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SCI S319

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Quality Management for Science and Technology

Course Start Date	Course Level	Duration	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Semesters
01-Apr-2013	Higher	1 semester	5	English	5,050	Apr 2014, Apr 2015

Course Coordinator: Dr H K Lau, BEng (Hons) (University of Northumbria); MPhil (PolyU HK); PhD (HKU); MIEEE, MIET

Course Developer: Mr. Alfred WONG Wai Leung (MBA, MSc in Mechanical Engineering, BSc in Mechanical Engineering)

This course is a core course of the BSc and BSc (Hons) in Product Design,Testing and Certification, the BSc and BSc (Hons) in Product Design and Technology and the BSc and BSc (Hons) in Applied Science (Biology and Chemistry) programmes. This course is also recommended to students whose major interest is in a degree programme in either Electronics, Communication Technology, Computing, Engineering Mechanics, Materials and Design, and Product Design and Technology.

This course introduces students to the importance of quality management in relation to the design of products/processes or services. The overall aim of this course is to introduce to students the basic principles and practices of quality management in the fields of science and technology.

Advisory prerequisite(s)
There are no prerequisites for the course.

Aims
This course aims to:

• Introduce students to contemporary concepts and philosophies of quality and its assurance;

• Familiarize students with the statistical tools and international standards commonly adopted in the quality assurance process;

• Familiarize students with quality management principles and practices.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• Introduction to quality management

• Quality tools and techniques

• Statistical process control and acceptance sampling

• Quality management systems

• Total quality management and Six Sigma

Learning support
There will be five two-hour tutorials and six two-hour surgeries throughout the course.

Assessment
There are three tutor-marked assignments and a written final examination.

Online requirement
This course is supported by the Online Learning Environment (OLE). You can find the latest course information from the OLE. Through the OLE, you can communicate electronically with your tutor and the Course Coordinator as well as other students. To access the OLE, learners will need to have access to the Internet. The use of the OLE is required for the study of this course. All tutorials and surgeries will be video recorded and available for playback from the OLE.

Equipment
Students will need access to a computer system suitable for connecting to the Internet. The recommended minimum computing requirements are:

• Pentium IV CPU

• SVGA display card and monitor

• 1 GB RAM

• 500 MB free hard disk space

• Broadband Internet access

• Keyboard and mouse

Set book(s)
There are no set books for this course.