Quality and Environment Systems Management
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | LTVALK102 |
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| Type: | Elective |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 4.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Imppola, Jorma |
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| Teacher Team: | Imppola, Jorma |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| LITAKO-2015 |
2 spring |
4.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
| LITAKO-2015 |
3 spring |
4.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
| LITAKO-2016 |
2 spring |
4.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Student can identify different quality ideologies. Student can explain the basic concept of quality control. Student can use the common quality tools and statistical process control. Student can identify quality costs and their significance.
The student has basic knowledge about:
- the environmental factors affecting human beings and their operational environment,
- the relations between production activities and environment
- the effects of production in local, regional and global level.
The student is aware about the methods, how to decrease the negative affects of production to the environment.
Student's Workload
- Total work load of the course: 107 h
- of which lectures and seminar: 40 h
- of which autonomous studies including writing assignment: 67 h
Contents
- Factors affecting the quality
- The history of quality control
- Measuring quality and quality meters
- Seven basic tools of quality
- Quality costs (internal and external)
- Total Quality Management TQM
- Environmental concepts and the sustainable development
- Renewable and unrenewable natural resources; utilisation and its affects
- Waste management and recycling
Recommended or Required Reading
- Lecture materials
- Other materials announced by the lecturer
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
- Lectures
- Written assignment which is presented at the seminar during the last session
Assessment Criteria
1
Student can satisfyingly name different quality ideologies. Student can satisfyingly explain basic concepts of quality control. Student can satisfyingly use different quality tools and statistical quality control. Student can satisfyingly identify quality costs and their significance.
Student has basic knowledge about the environmental factors and relations between industrial activities and environment. Student knows satisfafyingly the ways to control the harmful effects of humans and industrial activities to the nature.
3
Student can well name different quality ideologies. Student can well explain basic concepts of quality control. Student can well use different quality tools and statistical quality control. Student can well identify quality costs and their significance.
Student has good knowledge about the environmental factors and relations between industrial activities and environment. Student knows well the ways to control the harmful effects of humans and industrial activities to the nature.
5
Student can excellently name different quality ideologies. Student can excellently explain basic concepts of quality control. Student can excellently use different quality tools and statistical quality control. Student can excellently identify quality costs and their significance.
Student has excellent knowledge about the environmental factors and relations between industrial activities and environment. Student knows excellently the ways to control the harmful effects of humans and industrial activities to the nature.
Assessment Methods
- Home exam 50 %
- Writing assignment and its presentation 50 %
Work Placement
No practical training.
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