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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
IST 2065	STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	6

Offered By

Statistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SENEM VAHAPLAR

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 chart 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 concepts
2	Statistical process control
3	Quality improvement tools
4	Variable control charts (x-bar and R control charts)
5	Variable control charts (x-bar and s control charts)
6	Attribute control charts - Number of nonconforming control chart (np) and Proportion of nonconforming control chart (p)
7	Attribute control charts - Control chart for nonconformities (c) and Control chart for number of nonconformities per unit (u)
8	Midterm Exam
9	Interpretation of control charts
10	Process capability analysis
11	Process capability indices
12	Acceptance sampling
13	Single and double acceptance sampling plans for attributes
14	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

Lectures, presentations, homeworks, 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

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of exams, homeworks and class participation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Fen Fakültesi Istatistik Bölümü
e-mail: senem.sahan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 86 03
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	4	52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	24	24
Preparation for final exam	1	36	36
Preparing assignments	3	3	9
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.7	PO.8	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1						4		1		5		5
LO.2	5		5		5	4		1		5		5
LO.3	5	5	5		5		5	1	5	5	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5		5		5		5	5	5	5
LO.5	5	3	5	5	4				3	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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