University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Technology Management

Operations and technology management (OTM) is a hybrid major involving information technology and operations management. OTM is an innovative, quantitative major designed to equip students with the tools necessary to guide them as they face the growing challenges and constant changes in managing global operations. The OTM major prepares students for careers as supply chain analysts, management consultants, quality engineers, data/information analysts, business systems analysts, etc.

See University Core Requirements

One core social science requirement is satisfied by ECN 120 in the major. The core mathematics requirements are satisfied by the major requirements below.

Business Requirements — 56 credit hours

Non-Business Courses - 15 credit hours

CST 107Effective Public Speaking

3

ENG 107College Writing

3

MTH 121Calculus for Business and Social Science

3

MTH 141Finite Mathematics

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours

BUS 202Professional Development

1

BUS 302Internship Preparation

1

BUS 397Professional Development Internship

1

Global Acumen Requirements - 4 credit hours

BUS 360Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

BUS 496Meaningful International Experience

1

Business Foundation Lower Division - 28 credit hours

BUS 100Introduction to Leadership Skills

3

BUS 101Software Applications Workshop

1

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

BUS 200Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 205Foundations of Finance

3

BUS 209Financial Accounting

3

BUS 210Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 250Legal and Social Responsibility in Business

3

BUS 255Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

Business Foundation Upper Division - 6 credit hours

BUS 355Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 364Innovation

3

Major Requirements — 27 credit hours

BUS 361Foundations of Operations Management

3

BUS 452Project Management

3

BUS 453Supply Chain Analytics

3

BUS 456Systems Analysis and Design

3

Coding Course - 3 credit hours

Select one of the following;
BUS 458Power Problem Solving with VBA

3

BUS 461Introduction to R Programming in Business

3

Major Electives - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:

BUS 356Database Management

3

BUS 454Project Management Processes and Certification

3

BUS 455Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 457Inventory Management

3

BUS 458Power Problem Solving with VBA

3

BUS 459Business Analytics

3

BUS 460Process Analysis & Quality Management

3

BUS 461Introduction to R Programming in Business

3

BUS 463/BUS 558Introduction to Data Science

3

BUS 469Object Oriented Analysis and Design

3

One of the four electives may be from the following non-OTM courses:
BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 400Strategic Management

3

BUS 441International Finance

3

BUS 470Marketing Research

3

BUS 474Digital Marketing

3

BUS 483Strategic Controls for New Venture Operations

3

ECN 440International Economics

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours


Total Credit Hours: 120