Master of Science in Operations Management Mission & Program Educational Objectives


MSOM Mission

The Master of Science in Operations Management degree program provides an integrated set of learning opportunities for students interested in mastering the disciplines necessary for effectively managing operations-related business endeavors.

Program Educational Objectives

The Master of Science in Operations Management program has three overall educational objectives:

  1. graduating students will have an integrated knowledge of and fundamental understanding of the operations environment and a preparation for continued learning throughout their career;
  2. students will have the positive perspectives and skills that create productive operations employees and managerial leaders in a wide variety of service related endeavors; and
  3. the graduate Business Program Faculty will demonstrate, as will other faculty participating in the M.S. in Operations Management Program, an excellence in teaching, as well as evidence of meaningful professional and scholarly activities.

Program Intended Outcomes

The Master of Science in Operations Management program intended outcomes align with the educational objectives listed above. These outcomes are:

  1. Students graduating from the MSOM program are academically prepared for a managerial career
  2. Students graduating from the MSOM program compare favorably when evaluated on a nationally-scaled examination
  3. Alumni are successful in their internal organizational endeavors or in other advanced studies
  1. Students graduating from the MSOM program have the necessary attitudes and skills to become more productive employees, and to continue learning
  2. Students graduating from the MSOM program can communicate effectively
  3. Graduates of the MSOM program become managerial leaders in a variety of organizations
  1. The MSOM program faculty demonstrate teaching effectiveness
  2. The MSOM program faculty use appropriate pedagogical techniques in the classroom
  3. The MSOM program faculty actively participate in a wide range of professional and scholarly activities