Ithaca Campus Operations Research and Information Engineering M.Eng.

Concentrations

• Applied Operations Research

  The Applied Operations Research Concentration is the most general of the concentrations and allows the most flexibility with respect to elective courses. The concentration is most appropriate for students with undergraduate degrees in operations research who want to increase the depth and breadth of their exposure to operations research and its applications, and for those with undergraduate degrees in other fields who want to gain a solid foundation in the theory and practice of operations research.

• Data Analytics

  The Data Analytics Concentration focuses on the theory and tools needed to make fact-based, data-driven decisions associated with the development, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods and services. The required course work for this concentration consists of three complementary areas that are collectively essential for effective data analysis.

• Financial Engineering

  The Financial Engineering Concentration prepares students for careers that involve the quantitative analysis and management of financial instruments and risk. Such jobs frequently involve: (1) mathematical modeling and analysis of stocks, bonds, options, currency exchange rates and other structured products, (2) developing quantitative models to help corporations understand and manage their exposure to risk, and/or (3) implementing algorithms to monitor, price, and/or trade financial instruments. Unlike other concentrations, this one is specifically designed to be a three-semester program (fall-spring-fall), with the third (i.e., second fall) semester taking place at Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan in New York City.

• Information Technology

  The Information Technology Concentration prepares students to participate in the development, acquisition, and integration of information systems (particularly those embodying operations research approaches) to ensure that strategic business needs are satisfied. Students who elect this concentration will be introduced to the essentials of information technology and ways to bring it to bear in enterprise environments to assist real decision making.

• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

  Students prepare to use their operations research skills to great effect in manufacturing environments. This concentration covers all aspects of the design, production and distribution of goods and services, as well as the fundamentals of modern manufacturing technology, and the use of computers for design, analysis and management of manufacturing processes.

• Strategic Operations

  The Strategic Operations concentration provides a comprehensive look at how business and operations strategies are aligned and executed for success, including corporate structure, marketing, product development, manufacturing, quality management, human capital strategies, and globalization issues. Students in this concentration follow a program of ORIE applications courses and Johnson business courses. The keystone of the concentration is the Strategic Operations Practicum offered by the Johnson School. The practicum integrates classroom material and guest lectures with company site visits and team-based project work with industry partners.  The Strategic Operations project complements, but does not replace, the ORIE M.Eng. project. Graduate students from the College of Engineering, the Johnson School, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations participate in the practicum.