Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
This module is based on knowledge obtained in 1st Semester in
Operations, Innovation and Organizational Configuration
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Account for different process improvement methodologies and
techniques in order to create efficient processes in the
organization
- Explain how an organization can deploy technologies in the
improvement and innovation processes of the organization
- Explain how to create, manage and implement technological and
organizational changes within an organization including knowledge
about how to manage technological change projects within an
organization.
- Understand the challenges involved in implementing
technological changes in an organization taking the organizational
context into consideration
Skills
- Evaluate and assess the need for improvement in key business
processes in the organization
- Design or and re-design organizational and business processes
in a manufacturing or service organization.
- Analyze the multifaceted challenges in connection with
implementing technological innovations and process changes in an
organization
- Design and plan efficient implementation processes of
technological change in manufacturing or service
organisations
Competences
- Improve existing organizational and business processes using
technologies and engineering methods in an manufacturing or service
organization
Type of instruction
The teaching is organized in accordance with the general form of
teaching. Please see the programme cirruculum §17.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 5 ECTS course module the expected workload is 150
hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Operations, Innovation and Organizational Improvement:
Implementation Models and Tools |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |