Quality Assurance Methods and Systems

Quality Assurance Methods and Systems
Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems

Description
This course covers the basic methods and concepts of quality and reliability. It provides technical material and discusses some management issues of quality. The major topics of this course include quality systems, assessment of quality, reliability engineering, basic data analysis and presentation, probability, Deming and Taguchi Concepts, experimental designs, and quality control charts.

Prerequisites
Since this is a quantitative course, background knowledge in probabilities, statistics, and quality control is needed. Familiarity with calculus is required.

Textbook(s)
Ordering Information

Format
Classes: 14 weeks, 28 sessions
Homework: 5
Project: 1
Exams: 3

Grading
Homework: 20%
Project: 20%
Exams: 60%

Computing
Minitab 13 (or latest version) is required and available for purchase through the textbook vendor Email and World Wide Web access required for course communications, use of WebCT, and printing of course notes. Project will require using either a spreadsheet or a programming language.

Access to WebCT, Rensselaer's course management tool, is required. Please refer to this page for instructions on how to set up your computer for WebCT.

Who Should Enroll
This course may be used in your Plan of Study as follows:

Degree Programs
CSCI - elective
CSYS - elective with advisor pre-approval
ELEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
EPOW - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MM - elective
ESCI-MOT - required core course
ESCI-MSE - elective
ITEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
MANE - elective with advisor pre-approval
MBA - elective with advisor pre-approval
MGMT-MS - elective with advisor pre-approval
QUAL - elective with advisor pre-approval
SERV - elective with advisor pre-approval
TCOM - elective with advisor pre-approval

This course is also open to non-matriculated students who meet the prerequisites.