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Valid for year : 2008
 
TMQU18 Quality Management, 4,5 ECTS credits.
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For:   FORE  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 42
Rec. self-study hours: 78

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Quality Technology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
This course is intended to meet industry's requirements for engineers with knowledge in the quality field. After completing the course the student will be able to use the most common tools and methods of quality engineering and will have acquired a progressive view of the quality field. After the completed course the student shall:
  • show knowledge about the fundamental values and principles of Total Quality Management
  • explain how to work with Total Quality Management in organisations
  • describe situations where quality methods can contribute to quality improvements in relation to process and product development
  • use statistical process control, design of experiments, process mapping and reliability methods to solve basic problems
  • have fundamental understanding about how collected information on quality improvements can be validated


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Mathematical statistics

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Teaching consists of lectures, lessons and obligatory computer exercises.

Course contents:
Strategies within TQM, Customer focused product development, Reliability, Design of experiments, Robust design, Statistical process control, Capability, Process management, Management tools, Quality standards (GLP; Good Laboratory Practice).

Course literature:


Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
Assignment
3 ECTS
1 ECTS
0,5 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Lars Johansson
Examiner:
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 08/24/2008