MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Managing Operations BUS5056
- 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
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course introduces core operations management concepts, and then develops students' knowledge of key areas of operations, including understanding operations management objectives, design of operations, operations planning and control, supply chain management, the role of technology in operations and their management. Students are introduced to key tools, theories and frameworks that can help to underpin the analysis of operations and their management.
Timetable
The course will be delivered on a blended mode that includes a series of seminars, workshops and active learning experiences over 35 hours in Semester 1. Some asynchronous activities will be in place as preparation for practical sessions and discussions.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
1. In-course exam: in-person; Individual; 120 minutes; 70%; ILOs 1-3.
2. Set Exercise; Group; 30%; ILOs 2-4.
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Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No
It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.
[No exceptions]
Course Aims
This course aims to develop an understanding of how organizations manage operations to create value. It will introduce students to key terminology, tools, frameworks and concepts that managers can use to understand, develop and improve operations at different levels (from individual processes through to interorganizational networks).
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate how operations and their management contribute to the creation of value in organisations.
2. Analyse processes both within and between organizations, identifying key components of a process and showing how different elements and stakeholders in the process interact.
3. Evaluate how organisations' operations performance objectives influence the design of operations to deliver goods and/or services.
4. Collaborate in groups to select and convey information concisely and in a visually appealing way.