Methods of Continuous Improvement (2cr)
Code: LT00CW96-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 10.11.2025 - 18.02.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 16.03.2026 - 29.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Unit
- SeAMK Business Management and SME Business Management
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
- Teachers
- Elina Ojala
- Groups
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LITA23CBachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
- Course
- LT00CW96
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
The student understands the company's operating methods and the need for continuous development of the work community and the key methods of development. The student is able to choose appropriate methods for development and apply continuous development methods to his / her own and teamwork.
Content
- improving the operational efficiency of the organization
- developing one's own work in expert work
- Process Consultation (Edgar H. Schein)
- carrying out continuous development measures
- Kaizen and Kaikaku
- 5S
- VOC = voice of customer, continuous customer need identification and management at the process level
- other methods if necessary
Materials
Leacturers material
Teaching methods
Classroom learnning 10h, 44h independent study and group work
Student workload
54h classroom learnning 10h, 44h independent studying / group work
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student is able to name methods of continuous improvement and shows that he/she is familiar with the continuous development of expert work and its benefits.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student is able to name the methods of continuous development and knows the means and benefits of development. The student is able to apply continuous development methods.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student understands the benefits of continuous improvement and knows the methods. The student is able to apply the most important methods of continuous improvement. The student is able to comprehensively evaluate the planning and implementation of continuous improvement.
Further information
The implementation takes into account various continuous development methods tailored by the lecturer.