MS in Supply Chain Management

Ethics

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical responsibilities of supply chain managers.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Have an understanding of different ethical perspectives/concepts
2. Recognize ethical issues

Global/Multicultural Perspective

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Focus on global and multicultural perspective.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Be able to recognize and effectively address important international and multicultural issues that arise in readings or class discussion
2. Be able to propose solutions that consider global dimension or multicultural perspectives

Communication Skills

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Focus on presentation skills.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Have a clear central message in their presentations that includes a main point/thesis or key “take-away”
2. Be able to make a presentation with professional posture, gestures, eye contact, and use of the voice

Critical Thinking Skills

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Focus on analyzing quantitative and qualitative information.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Be able to select and use information to investigate a point of view or conclusion
2. Be able to make logical conclusions that reflect student’s information evaluation and be able to place evidence

Discipline Specific Knowledge

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Demonstrate competency in the key areas of supply chain management

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Have an understanding of current logistics management trends and issues
2. Have an in-depth knowledge in logistics management operation
3. Be able to compute the capacity of a service business and allocate resources for improved capacity
4. Be able to compute the expected wait time of a customer in a service business using queueing models and compare with an alternative system