Color Key

## Core Courses
## Specialization Courses
## Elective Courses

Operations and Technology Management – Class of 2023

The OTM specialization is designed to offer flexibility in coursework selection. There are four informal tracks within OTM:
Health Care Management, Entrepreneurial Management, Technology Product Management, and Production Systems
Management (see end of this document for examples of recommended courses). Special School of Business Certificates in
Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Innovation are also available.

YEAR ONE CURRICULUM

Fall Semester Spring Semester
231-704 Data to Decisions 2 231-710 Ethics, Integrity and Society 1
232-700 Financial Accounting 2 238-765 Contemporary Topics 2
233-700 Intro to Financial Management 2 236-723 Business Strategy 2
236-706 Leading and Working in Teams 1 238-732 Economics for Managers 2
237-700 Marketing Management 2 238-714 Supply Chain Analytics - OTM 3
238-700 Operations Management 2 OTM/Free Elective 3
232-710 Managerial Accounting 3
Semester Credits 14 Semester Credits 13
^GB 750 Professional Experience in Business 1 credit required. This course is carried during the summer between Year 1 and
Year 2 of the program.

YEAR TWO CURRICULUM

Fall Semester Spring Semester
238-751 Service Operations Management - 3 238-758 Managing Tech. & Org. Change 3
OTM
238-752 Managing Tech. & Org. Change 3 OTM/Free Elective 3
OTM/Free Elective 3 OTM/Free Elective 3

OTM/Free Elective 3 OTM/Free Elective 3

OTM/Free Elective 3 Semester Credits 12
Semester Credits 15 Total Degree Credits 55

^Waivers for the 1-credit course requirement will be offered if students have 1 year or more of United States work
experience, or are not seeking an internship for approved reasons, such as company-sponsored status, active
military, starting their own business as a founder/owner, or have a medical or family hardship. There may be
other approvals on a case by case basis.

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ELECTIVES: Students must choose seven OTM/Free Electives from the two Fall/Spring semester lists below. The elective
courses can be taken any of the last three semesters. OTM Electives, Fall Semester, Second Year:
ACCT 603 Financial Statements Analysis
ECON 548 Healthcare Economics
GB 656 Machine Learning for Business Analytics
GB 705 Statistics & Programming for Business Analytics
GB 720 Data Visualization for Business Analytics
GB 730 Prescriptive Modeling & Optimization for Business Analytics
GB 740 Experiments & Causal Methods for Business Insights
GB 760 Data Technology for Business Analytics
OTM 442/765 Database Concepts for Operations Management +
OTM 765 Design Thinking for Innovation
INFO SYS 722 Computer-Based Data Management
INFO SYS 765 Information Security Management
ISyE 349 Introduction to Human Factors
ISyE 515 Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement
ISyE 645 Engineering Models for Supply Chains
ISYE 412 Industrial Data Analytics
ME 549 Product Design
MHR 722 Entrepreneurial Management # @
MHR 728 Bargaining, Negotiation, Dispute Settlement * (Fall/Spring)
MHR 734 Venture Creation #
MKT 710 Marketing Research
MKT/OTM 722 Logistics Management
MKT 726 Seminar in Supply Chain Management
MKT 730 Strategic Pricing
MKT 755 Marketing in a Digital Age
MKT 765 Supply Chain Capital Management
RMI 650 Sustainability, Environmental and Social Risk Management * # @
RMI 655 Risk Financing +
STAT 327 Programming in R

OTM Electives, Spring Semester, First or Second Year:

ACCT 771 Strategic Cost Management and Performance Measurement
CS 540 Introduction to AI
CS 570 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
ECE 532 Matrix Methods in Machine Learning
FIN 725 Corporate Finance Theory & Practice
FIN 635 Security Analysis +
FIN 727 Raising Capital and Financing the Firm
FIN 757 Entrepreneurial Finance #

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GB 701 Managing the Legal Risks * # @
INFO SYS 724 Analysis and Design of Computer-Based Systems
ISyE 349 Introduction to Human Factors
ISyE 552 Human Factors Engineering Design & Evaluation

ISyE 559 Patient Safety and Error Reduction in Health Care

ISyE 601 Introduction to Internet of Things & Application
ISyE 617 Health Information Systems
ISyE 641 Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems (not offered spring 2019)
ISYE 412 Industrial Data Analytics
LIS 706 Data Mining Planning & Management
MHR 715 Strategic Management of Innovation # @
MHR 722 Entrepreneurial Management # @
MHR 723 Business Strategy
MHR 729 Behavioral Analysis of Management Decision Making
MHR 738 Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship (WAVE) Practicum #
MHR 741 Technology Entrepreneurship # @
MHR 617 People Analytics +
MHR 765 People Analytics +
MHR 765 Sustainable Enterprise Management *
MHR 728 Bargaining, Negotiation, Dispute Settlement * (Fall/Spring)
MHR 860 Planning for Quality in New Services and Products
MKT 724 Strategic Global Sourcing (offered going forward)
MKT 727 Enterprise Systems and Supply Chain Management +
MKT 730 Strategic Pricing
MKT 737 Developing Breakthrough New Products: A Practicum # @
MKT 755 Marketing in a Digital Age
MKT 815 Marketing Analytics +
OTM 654 Production Planning and Control
OTM 753 Healthcare Operations Management
PHS 785 Health Systems, Management and Policies
PHS/ISyE 875 Assessment of Medical Technologies
RMI 660 Risk Analytics and Behavior Science +
STAT 327 Programming in R

TRACKS WITHIN OTM

Tracks are informal course plans inside the OTM degree, each requiring a minimum of three courses. Students are
encouraged to choose one of the focused tracks, but may also – in consultation with advisor – pick elective courses across
tracks.

Healthcare Management Track (Pick at least three courses among the following)

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For those who want to work in the healthcare industry, e.g., as consultants to provider organizations.

OTM 753 Healthcare Operations Management (Spring)

PHS 785 Health Systems, Management and Policy (Spring)
ISyE 515 Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement (Fall)
ISyE 559 Patient Safety and Error Reduction (Spring)
ISyE 617 Health Information Systems (Spring)
PHS/ISyE 875 Assessment of Medical Technologies (Spring)
ACCT 771 Strategic Cost Management and Performance Measurement (Spring)
ECON 548 The Economics of Healthcare (Spring)

Entrepreneurial Management Track (Pick at least three courses among the following)
For students nurturing entrepreneurial ambitions.

MHR 722 Entrepreneurial Management # @ (Fall or Spring)

MHR 723 Business Strategy (spring)
MHR 738 Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship (WAVE) Practicum # (Spring)
MHR 734 Venture Creation # (Fall)
MHR 741 Technology Entrepreneurship # (Spring)
MKT 710 Marketing Research (Fall)
MKT 737 Developing Breakthrough New Products: A Practicum # @ (Spring)
FIN 757 Entrepreneurial Finance # (Spring)

Technology Product Management Track (Pick at least three courses among the following)
For those seeking roles as product managers in the IT industry (previous background in IT recommended).

CS 540 Introduction to AI (spring)

CS 570 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction (Spring)
ISyE 349 Introduction to Human Factors (Fall, Spring)
ISyE 552 Human Factors Engineering Design & Evaluation (Spring)
MHR 715 Strategic Management of Innovation # @ (Spring)
MKT 737 Developing Breakthrough New Products: A Practicum # @ (Spring)
MKT 710 Marketing Research (Fall)
ME 549 Product Design (Fall)
MHR 722 Entrepreneurial Management # @ (Fall/Spring)
MHR 860 Planning for Quality in New Services and Products (Spring)
INFO SYS 724 Analysis and Design of Computer-Based Systems (Spring) [or OTM 765 Database Concepts for
Operations Management (Fall)]
INFO SYS 765 Information Security (Fall)

ACCT 771 Strategic Cost Management and Performance Measurement (Spring)

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OTM 765 Design Thinking for Innovation (Fall)

Production Systems Management Track (Pick at least three courses among the following)
For students seeking to work with production systems management, incl. supplier development.

OTM 654 Production Planning and Control (Spring)

ISyE 641 Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems (Spring)
MKT 727 Enterprise Systems and Supply Chain Management (Spring)
MKT/OTM 722 Logistics Management (Fall)
MHR 765 Sustainable Enterprise Management * (Spring)
ISyE 515 Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement (Fall)
ISyE 645 Engineering Models for Supply Chains (Fall)
MKT 765 Supply Chain Capital Management (Fall)

Business Analytics Track (Pick at least three courses among the following)
For students seeking to use analytics for making decisions with a business mindset.

ACT SCI 654 Regression & Time Series for Actuaries +(Spring)
ACT SCI 655 Health Analytics + (Spring)
ECE 532 Matrix Methods in Machine Learning (Spring)
FIN 635 Security Analysis + (Spring)
ISYE 412 Industrial Data Analytics (Fall/Spring)
MARKETING 815 Marketing Analytics + (Spring)
MHR 617 People Analytics + (Spring)
OTM 442/765 Database Management (Fall)
RMI 660 Risk Analytics and Behavior Science + (Spring)
RMI 655 Risk Financing +(Fall)
STAT 327 Programming in R (Fall/Spring)
GB 656 Machine Learning for Business Analytics (Fall)
GB 705 Statistics and Programming for Business Analytics (Fall)
GB 720 Data Visualization for Business Analytics (Fall)
GB 730 Prescriptive Modeling & Optimization for Business Analytics (Fall)
GB 740 Experiments & Casual Methods for Business Insights (Fall)
GB 760 Data Technology for Business Analytics (Fall)

Consulting Track (Pick at least three courses among the following)

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For students seeking consulting roles in various industries

ACCT 771 Strategic Cost Management and Performance Measurement (Spring)

GB 720 Data Visualization for Business Analytics (Fall)
GB 760 Data Technology for Business Analytics (Fall)
FIN 725 Corporate Finance Theory & Practice (Spring)
FIN 635 Security Analysis + (Spring)
MHR 715 Strategic Management of Innovation # @ (Spring)
MHR 723 Business Strategy (Spring)
MHR 728 Bargaining, Negotiation, Dispute Settlement * (Fall/Spring)
MKT 727 Enterprise Systems and Supply Chain Management + (Spring)
MKT 815 Marketing Analytics + (Spring)
OTM 753 Healthcare Operations Management (Spring)
PHS 785 Health Systems, Management and Policy (Spring)
ECON 548 The Economics of Healthcare (Spring)

Energy Analysis and Policy Track

For students seeking knowledge and skills to become leaders in the energy field.

REQUIRED COURSES

EnvSt/URPL/PubAff 809 Introduction to Energy Analysis and Policy % (Fall)

EnvSt/URPL/PubAff 810 EAP Capstone Seminar % (Spring)

Pick one course from each of the following categories:

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES

Geol 411 Energy Resources (Fall)

NEEP 571, Econ and Environ Aspects of Nuclear Energy % (Spring)
BSE/EnvSt 367 Renewable Energy Systems % (Fall & Spring & Summer)
ME/ChE 567 Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes % (Fall)
ECE 356 Electric Power for Renewable Energy Systems % (Fall)
CBE 562 Energy and Sustainability % (Fall)
BSE 460 Biorefining-Energy/Products- Renewable Resources % (Fall)
ECE 427 Electric Power Systems % (Fall)

ENERGY ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

AAE/Econ/EnvSt/URPL 671 Energy Economics % (Spring - Du)

AAE/Econ/PubAff 881 Benefit Cost Analysis % (Fall)
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AAE 643 Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics % (Spring)
AAE 531 Natural Resource Economics % (Spring)

ENERGY POLICY

EnvSt/PubAff 866 Global Environmental Governance % (Spring)

URPL/EnvSt 449 Government and Natural Resources % (Occasionally)
Law 940 Special Topics: Energy Law $ (Occasionally)
AAE/Econ/PubAff 881 Benefit Cost Analysis % (Fall)
EnvSt 349 Climate Change Governance % (Fall)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

EnvSt 401 Introduction to Air Quality % (Fall)

PopH/EnvSt 560 Health Impacts of Global Environ Changes % (Fall/Spring)
Envir St/Prev Med 502 Air Pollution and Human Health % (Fall)
CEE423/ME466 Air Pollution Effects % (Fall)

*This course qualifies for the Certificate in Business, Environment and Social Responsibility
(http://bus.wisc.edu/degreesprograms/certificates/graduate/sustainability)

#This course qualifies for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship

(http://bus.wisc.edu/degreesprograms/certificates/graduate/entrepreneurship)

@This course qualifies for the Certificate in Strategic Innovation

(http://bus.wisc.edu/degreesprograms/certificates/graduate/strategic-innovation)

+ This course qualifies for the Certificate in Business Analytics

% This course qualifies for the Certificate in Energy Analysis & Policy

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