Course detail

Quality of Goods in Business Venture

FP-OjopPAcad. year: 2018/2019

The course addresses the problems related to the significance of quality in business venture and its role in the world markets.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will have a clear idea of modern approaches to the quality management at company, including the most frequently used quality management systems, namely according to the norms ISO 9000, TQM and EFQM.

Prerequisites

Topics of lectures are as follows:
Topics of lectures are as follows:
Introduction — terminology, quality development
The national policy of the quality support
The quality Loop
Basic methods for quality control
Consumer protection
Customer satisfaction
Quality management systems according to ISO 9000, TQM and EFQM
The Economics of quality
The strategy of the company quality
The methods and techniques of evaluation products
Self-evaluation in quality systems
The trends in the development of quality

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures consist of an explanation of basic principles, methodology of the discipline, problems and their solutions.
Exercises promote the practical mastery of subject presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The exam has a written form.
The exam consists of three theoretical open questions, the answer time is 30 minutes. It is evaluated:
a) Proper identification of the problem
b) The method and scope of the problem with emphasis on its explanation.

The answer to each question is evaluated separately. The final score is given by the arithmetic mean. The exam is classified according to the ECTS scale. Incorrect and unreadable responses are considered as inappropriate.

Course curriculum

Předmět se zabývá problematikou významu kvality v obchodním podnikání na mezinárodním trhu. Cílem předmětu je, aby si studenti osvojili teoretické základy a metodické postupy potřebné pro řízení podnikových procesů zabezpečující kvalitu produkce podniku na té úrovni, aby byla konkurenceschopná na mezinárodním trhu.
1. Úvod – pojetí, vývoj kvality.
2. Smyčka kvality.
3. Úloha vedení v řízení kvality.
4. Základní metody řízení kvality.
5. Systém kvality dle ISO ř. 9000.
6. Systém kvality dle TQM.
7. Program nulového počtu chyb.
8. Přístup Six Sigma, Systém kvality dle EFQM, model CAF.
9. Ekonomika kvality.
10. Strategie kvality obchodní korporace.
11. Certifikace.
12. Měření spokojenosti a loajality zákazníků, Ochrana spotřebitele.
13. Trendy ve vývoji kvality.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to provide students with necessary theoretical foundation and methodology from the field of products and services quality. It also focuses on mastering modern approaches to the quality assurance, management, and improvement of products as well as corporate processes in companies.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Control of results of independent work on specified tasks.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FREHR, H. Total quality management: zlepšení kvality podnikání : příručka vedoucích sil. Brno: UNIS Publishing, 1995. ISBN 34-461-7135-5.

Recommended reading

MIZUNO, S. Řízení jakosti. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1993. ISBN 80-85605-38-4.
VEBER, J. Řízení jakosti a ochrana spotřebitele. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada. Manažer, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1782-1.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-MEO Master's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Topics of lectures are as follows:
Introduction — terminology, quality development
The national policy of the quality support
The quality Loop
Basic methods for quality control
Consumer protection
Customer satisfaction
Quality management systems according to ISO 9000, TQM and EFQM
The Economics of quality
The strategy of the company quality
The methods and techniques of evaluation products
Self-evaluation in quality systems
The trends in the development of quality

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Topics of lectures are as follows:
Introduction — terminology, quality development
The national policy of the quality support
The quality Loop
Basic methods for quality control
Consumer protection
Customer satisfaction
The Economics of quality