Designed for professionals in the manufacturing or engineering services sectors, with at least three years of industry experience and a background in engineering, technology, science or mathematics, this two semester part-time professional diploma provides individuals with the in-depth knowledge and ability to apply the tools of continuous quality improvement in a range of sectors, whether private, public or semi-state.
The part-time and blended delivery structure of the programme allows participants continue in employment while undertaking their studies. As a result, the nature of the learning environment is highly collaborative and experiential, meaning students are able to quickly apply their newly acquired skills in a live working environment and to have the opportunity to reflect on this in the classroom.
Through the discussion based classroom environment, there is a high degree of learning from peers across different industry sectors and organisation types. We seek to develop an active learning approach through lectures, seminars, workshops and projects. There is extensive use of case studies and business simulations. There is a strong orientation towards team work and collaborative industry based research assignments.