COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IST 2063 STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Statistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI RIZA FIRUZAN

Offered to

Statistics
Statistics(Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to make the students comprehend the importance of quality and quality improvement in modern business life. The students are expected to be able to use appropriate quality control charts, make process capability analysis and interpret their findings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describing fundamental elements of quality
2   Distinguishing between qualitative and quantitative control charts
3   Applying the appropriate control charts to the data set
4   Calculating process capability indices
5   Interpreting the results of control charts and process capability

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions of Quality, Total Quality Management Concepts
2 Philosophy and Methods of Statistical Process Control
3 Quality Improvement Tools
4 Process Capability Analysis
5 Process Capability Indices
6 Variable Control Charts (mean of x and R Control Chart)
7 Variable Control Charts (mean of x and s Control Chart)
8 Midterm Exam
9 Attribute control charts - The Number Nonconforming Control Chart (np) and The Fraction Nonconforming Control Chart (p)
10 Attribute control charts - The Control Chart for Nonconformities (c) and Control Chart for Average Number of Nonconformities per Unit (u)
11 Interpretation of The Attribute Control Charts
12 Acceptance Sampling
13 Single Acceptance Sampling Plans for Attributes
14 Double, Multiple and Sequential Acceptance Sampling Plans for Attributes

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
D. C. Montgomery, Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 6th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Canada, 2009.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. A. Mitra, Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall,
1998.
2. D. H. Besterfield, Quality Control, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, homework assignments, problem solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

If needed, other assessment methods can be added to the table given below.

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of exams and homeworks.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students will come to the class in time. Attending the 70% of the classes are mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Fen Fakültesi Istatistik Bölümü
e-mail: s.alpaykut@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 85 56
e-mail: aliriza.firuzan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 85 55

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 3 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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