Quality Assurance (Distance)

Engineering path: Upon successful completion of this program, postgraduate students are expected to:

• Acquire skills and experiences necessary for engineers who will lead the fields of quality management/ quality assurance as this applies to engineering.
• Be able to develop Company re-structuring programs based on Total Quality Management Philosophies and Frameworks.
• Be able to develop qualitative and quantitative tools to analyse operational performance problems and identify their causes and effects.
• Become familiar with the philosophy and auditing procedures of Quality Certification Bodies and Standardisation Bodies.
• Use appropriate Research Methods to develop the necessary tools to further investigate arising issues in Quality Management/ Quality Assurance.
• Become familiar with the wider Supply Chain network of their organisations and identify improvements able to benefit the resulting product(s)/ service(s).
• Develop a keen understanding of modern design in manufacturing enterprises by using the Six-Sigma methodology.
• Be equipped with the necessary knowledge and acumen to move into decision-making roles.
• Understand the organisational, institutional and entrepreneurial aspects of the industry.
• Be able to use effectively state-of-the-art software tools for advanced quality assurance as this applies to engineering.
• Be able to develop quality improvement instruments and gather/ administer required information
• Be capable of exploiting research results in quality management/ quality assurance, within their professional environments and in society.

Educational path: By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Acquire and apply knowledge in quality assurance and total quality management policies and process.
• Identify opportunities for improvements based on educational organisation’s management system based on total quality management philosophies and frameworks.
• Apply appropriate methods and tools to engage educational organisation’s human resources in quality assurance and total quality management initiatives.
• Engage educational organisation’s information system in quality assurance and total quality management.
• Design, develop and implement research studies related to quality assurance and total quality management.
• Apply the appropriate research methods and tools in research related to quality assurance and total quality management issues.
• Comprehend and describe standards, guidelines and frameworks related to quality assurance and total quality management.
• Become familiar with national and international quality assurance agencies.
• Develop knowledge and skills in relation to educational technology standards and tools in quality assurance and total quality management.
• Effectively use new technologies in quality assurance decision-making that reflect the way educational organisations operate globally nowadays.
• Apply the quality assurance policies and procedures in distance learning programmes of study.

The graduates of the MSc in Quality Assurance in Education will be able to develop policies and adopt quality assurance and total quality management principles, tools and techniques to improve the services provided at an educational institution.

Finally, they will be able to design, innovate, manage and lead the quality assurance and total quality management processes in an educational organization.