Quality Engineering and Management

Catalog description

This course provides practical tools for planning and completing quality improvement projects. The first part of the course deals with an introduction to quality management philosophies, tools, and approaches. The second part (about 70%) of the course is devoted to the Six-Sigma (SS) philosophy, roadmap, tools, and techniques of planning and executing quality improvement projects. The course concludes with the application of the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) approach to design or improve products and processes. Components: Class Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGRG 6050 or a calculus-based statistics course or consent of the instructor Typically Offered: Fall - Spring - Summer