The Graduate Certificate in Operations Excellence is earned by completing 12 graduate-quarter-credit hours. This consists of one core course and eight additional elective quarter-credit hours. The certificate is planned so that students can finish the course work in one calendar year. The available courses are as follows:
Core (required, 4 credit hours):
| OM711 | Mangement of Operations | 4 credits |
Electives (8 credit hours required):
| OM744 | International Operations Strategy | 4 credits |
| OM761 | Project Management | 4 credits |
| OM762 | Managing Service Operations | 4 credits |
| OM771 | Managing for Quality and High Performance | 4 credits |
| OM772 | Six Sigma and Process Improvement | 2 credits |
| OM783 | Supply Chain Strategy & Analysis | 4 credits |
| OM784 | Supply Chain Models | 2 credits |
| OM785 | Enterprise Resource Planning | 2 credits |
| OM786 | Forecasting and Time Series Analysis | 4 credits |
| QA771 | Simulation Modeling | 4 credits |
| QA785 | Applications Development Using VBA | 4 credits |
Possible Tracks
These are possible tracks that a student could follow by combining specific electives to develop even more specialized knowledge. All tracks require OM711 + 8 additional credits.
Supply Chain Management and Logistics
OM783: Supply Chain Strategy & Analysis (4 credits)
OM784: Supply Chain Models (2 credits)
OM785: Enterprise Resource Planning (2 credits)
Service Operations
OM761: Project Management (4 credits)
OM762: Managing Service Operations (4 qtr cr hrs)
Manufacturing Operations
OM772: Six Sigma and Process Improvement (2 credits)
OM785: Enterprise Resource Planning (2 credits)
QA771: Simulation Modeling (4 credits)
