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SMF3085F - Quality Management

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Home examination 100/100 6 hours

Course content

- Introduction to quality management concepts, the role of quality in production and services

- Core principles of quality: customers, employees and processes

- ISO standards and statistical process control (SPC)

- Continuous Improvement and SIX Sigma

- Performance Measurement and usage of data

Learning outcome

By passing the course the student should have achieved following learning outcomes:

Knowledge of:

- the theory of Total Quality Management,

- how to analyze quality in a product/service and the manufacturing process,

- how to improve quality of a product/service/process,

- the relationship between customer needs and quality in the products,

- how businesses are organized and managed to deliver quality to the customer.

Skills:

Be able to identify the connection between customer needs and quality.

Could identify quality improvements for a product/service.

Explain the relationship between the organization's structure and the organization's goals/strategy.

Knowledge of ISO standards and toolbox in quality management.

General competence:

Understand, apply and improve quality management systems.

Have a good understanding of how to work together in teams to reach common goals.

Knowledge of the quality management system and how this work together with other parts of the organization.

Learning methods and activities

The course will be conducted with teaching videos/digital seminars.

The course is taught mainly in Norwegian, compulsory submission and exam is in Norwegian.

Off campus students can work and deliver assignment in groups or individually.

Compulsory assignments

  • Approved exercise

Further on evaluation

Off campus exam, 6 hours, A-F, Inspera, individual.

In terms of a postponed examination (re-sit examination), the compulsory assessment must be passed, and a new home examination must be completed.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Business Administration (part-time) (BØKLED-F)

Course materials

To be announced at the start of the semester

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SMF3085 7.5
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Gjøvik

Subject area(s)
  • Project Quality Management
Contact information

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Home examination 100/100

Release
2024-05-30

Submission
2024-05-30


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS Home examination 100/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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