NSCI5502 – Quality Assurance in Applied Science
Module code
NSCI5502
Module title
Quality Assurance in Applied Science
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop knowledge and skills in organisational techniques for establishing, maintaining and improving quality assurance in a laboratory or other organisational unit.
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Quality terminology
- Policies and procedures for quality
- Sources of evidence for quality improvement
- Leadership for quality, rangatiratanga
- Supply chain management
- Teamwork, collaborative skills, kotahitanga
- Quality management systems (including ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 15189)
- Quality management practitioners (such as Shewhart, Deming, Juran, Baldrige) and their contributions to quality management
- The role of audit and review and/or IANZ
- Linkages between technology and product quality
- Effects of collection procedures on the quality of laboratory specimens and samples - Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
- Learning Outcomes
- LO1 Work collaboratively to apply industry-specific quality standards and approaches to product quality.
LO2 Identify the elements that govern quality assurance in the laboratory or other applied science work related environment. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course employs an achievement-based grading scheme. Learners will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment prior to the start of the course. Aakonga must submit all specified assessment items and obtain at least 50% overall score in order to pass this course.
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
