INDS 270 - Industrial Quality Control

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

This course defines the changing quality concepts of modern-day industry and further defines quality organizations, quality management systems, quality costs, data collection, process control, customer relations and product reliability. The course encompasses an in-depth view of the theory and practical application of Statistical Process Control (SPC).
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Upon course completion, student will be able to: demonstrate the quality objectives of modern day industry through oral presentation.

Goal 2: Upon course completion, student will be able to: explain how the sampling system works based on the concept of probability and trends.

Goal 3: Upon course completion, student will be able to: manage the manufacturing process by developing and using various graphs, check sheets, frequency distributions, and histograms for determining product and process variation.

Goal 4: Upon course completion, student will be able to: manage the manufacturing process by developing, calculating limits, and interpreting variables charts which include X Bar & R charts, P charts, NP charts, C charts, and U charts to maintain and improve control limits.

Goal 5: Upon course completion, student will be able to: summarize the concept of variation as it applies to process stability and process capability.

Goal 6: Upon course completion, student will be able to: explain the basic concept of product reliability by comparing quality costs with product quality which includes Internal Failure costs, External Failure costs, Appraisal costs, and Prevention costs.

Goal 7: Upon course completion, student will be able to: summarize the need for and value of quality management systems.