B.S. in Operations Management Technology
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An effective manager is someone who:
- can organize work,
- understands the work environment and can create a safe and healthful work environment,
- hires qualified workers who can do the job or can be trained/educated to perform the job,
- motivates and develops the workforce,
- effectively utilizes the resources available to create quality products and/or services, and
- accomplishes his/her unit’s part in the mission of the organization.
The Bachelor of Science in Operations Management Technology prepares students with the skills needed to be effective supervisors and managers in industry, manufacturing, public service, and other service organizations.
What You Can Do With This Degree
Career opportunities for graduates with a degree in operations management technology include, but are not limited to, positions in technical operations, technical sales, municipal management, industrial management, industrial planning, design, customer relations, and personnel training and development.
Courses Associated With This Degree
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OMT 343 Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Description: Health and safety movement, accident theories and effects, OSHA standards and liability, safeguarding, hazards, workers' compensation, ergonomics, and safety.
OMT 344 Industrial Organization
- Description: Industrial organization concepts. Topics relate to industrial relations, governmental regulations, organizational structure, labor relations, human factors, and current industrial practices.
OMT 402 Legal Issues for Technologists
- Description: American legal system and impact on technology management issues: contracts, torts, intellectual property, white collar crime, antitrust, environmental, and employment.
OMT 430 Ethical Issues in Technology
- Description: Topics in social responsibility for industrial technology and engineering.
OMT 440: Introduction to International Business
- Description: International business principles and operations, including partnerships, trade agreements, currency issues, international sales, and cultural differences between countries.
OMT 445 Industrial Internship
- Description: Work experience assignment in industry commensurate with student's program. Specialized instruction by industry with university supervision. Pass/fail.
OMT 452 Industrial Human Resource Management
- Description: Concepts and practices of human resource management in a global industrial environment.
OMT 461 Operations Management
- Description: Introduces supervisory principles as applied to production of goods and services
OMT 480 Organizational Effectiveness
- Description: Human aspects of supervisory behavior in the industrial setting and how they influence efficiency, morale, and organizational practices.
