COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATISTICAL THINKING AND SIX SIGMA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Industrial Quality Management (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Industrial Quality Management (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to inform the students about six sigma, its history and development, its advantages, terminology, its similarities and differences regarding other quality management methodologies and to give insight about six sigma culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the concepts of six sigma
2   To improve a process using six sigma
3   To make decisions based on facts and data
4   To minimize defects
5   To improve continously

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Six Sigma Process
2 1.5 sigma shift
3 Design for six sigma (DFSS)
4 Six Sigma personnel (Sponsor, champion,)
5 Six Sigma personnel (green and black belts, master black belts, yellow belts)
6 DMAIC - Define and Measure phases
7 DMAIC-Analysis Improve and control phases
8 Six Sigma process
9 Mid Term Exam
10 Six sigma success factors
11 Six sigma and total quality management
12 Project presentations
13 Project presentations
14 Project presentations
15 Project presentations
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

PYZDEK, T. ve KELLER P. (2009) The Six Sigma Hand Book, 3th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York
HAYLER, R. ve NICHOLS, M. (2005) What is Six Sigma Process Management, Mc Graw Hill, NY

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Class lecturing, 2) Presentation of case studies, 3)Discussion and analysis of case
studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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