Supply Chain Management
Associate in Applied Science
Fully Online Option: This course can be completed fully online, in-person, or hybrid (online + in-person classes)
This degree provides students with the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in logistics and supply chain roles within a variety of industries. It is also a great fit for people already in the field who are looking to advance their careers. Through partnerships with local industries, students may complete internships that reinforce their course material in real-time business environments.
Graduates can pursue employment immediately after graduation and will be eligible for job titles such as transportation and warehouse operators, sales agents, forecasters, distributors, customer service representatives, and planning managers.
60
Total Credits
Competitive Salary
Internships Available
Day, Evening, and Weekend Classes
What Jobs Can I Get?
You can get some entry-level jobs right after graduation. Others will require additional training.
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators,…
Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule….
Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material…
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle…
What Will I Learn?
Suggested Course Sequence (60 Credits)
This degree may include some additional classes not listed here.
General Education (21 Credits)
Communication (6 Credits)
Course Code : ENS 106
Course Description :
This course prepares students for effective public speaking presentations. Students research, organize, write, and deliver a variety of speeches designed to inform, persuade, motivate, and entertain in diverse public settings.
Supportive lab services are available to support students for the mastery of the art of public speaking. The lab will provide opportunity for engagement, one-on-one coaching, mentoring and tutoring that will foster innovations in speaking publically, professionally and personally. Materials used inthe lab will be comprised of the OER textbook and supplemental materials found on the Libguides.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Pre/Co-Requisites :
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : EN 101
Course Group(s) : Communication Elective
Course Description :
This course focuses on the stages of the writing process and includes a formal research paper. A variety of writing and reading assignments are designed to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills.
– General Education Course
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Pre/Co-Requisites :
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Mathematics (3 Credits)
Course Code : MA 103
Course Group(s) : Category 2 – Mathematics, College Level Math Elective, Math Elective for Surgical Tech
Course Description :
This course covers the development and application of statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, probability, normal distribution, tests of hypothesis testing differences, sampling theory, and correlation.
– General Education Course
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
MA 022 Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
or
MA 025 Accelerated Algebra
or
MA 025A Algebra A
or
MA 025B Algebra B
or
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Technology (3 Credits)
Course Code : CIS 107
Course Description :
This course provides IT students with an introduction to information technology fundamentals encompassing both hardware and software. An emphasis is placed on the system unit components, peripheral devices, and systems and applications software. Topics include: CPU, RAM, machine cycle, data representations, number systems, operating system characteristics, utility programs, language translators, communication devices, media, and networks. Students learn how to: effectively search the Internet for information, use Microsoft Windows, and use Microsoft productivity software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Credit : 3
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Social Science (6 Credits)
Course Code : EC 101
Course Group(s) : Category 5 – Social Science, Social Science for English Majors, Social Sciences Requirements for English Majors
Course Description :
This course covers such basic economic concepts as the elements of national income, inflation and unemployment, the economic roles of government, determination of national income, business cycles, the global economy, and monetary fiscal policies. EC 101 emphasizes macroeconomics.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PS 101
Course Group(s) : Category 5 – Social Science
Course Description :
This course explores the general principles and theories of psychology, history and methodology, sensation, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, intelligence, personality, and the physiological basis of behavior.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Diversity (3 Credits)
Course Code : CT 101
Course Group(s) : Category 8 – Diversity, Diversity Elective, Diversity Elective for English
Course Description :
This course develops critical thinking skills, with emphasis on practical reasoning, problem solving and the expression of diverse viewpoints on social, political and ethical issues.
– General Education Course
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Pre/Co-Requisites :
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
College Requirement (2 Credits)
Course Code : COL 103
Course Description :
The College Success Course (COL103) is a required college-level course that all students should take during the first semester they enroll at the college. The course prepares students for college life by offering crucial information and skills necessary for success in college, including time management, note taking, critical thinking, financial literacy and information literacy. Students also explore academic and career goals. Finally, students become familiar with the full range of academic programs offered at the College as well as the institution’s regulations, policies and procedures.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 2 Hours
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Major Requirements (37 Credits)
Course Code : AC 101
Course Group(s) : Accounting Elective
Course Description :
This course is an introduction to the basic principles of financial accounting including the accounting cycle, recording and posting transactions, adjusting and closing entries, financial statements, asset valuation, and depreciation.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : AC 205
Course Group(s) : Accounting Elective
Course Description :
This course explores the study of managerial uses of accounting information for solving business problems. Among the topics covered are cost systems, manufacturing and cash budgets, process and job costing, the time value of money, and standard costs.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
AC 101 Financial Accounting I
Pre/Co-Requisites :
AC 101 – Financial Accounting 1
CIS 101 – Computer Concepts and Applications
or
CIS 107 – Information Technology Fundamentals and Applications
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BU 101
Course Group(s) : Business Elective
Course Description :
This course introduces the various fields of business study. Topics include economic systems, small business development, forms of U.S. businesses, management, marketing, accounting, finance, banking, and ethics. It prepares for higher-level business studies and is excellent for non-business majors who wish to gain an introduction to financial and economic survival leading to successful financial planning.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BU 213
Course Group(s) : Business Elective, Business or Accounting Course, Category 11
Course Description :
This course provides an understanding of the legal system, regulatory process and the rapidly changing business-legal environment. Students will explore the impact of law on business decisions, and on social and increasingly diverse business environment. A particular emphasis will be placed on the legislation that governs sole proprietorships, franchises, partnerships, and corporations.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 101 Introduction to Business
Pre/Co-Requisites :
ENS 106 Public Speaking
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BU 223
Course Group(s) : Business Elective, Category 9 – Any Remaining 3-credit BUS or ACC course
Course Description :
This course focuses on the means to resolve conflicts and produce harmony between individual goals and organizational goals. Major topics include determinants of human behavior, group dynamics and morale within organizational structures, stress, communications, and leadership.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 101 Introduction to Business
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Course Code : BU 227
Course Group(s) : Business Elective, Business or Accounting Course, Category 9 – Any Remaining 3-credit BUS or ACC course
Course Description :
This course provides an understanding of the Supply Chain Management: Operations, Purchasing, Distribution, and Integration issues. Ethics and Social Responsibility, as well as a review and discussion of the relationships between suppliers and customers, are also included. A particular emphasis is placed on the integration of activities that include procurement of materials, the management of inventories, the delivery of products and services to customers, customer service activities, and other functions important to the relationship with suppliers and distributors.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 101 Introduction to Business
Pre/Co-Requisites :
ENS 106 Public Speaking
AC 205 Managerial Accounting
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CIS 125
Course Group(s) : Computer Science Elective, Technology Elective
Course Description :
This course trains students in a current version of the Windows-based Microsoft Office suite of tools. Students will learn to apply Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word to business problems. Students will use Excel to format, chart, and manipulate data, including data analysis using formulas, built-in functions, tables, and PivotTables. In Access, students will be taught what a database is, create and modify tables, query and filter data, and create basic reports and forms. Students will develop and design effective presentations using PowerPoint, including using slide masters and infographics, and use Word features including formatting multiple-page documents, tables and mail merge.
– General Education Course
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
CIS 101 – Computer Concepts and Applications
or
CIS 107 – Information Technology Fundamentals and Applications
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : SCM 230
Course Description :
This course covers the main concepts in sourcing and inventory management, specifically including purchasing, procurement, supply relations, inventory management, storage, and material handling. The course emphasizes the role of technology in all aspects of sourcing, inventory management, and risk management.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 227 Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : SCM 235
Course Description :
This course examines the structure and importance of the commercial transportation industry in the Supply Chain Management Industry. Topics include an in-depth study of the various modes of transportation including discussion of regulations, economics, and their characteristics, and development. Costing and pricing issues and relationship management between buyers and sellers is also discussed.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 227 – Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Course Code : SCM 240
Course Description :
This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, problems, andpractices of operations management. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effectiveoperations in both goods-producing and service-rendering organization. Topics includeoperations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities, location and design, forecasting,production scheduling, inventory control, quality assurance, and project management.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 227 – Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : SCM 275
Course Description :
This course provides students with an opportunity to intern in a supplychain setting. It will provide first-hand experience (90 hours) in a major areas of supply chainactivity. Students will meet on campus once a week to discuss experiences, prepare a resume,and practice interviewing skills.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 1 Hours, Clinical / Fieldwork: 6 Hours
Prerequisites :
BU 227 – Introduction to Supply Chain Management
SCM 230 – Sourcing and Inventory Management
SCM 235 – Transportation Systems and Supply Chain Management
Co requisites :
SCM 240 – Operations Management
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : SCM 280
Course Description :
This course is a project-based internship. Along with providing first-handexperience (135 hours) in a supply chain setting, students in conjunction with their supervisors will beassigned a data- analytics project to work on throughout the semester. Students will meet one hour perweek to discuss and share their projects and experiences.
Instruction methods : Lecture: 1 Hours, Clinical / Fieldwork: 9 Hours
Prerequisites :
SCM 275 – Supply Chain Internship I
Semesters Offered :
Summer
Graduates will be able to:
- Explain the importance of SCM and the integration of all its activities
- Formulate effective strategies related to elements of logistics and supply chain concepts
- Explain forecast management within the function of scheduling and transportation for delivery effectiveness
- Apply safe and practical warehouse management practices to make reasoned choices and decisions in transportation and business situations
- Apply ethical, legal, and social responsibility practices in decision-making as applied to the SCM field.
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Business Leadership Club
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