Program Overview

Overview

The Operations and Information Management (OPIM) Certificate is offered by the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder. This certificate program is designed to help students develop the ability to get the right information to the right people at the right time, enabling them to make strategic and operational decisions effectively and quickly.

Requirements

The OPIM Certificate requires 12 total credits. Students can choose from a variety of courses, but must complete a faculty-supervised OPIM internship (MGMT 4910). To be eligible for the certificate, students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher for the selected courses and receive a letter grade of B or higher in each of the three certificate courses.

Courses

The following courses are available for the OPIM Certificate:

• BCOR 2205: Introduction to Information Management and Analytics (1.5 credits)
• BCOR 2206: Principles of Operations Management (1.5 credits)
• ACCT 4540: Accounting Information Systems
• BAIM 3100: Data Visualization
• BAIM 3205: Business Data Management
• BAIM 3210: Low Code for Citizen Developers
• BAIM 3220: Introduction to Python Programming
• BAIM 4065: Leadership in a Digital Age
• BAIM 4090: IT and Business Strategy
• BAIM 4120: Business Analytics
• MGMT 3201: Business Analytics
• BAIM 4200: Advanced Business Analytics
• BAIM 4220: Enterprise Applications
• BAIM 4230: Customer Success with CRM
• BAIM 4240: Agile Project Management
• BAIM 4250: Information Security Management
• MGMT 3100: Operations Management
• MGMT 3800: Consulting Skills
• MGMT 4110: Supply Chain Management
• MGMT 4120: Managing Business Processes
• MGMT 4130: Sustainable Operations
• MGMT 4140: Project Management
• MGMT 4150: International Operations Management
• MGMT 4200: Competitive Strategy
• MGMT 4400: Quality Management
• MGMT 4820: Decision Analytics
• MKTG 3700: Digital Marketing
• ORGN 4210: Systems Thinking
• MGMT 4910: OPIM Academic Internship

Learning Outcomes

By completing the OPIM Certificate program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate specialized expertise in operations management and supply chain management.
• Effectively communicate interdisciplinary trends that influence the global economy, and their impact on operations management and supply chain management.
• Understand ethical considerations and apply ethical decision-making frameworks in business operations.
• Learn and apply new technologies and quantitative analysis to solve business problems.