The ODT Department prepares students for exciting careers on the forefront of supply chain management, operations management, business analytics, and information systems.
Undergraduate students can choose from majors in:
or a co-major in:
Our curriculum, based on real-world solutions and experiences, is taught by leading scholars in the field, and you’ll gain practical experience in areas such as supply chain strategy and analytics, logistics, analytical and stochastic decision modeling using Excel, IT strategy and management, and enterprise data management. Our theory and application courses provide the fundamental knowledge you'll need to hone your business skills. The Operations and Decision Technologies curriculum builds on such foundational courses as:
BUS-K 303 provides an introduction to the ways that technology enables and empowers business decision-making. In this introductory analytics course, you will learn how companies apply technology tools to prepare, analyze, model, and display the information used to manage their business. You will apply these same techniques using spreadsheet modeling and other tools. The course will meet twice weekly in a computer lab format to allow for hands-on instruction. The course will rely heavily on Microsoft Excel and the pre-requisite skills learned in K201/K204 to develop sophisticated data analysis and modeling tools.
The Integrated Core (I-Core) is a block of four classes that will bridge together everything you’ve learned inside and outside the classroom during your first two years at Kelley. Specifically, this block of four classes looks at the important relationships among finance, marketing, operations, and leadership. Learn more about the Undergraduate Program curriculum.
A concentration in the ODT majors prepares you for success in a number of exciting careers in emerging and in-demand fields at corporations such as supply chain planning, global procurement analyst, purchasing and inventory manager, material planning analyst, data analyst, IT analyst, data analytics—insights and analytics, digital analytics, and systems and analytics as well as in consulting positions.
Supply Chain Management/Operations Management
Business Analytics
Information Systems/Technology Management
K303 evolves with changes in technology and industry demands. Today’s businesses know data analytics can improve business processes. Our students learn to prepare and analyze data, and develop spreadsheet models that lead to actionable insights. Kari Johnson, Senior Lecturer
