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ISL 401 - Quality Management

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · International Trade and Finance · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 University Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Özgür KÖKALAN

Course Objective

This course is organized to introduce students to fundamental topics in quality management and quality improvement. This course examines leading tools and methods used to monitor, access and manage quality in organizations and the ways in which a quality improvement framework can be set and managed. Topics as the milestones in the development of quality management, fundamental tools for quality improvement, new paradigms and contemporary strategies for implementing quality improvement are also included.

Course Content

Quality Management: Achieving Organizational Excellence

Quality and Global Competitiveness

Strategic Management: Planning and Execution for Competitive Advantage

Quality Management, Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility

Partnering and Strategic Alliances

Quality Culture: Changing Hearts, Minds, and Attitudes

Customer Satisfaction, Retention, and Loyalty

Employee Empowerment

Leadership and Change

Team Building and Teamwork

Effective Communication

Education and Training

Overcoming Politics, Negativity, and Conflict in the Workplace

ISO 9000 and Total Quality: The Relationship

Overview of Total Quality Tools

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Quality Function Deployment

Optimizing and Controlling Processes through Statistical Process Control

Continual Improvement Methods with Six Sigma, Lean, Lean Six Sigma,

Benchmarking

Just-in-Time/Lean Manufacturing (JIT/Lean)

Implementing Total Quality Management

Required Resources

Quality Management for Organizational Excellence, introduction to total quality- David L. GOETSCH, Stanley DAVIS

Kalite Güvence Standartları, Prof.Dr. İrfan ÇAĞLAR, yrd.Doç.Dr. Sabiha KILIÇ

Toplam Kalite Yönetimi- Orhan KÜÇÜK

Recommended Resources

Toplam Kalite Yönetimi- Muhittin ŞİMŞEK

Toplam Kalite Yönetimi & İSO 9000 Kalite Yönetim Sistemleri- Muhsin HALİS

Kalite Yönetimi- Mesiha SAAT ERSOY, Abdullah ERSOY

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Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Develops an understanding of the role of technology, managers, employees and customers in developing a quality-based company
  2. Develops skills in understanding and managing the application of quality improvement tools and techniques
  3. Identifies current trends and benchmarking organizations regarding quality management
  4. Understands ethical issues regarding the quality of services and products
  5. Acquire quality management and control concepts in the context of historical development and their contribution to the corporations,
  6. Defines the concepts of quality management and improvement.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%80 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionDiscussionCase StudyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm11515
Quiz000
Assignment166
Practice000
Final12020

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to Decision Theory. Decision making under certainty. Decision making under uncertainty.Related Readings
2Decision making under risk.Related Readings
3Utility Theory. Single attribute utility. Interpreting utility functionsRelated Readings
4Utility Functions for nonmonetary attributesRelated Readings
5Axioms of Utility Theory.Related Readings
6Attitudes towards riskRelated Readings
7Risk premium.Related Readings
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Using additional information. Expected value of sample information. Expected value of perfect informationRelated Readings
10Decision making without experimentation. Decision making with experimentation.Related Readings
11Multicriteria Decision Making. Goal Programming.Related Readings
12Multi Attribute Utility FunctionsRelated Readings
13Analytic Hierarchy Process.Related Readings
14Outranking relations.Related Readings
15Review of the SemesterRelated Readings
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı