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Quality Management - Project Course, 12 credits
Kvalitetsutveckling - projektkurs, 12 hp
TMQU27
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Peter CronemyrDirector of studies or equivalent
Björn OskarssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 40 hRecommended self-study hours: 280 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's programme
Specific information
Exchange students may apply for the course after arrival to the university but before it starts. The international officer for exchange studies must be contacted before applying.
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
At least two of the following courses: Lean production, Customer Focused Product and Service Development, Statistical Quality Control, Six Sigma Quality.
For Six Sigma projects, having passed the course Six Sigma Quality is a definite requirement.
Intended learning outcomes
General project
The aim of this project course is to give the participants in-depth practical understanding and experience of quality management as regards product, process and business development. By applying previous knowledge in structured and methodical way students carry out improvement projects in case organizations. After completing the course the student should have:
- learned to plan and carry out an improvement project related to Quality Management
- learned to identify, collect and analyze data, which is necessary to carry out a project
- gained practical experience on quality management in an organization
- gained theoretical and practical knowledge about how to effectively manage change and improvement projects
- gained experience about working on a joint project in team
- gained experience about written and oral presentation
Six Sigma project (additional information)
The aim of conducting a Six Sigma project at an external organization is to solve a recurring problem using the DMAIC methodology as taught in the course TMQU04 Six Sigma Quality. A completed project will lead to a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Course content
In this course it is possible to conduct different types of Quality Management projects, e.g. Six Sigma projects. To conduct a Six Sigma project at a company it is required that the student has completed the course TMQU04 Six Sigma Quality. To conduct another project the student has to fulfill the prerequisites stated.
Teaching and working methods
The course implies analysing a quality problem and providing solutions to it. The project is carried out with supervision from the course responsible and a close cooperation with a company. The course extends over two study periods. The work is carried out in groups of 2-3 people and involves a number of whole-day visits to a company. As part of the project also includes to search for and use scientific literature. The work concludes with the presentation of a written report.
Examination
| PRA2 | Project Work | 12 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The project report and how the project is carried out are reviewed and graded by the teacher according to U,3,4,5.
Six Sigma projects are graded in each DMAIC phase with U,3,4,5 based on how well the work was done by the group and how much supervision and completion they have needed. The group score is then the average rating of the five phases.
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Björn OskarssonExaminer
Peter CronemyrEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 40 hRecommended self-study hours: 280 h
Course literature
Utdelade artiklar. Böcker från tidigare kurser.| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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| PRA2 | Project Work | 12 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The project report and how the project is carried out are reviewed and graded by the teacher according to U,3,4,5.
Six Sigma projects are graded in each DMAIC phase with U,3,4,5 based on how well the work was done by the group and how much supervision and completion they have needed. The group score is then the average rating of the five phases.
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
Utdelade artiklar. Böcker från tidigare kurser.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
| 4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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| 4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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| 4.5 Implementing |
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| 4.6 Operating |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
| 5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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| 5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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| 5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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