Course syllabus - Quality Engineering

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide the student with knowledge of modern quality engineering, its ideas and concepts, from enterprise level down to the development of software and complex hardware.  

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to: 
1. describe the concepts of quality, quality control, quality assurance and what is meant by "Total Quality Management" (TQM) 
2. conduct an improvement project according to the Six Sigma model 
3. apply the 7 QC tools 
4. describe quality standards and their applications for safety critical systems, complex hardware and software 
5. show knowledge and understanding of lean development and its methods and tools 
6. argue for excellence models for quality 
7. conclude the measurement of customer satisfaction 

Course content

Total Quality Management, Operational Development 
Quality of Development, QFD 
Improvements according to Six - Sigma philosophy with the PDCA cycle 
Leadership for Quality 
Tools for Operational Development: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 
Quality-/process assurance for systems, software, and hardware for dependable systems 
Lean production philosophy, strategies and value for the customer
SIQ's model for quality 
Quality as customer satisfaction, customer value 

Specific requirements

7,5 credits and Probability Theory and Statistical Inference, 7,5 credits whereof 3 credits must be approved.

Examination

Written assignment (INL1), individually and in groups, 3 credits, examines the learning outcomes 1-3, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G) 
Written assignment (INL2), individually and in groups, 2.5 credits, examines the learning outcomes 4-5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Seminar (SEM1), 2 credits, examines the learning outcomes 6-7, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G) 

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps 7,5 credits with PPU309 Total Quality Management and Maintenance Technology, 6 credits with KMT010 Total Quality Management and Maintenance Technology and 2 credits with PPU318 Quality Management.

The course fulfills the requirement of at least 7.5 credits of quality technology in Master of Science in Engineering - Dependable Systems. 

The course can be credited to the technology area Dependable Systems.