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  Course Description
Course Name : Quality Engineering and Management

Course Code : MTY-515

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. RIZVAN EROL

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Uses Statistical Process Control(SPC) methods for process monitoring and improvement.
Selects and applies an appropriate control chart type for a selected process or product quality characteristics.
Analyzes capability of a process or a measurement system with a suitable standart.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The overall objective of this course is to investigate quality engineering and management approaches to monitor process quality and for production process design. These approaches are nominally statistical process control and management.

Course Contents : Quality improvement approaches, modeling process quality, Statistical Process Control(SPC), control charts for process monitoring, process and measurement system capability, acceptance sampling plans, experimental design methods for improvement process, process optimization via statistical models.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : IE classrooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Quality improvement approaches reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
2 Modeling process quality reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
3 Modeling process quality reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
4 Statistical Process Control(SPC) reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
5 Statistical Process Control(SPC) reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
6 Control charts for variables reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
7 Control charts for variables reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
8 Midterm Exam preparation for the exam written exam
9 Control charts for attributes reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
10 Other statistical problem solving tools reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
11 Acceptance sampling plans reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
12 Process and measurement system capability analysis reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
13 Process designs and experimental projection methods to improve reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
14 Process optimization reading the related textbook chapter lecturing, discussion
15 Project presentations preparation for the exam presentations
16/17 Final Exam preparation for the exam written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  MONTGOMERY, D. C., 2005, Introduction To Statistical Quality Control (5th edition), John Wiley& Sons, Inc.
 CHANDRA, M. J., 2001, Statistical Quality Control, CRC Press.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 75
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 25
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Understands, evaluates, interprets and applies knowledge in depth in the field of engineering and technology management, doing scientific research. 3
2 Has comprehensive knowledge about current methods and techniques of engineering and technology management and its limitations. 4
3 Has the ability of describing and applying knowledge despite limited or missing data; integrates knowledge from different disciplines into the present knowledge. 3
4 Designs engineering problems, develops techniques to solve them, using innovative ways. 4
5 Has the ability of designing and applying research based on analytical, modelling and experimental approaches and has the ability to solve problems encountered while conducting such research. 4
6 Works in multi-disciplinary teams, takes a leading role and responsibility and develops approaches for compicated solutions. 3
7 Describes, gathers and uses necessary information and data. 4
8 Has the ability of developing new and/or original ideas or techniques to come up with innovative solutions for designing systems, components or processes. 3
9 Presents research findings systematically and clearly in oral or written forms in national or international meetings. 3
10 Understands social and environmental implications of engineering practice. 3
11 Considers social, scientific and ethical values in all professional activities and while collecting and analysing data and discussing the findings. 3
12 Keeps up with the latest developments in the field. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 7 35
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 139
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.56
ECTS Credit: 6