Information Package

Master's of Business Administration without Thesis (Distance Education)

MANU566

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Course Code
MANU566
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
8
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS8
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. know the concepts about total quality management and its historical evolution.
  2. have knowledge about the total quality management applications in Turkey.
  3. have knowledge about the fundamental concepts of quality management.
  4. can use problem solving tools and applications about quality management.
  5. has the competency to use concepts about process, system, continuous improvement, problem solving, monitoring, measurement and assessment.
  6. has knowledge about international quality standard systems.
  7. can develop contents about financial measurements, performance measurements, internal and external audit product realization, procurement, measurement analysis assessment, monitoring evaluation.
  8. gain skills about the coordination of direct and indirect processes, knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary team work, verification, validity, documentation and continuous improvement.
Mode of DeliveryE-Learning
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course is to improve the managerial skills of the attendants by teaching the basic information about quality management and encourage them for using the quality management problem solving tools by practice. Today there are common known basic quality concepts that lacks the theoretical framework to be used for solving managerial issues in daily work life. Therefore, it is needed a theory-practice integration in quality management. The main idea of this course is to encourage the attendants to develop fast, creative and practical solutions for the daily managerial issues through quality management when it is needed in case studies or training activities.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course
2nd Week Discussion of pretesting, evolution of quality systems, traditional structure
3rd Week Concept of prosess, process
4th Week Resource management
5th Week Human resources management
6th Week Plan and planning, cases
7th Week Data gathering and provision of information
8th Week Assignment
9th Week Presentations and discussion
10th Week Process chain, interprocess communication and interaction
11th Week Goal setting, input characteristics, value added
12th Week Input-output linkage
13th Week PDCA cycle
14th Week Feedback, presentation of assignments (continuous improvement)
15th Week General Review
Recommended or Required ReadingCurrent articles and handouts distributued by the instructor
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 20
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 80
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 50 50
Preparation for Final exam 1 80 80
Course hours 14 1 14
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 30 30
Homework 1 30 30
Project 1 35 35
Total Work Load239
Total Work Load / 30 (h)7.96
ECTS Credit of the Course8
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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