Development and Quality Management (5 cr)

Objective

The student knows techniques used for organizational and activity research and development. The student knows how quality thinking develops and can grasp the importance of quality for successful organizational performance. (S)he can describe processes, search for items to develop and understand the procedures of on-going developing and projecting and can apply developmental methods.

Content

Basics of development activities
Development methods
Quality thinking /LEAN
Quality tools

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Knowledge:
The student is well aware of the main contents and application possibilities of development activities and quality thinking.
The student knows the development methods and quality enhancement techniques well
Skills:
The student can apply development practices well.
Competence:
The student can apply development and quality tools to develop his/her organisation.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Knowledge:
The student is rather aware of the main contents and application possibilities of development activities.
The student knows the development methods and quality techniques rather well
Skills:
The student can apply development methods and quality techniques rather well.
Competence:
The student can work out how to apply development and quality tools.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Knowledge:
The student is somewhat aware of the main content and application possibilities of development activities.
The student knows the development methods and quality thinking techniques to some extent.
Skills:
The student can apply development methods to some extent.
Competence:
The student can understand development and quality tools.

Further information

Research and development 5 credits