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MN304012 - Quality Assurance and Certification

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 4 hours D

Course content

The development of the Quality philosophy Quality terms Quality Control The ISO 9001 Standard for Quality systems Certification and maintenance of Quality systems Risk management and documentation Statistics in manufacture management Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point analysis (HACCP), definition and background Risk and risk asessment Identification and control of critical control points HACCP plans Maintenance of a HACCP system HACCP integrated in other Quality systems (BRC, etc.) Governmental demands and customer demands in important markets

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • define important terms within Quality Management
  • be able to describe the history and main features of the quality Management science
  • know the main features of certification systems and food saftey legislation in some important seafood markets
  • know the principles of HACCP

Skills:

  • be able to participate in the implementation and operation of a qmality system
  • be able to apply the seven tools, and basic statistical techniques in process control and batch sampling and approval criteria
  • be able to participate in the identification, development and maintenance of a critical control point (CCP)
  • assess some relevant certification systems for a given processor company

Competence:

  • The student will after the course have the expertise to implement and operate a quality system.

Learning methods and activities

Learning activities: Lectures, exercises and a mandatory group thesis. The group thesis must be approved before admission to the examination.

The scheduled activities will amount to approx. 40 hours. The total work load should amount to 200 hours.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory assignments

Further on evaluation

Mandatory group thesis must be approved in order to take the exam. Valid for 4 semesters.

Exam is given in the middle of the semester (March). 4 hours digital schoolexam

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Biomarine Innovation (298BMI)
Biotechnology (427BT)

Course materials

Obligatorisk: KVALITETSDREVET LEDELSE - KVALITETSSTYRTE BEDRIFTER, AUNE, A., GYLDENDAL, OSLO, HACCP- arbeid med mattrygghet Smolan G og Vaksvik S (2014)Yrkeslitteratur a/s

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
TMAT3003 5.0 AUTUMN 2021
MATV3003 4.0 AUTUMN 2021
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2025

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Ålesund

Subject area(s)
  • Health, Safety and Environment
  • Safety and Reliability
  • Food Subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Biological Sciences Ålesund

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn UTS School exam 100/100 D 2024-11-26 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
C215 Ankeret/Hovedbygget 2
Spring ORD School exam 100/100 D 2025-03-27 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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