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
$516.88 - $584.28 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below are four offerings of OPMT 2298 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 50169
Duration
Sat Sep 09 - Sat Dec 09 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50169
- $557.74
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 09 - Dec 09 | Sat | 09:30 - 12:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
Instructor
Luis Lopez
Course outline
Cost
$557.74
Important information
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No class on Sat, Sept 30 and Sat, Nov 11
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 48120
Duration
Mon Sep 11 - Mon Nov 27 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 48120
- $516.88
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 - Nov 27 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
David Pepin
Course outline
Cost
$516.88
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Important Information: Please note that the lecture component for this course is asynchronous, not requiring you to meet each and every week at a specific time, however, there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. 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.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 48119
Duration
Tue Sep 12 - Tue Nov 28 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 48119
- $557.74
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 - Nov 28 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 401 |
Instructor
Arda Akoglu
Course outline
Cost
$557.74
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 48354
Duration
Thu Sep 14 - Thu Nov 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 48354
- $584.28
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Sep 21 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
| Sep 28 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Oct 05 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
| Oct 12 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby |
| Oct 19 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Oct 26 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
| Nov 02 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Nov 09 - Nov 16 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
| Nov 23 - Nov 30 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
Instructor
Sarb Verma
Course outline
Cost
$584.28
Important information
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This is a hybrid course and you will need to be on campus and in class on the following dates only : Sept 14, Sept 28, Oct 12, Oct 19, Nov 2, Nov 23, Nov 30 1800-2100. All of the other classes will be held online and synchronous, so you will be expected to online on the posted days and times. It is important that you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Please check the following link to ensure you meet the computer requirements for the class: www.bcit.ca/files/business/pdf/bcit-sobm-byod.pdf Course content type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online portion are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, starting Week 1.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term 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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