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Safety of Products and Services (5 cr)

Code: A9442-3003

General information


Enrollment
01.04.2019 - 07.04.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
02.05.2019 - 30.08.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual proportion
5 cr
RDI proportion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Laurea university of applied sciences
Campus
Laurea common
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOP2), Palvelualat
Teachers
Hanna Iisakkila
Laura Tarkkanen
Jaakko Porokuokka
Teacher in charge
Laura Tarkkanen
Study unit
A9442

Learning outcomes

Student is able to:
- apply the requirements set by legislation, directives and guidelines concerning safety of products and services
- apply risk management methods to identify, evaluate and manage risks related to products and services
- create and develop operational models, plans and guidelines for safe use of products and safe service production

Location and time

Virtual studies; executed online from May 2 to August 30, 2019.

Materials

Pine, Timothy. 2012. Product Safety Excellence. Available at Laurea Finna.

Teaching methods

Virtual studies, including an online implementation in Optima platform.
The virtual implementation consists of
- self-learning regarding safety of products and services
- a case study and/or the development tasks within the topic
- an online exam

Employer connections

The case study and/or development tasks included in the study unit shall be carried out
a) for an organisation with what the student prefers to cooperate or
b) by regarding an existing product and service.
More information will be given when the study unit begins.

Exam schedules

- Optima platform will be opened on May 3, 2019
- The online exam will be open from August 20 until August 23, 2019
- All submissions (incl. the case study/ development tasks) should be submitted by August 28, 2019
- Re-exam will be available from August 27 until August 28, 2019

International connections

Study unit is suitable for exchange students

Student workload

The study unit is consisted of 135 hours according to the published schedule.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence level of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit: Business Continuity Planning 5 credits or Basics of Corporate Security and Risk Management 10 credits.

Further information

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence level of security management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit: A9484 Basics of Corporate Security and Risk Management 10 credits.

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