{"id":19,"date":"2016-01-24T01:45:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T20:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dsc.mgt.sjp.dev\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2022-08-25T11:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:23:57","slug":"introduction-to-the-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/dsc\/about-us\/introduction-to-the-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution of the Department"},"content":{"rendered":"
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B<\/span>efore 1990, Production and Material Management was offered to students following main degree programmes of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce. In 1990 the subject was upgraded to Operations Management and it was taught in almost all degree programmes offered by the Faculty as a main functional area in management until 2001. Since the formation of the new Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences in 2001,\u00a0the Operations Management\u00a0subject was off\u001fered in the Management Common Programme of the Faculty.\u00a0\u001dThe initiative to establish a degree programme and a department for this \u001efield is taken in 2002 and the university approved the proposal in 2003. The establishment of the new degree programme, Operations and Technology Management was done by separating the Department of Decision Sciences in September 2007.\u00a0\u001dThe fi\u001erst batch of students was admitted to the new degree programme in 2008.<\/p>\n

Strategic Intent<\/h3>\n

We, Department of Decision Sciences produce graduates in Operations and Technology Management with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and mind-set.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Specifications of the degree programme offered by the Department of Decision Sciences are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Download Student Handbook for further information…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Second-Year Students of the Department of Decision Sciences Gain Practical Exposure through Industry Field Visit to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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The Department of Decision Sciences of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, successfully organized a three-day field visit from 3rd to 5th October 2025 for the second-year students following the Technology Management course. The field visit aimed to provide students with first-hand exposure to industrial operations, production technologies, and supply […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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