COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INNOVATION IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKY 5043 INNOVATION IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Quality Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN AVŞAR KURGUN

Offered to

Quality Management

Course Objective

Integration of quality management processes for innovation to ensure quality, develop a holistic perspective on how innovation can be realized with the application of the types of quality and give theory and practice to be configured to impart the knowledge and competencies about innovation process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify all the basic concepts of innovation
2   Analyze and establish innovation models
3   Integrate and to provide mutual spread for innovation and quality progress
4   Analyze the value to be created by innovation sprial for continuous improvement of quality management
5   Innovation proposals to provide for quality improvement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Why Innovation What is innovation
2 Innovation Process and Types of Innovation
3 Product innovation - I
4 Product Innovation - II
5 Process Innovation
6 Organizational Innovation
7 Marketing Innovation
8 Technology and Innovation
9 Innovation Degree
10 Radical, Incremental and Old Idea Innovation
11 Innovation and Business Model
12 Open Innovation Paradigm
13 Innovation System Approach-I
14 Innovation System Approach-II

Recomended or Required Reading

Innovation Circle, Tom Peters, Ledo Yayıncılık, 2010, Istanbul
Innovation Secrets - Steve Jobs, Carmina Gallo, Mc Graw-Hill companies, 2011, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-Expression method
2-case reports and analyze

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods
1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures
as well as weekly assignments (40%)
2. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered throughout
the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case
studies (60%)

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as
well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of
the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using
relevant terminology. Mid-term grade and final grade point average must be 75 or above

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday / 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 17 17
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 13 2 26
Web Search and Library Research 13 1 13
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1444
LO.24
LO.3454
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
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