IU Indianapolis Campus Bulletin 2024-2025

Undergraduate

• BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.) Introduction to the role of computers and other information technologies in business (with emphasis on microcomputer applications). Provides instruction in both functional and conceptual computer literacy. Experimental exercises include learning about Windows-based spreadsheets (Excel), relational databases (Access), electronic mail, and Internet navigation tools. These hands-on labs emphasize application of these learned skills to solve a variety of business problems. The lectures focus on the use and application of technology (hardware, software, storage/multimedia, Internet history, Internet in business, database management systems, and security/privacy of data in this information age).

• BUS-K 204 The Computer in Business: Honors (3 cr.) Permission required. Introduction to the role of computers in business, with emphasis on microcomputer applications. Experimental exercises include learning about Windows-based spreadsheets, database applications, electronic mail, and Internet navigation tools. The lectures focus on the use and application of technology (hardware, software, networks, databases) and integrates current management topics (business applications, systems development, data management, computer ethics).

• BUS-K 303 Technology and Business Analytics (3 cr.) P: BUS-K 201 (or BUS-K 204) with a grade of C or higher

  This course builds on work done in K201 – Computers in Business in which students learned the fundamentals of data storage, retrieval, and computation using Microsoft Access and Excel. In K303 students will continue to use Excel to analyze and solve business problems. They will inspect data for completeness, validity, and accuracy, and perform basic data cleansing operations. Students will also employ a variety of analytical methods to produce mathematical accounts of the data.  They will also engage in spreadsheet modeling, an extremely powerful and flexible technique. A spreadsheet model represents the mathematical and logical relationships of a situation and provides insights that guide managerial decisions.   K303 classes will provide hands-on experience to provide data understanding through statistical analysis, data preparation, spreadsheet modeling, and the interpretation of results in the service of decision making.

• BUS-P 200 Foundations of Operations and Supply Chain Management (Non-majors) (3 cr.) For credit towards the Business Foundations Certificate: This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic ideas and concepts that make up the field of operations and supply chain management and to prepare the student to take an active role in operations decision making in the workplace. The course will acquaint the student with basic operations management concepts and terminology. This course will not be counted toward a business degree or minor.

• BUS-P 300 Introduction to Operations Management (Non-majors) (3 cr.) P: BUS A200 and MATH 11000 or higher. For students pursuing a minor in business. The operations function is concerned with the activity associated with the production of goods and services. Provides an overview of operating decisions and practices in both manufacturing- and service-oriented firms. While no attempt is made to cover any particular area in depth, standard terms and concepts required to communicate effectively with operating personnel are introduced. No credit toward a degree in business.

• BUS-P 316 Sustainable Operations (3 cr.) P: BUS-X 100 or 105, Sophomore Standing With C or higher This course focuses on operational sustainability and employs case studies to cover topics such as lean, take-back legislation, environmental management systems and ISO 14001 certification, green buildings/LEED certification, lifecycle assessment, reducing an organization's carbon footprint, renewable energy, design for environment, leasing and servicizing, remanufacturing, recycling, reuse, and sustainable sourcing.

• BUS-P 320 Supply Chain Management: Sourcing (3 cr.) P: I-CORE (with C or higher in each course). Kelley admit of junior standing. Sourcing/purchasing has become a major source of economic benefit to most firms. This course provides a comprehensive look at this important area of supply chain management. The course examines the purchasing function in industrial firms. Topics include sourcing (domestic and international), specifications, standards; contract and pricing practices; negotiation; quality assurance and reliability; inventory management; value analysis; capital equipment buying; make-or-buy decisions; evaluation of purchasing performance; and ethics.

• BUS-P 371 Operations and Supply Chain Management Integrated Experience (3 cr.) P: Kelley Admit, Jr Standing, Option 2 courses with C's or higher. C: BUS-F 371, BUS-M 371, BUS-Z 371.

  Concerned with the processes by which organizations produce and create goods and services, with consistent and acceptable levels of quality, in a cost-effective manner. A wide range of interconnected issues are cover, such as product development, quality and process improvement, forecasting, production planning, managing resources, customer service, scheduling, and layout and process design.

• BUS-P 374 Honors Operations and Supply Chain Management Integrated Experience (3 cr.) P: Kelley Admit, Jr Standing, Option 2 courses with C's or higher. Kelley Honors Student. C: BUS-F 374, BUS-M 374, BUS-Z 374

  Concerned with the processes by which organizations produce and create goods and services, with consistent and acceptable levels of quality, in a cost-effective manner. A wide range of interconnected issues are cover, such as product development, quality and process improvement, forecasting, production planning, managing resources, customer service, scheduling, and layout and process design.

• BUS-P 421 Supply Chain Management (3 cr.) P: I-CORE (with C or higher in each course). Kelley admit of senior standing. Focuses on the material planning and execution systems used to manage the flow of material in the distribution and manufacturing stages of the supply chain. Topics include computer/software systems for demand management and forecasting techniques; inventory control systems for distribution channels; materials and capacity requirements; planning systems in manufacturing; and scheduling and order dispatching systems.

• BUS-P 429 Supply Chain Management (3 cr.) P: I-CORE (with C or higher in each course). Kelley admit of senior standing. Focuses on the study of the processes by which products are created and delivered to customers. The course emphasizes the process flow method using three measures of process achievement: throughput (the rate of product delivery), flowtime (the time it takes to deliver that product), and inventory. Topics include Little's Law, the uses of inventory, the importance of time-based competition, process analysis, and bottleneck analysis. Computational analysis using simulation is emphasized.

• BUS-P 455 Advanced Manufacturing Management (3 cr.) P: I-CORE (with C or higher in each course). Kelley admit of senior standing.

  This course is built around the manufacturing part of the supply chain responsible for producing an organization’s goods.  In the big picture, manufacturing is a critical part of the overall body of supply chain management knowledge.  As you will learn in P455 this semester, modern manufacturing today represents both great challenges as well as tremendous opportunities.  This course is designed to help you begin to understand how to analyze and manage efficient and effective manufacturing organizations.  Students taking this course will learn the fundamentals of successfully managing manufacturing.  The overall goal of this course is to introduce and familiarize you with the basic concepts and skills necessary for a career in manufacturing as a manager, analyst, or consultant.

• BUS-P 490 Independent Study in Operations Management (1-3 cr.) P: I-Core (with C or higher in each course), Consent of undergraduate program chairperson and instructor. Supervised individual study and research in student's special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Written report required.

• BUS-P 330 Project Management (3 cr.) P: I-CORE (with C or higher in each course), Kelley admit. This course will introduce the student to the full range of project management topics, concerns, problems, solution methods and decision processes. These areas include: project selection, project organizational structures, negotiation, project planning, project scheduling and resource loading, project budgeting, project monitoring and control project auditing, and project termination.

• BUS-P 355 Topics in Ops & Supply Chain Mgmt (3-3 cr.) P: BUS-X 100 or BUS-X 105 with C or higher, Sophomore Standing

• BUS-P 356 Lean Six Sigma (3 cr.) P: I-Core and BUS-K 201 all with C or higher Lean Six Sigma

• BUS-P 481 Supply Change Management Planning & Analytics (3 cr.) P: ICORE and BUS-K 303, all with C or higher. Supply Change Management Planning & Analytics

Graduate

• BUSN-P 501 Operations Management (3 cr.) Surveys the management of operations in manufacturing and service firms. Diverse activities, such as determining the size and type of production process, purchasing the appropriate raw materials, planning and scheduling the flow of materials and the nature and content of inventories, assuring product quality, and deciding on the production hardware and how it gets used, comprise this function of the company. Managing operations well requires both strategic and tactical skills. The topics considered include process analysis, workforce issues, materials management, quality and productivity, technology, and strategic planning, together with relevant analytical techniques. The course makes considerable use of business cases. Most classes will be spent discussing the cases assigned. For each case, students will be asked to review actual company situations and apply technical and managerial skills to recommend courses of action. Most cases will be taken from manufacturing, but some will be service-oriented. Several of the cases will focus on international companies or issues.

• BUSN-P 510 Service Operations Management (3.0 cr.) P: P501 Planning and control decisions in service-oriented firms are reviewed by examining the nature and characteristics of service delivery systems, investigating different systems design alternatives, and reviewing approaches for forecasting, scheduling, and controlling service flow and activities.

• BUSN-P 527 Operation Processes (3.0  cr.) P: P501 This course is an introduction to process improvement using the famous “Six Sigma” methodology. In the first half of the quarter, students will develop proficiency in using process improvement and analytic tools including Minitab software. In the second half of the quarter, those skills will be put into practice on Six Sigma student projects done in conjunction with organizations in the greater Indianapolis area. Upon successfully completing this course, students will also receive a “Green Belt” in Six Sigma process improvement.

• BUSN-P 552 Project Management (1.5 cr.) P: P501 Focus is on effective project planning and management. Topics covered include setting project goals, determining the project objectives, feasibility study (activities, relationships, time estimates, pictorial representation, check points), evaluation and review, incentives and quantitative analysis. Earned value and the estimation of completion time and costs are dealt with in-depth. Extensive use is made in the course of case analysis. Students will also be exposed to state-of-the-art project management software.

• BUSN-P 561 Supply Chain Management and Technologies (3.0 cr.) P: P501 This course focuses on managing the supply chain system. The goal is to familiarize students with the types of decisions involved in designing, planning and controlling material flow in a supply chain, along with exposing them to a sample of tools available for assisting in making these decisions.

• BUSN-P 579 Experimental Course in Supply Chain and Operations: Global Sourcing (3.0 cr.) This course covers the processes, methods and techniques used by world-class organizations to ensure the effective supply of value-added materials and services. These areas of mastery include, development of global sourcing business models, strategic cost management through statistical modeling and open-book methods, merit-based negotiation approaches, global contracting standards, and management of vested supplier partnerships. The course also addresses the emerging technologies of artificial intelligence and blockchain, and their impact on global sourcing and procurement decision-making

• BUSN-P 590 Independent Study in Operations Management (Arr. cr.) For advanced MBA students engaged in special study projects. Course admission and project supervision is arranged through student's faculty advisor.

• BUSN-K 523 Foundations of Business Analytics (3.0 cr.) This course will provide managers with an understanding of the core concepts in quantitative methods and of the statistical and probabilistic relationships and tools relevant to solving business problems. Students will learn a variety of tools to better use data and data models to enhance managerial decision making.

• BUSN-P 535 Predictive Analytics for Operations (3.0 cr.) P: P501 Predictive analytics is the use of machine learning algorithms to find patterns of relationships among elements in large data sets. Students will learn a basic understanding of the process, data analysis techniques, and how these impact firm performance.

• BUSN-P 542 Operations Strategy (3.0 cr.) P: P501 This course focuses on leveraging the operations function of manufacturing and service companies to attack, sustain and defend competitive advantage. It uses comparison of stated and emergent operations strategy to provide a deep dive into a company's operations strategy, assess alignment with the company's strategic goals and make managerial recommendations.

• BUSN-P 559 Sustainable Operations (3.0 cr.) P: P501 This course provides an understanding of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility as tools for creating a competitive advantage. Students learn to use the Triple Bottom Line that combines environmental, social, and financial performance, and develop effective business strategies to improve organizational performance.