Charles Sturt University

1997 Postgraduate Handbook

Graduate Certificate in Total Quality Management

Fees apply

The course is designed to empower students with the ability to apply the techniques of Total Quality Management (TQM) to reduce variability of performance outcomes in the workplace, and thus maintain constancy of purpose. It will teach students how to integrate the techniques of TQM with the whole of organisational activities, and in particular with human resource management.

Enrolment through

Bathurst campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

1 year (2 sessions)

Admission criteria

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.

Credit for previous study

Credit is not available for this course. However, if a student can demonstrate competence in up to two subjects by virtue of previous studies in recognised award courses, the student may apply to the Courses Manager to substitute other subjects. Unlike credit, substitution does not reduce the number of subjects required to complete the course requirements

Course requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete four compulsory eight-point subjects.

Course structure

Session 1 (Autumn)

MGT505 Foundations of TQM

MGT506 The Management of Integration

Session 2 (Spring)

MGT507 Advanced TQM

MGT508 Total Quality Project Management

Inquiries

Courses Manager
Jan Wood
Telephone: (063) 38 4438
Facsimile: (063) 38 4405
Email: jwood@csu.edu.au


Last Revised: 25 November 1996.

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