Free Lunch and Learn Webinar Series About M.S. in Operations Management
Join the M.S. in Operations Management program for the 2017-18 Lunch & Learn Webinar Series.
This series of Lunch & Learn webinars is designed to aid in professional development and increase general awareness of the Master of Science in Operations Management (MSOM) and Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) programs. Topics presented are relevant to a wide variety of careers and majors. Whether you are a working professional who is interested in these topics, a current MSOM/MSEM student or alumnus, or an undergraduate student trying to decide what to pursue next, this webinar series is for you.
The series kicks off at noon Thursday, Aug. 31. Greg Parnell, MSOM/MSEM program director and research profesor, will present "Do Decision Traps and Cognitive Biases Affect Your Judgments?" Registration for this webinar is open, and space is limited. Click here to Register.
Webinars are free and will be presented on the dates listed below from noon to 1 p.m.
Webinars
- Aug. 31 — Greg Parnell, “Do Decision Traps and Cognitive Biases Affect Your Judgments?”
- Sept. 28 — Carrie Beam, “Analytics: What is it?”
- Oct. 26 — Rich Ham, “Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Why All Operations Managers Will Soon Have a ‘Drone’ in Their Life”
- Nov. 30 — Leonard Nethercutt, “Connecting the Dots…PMI Talent Triangle and Project Management”
- Dec. 14 — Terry Bresnick, “The FOCCUSSED Decision Maker”
- Jan. 18 — Jim Burgin, “Six Sigma & 5S”
- Feb. 22 — Matt Cilli, “Engineering Management”
- March 29 — Jim Sutton, “Learning that Sticks with Students: Converting Theories Into Capabilities”
- April 19 — Kerry Melton, “Improving the Truck Driver Job”
Registered participants will receive an email the morning of the webinar with a link to join the session. We hope to see you online on Aug. 31!
Contacts
Mindy Hunthrop, program coordinator
Operations Management Program
479-575-4491,
hunthrop@uark.edu
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