Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS)

The Department of Operations Management and Information Systems prepares students for professional careers relating to the analysis, design, implementation, and management of operations and information systems in organizations. The operations and information management program stresses the integration of the areas of business operations, information systems, and logistics, and the related use of information technology, to prepare students for significant entry-level positions in the new economy. Exposure to the areas of operations analysis, supply chain management, project management, and other leading-edge information technologies, and participation on several team projects, provide students with the knowledge, communication skills, and leadership experience that are demanded by the professional business community.

Department Requirements

Satisfactory completion of UBUS 310 as evidenced by a grade of C or better is required before a student majoring in operations and information management is allowed to enroll in any 300- or 400-level OMIS course (except OMIS 327 and OMIS 351). To be retained as a major in the department, a student may not repeat more than two OMIS courses.

All operations and information management majors must satisfactorily complete a portfolio of a selected collection of their operations management and information systems assignments to be turned in no later than the last week of classes in the semester that they plan to graduate. Instructions for portfolio content may be found in the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems.

To graduate with a major in operations and information management, a student must earn a grade of at least C in each of the following courses: OMIS 300, OMIS 327, OMIS 340T, OMIS 352 or OMIS 452, OMIS 462, and OMIS 498.

Upper-level (300- or 400-level) OMIS courses will not be accepted from other educational institutions without permission from the department.

OMIS 458, Internship in Operations and Information Management, cannot be permanent employment nor taken as the last course in the program and cannot be applied as elective credit in the program.

Degree with Honors

The Department of Operations Management and Information Systems Honors Program is designed to provide exceptional students an opportunity to conduct an in-depth exploration of topics pertinent to operations management, information systems, or business quantitative methods. This program is intended to support the general mission of the University Honors Program with the specific goal of providing students a deeper understanding of business operations. The program is administered by the coordinator of the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems Honors Program.

Interested students are encouraged to apply for admission to the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems Honors Program. Application forms are available in the department office. Entering freshmen graduating in the top ten percent of their high school classes with a minimum composite ACT score of 27 or SAT score of 1220 are encouraged to participate in the program. Continuing students should have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 in order to be considered for admission.

Graduation with honors in operations and information management requires that the student be a declared major in operations and information management. The student must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative university GPA and a 3.50 or higher GPA in departmental course work. The student must successfully complete at least 12 semester hours of business honors courses including UBUS 499H, Introduction to Business Research, with a minimum grade of B and OMIS 495H, Independent Study in Operations and Information Management, as a senior honors thesis.

Should the student’s GPA fall below the minimum requirements for an academic term, the student must achieve these standards no later than the end of the following semester to remain in the program.

The senior honors thesis must be approved by a thesis committee consisting of the student’s thesis adviser and at least one other faculty member. For students atempting University Honors, the thesis may be completed in concurrence with the University Capstone project.

Internships in Operations and Information Management

Operations and information management majors of junior-year standing are encouraged to apply for the department internship program. Applications are evaluated by the department chair and internship coordinator on the basis of a minimum 2.75 overall GPA and a 3.00 GPA or above in the major, recommendations from the business community, and relevance of the proposed internship to professional career needs. Individual internships of 3 semester hours may be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours of internship credit. All internships must be approved by the department and supervised by the internship coordinator. In order to gain the full benefit of an internship experience, enrollment in the program will be limited to those positions created as internships or cooperative education experiences. Permanent positions will not count as internships. Credit earned in this program may not be used to satisfy operations and information management elective requirements. Additional information regarding the operations and information management internship program is available in the department office.

Operations Management and Information Systems Faculty

Nancy L. Russo, Ph.D., Georgia State University, professor, chair
Gerald R. Aase, Ph.D., Indiana University, associate professor
Robert C. Beatty, D.B.A., Mississippi State University, associate professor
Richard G. Born, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, associate professor
Charles E. Downing, Ph.D., Northwestern University, professor
Thomas M. Galvin, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, associate professor
Gyu Chan Kim, Ph.D., University of Nebraska, professor
Chang Liu, D.B.A., Mississippi State University, associate professor
Brian G. Mackie, Ph.D., University of Iowa, associate professor
Jack T. Marchewka, Ph.D., Georgia State University, professor
Kathleen L. McFadden, Ph.D., University of Texas, Arlington, professor
Charles G. Petersen, Ph.D., Indiana University, associate professor
Gregory N. Stock, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, associate professor