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Quality Management (Fall 2008)

Course code : PITQM-U1
ECTS Credits : 5 Status : Optional
Revised : 17/06 2004 Written : 29/04 2002
Placement : 6-7 semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Objective : To give the student an insight into Quality Management in service and manufacturing businesses. At the end of the course the student should be familiar with general management theory and with Total Quality Management (TQM) and understand the way they interfer. After the course the student should be able to understand the importance of the quality aspect in todays businesses and be able to participate actively in continous improvement programs.
Principal Content : The classic theories of management: behavioral theories, human relation theories and contingency theories. Quality Management guru´s and their theories. Classic tools in quality management and how to use them in the organisation. Knowledge of ISO9001:2000 and the EFQM Excellence Model. Understanding the five functions of TQM in organisations: Planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling.
Teaching method : Lessons, discussions, group exercises, small report on selected subject
Required prequisites : None
Recommended prerequisites : -
Relations : -
Type of examination : Oral examination
External examiner : External
Marking : 7 step scale
Remarks : This course is not open for students who nave passed PMAN3: Organisation and Quality Management. This course is part of the International Business Semester (IBS).

In order to participate in the examination the student must follow the course actively and be present in 80% of the lessons as a minimum. Furthermore the student must deliver all mandatory tasks during the semester.

In order to participate in the examination the student must follow the course actively and be present in 80% of the lessons as a minimum. Furthermore the student must deliver all mandatory tasks during the semester.
Teaching material : Quality Planning and Analysis. Frank M. Gryna. McGraw Hill, Fourth Edition 2001 Notes on selected subjects
Responsible teacher : Ingelise Scheel Krüger , isk@ihk.dk