so the quiz can
be on May 23 + 5 days)
Quiz 3 is on capacity planning, I cover the topic on session 4 (May 23), so
the quiz can be on June 6 +5 days)
Quiz 4 is on Job Design, I cover the topic on session 4 (May 23); so the quiz can be
held on June 15 + 5 days)
Quiz 5 is on Quality Management, I cover the topic on session 6 (June 6), so the quiz
can be held on June 20 + 5 days)
Quiz 6 is on Process Technology, I cover the topic on session 8 (June 21), so the quiz
can be held on June 26 + 5 days)