Discussion on the Learner's Log Book (LLB)


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I. INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of the Learner's Log Book (LLB) is to document the achievements of the learner in a central repository that will be considered as evidence on the effectiveness of the learning process. It is a 'monitoring tool' that e-tutors use to report on individual learners' progress and it is a way of ensuring that learners:
Are engaged in their learning process.
They are experimenting by doing the tasks subscribed to them by the e-tutor.
Avoid plagiarism because learners have to be engaged on a continuous basis and the informal assessment can therefore be used to ensure consistency with the main formal assessment.
Provide e-Tutors with the opportunity to get to know the learners evaluate them and mentor them properly.
There are templates which will reflect whether learners read, whether they understand, whether they assimilate the knowledge, whether they develop enquiry ability, whether they have the potential to conduct critical thinking and whether they can reflect on the knowledge accumulated by relating to real situations.
The onus is mainly on learners to furnish the required information in the templates after each unit based on the Read and Analyze Activity. After filling the information in the template they need to e-mail it back to the e-Tutor.
e-Tutor will then comments on the work done and the involvement that takes place and give overall impressions on the learners at the end of the module.

II. GENERAL INFORMATION
Learner Name: Saleh Albanna
ID Number: 121010064
Course Title: Business Excellence
Article Title: A Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Quality Awards
Date of Submission: 21.09.2014
Date of Received Feedback: ------------------------------------------------
III. SUMMARY 
The article “A Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Quality Awards”, attempts to analyze the milestone of the focus of quality in attempting to gain a comparative advantage in the market. The article points out that Japan started focusing on quality in 1950s; the United States appreciated the competition as consumer expectation changed later in 1980s. The award program encourages strategic initiatives at the expense of a separate manufacturing function. The article describe a comparative analysis of various award programs and traits that model each regional and national award programs. Such programs include the Australian Quality award, Canadian Quality award, and European quality award among others.
IV. KEY LEARNING POINTS
Quality is the primary focus for most successful organizations since they intend to meet customer needs and preferences in the market. The change in consumer’s expectation calls for performance improvement initiatives that have been appreciated by most organizations and companies by turning to total quality management (TQM) to enhance overall performance.
A comparative analysis of various award programs shows that most of these programs have a common objective despite their differences...