Classroom or Online
60 lecture hours
EU & Non-EU Nationals1,500 EuroWhole course will cost you 450 Euro after Tax Credit - Save 1,050 Euro
Business Administration
Award in Operations Management
This course allows learners to acquire the necessary knowledge and understanding of the principles of operations management.
Accredited awardMQF / EQF Level 512 ECTS
LevelMQF / EQF Level 5
Credits12 ECTS
Duration60 lecture hours
Study modeClassroom or online
Awarded byeie European Business School
Overview
This course allows learners to acquire the necessary knowledge and understanding of the principles of operations management. Learners will be able to understand how operations management affect the performance of organisations and ultimately its overall success.
Also a module inside these programmes
Undergraduate Diploma in Business AdministrationUndergraduate Higher Diploma in Business AdministrationBachelor of Arts in Business AdministrationUndergraduate Higher Diploma in Accountancy and FinanceBachelor of Arts in Accountancy and FinanceUndergraduate Higher Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality ManagementBachelor of Arts in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Learning outcomes
- Manage quality and continuous improvement
- Monitor and analyse projects
- Carry out activities making use of effective time management and decision-making techniques
- Carry out self-assessment and aim for continuous improvement
- Define and critically discuss ‘operations’ and ‘operations management’
- Recall the role of supply chain management in operations management and define related terms such as ‘value chain, procurement, upstream and downstream, raw material, forecasting, inventory, order taking, order generation, and carrying cost’
- Identify the best approaches to designing and developing operations
- Define and critically analyse ‘planning and control’
- Recall and critically discuss ‘lean operations’
- Identify how project management is critical in ensuring the implementation of lean operations
- Describe the need for quality and continuous improvement in any given organisation
- Demonstrate effective time management and problem-solving skills
- Exhibit understanding of project management and how its role in effective operations management
- Discuss the need for identifying and implementing realistic goals
- Use various planning tools such as the RACI chart, the Gantt Chart and other tools
- Communicate effectively with different members of the organisation and the supply chain management How this course will be taught This course shall be taught with a student-centred approach whereby learners are encouraged to take active participation in their own learning. Learners shall be presented with PowerPoint presentations, case-study examples, and other interactive learning materials. Students will be asked to discuss and exchange communication amongst each other (classroom or online, as per learning mode chosen). Assessment This course shall be assessed with an assignment (75%) whereby learners are expected to present an original piece of work including properly referenced literature and practical examples. The assignment has a word count limit of 1,500 words. Learners are also expected to undergo a classroom assessment including discussions, multiple-choice assessments and/or observation (25%). Moreover, learners are expected to obtain a minimum of 50% of the total mark to successfully pass from the module
Fees & duration
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Recognition
Accredited by MFHEA
This qualification is awarded by eie European Business School (formerly eie Institute of Education) and is accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA). MFHEA deems this Award to be at MQF Level 5 (12 ECTS) of the Malta Qualifications Framework and the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning.
Flexible start
Online awards can start any day. Lecture-based awards use a fixed start date.
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