Course detail

Quality management and checking

FEKT-CRKJAcad. year: 2017/2018

The course deals with the basic concepts in the field of quality, construction quality systems in the Organization, the importance of quality in the economy podniku.jakosti products and services. Students are familiar with the role of ISO, EN, ČSN management systems and an overview of modern methods of quality assurance. The course also deals with the problems of metrology and testing.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Helena Polsterová, CSc.

Department

Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology (UETE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student is able to:
- define the basic concepts of quality,
- describe the metrology system in the Czech Republic and abroad,
- explain the issue of normalization in the Czech Republic and abroad,
- describe the construction of a quality system in the company, the quality system documentation, quality costs, audits,
- explain the issue of quality system certification, product certification,
- explain the issue audits in the company.

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Techning methods include lectures, computer laboratories and practical
laboratories. Students have to write a single project/assignment during the course.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Test.

Course curriculum

Meaning and conception of quality in the Czech Republic and in abroad, basic features.
Accesses to ensuring of quality of products and services. State legislative interventions to quality control system - standardization, metrology and testing.
Technical requirements for products. Law and foods. Quality and protection of customer.
Role of check authorities in Czech market. Accreditation of testing laboratories and certification bodies.
Quality ensuring in marketing, in pre-production preparation, in supplying, in production and its controlling. Quality protection after production.
Quality verification. Metrological ensuring of quality. Quality and logistics.
Basic features of TQM (Total Quality Management), summary of modern accesses according to TQM recommendations.
Role of ISO, EN and ČSN standards in control systems, ISO 9000 access against TQM access.
Tools for quality regulation in EU. Information system of EU demands and its using in the Czech Republic.
Improving as basic principle of quality management.
Methodology of improving. Tools of management and quality control.
Methods and techniques of quality optimization and failure prevention.
Quality as factor of company success.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Aim of the course is to make student acquired with problems of implementation of quality control system in an electrotechnical production, legislation in the Czech Republic and in EU.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Montgomery, D. C.. Introducion to Statistical Quality Control. John Wiley, New York, 1996

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-MET , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-MET , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-MET , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-TLI , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-TLI , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-TLI , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective general

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Helena Polsterová, CSc.

Syllabus

Meaning and conception of quality in the Czech Republic and in abroad, basic features.
Accesses to ensuring of quality of products and services. State legislative interventions to quality control system - standardization, metrology and testing.
Technical requirements for products. Law and foods. Quality and protection of customer.
Role of check authorities in Czech market. Accreditation of testing laboratories and certification bodies.
Quality ensuring in marketing, in pre-production preparation, in supplying, in production and its controlling. Quality protection after production.
Quality verification. Metrological ensuring of quality. Quality and logistics.
Basic features of TQM (Total Quality Management), summary of modern accesses according to TQM recommendations.
Role of ISO, EN and ČSN standards in control systems, ISO 9000 access against TQM access.
Tools for quality regulation in EU. Information system of EU demands and its using in the Czech Republic.
Improving as basic principle of quality management.
Methodology of improving. Tools of management and quality control.
Methods and techniques of quality optimization and failure prevention.
Quality as factor of company success.

Exercise in computer lab

9 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Helena Polsterová, CSc.

Syllabus

Statistical methods Statistical software Quality management - Quality Manual Evaluation of experimental data taken by testing methods