The undergraduate student who completes the TOM Certificate is considered to have a comprehensive knowledge of planning and managing an organization's resources and processes that create products or services. The resources include the work force, technology, supply chain, production and service creation processes, materials, and information, all of which typically represent a significant portion of an organization's total costs and controllable assets. The student is considered to have a depth of knowledge across a broad set of Operations Management issues that permeate all levels of decision making from the long-term strategic to the tactical and day-to-day activities. As a result, the student is capable of contributing to an organization's success by developing resource-based distinctive competencies.

Management Majors
To earn the TOM Undergraduate Certificate, students must complete the following requirements. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

• Required Courses
— MGT 3501: Operations Management (OM I)

• Electives
At least four of the following courses must be completed. Note that courses are offered at most one semester per academic year.
— MGT 3510: Management of Technology
— MGT 4352: Operations Planning and Control (OM II)
— MGT 4353: Operations Strategy
— MGT 4360: Global Operations and Logistics
— MGT 4365: Quality Control and Improvement
— MGT 4366: Service Operations Management
— MGT 4803: Collaborative Product Development

Non-Management Majors
All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. At least four of the following courses must be completed. Note that courses are offered at most one semester per academic year
— MGT 3501: Operations Management (OM I)
— MGT 3510: Management of Technology
— MGT 4352: Operations Planning and Control (OM II)
— MGT 4353: Operations Strategy
— MGT 4360: Global Operations and Logistics
— MGT 4365: Quality Control and Improvement
— MGT 4366: Service Operations Management
— MGT 4803: Collaborative Product Development

Closely-related courses from other units on campus may be used to partially fulfill the above elective requirements only with prior approval by the OM faculty in Management.

Application
Applications for this certificate are also available in the Undergraduate Office of the College of Management.

Download in .pdf format: Technology & Operations Management Certificate Application
Note: Last updated on 2/20/06.

Contact Information
Valerie Mastrangelo
Undergraduate Program Office
College of Management

404.894.2605