Methods of Continuous Improvement (2cr)
Code: LT00CW96-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 22.04.2025 - 15.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 20.10.2025 - 09.12.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- 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
- 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
Online Teaching
Student workload
54h (Online lectures 10h) 44h independent studying
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.