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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business Administration 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Learning Outcomes
Competency to implement a systematic and holistic approach for environment and quality management in (for-profit) organizations.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| Learning Outcomes
More specifically, students should be able to:
- LO5: Analyze and evaluate relevant environmental aspects of products throughout the life cycle (K4, K5).
- LO6: Correctly analyze quality and environmental issues and determine which tools and models can/should be applied (K3, K4).
- LO7: Apply central models and tools of quality management, such as the FMEA, the gap model of service quality or Kaizen (K3).
- LO8: Apply tools and concepts to evaluate and improve a product’s environmental performance, for instance life cycle assessment or servitization (K3).
- LO9: Evaluate product impacts on the environment along the entire product life cycle (K5).
- LO10: Compare and discuss advantages and disadvantages for the provider, the customer and the environment of different sustainability measures along the product life cycle to define the most appropriate for the product at hand (K4, K5).
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Remember the concept, central principles and strategies of environmental and quality management (K1).
- LO2: Understand various models and tools for assessing and improving quality and environmental performance (K2).
- LO3: Understand the environmental context companies are operating in and how to assess the importance of various impact factors as well as stakeholders (K2).
- LO4: Understand the core idea behind the circular economy (CE) as alternative concept to established linear approaches (K2).
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| Criteria for evaluation |
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| Methods |
- Lecture-based class with interactive elements and group exercises
- Videos for better visualization of the course content
- Guest lecture held by practitioners for additional input from the business world
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| Language |
English and French |
| Study material |
- Kiran, D. R. (2016). Total Quality Management: Key Concepts and Case Studies. Elsevier
- Klöpffer, W., & Grahl, B. (2014). Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). A Guide to Best Practice. Wiley.
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (2013). Towards the circular economy, Vol.1: Economic and business rationale for an accelerated Transition
- Tukker, A. (2004): Eight types of product–service system: eight ways to sustainability? Experiences from SusProNet. Business Strategy and the Environment 13 (4), p. 246–260. doi: 10.1002/bse.414
- Other relevant literature as announced in class
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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