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Graduate
MIS7200
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GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH
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1.00 credits
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MIS7200 - GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH - (Core One Year Program)
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MIS7200 –Global Connections Through Technology (GCTT) is an information technology course that educates knowledge workers to use information and technology to think and act entrepreneurially to create and sustain social and economic value in a global environment.
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MIS7557
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PLATFORMS CLOUDS AND NETWORKS
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3.00 credits
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MIS7557 - PLATFORMS CLOUDS AND NETWORKS - (Elective Course)
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MIS7557 Platforms Clouds and Networks
3 Credit Grad Elective
The first generation of Internet applications were focused on creating new business models and applications for reaching customers. These applications and models have evolved into the next generation that is making it easier for enterprises, especially small and medium sized, to compete by building applications on top of the existing infrastructure and applications (Facebook, Google, Amazon, YouTube, etc.) that are now available to them for reuse. In order for managers to design their enterprises for competitive advantage, they need to understand and leverage the new infrastructure. Managers need to understand concepts like architecture, shared services, global work, opensource development, business platforms, network effects and services to create even more powerful business models. As a result of applying these concepts, managers can bring to market new products and services at a faster pace. The core concepts and technologies discussed in this class are important to both consumers and providers of services. We will examine business designs by discussing the underlying technology and how it helps shape strategy using case studies, conceptual papers and interactions with industry experts. In addition, this course highlights the emerging role of a business architect who is responsible for key decisions that positions the firm to compete in network-based businesses.
Prerequisites:
Evening: (MOB7010 AND MIS7500) OR MBA8500 or MIS7200
Fast Track: MBA7335 or (ECN7201 and MIS7200)
One Year: MBA7210 or MIS7200
Two Year: MBA7320 or MIS7304 or MIS7200
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MOB9525
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STRATEGIES FOR INNOVATION & GROWTH
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1.50 credits
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MOB9525 - STRATEGIES FOR INNOVATION & GROWTH - (Intensive Elective)
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MOB9525: STRATEGIES FOR INNOVATION & GROWTH
MEETING DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, June 8 (8:30-6:00)
Saturday, June 15 (8:30-6:00)
ADD DEADLINE: Friday, May 24 (4:30pm ET)
DROP DEADLINE: Saturday, June 8 (11:59pm ET)
*THERE IS PRE-WORK FOR THIS COURSE*
REGISTRATION: Please register for this course through online registration.
Students can drop this course before the end of the day of the first class meeting. Please drop this course through online registration. If online registration is closed, students must email registrar@babson.edu from their Babson email account before the drop deadline to drop the course.
CAPACITY: 50
TIME CONFLICTS: Students are responsible to check the meeting dates and times for all courses, including intensive electives, to ensure there are no time conflicts. If a student registers for intensive electives that have conflicting dates and times, the Registrar’s Office will drop one of these courses.
INTENSIVE ELECTIVES POLICY: The maximum number of intensive electives a student may take while at Babson is four (4). It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to this policy. If the student exceeds this limit, the Registrar’s Office will drop the student from an intensive elective.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on developing capabilities for innovation and growth in the context of large enterprises. Achieving growth through innovation is probably the biggest "buzz word" that is floating around in corporate circles and business media today. Unfortunately, it is also the most poorly understood and misused term. Hence, corporations around the world are struggling to institutionalize innovation. Like all large-scale enterprise wide programs, Innovation also suffers from the same fate as prior programs like TQM, reengineering, 6-sigma, Balanced Scorecard and others. Few firms have truly leveraged these to spur growth and competitiveness. We will look at enterprises that have successfully incorporated innovation into their cultural DNA. These firms have survived for decades and in some cases more than 100 years by navigating through massive upheavals in technologies, markets, products, and processes. These firms have been built to last, i.e., organizational innovation. This course looks at how some of these firms have organized themselves for innovation and growth. We will explore in depth three major concepts: (1) Innovation Life Cycle, (2) Innovation Platforms and (3) Organizational Innovation. These concepts will cover the three main questions about institutionalizing innovation: (1) what type of innovation should a firm focus on and why? (2) how to implement the chosen innovation? and (3) who in the firm should be doing it?
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MOB9526
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STRATEGIES FOR SERVICE INNOVATION
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1.50 credits
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MOB9526 - STRATEGIES FOR SERVICE INNOVATION - (Intensive Elective)
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MOB9526: STRATEGIES FOR SERVICE INNOVATION
MEETING DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, July 13 (8:30-6:00)
Saturday, July 20 (8:30-6:00)
ADD DEADLINE: Friday, June 28 (4:30pm ET)
DROP DEADLINE: Saturday, July 13 (11:59pm ET)
*THERE IS PRE-WORK FOR THIS COURSE*
REGISTRATION: Please register for this course through online registration. If a space becomes available in the course after the regular Summer 2013 Second Session add/drop deadline (Monday, June 17) but before the course specific add deadline, students must email registrar@babson.edu from their Babson email account to register for it. These emails will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. Emails will not be retained for future consideration.
Students can drop this course before the end of the day of the first class meeting. Please drop this course through online registration. If online registration is closed, students must email registrar@babson.edu from their Babson email account before the drop deadline to drop the course.
CAPACITY: 50
TIME CONFLICTS: Students are responsible to check the meeting dates and times for all courses, including intensive electives, to ensure there are no time conflicts. If a student registers for intensive electives that have conflicting dates and times, the Registrar’s Office will drop one of these courses.
INTENSIVE ELECTIVES POLICY: The maximum number of intensive electives a student may take while at Babson is four (4). It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to this policy. If the student exceeds this limit, the Registrar’s Office will drop the student from an intensive elective.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: All countries go through life cycles-agriculture, manufacturing and services. The majority of the developed world can be considered today to be primarily services based. However, services which were at one time a differentiator for most businesses are more or less commoditized today. This course builds on the existing knowledge and science of service businesses and goes into understanding post-service economy based competition. Several trends have emerged over the last 15 years: (1) Move from Services to Experiences; (2) Emergence of new Digital and Networked Economies; (3) Information and Knowledge Intense Economies; (4) the rise of the new TIME industry, i.e., the convergence of the Telecom, Information, Media and Entertainment industries and (5) The rise of innovation in third world countries and their role in transforming the lives of poor people around the globe. This course explores the innovations that are driving all these trends as primarily applied to a broad section of service industries-Airlines, Retail, Financial, B2B, TIME and even Not-for-Profits. Further, this course provides several tools and techniques to capture the notion of customer value, define and design innovative services and deliver great experiences for the target market.
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OPS7200
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TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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1.00 credits
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OPS7200 - TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - (Core One Year Program)
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OPS7200 –Technology & Operations Management (TOM) This course introduces students to the fundamental components of a firm’s operating systems, be it a mature enterprise or an early stage company. The course introduces the new methods and models to analyze, diagnose and improve operations activities for both manufacturing and service firms. We examine key issues for competitiveness including operations strategy, innovation, product and process design and development, global supply chain management, quality management, and sustainable operations. Developing a strong appreciation for the contribution of technology and operations to a company's market success is an essential element of effective decision-making for entrepreneurs and leaders of all types of organizations.
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OPS7200
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FT1 TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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2.00 credits
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OPS7200 - FT1 TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - (Fast Track Core)
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Face-to-Face Dates: August 8-10
OPS7200 | TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2 credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental components of a firm's operating systems, be it a mature enterprise or an early stage company. The course introduces the new methods and models to analyze, diagnose and improve operations activities for both manufacturing and service firms. We examine key issues for competitiveness including operations strategy, innovation, product and process design and development, global supply chain management, quality management, and sustainable operations. Developing a strong appreciation for the contribution of technology and operations to a company's market success is an essential element of effective decision-making for entrepreneurs and leaders of all types of organizations.
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OPS7200
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FT2 TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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2.00 credits
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OPS7200 - FT2 TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - (Fast Track Core)
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Face-to-Face Dates: August 8-10
OPS7200 | TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2 credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental components of a firm's operating systems, be it a mature enterprise or an early stage company. The course introduces the new methods and models to analyze, diagnose and improve operations activities for both manufacturing and service firms. We examine key issues for competitiveness including operations strategy, innovation, product and process design and development, global supply chain management, quality management, and sustainable operations. Developing a strong appreciation for the contribution of technology and operations to a company's market success is an essential element of effective decision-making for entrepreneurs and leaders of all types of organizations.
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OPS7200
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SF TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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2.00 credits
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OPS7200 - SF TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - (Fast Track Core)
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Face-to-Face Dates: August 15-17
OPS7200 | TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2 credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental components of a firm's operating systems, be it a mature enterprise or an early stage company. The course introduces the new methods and models to analyze, diagnose and improve operations activities for both manufacturing and service firms. We examine key issues for competitiveness including operations strategy, innovation, product and process design and development, global supply chain management, quality management, and sustainable operations. Developing a strong appreciation for the contribution of technology and operations to a company's market success is an essential element of effective decision-making for entrepreneurs and leaders of all types of organizations.
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MIS7200
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FT1 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH
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2.00 credits
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MIS7200 - FT1 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH - (Blended Core)
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Face-to-Face Dates: April 18-20
MIS7200 | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
2 credits
This course is an information technology course that educates knowledge workers to use information and technology to think and act entrepreneurially to create and sustain social and economic value in a global environment.
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MIS7200
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FT2 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH
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2.00 credits
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MIS7200 - FT2 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH - (Blended Core)
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Face-to-Face Dates: April 18-20
MIS7200 | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
2 credits
This course is an information technology course that educates knowledge workers to use information and technology to think and act entrepreneurially to create and sustain social and economic value in a global environment.
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MIS7200
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SF GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH
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2.00 credits
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MIS7200 - SF GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECH - (Blended Core)
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Face-to-Face Dates: April 25-27
MIS7200 | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
2 credits
This course is an information technology course that educates knowledge workers to use information and technology to think and act entrepreneurially to create and sustain social and economic value in a global environment.
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MIS7515
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THE BUS OF HEALTH INFO TECHNOLOGY
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3.00 credits
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MIS7515 - THE BUS OF HEALTH INFO TECHNOLOGY - (Blended Elective)
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Meeting Dates:
Class 1: - January 24th – WebEx Session – realtime, synchronous online class 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class 2 - January 31st - F2F 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Class 3: - February 7th – WebEx Session – realtime, synchronous online class 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class 4: – Discussion Board – February 11th – February 14th
Class 5: – Discussion Board – February 18th – February 21st
Class 6: – February 28th – F2F 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Class 7: – Discussion Board – March 4th – March 6th
Class 8: - March 14th – WebEx Session – realtime, synchronous online class 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class 9: - Blog – March 25th – March 28th
Class 10: - April 4th – F2F 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Class 11: - April 11th – WebEx Session – realtime, synchronous online class 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class 12: - April 18th – WebEx Session – realtime, synchronous online class 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class 13: - April 25th – WebEx Session – realtime, synchronous online class – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class 14: May 9th – F2F Presentation of Term Papers – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
MIS7515
The Business of Health Information Technology
3 credit blended elective
This MBA course describes the burgeoning field of health information technology (HIT), and will equip students to be more successful in seeking jobs and careers in the field. In the US, federal stimulus spending contains at least $20 billion for HIT, and there are estimates that at least 50,000 additional HIT jobs will be necessary to implement systems based on this spending.
The course will acquaint students with the basic systems used in HIT, including electronic medical records, healthcare coding and classification standards, networks for information exchange between providers and payers, and health care informatics and analytics. The emphasis will be not on the technical details of these systems, but on the business, entrepreneurial, and managerial implications of them.
Sessions will be a mixture of cases, readings, and guest lectures. Student performance will be assessed through class participation, a group presentation, and a short paper.
Prerequisites:
Evening: (MOB7010 AND MIS7500) OR MBA8500 or OPS7200
Fast Track: MBA7335 or (ECN7201 and MIS7200)
One Year: MBA7210 or OPS7200
Two Year: MBA7320 or OPS7303 or OPS7200
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MIS7580
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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
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3.00 credits
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MIS7580 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH - (Elective Course)
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XXX7580
Independent Research
******Independent research is available for all academic divisions.Registration is manual for students through Graduate Programs and Student Affairs******
Independent Research provides an opportunity to conduct in-depth research in areas of a student's own specific interest. Students may undertake Independent Research for academic credit with the approval of a student-selected faculty advisor, the appropriate division chair, and Graduate Programs and Student Affairs. Please note that a student is responsible for recruiting a faculty advisor through the student's own initiative and obtain the advisor's prior consent/commitment before applying for an independent research project.
Authorization for such a project requires submission of a formal proposal written in accordance with standards set forth by the Graduate School. The research project normally carries 1.5 or 3 credits.
For more information and a proposal outline please visit: www.babson.edu/grad/gpsa
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MIS9530
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COMPETING ON ANALYTICS
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1.50 credits
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MIS9530 - COMPETING ON ANALYTICS - (Intensive Elective)
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*BECAUSE OF PRE-WORK, THIS SECTION IS CLOSED AS OF 4:30PM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. STUDENTS CAN NO LONGER ADD INTO THIS SECTION.*
MIS9530: COMPETING ON ANALYTICS
MEETING DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, January 26 (8:00-3:00)
Friday, February 1 (8:00-3:00)
Saturday, February 9 (8:00-3:00)
ADD DEADLINE: Friday, January 11 (4:30 pm EST)
DROP DEADLINE: Saturday, January 26 (11:59 pm EST)
*THERE IS PRE-WORK FOR THIS COURSE*
REGISTRATION: Please register for this course through online registration.
Students can drop this course before the end of the day of the first class meeting. Please drop this course through online registration. If online registration is closed, students must email intensiveelectives@babson.edu from their Babson email account before the drop deadline to drop the course.
CAPACITY: 42
TIME CONFLICTS: Students are responsible to check the meeting dates and times for all courses, including intensive electives, to ensure there are no time conflicts. If a student registers for intensive electives that have conflicting dates and times, the Registrar’s Office will drop one of these courses.
INTENSIVE ELECTIVES POLICY: The maximum number of intensive electives a student may take while at Babson is four (4). It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to this policy. If the student exceeds this limit, the Registrar’s Office will drop the student from an intensive elective.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: As a manager, you are confronted with a series of decisions. Business Intelligence (BI) applications provide you with databases and query tools that allow you to analyze data in order to make more informed, fact-base decisions. These applications also provide portals or dashboards so you can share the information throughout your organization and track progress to goals. In this hands-on course, we will explore these systems and see first hand how they can help to provide directions when faced with finance, sales, marketing or operational decisions. We will read articles and cases about companies that have implemented BI systems and we will discuss the benefits they have reaped from doing so.
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MOB7535
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EXTENDED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
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3.00 credits
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MOB7535 - EXTENDED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT - (Elective Course)
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MOB7535 (formerly OPS7520)
Extended Enterprise Management
Examines the design and management of complex supply chains and market demand systems in a global, rapid-response business environment. Major focus is understanding industries as large systems of many organizations that now depend on complex networked alliances. Will focus on how traditional strategies and operations are changing rapidly. Subjects include market drivers of the supply chain, role of logistics and distribution in the networked economy, information technologies that links markets to supply and demand chains. Will analyze wide variety of industries. A major objective of the course is to understand how to manage the shift from PUSH strategies to PULL strategies across the entire supply chain. Targeted at general managers. Also core to the consulting and other career paths, and is a strategic companion to OPS7572.
Prerequisite: NONE
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MOB7544
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THE HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN
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3.00 credits
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MOB7544 - THE HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN - (Elective Course)
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MOB7544 The Healthcare Supply Chain
3 credit graduate elective
The current healthcare supply chain has evolved to produce and deliver a vast array of products to service the Provider / Physician markets. The supply chain is necessarily comprehensive given this broad variety, but inventory deployment inefficiencies, time consuming logistics processes and other wasted resources prevail within the chain. Through the evolution of this supply chain, powerful intermediaries have emerged, often solving one set of problems in exchange for other complexities.
The course begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of Supply Chain design, and then proceeds to provide an understanding of each of the primary players in the Healthcare chain. This understanding is applied to predict potential competitive responses of these players under various stimuli.
As a capstone activity, the course will specifically consider the provider, manufacturer, and intermediary responses to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of March, 2010. Understanding the themes of this important new legislation will allow us to anticipate possible shifts in control among channel players and identify unique future opportunities.
Prerequisites: MOB7517 is recommended.
Evening: MBA8530 or OPS7000 or OPS7200
Fast Track: MBA7335 or (ECN7201 and MIS7200)
One Year: MBA7210 or OPS7200
Two Year: MBA7320 or OPS7303 or OPS7200
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OPS7200
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BOS-TECH AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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2.00 credits
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OPS7200 - BOS-TECH AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - (Core Evening Program)
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Saturday Meeting Dates for Cluster A will be February 9, 2013
OPS7200 (2 credits)–Technology & Operations Management (TOM) This course introduces students to the fundamental components of a firm’s operating systems, be it a mature enterprise or an early stage company. The course introduces the new methods and models to analyze, diagnose and improve operations activities for both manufacturing and service firms. We examine key issues for competitiveness including operations strategy, innovation, product and process design and development, global supply chain management, quality management, and sustainable operations. Developing a strong appreciation for the contribution of technology and operations to a company's market success is an essential element of effective decision-making for entrepreneurs and leaders of all types of organizations.
All of the courses in a cluster must be taken at the same location.
OPS7200 will meet for 7 sessions (including final exam), plus a 4 hour online session, and a 2 hour integrated session with ACC7201.
OPS7200 is part of Cluster C and must be taken with ACC7201 during the same semester unless otherwise waived from the course through completion of old core courses, advanced standing credit, or passing a waiver exam.
OPS7200 is a prerequisite for Cluster F MOB7202 and MBA7201.
OPS7200 is equivalent to OPS7000 Managing Operations or MBA8530 Managing Operations and Costs.
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OPS7572
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SUPPLY & DEMAND NETWORK MANAGMENT
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3.00 credits
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OPS7572 - SUPPLY & DEMAND NETWORK MANAGMENT - (Elective Course)
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OPS7572 Supply and Demand Network Management (formerly Supply and Demand Chain Management)
3 credit elective
This course will benefit not only those who expect to assume operations roles, but also those who wish to work on strategy, finance, and sales/marketing, and those who expect to build companies. That's because every business, regardless of size or industry, has a supply and demand network without which it can't function. The network critically enables - or constrains - the business' capabilities, and consumes huge amounts of resources. As such, unlike in the past, it is hard for a company to succeed if its network is failing. Rather than teach day-to-day tasks that are increasingly automated, the course will address how managers must re-think the drivers of "good strategy" in this new environment. How, for example, do you innovate when other companies provide inputs that a decade ago would have been considered your own core competencies? How do you forecast demand when a "batch size of one" is finally realistically approachable - or when product and process development needs necessitate huge investments by your company and by others years before sales will materialize? How do you move sustainability from your corporate social responsibility "brag book" and embed it into the everyday work of your company and that of your partners? The only prerequisites for this course are a decent understanding of (not expertise in) Operations, a significant interest in strategy, and a passion for changing the nature of business.
Prerequisites:
Evening: MBA8530 or OPS7000 or OPS7200
Fast Track: MBA7335 or (ECN7201 and MIS7200)
One Year: MBA7210 or OPS7200
Two Year: MBA7320 or OPS7303 or OPS7200
This course is usually offered in the fall
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MOB7540
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MTIE MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
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3.00 credits
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MOB7540 - MTIE MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION - (Elective Course)
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MOB7540
Managing Technological Innovation (MTI)
MTI is designed for general managers in organizations that use or create modern technologies. It focuses on technology in real human environments, not engineering or technical processes. Past technology innovation was based on 20th Century physical manufacturing in fixed supply chains. Modern technology innovation rests on complex global networks, both commercial and social. Making cars requires radically different management practices compared to scaling global apps across 6 billion mobile phones. This course brings students through three phases. Strategic: how to map complex ecosystems so one can see exactly why Apple wins and Nokia loses. Development: how to translate "soft" value in the marketplace into "hard" products, solutions, and management processes. Human: what kind of personal skills and continuous learning are required to manage in these environments? Students work on projects they choose to apply lessons from class.
Prerequisite: None
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MOB7555
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PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
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4.50 credits
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MOB7555 - PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT - (Elective Course)
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MOB7555
Product Design and Development
Product Design and Development (PDD) is an integrated management course that provides students with a solid, field-based understanding of the fundamentals of conceiving, evaluating, and developing successful new products. It is a roll-up-your-sleeves, team-based environment for learning how to translate a new product idea into a product concept and design. In the course, you will learn, through doing, what "Design Thinking" is, which is becoming critical for managers to thrive in the emerging "Creative Economy."
The course takes teams of graduate students through the entire process of product development from market and user analysis to idea generation and concept development, to concept selection and refinement, to product design and prototype manufacturing. Several workshops are integrated to support the teams with specific tasks such as sketching, brainstorming, and model building. The course culminates in the MBA Product Design Fair where teams present their products.
Teams of students select and/or are assigned product design opportunities that are carried out in collaboration with participating client companies. Alternatively, students propose new product ideas for consideration as course projects.
The course deals with three key areas: uncovering, understanding, and articulating user needs, understanding and implementing good design strategies and thinking, and structuring and managing the development process. While the main focus is on manufactured products, the course can accommodate the design of certain kinds of services and software products. Guest speakers are part of the course. (4.5 credit hours)
Additional Course Information:
- One Friday workshop will be necessary (scheduled for Friday, October 5)
- Additional work will need to be completed in the Product and Design Lab
- Classes meet twice a week.
A small number of class sessions will extend beyond 1 hour and 45 minutes. When this occurs, other will be shortened by an equal amount. Finally, a number of sessions are available for project work outside of the classroom.
Prerequisite: NONE
This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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