Course details
Continuous improvement is an organized approach to identifying opportunities for improvement that can help an organization meet its goals for increasing profits, reducing costs, and accelerating innovation. The approach is also used to enhance the quality of a product or service, and to improve safety. This course presents to Business Operations Management students & Project Management students basics of continuous process improvement via PDCA methodology. PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) is a systematic approach to an ongoing review of workflows and outcomes to identify ways to improve them both. An emphasis will be placed on team problem solving approaches and the development of teamwork skills. This course provides an ideal foundation for students aspiring to pursue further education in continuous improvement via Lean, Kaizen or Six Sigma.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in OPMT 1198
Credits
3.0
Cost
$505.95 - $544.70 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Winter 2023
Below is one offering of OPMT 2298 for the Winter 2023 term.
CRN 88766
Duration
Thu Jan 12 - Thu Mar 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 88766
- $505.95
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 - Mar 30 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Instructor
Sarb Verma
Course outline
Cost
$505.95
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
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This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date. No class on Monday, February 15
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Spring/Summer 2023
Below are five offerings of OPMT 2298 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
CRN 67501
Duration
Sat Apr 01 - Sat Jun 24 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 67501
- $544.70
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 01 - Jun 24 | Sat | 09:00 - 12:00 | Burnaby SW01 Rm. 3150 |
Instructor
Luis Lopez
Course outline
Cost
$544.70
Important information
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***Please note, there will be no class on June 17, instead the exam will be held on June 24th and instructor will send you details***
Status
Seats Available
3 seats remaining as of Wed March 29, 2023 at 10:26 am (PDT). Availability may change at any time.
CRN 66122
Duration
Tue Apr 04 - Tue Jun 20 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 66122
- $505.95
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 04 - Jun 20 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
David Pepin
Course outline
Cost
$505.95
Important information
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This is an online asynchronous course that will be held entirely online. You will not be required to meet each and ever week at a specific time.
Status
Seats Available
3 seats remaining as of Wed March 29, 2023 at 10:26 am (PDT). Availability may change at any time.
CRN 68786
Duration
Mon Jul 10 - Fri Jul 14 (5 days)
- 5 days
- CRN 68786
- $544.70
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 - Jul 14 | Mon - Fri | 09:00 - 16:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 114 |
Instructor
Sarb Verma
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$544.70
Status
CRN 67500
Duration
Tue Apr 04 - Tue Jun 20 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 67500
- $544.70
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 04 - Jun 20 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Cost
$544.70
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 68094
Duration
Thu Apr 06 - Thu Jun 22 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 68094
- $544.70
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 06 - Jun 22 | Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 209 |
Instructor
Sarb Verma
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$544.70
Important information
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Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe, at a basic level, continuous improvement as an operations strategy.
- Apply systematic problem-solving models to improve processes in an industrial setting.
- Identify conditions that indicate opportunities for improvement exists.
- Apply appropriate techniques to gather data.
- Apply analysis and creative techniques to synthesize alternatives.
- Evaluate alternatives and develop feasible solutions.
- Identify strategies to implement, improve and maintain change.
- Apply (at a beginning level) appropriate teamwork skills to work within project teams.
- Describe the use of teams in process improvement activities.
Effective as of Fall 2017
Related Programs
Business Process Improvement (OPMT 2298) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Business + Media
- Business Administration (General Option)
Diploma Part-time
- Operations Management (Industrial Engineering Option)
Certificate Part-time
- Operations Management (Management Engineering Option)
Certificate Part-time
- Operations Management (Materials Management Option)
Certificate Part-time
- Project Management
Associate Certificate Part-time
- Quality and Process Management
Certificate Part-time
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