# DCSN 200 — Operations Management (AUB) > DCSN 200 Operations Management at American University of Beirut. 3.5/5 from 2 ratings · 20 student reviews · 19 shared files. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/554 Retrieved: 2026-09-15 ## Facts - Course code: DCSN 200 - Title: Operations Management - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: Decision Systems - Department: Business Information and Decision Systems - Faculty: Suliman S. Olayan School of Business - Credits: 3 - Professors on record (11): Elie, Elie Majdalani, Ibrahim H. Osman, Ibrahim Kebbe, Ibrahim Osman, Khalil Hindi, Lama Moussawi, Maher N Itani, Saiid Saber, Victor Araman, Walid Nasr ## Catalogue description The course is an introduction to contemporary operational management issues and techniques. The focus of the course is on the tradeoffs in various decision areas and how operational strategies are aligned to the organization strategy. A strong emphasis is placed on the development and use of the quantitative models to assist decision making. ## Quick answers ### What is DCSN 200 at AUB? DCSN 200 Operations Management is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business. The course is an introduction to contemporary operational management issues and techniques. The focus of the course is on the tradeoffs in various decision areas and how operational strategies are aligned to the organization strategy. ### How many credits is DCSN 200? DCSN 200 Operations Management is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is DCSN 200 hard? Students rate DCSN 200 3.5 out of 5 overall, from 2 ratings. ### Who teaches DCSN 200 at AUB? Studiety has 11 professors on record for DCSN 200: Elie, Elie Majdalani, Ibrahim H. Osman, Ibrahim Kebbe, Ibrahim Osman, Khalil Hindi, Lama Moussawi, Maher N Itani and 3 more. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ### Are there past papers for DCSN 200? Yes — 19 files for DCSN 200 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account. ## Student ratings - Overall: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings ## What to expect - Has Midterm - Has Final - Has Attendance - Has Project - Has Graded Homeworks - Has Participation - Original Book Necessary ## Shared course material 19 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up. - Solution Manuals: 7 - Finals: 5 (most recent from 2010) - Midterms: 4 (most recent from 2010) - Syllabi: 2 (most recent from 2018) - Other: 1 ## Student reviews 20 of 20 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line. - **3/5 · 2022-06** — DCSN 200 is manageable on its own, but students recommend swapping it for an elective if it is being taken alongside INFO 200, BUSS 200, FINA 210 and CMPS 208 in the same semester. - **4/5 · 2022-04** — Elie is recommended as the best instructor for DCSN 200. - **2023-01** — Some students believe the minimum passing average for OSB core business courses might be around 65, though this figure is uncertain. - **2023-01** — For OSB core business courses like DCSN 200, you generally only fail if you get an F, but the average of your business core course grades needs to stay above 70. - **2022-11** — MATH 204 is not a prerequisite for DCSN 200. - **2022-11** — Really chill, cool guy, fun, not strict at all, flexible. Explains wells but you have to study for the course. Most of the things he explains are theoretical and qualitative when the exam is all numbers and quantitave. - **2022-04** — If you can’t focus in class he has old online recordings of his lectures which makes it 100 times more easier to understand the material at home by yourself and he’s super nice and grading is okay ish - **2020-07** — Best instructor for this course! - **2020-07** — Great teacher and the course is easy - **2020-07** — Good instructor and interesting course. Low workload - **2020-04** — He's okay for taking the course with, its not hard at all - **2020-04** — Lama is just great and amazing, totally enjoyed the course with her and aced it easily - **2020-04** — I loved the course with him. His explanation is fine I didn't really need to work that much by myself at home. He takes attendance seriously. Just work well and you'll be fine. He's a fair grader and a nice person. Barely studied before the midterm and got a 93 and 3 days before the final and got a 96 on the overall course. - **2019-08** — Honestly Elie is the best! You'll definitely score high in this course if you take it with him - **2019-08** — Victor Araman is the best ever, he's very fair grading wise (not lenient nor strict- extremely fair) - **2019-08** — Victor is a genius and you will learn alot in his class yet do not expect high grades if you don't work and do your best - **2019-08** — He's a cool teacher, the only thing you need to do is the homework. As for grades if he likes u he's more likely to consider increasing ur grade if you fight for it. All in all, this course is more of a self study rather than understanding everything in class - **2019-08** — If you care about the grade elie or saiid. Victor is awesome otherwise.. - **2019-08** — If you can find with Elie go for Elie he’s the best teacher in AUB and so nice and easy grader. - **2019-08** — Elie is the best! Great explanation and he's a very fair grader ## See also - [All Decision Systems courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/decision-systems.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.