Workshop - “New Developments in Operations and Supply Chain Management Curriculum” 

Introduction:

Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) is a core functional area of the business school. The quality of the curriculum and preparation of the faculty are important ingredients of a dynamic institution of higher learning. The program highlights the current trends in the area and emphasizes the pivotal role of faculty.

Moreover, it offers suggestions on the revamping of the curriculum and identify new teaching and research trends in the broader area of OSCM in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Further, the program highlights two main responsibilities of a faculty member; teaching and research. This two-day program offers guidelines for planning and development of curriculum of OSCM, and faculty members in the area and concludes with some thoughts on evaluation of the impact.

Learning Contents:

1. New developments in OSCM curriculum;

2. Development of course outlines in a small group setting;

3. Use of AI powered platforms in OSCM;

4. Teaching and evaluation challenges of the faculty in the age of AI;

5. Research trends and importance of collaboration; 6. Impact of OSCM faculty on the students, business school and society.

Course Objectives:

1. Provide a platform to academics to discuss and deliberate new developments in curriculum, teaching pedagogies, research trends, and student evaluation;

2. Develop some course outlines in accordance with international best practices;

3. Recommend new teaching pedagogies and evaluation tools including AI platforms;

4. Evolve some common research agenda among faculty members;

5. Evaluate the impact of OSCM faculty contributions towards overall advancement of business school.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Clear understanding of OSCM courses curriculum;

2. Develop over half a dozen course outlines of core and electives at graduate and undergraduate level;

3. Appreciation of the teaching and evaluation pedagogies;

4. Foster collaboration in research and formation of research cluster;

Who Should Attend:

Faculty members with teaching and research interest in the area of OSCM.  Ideally two to three persons from same institution should attend this program, including at least one senior faculty member.

Facilitators:

1. Dr. Shaukat Ali Brah,
Former (and Founding) Rector KSBL Former Dean SDSB, LUMS, and AGU, United Arab Emirates.

2. Dr. M Shakeel Sadiq Jajja,
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, SDSB, LUMS

Notes:

1. Workshop/Seminar Registration Fee:  35,000/-PKR.
2. In case of replacements, transfer and refund, participant should officially notify via email/letter to NBEAC 10 working days prior to the workshop. After that NBEAC will not entertain any claims and changes.
3. NBEAC may cancel or postpone a workshop/program due to insufficient registration or unforeseen** circumstances. In this case, NBEAC will refund registration fee but will not be responsible for any other related expenses including cancellation charges by airline and travel agencies.
   
4. In case of postponement, the fee may be transferred to the rescheduled offering of that workshop or any other workshop as an alternate to refund. The NBEAC reserves the right to make changes in its program policies and fees at any time.

** If unforeseen circumstances occurs during the workshop and one day before the scheduled workshop, NBEAC will not refund the registration fee.