BUSINESS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) WITH A CONCENTRATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS

Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in supply chain management and analytics BUSINESS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) WITH A CONCENTRATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS The concentration in supply chain management and analytics gives students the skills to manage the manufacture and movement of products in the global environment and to understand the fundamentals of decision analytics. The curriculum is comprehensive in that supply chain management and analytics involve a range of issues from inventory management to risk management, as well as the indispensable role of information and technology in coordinating modern supply chains and analyzing data for the benefit of the organization. Learning goals The goal of the curriculum for the supply chain management and analytics concentration is to prepare students for careers in supply chain management, logistics, and analytics. Learning outcomes Upon completing this program, students will know and know how to do the following:. Demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of global supply chains 2. Describe strategies for managing supply chain uncertainty and risk. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of methodologies such as forecasting quality management and project management to effective supply chain management 4. Describe the role of technology in the effective management of supply chains 5. Describe the analytic and quantitative skills required of a decision analyst Special requirements The foundation program specifies course work required during the freshman and sophomore years. Students are eligible for admission into the advanced business program with a major in the School of Business upon meeting the minimum cumulative GPA requirement and successful completion of: A minimum of 54 credits in the foundation program 54 ACCT 20 & ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting I and Introduction to Accounting II BUSN 20 Foundations of Business BUSN 225 Winning Presentations ECON 20 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2 Principles of Macroeconomics INFO 0 INFO Digital Literacy: Word Processing Skills INFO 2 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheets Skills I INFO 5 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheet Skills II SCMA 22 or MATH 200 UNIV Play Focused Inquiry I UNIV 2 Play Focused Inquiry II UNIV 200 Differential Calculus and Optimization for Business Calculus with Analytic Geometry Focused Inquiry I Focused Inquiry II (with a minimum grade of C) Inquiry and the Craft of Argument (with a minimum grade of C) The admission requirements for the School of Business (http:// bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/business/undergraduate-information/ academic-policies) detail the deadlines for students to be admitted to the advanced business program with a major in the school. At least 0 hours of the required business courses for the Bachelor of Science must be taken at VCU. All baccalaureate degree programs in the School of Business require successful completion of the business knowledge exam as administered in BUSN 499. Students may need to take additional mathematics courses as prerequisites to SCMA 22 or MATH 200. These credits will count as electives in the foundation program. The sample curriculum outline includes SCMA 7 since many of our students will need to complete this course. The INFO 0, INFO, INFO 2 and INFO 5 requirements may be waived upon successful completion of a Knowledge Equivalency Test administered by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. No more than two additional credits may be applied to the degree from the INFO x series. No more than four credits in physical education courses may be applied to the degree. INTL 49 may not be counted toward a business degree. Credit for SPCH 2 or SPCH 2 will substitute for BUSN 225, and no more than three credits of these courses may be applied toward a business degree. Credit for STAT 20 or STAT 22 will substitute for SCMA 0. Students who earned a minimum grade of B in ECON 20 at VCU may substitute that credit for ECON 20. Degree requirements for Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in supply chain management and analytics Business foundation (0 credits minimum) General Education requirements (4 credits minimum) 2 University Core Education Curriculum UNIV Play Focused Inquiry I UNIV 2 Play Focused Inquiry II Focused Inquiry I Focused Inquiry II UNIV 200 Inquiry and the Craft of Argument

2 Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in supply chain management and analytics Approved humanities/fine arts Approved natural/physical sciences -4 Approved quantitative literacy: -4 SCMA 22 or MATH 200 Differential Calculus and Optimization for Business Calculus with Analytic Geometry Approved social/behavioral sciences -4 Total Hours 2-24 Business general education requirements ECON 20 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2 Principles of Macroeconomics INFO 0 INFO Digital Literacy: Word Processing Skills INFO 2 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheets Skills I INFO 5 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheet Skills II Business general education elective (Select credits from the approved list.) Total Hours Additional Business Foundation requirements ACCT 20 & ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting I and Introduction to Accounting II BUSN 20 Foundations of Business BUSN 225 Winning Presentations Open electives -4 Total Hours 2-2 2 Students may complete additional course work (if needed) in electives to total 0 credit hours in business foundation. Students who receive waivers to these required courses must complete additional business general education electives to reach the 4-credit minimum. Advanced business program (0 credits minimum) Advanced business core BUSN 25 Organizational Communication BUSN 499 Business Knowledge Exam 0 FIRE Financial Management MGMT 0 Creativity and Ideation MGMT 0 Managing People in Organizations MGMT 44 Strategic Management (capstone) MKTG 0 Marketing Principles SCMA 0 Business Statistics I Major requirements Advanced core (flexible by major) BUSN 2 Legal Environment of Business INFO 0 Business Information Systems MGMT 9 Leadership SCMA 02 Business Statistics II SCMA 20 Production/Operations Management Major-specific courses SCMA 0 Business Analytics SCMA 8 Global Supply Chain Management Select four approved SCMA courses 2 Select two approved other electives Total Hours 0 Total minimum requirement 20 credits Business general education electives Additional University Core Education Curriculum approved courses Any AFAM, ANTH, ANTZ, ARTH, BIOL, BIOZ, CHEM, CHEZ, CRJS, DANC, ENGL, ENVS, FRSC, FRSZ, HIST, INNO, INSC, INTL (except INTL 49), MASC, MATH, PHIL, PHYS, PHYZ, POLI, PSYC (except 24), RELS, SOCS, SOCY, USRP or WRLD course Any foreign language course Any honors-designated course taught outside of the School of Business Any of the following UNIV courses: UNIV 2 UNIV 2 Play The Truth About Lying UNIV 27 UNIV 222 UNIV 299 Food for Thought The Truth About Lying Finding Your Voice in Contemporary Society Pseudoscience What's the Big Idea? Approved electives Select four of the following SCMA courses: SCMA 9 Quantitative Solutions for Supply Chain Management SCMA 40 Logistics and Distribution Strategy SCMA 420 Strategic Sourcing SCMA 40 Data Management and Visualization SCMA 49 Process Management and Quality Control SCMA 440 Data Mining and Forecasting SCMA 49 SCMA 492 SCMA 49 Select two of the following: Topics in Supply Chain Management and Analytics Independent Study in Supply Chain Management and Analytics Internship in Supply Chain Management and Analytics BUSN 400 & BUSN 40 Principles of Consulting and International Consulting Practicum (If this option is chosen, both must be taken.) ECON 0 Managerial Economics INFO Systems Analysis and Design MGMT 89 Managerial Skills Development - -

Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in supply chain management and analytics MKTG 25 Business-to-business Marketing MKTG 450 Product Development and Management What follows is a sample plan that meets the prescribed requirements within a four-year course of study at VCU. Please contact your adviser before beginning course work toward a degree. Freshman year INFO 0 Hours INFO 2 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheets Skills I SCMA 7 UNIV 0 UNIV Play course video for Focused Inquiry I Mathematical Applications for Business (or other business general education elective) Introduction to the University (satisfies open elective) Focused Inquiry I Approved University Core Education Curriculum courses BUSN 225 Winning Presentations INFO Digital Literacy: Word Processing Skills INFO 5 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheet Skills II SCMA 22 UNIV 2 Play course video for Focused Inquiry II Differential Calculus and Optimization for Business Focused Inquiry II Approved University Core Education Curriculum course Open elective Sophomore year ACCT 20 Introduction to Accounting I BUSN 20 Foundations of Business ECON 20 Principles of Microeconomics UNIV 200 Inquiry and the Craft of Argument Business general education elective ACCT 204 Introduction to Accounting II ECON 2 Principles of Macroeconomics MKTG 0 Marketing Principles SCMA 0 Business Statistics I Open elective Junior year BUSN 2 Legal Environment of Business BUSN 25 Organizational Communication MGMT 0 Managing People in Organizations SCMA 02 Business Statistics II SCMA 20 Production/Operations Management INFO 0 Business Information Systems MGMT 0 Creativity and Ideation MGMT 9 Leadership SCMA 0 Business Analytics SCMA 8 Global Supply Chain Management Senior year FIRE Financial Management Approved SCMA electives Open electives BUSN 499 Business Knowledge Exam 0 MGMT 44 Strategic Management Approved SCMA electives 9 Open elective Total Hours: 20 Total minimum requirement 20 credits SCMA 7. Mathematical Applications for Business. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: MATH 4 or satisfactory score on the VCU Mathematics Placement Test within the one-year period immediately preceding the beginning of the course. Preor corequisite: INFO 2. Mathematics equivalency may be validated by a satisfactory score on the VCU Mathematics Placement Test within the one-year period immediately preceding the beginning of the course. Formulation and solution of problems using a spreadsheet and algebra, mathematics of finance, matrices and introductory linear programming. Instruction will include spreadsheet use as a calculation and graphing tool. SCMA 22. Differential Calculus and Optimization for Business. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 7 or MATH 5 or satisfactory score on the VCU Mathematics Placement Test within the one-year period immediately preceding the beginning of the course. Univariate and bivariate differential calculus and optimization of algebraic functions that model business phenomena. Students should take SCMA 22 immediately after completing SCMA 7. Students may not receive degree credit for both SCMA 22 and MATH 200.

4 Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in supply chain management and analytics SCMA 0. Business Statistics I. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 22 or MATH 200. Statistical methods for collection, visualization and analysis of business and economic data from populations and processes. Statistical thinking, concepts of variability, sampling, descriptive measures, contingency tables, probability and introduction to regression, correlation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Students may receive credit toward graduation for only one of STAT 20, STAT 208, STAT 20, STAT 22, STAT 2 or SCMA 0. SCMA 02. Business Statistics II. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 22 or MATH 200 and SCMA 0, STAT 20 or STAT 22. Statistical methods employed in the collection and analysis of business and economic data. Continuation of statistical inference for means and variable relationships using t-tests, analysis of variance, contingency tables, regression and correlation analysis with emphasis on problem formulation and interpretation of computational results. SCMA 0. Business Analytics. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisites: INFO 2; SCMA 22 or MATH 200; and SCMA 0, STAT 22 or STAT 20. Descriptive analysis (Excel models and pivot tables, summary statistics, data visualization and regression analysis), predictive analysis (time series and forecasting) and prescriptive analysis (optimization models, decision trees and sensitivity analysis). SCMA 20. Production/Operations Management. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 0, STAT 20 or STAT 22. This course is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (junior standing). Discipline of management and the management process within the operations of an organization. Planning and controlling of operations through decision analysis, forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory management and quality management. SCMA 9. Quantitative Solutions for Supply Chain Management. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 0, STAT 20 or STAT 22. Enrollment is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (junior standing). Modeling businessrelated problems using quantitative techniques. Focus is on applications to problems in the service and manufacturing sectors. Typical problem situations involve management of inventory, scheduling of people and processes and allocation of scarce resources. SCMA 50. Introduction to Project Management. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: junior standing. Introductory exposure to and practice with the concepts of project management, the activities and skills of project managers, the prevalence of projects in organizations, and the value of project management skills for all managers. Students will employ project management terminology, participate in project work and engage in the appropriate technical and interpersonal processes for managing successful projects. SCMA 8. Global Supply Chain Management. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Enrollment is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (junior standing). Introduction to supply chains with emphasis on management, e- commerce and globalization. Topics covered include achievement of strategic fit among members of the chain; managing information system requirements; managing economies of scale, role of cycle inventory, impact of aggregation on risk and inventory; determining the optimal level of product availability, coordination and performance measurement. SCMA 40. Logistics and Distribution Strategy. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 20. This course provides an introduction to the principal analytical tools and methods used in supply chain management, including experience in solving relevant supply chain and logistics problems. The course content includes a heavy emphasis on the use of Microsoft Excel functions to develop modeling skills, including decision analysis, linear programming, heuristics and simulation for supply chain decision-making. Context areas for problem solving include supply chain network design, inventory management, transportation management, purchasing and demand management. SCMA 420. Strategic Sourcing. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 20. Procurement and strategic sourcing address the processes that facilitate the structure, creation and management of value-added transactions and relationships between supplier and customer organizations in a channel, supply chain and integrated value system context. SCMA 40. Data Management and Visualization. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 0. This course is designed with the goal of equipping students with competencies in data management and visualization, with the intended product being an individual capable of developing analytically rigorous decision support tools, catered to specific managerial environments, which can be easily handed off for robust application by a range of intended users in those environments. SCMA 49. Process Management and Quality Control. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 20. Enrollment is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (junior standing). Critical concepts of process management from quality management and Six Sigma; service quality; systems thinking; process improvement strategy and methods; fact-based decision-making; collection and use of data in improvement projects; introduction to data analysis tools and techniques; statistical process control. SCMA 440. Data Mining and Forecasting. Semester course; lecture hours. credits. Prerequisite: SCMA 02 or STAT 4. Enrollment is restricted to students who have completed at least 54 credit hours (junior standing). This course introduces nonmathematical managers to the major quantitative models designed for sound demand, competitive and system forecasting in today s complex and increasingly uncertain business environment. The course is useful for multiple business disciplines, including general management, marketing and finance. Topics include game theory, Markov processes, statistical quality control, exponential smoothing and seasonally adjusted trend analysis. Emphasis is placed on a general understanding of theory, mechanics, application potential, available software packages and templates. SCMA 49. Topics in Supply Chain Management and Analytics. - Semester course; variable hours. - credits. Students are restricted to a maximum total of credits for all topics courses. Prerequisite: junior standing. An in-depth study of a selected business topic related to the disciplines in supply chain management and analytics, to be announced in advance.

Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a concentration in supply chain management and analytics 5 SCMA 492. Independent Study in Supply Chain Management and Analytics. - Semester course; - credits. Maximum total of credits. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing as a major in a business curriculum and approval of adviser and department chair prior to course registration. Intensive study under supervision of a faculty member in an area not covered in depth or contained in the regular curriculum. SCMA 49. Internship in Supply Chain Management and Analytics. Semester course; credits. Prerequisites: senior standing in the major offering the internship and permission of the department chair. Intention to enroll must be indicated to the instructor prior to or during advance registration for semester of credit. Involves students in a meaningful experience in a setting appropriate to the major.