Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · Islamic Economics and Finance · Undergraduate
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
- Develops an understanding of the role of technology, managers, employees and customers in developing a quality-based company
- Develops skills in understanding and managing the application of quality improvement tools and techniques
- Identifies current trends and benchmarking organizations regarding quality management
- Understands ethical issues regarding the quality of services and products
- Acquire quality management and control concepts in the context of historical development and their contribution to the corporations,
- Defines the concepts of quality management and improvement.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Decision Theory. Decision making under certainty. Decision making under uncertainty. | Related Readings |
| 2 | Decision making under risk. | Related Readings |
| 3 | Utility Theory. Single attribute utility. Interpreting utility functions | Related Readings |
| 4 | Utility Functions for nonmonetary attributes | Related Readings |
| 5 | Axioms of Utility Theory. | Related Readings |
| 6 | Attitudes towards risk | Related Readings |
| 7 | Risk premium. | Related Readings |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Using additional information. Expected value of sample information. Expected value of perfect information | Related Readings |
| 10 | Decision making without experimentation. Decision making with experimentation. | Related Readings |
| 11 | Multicriteria Decision Making. Goal Programming. | Related Readings |
| 12 | Multi Attribute Utility Functions | Related Readings |
| 13 | Analytic Hierarchy Process. | Related Readings |
| 14 | Outranking relations. | Related Readings |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | Related Readings |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |


