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OPIM Ph.D. Program

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Coordinator: Robert Garfinkel, robert.garfinkel@business.uconn.edu

Students in the Operations and Information Management (OPIM) concentration may choose to specialize in Operations Management (OM), in Management Information Systems (MIS), or in a combination of the two. Research in this concentration usually involves strong quantitative and technology components.

The OPIM faculty conduct research, including but not limited to; database design and security; database management; electronic commerce; economics of information and information systems; on-line auctions; telecommunications and networks modeling and analysis; distributed computing and client/server technology; management of technology; manufacturing systems, planning, and strategy; supply chain management; and applications of OR and other optimization techniques to areas such as product design, production scheduling, and facility location.

If you would like further information about the Operations and Information Management Department, please refer to their homepage.

Prerequisites

  • One year of calculus
  • Matrix Algebra
  • Introductory graduate-level statistics
  • Graduate-level mangerial economics or microeconomics
  • AACSB "MBA Common Body of Knowledge" courses

Orientation

  • BADM 6201 Introduction to Research and Teaching (1)

Research Methods and Supporting Courses (24 credits)

  • STAT 5415: Advanced Statistical Methods (3)
  • ECON 5201: Microeconomics 1 (3)
  • ECON 5311: Econometrics 1 (3)
  • Other methodology courses in Statistics, Economics,Operations Research and Stochastic Processes. Requires consent of the OPIM Ph.D. Committee.

Major Area of Concentration (12 credits)

  • OPIM 6201: Research Methods for Operations and Information Management (3)
  • OPIM 6202: Seminar in Operations Management (3)
  • OPIM 6203: Seminar in Management Information Systems (3)
  • (OPIM 6201, 6202, and 6203 will change every year, and can be taken repeatedly for credit. All students are required to take four OPIM 6200-level courses, including at least one OPIM 6201 and three courses in any combination of OPIM 6202 and 6203, as determined by their advisor.)

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