TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Seventh Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Pelin Toktaş
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have the ability to define quality. 2) Have the ability to analyze quality costs. 3) Gains the ability to calculate poor quality losses with the Taguchi loss function. 4) Have the ability to use problem solving tools. 5) Have the ability to make measurement system analysis. 6) Have the ability to make process capability analysis. 7) Have the ability to interpret control charts. 8) Have information about ISO9000 Quality Standards and total quality management. 9) Have the ability to analyze error types and effects. 10) Have the ability to create a quality house. 11) Have the ability to perform quality control based on acceptance sampling. 12) Have the ability to calculate reliability and system reliability. 13) Have the ability to work in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams and to receive and give clear and understandable instructions.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course introduces quality and quality variation, total quality, quality assurrance (ISO 9000 etc.), data analysis and problem solving, tolerances and spesifications, statistical process control, acceptence planning, quality costs, FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), QFD (Quality Function Deployment), benchmarking and strategic management topics.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Quality concept, Dimensions of quality, Concept of quality improvement, quality assurance based on ISO 9001:2015. 2nd Week Quality costs. 3rd Week Taguchi quality loss functions. 4th Week Problem solving techniques for control and improvement 5th Week Control charts for variables. 6th Week Control charts for attributes. 7th Week Applications of MINITAB for quality control I. 8th Week Midterm. 9th Week Process capability analysis. 10th Week Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Quality Function Deployment (QFD). 11th Week Acceptance sampling and operating characteristic (OC) curve. 12th Week Reliability and system reliability. 13th Week Applications of MINITAB for quality control II. 14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Montgomery, D. (2005) Intro to Statistical Quality Control, John Wiley & Sons; Kolarik, W. (1995) Creating Quality, McGraw-Hill.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Discussion,Other,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 5 Quiz 3 10 Project 1 15 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 3 2 6 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 8 16 Project 1 20 20 Total Workload 170 Total Workload / 30 5,66 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No