49306 Quality and Operations Management Systems

6cp; 3hpw, distance; availability: all courses
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: Dr H Akpolat

On completion of this subject students will understand how to design, develop and implement quality and operations management systems in manufacturing, service and government organisations; the process of certification of quality and operations management systems according to the Australian and International Standards ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and AS 4806 (Safety); the concept and methods of evaluation of quality and operations management systems (Auditing); and the relevance of effective quality and operations management systems for continual improvement strategies, initiatives and programs.

Assessment: Assignments (40 per cent), examination (60 per cent).

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus
Summer session, Hong Kong

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,460.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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