Advanced Diploma in Quality Management

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Analyse and define problems and identify criteria for acceptable solutions.
• Identify relevant information and engineering knowledge and skills for solving the problems.
• Generate and formulate possible approaches that would lead to workable solutions for the problems.
• Model and analyse possible solutions.
• Evaluate possible solutions and select the best solution.
• Formulate and present the solution in an appropriate form.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Bring to bear an appropriate mix of knowledge of mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, at a fundamental level and in a specialist area on the solution of broadly-defined quality problems.
• Use theories and principles.
• Perform formal analysis and modelling on systems or processes.
• Communicate concepts, ideas and theories.
• Perform reasoning about and conceptualising systems and/or.
• Handle uncertainty and risk.
• Perform work within the boundaries of the practice area.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Formulate the problem to satisfy user needs, applicable standards, codes of practice and legislation.
• Plan and manage the process to focus on important issues and recognises and deals with constraints.
• Acquire and evaluate knowledge, information and resources in order to apply appropriate principles and tools to provide a workable solution.
• Perform tasks including analysis, quantitative modelling and optimisation of the product, system or process subject to the relevant premises, assumptions, constraints and restrictions.
• Evaluate alternatives for implementation and select a preferred solution based on techno-economic analysis and judgement.
• Select the system or assess the method in terms of the social, economic, legal, health, safety, and environmental impact and benefits.
• Communicate the relevant information in a technical report.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Plan and conduct macro and micro environmental (society, economy, industrial and physical) investigations and experiments within an appropriate discipline.
• Search available literature and critically evaluated material for suitability to the investigation.
• Perform analysis as necessary to the investigation.
• Select and use equipment or software as appropriate in the investigations.
• Analyse, interpret and derive information from available data.
• Draw environmental impact conclusions from an analysis of all available evidence.
• Record the purpose, process and outcomes of the investigations in technical reports.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Assess the method, skill or tool for applicability and limitations against the required result.
• Apply the method, skill or tool correctly to achieve the required result.
• Test and assess results produced by the method, skill or tool against required results.
• Create, select and use computer applications as required by the discipline.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Use appropriate structure, style and language of written and oral communication for the purpose of the communication and the target audience.
• Use graphics appropriately and effectively in enhancing the meaning of text.
• Use visual materials to enhance oral communications.
• Use accepted methods for providing information to others involved in the engineering activity.
• Deliver oral communication fluently with the intended meaning being apparent.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Explain the principles of planning, organising, leading and controlling.
• Carry out individual work effectively, strategically and on time.
• Contribute to team activities, including at disciplinary boundaries, support the output of the team as a whole.
• Demonstrate functioning as a team leader.
• Organise and manage a design or research project.
• Carry out effective communication in the context of individual and team work.
• Accept responsibility for consequences stemming from own actions.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Describe the nature and complexity of ethical dilemmas.
• Describe the ethical implications of decisions.
• Apply ethical reasoning to evaluate solutions.
• Make professional judgments in decision making during problem solving and design.
• Limit decision making to the area of current competence.

Integrated Assessment:

• Formative and summative assessments including individual and collaborative tutorials, assignments, projects, tests, simulations, and presentations.
• Closed or open book examinations.
• Integrative assessment through a comprehensive project with detailed criteria covering the complete spectrum of learning achieved.
• Assessment tools evaluating knowledge, critical thinking, evaluation prowess, communication, and presentation skills.