The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Name: Monitoring & Quality Control
Course Code: IEN 131
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Communication Engineering
Department offering the course: Mechanical Engineering
Academic level: 2nd level
Semester in which course is offered : Fall
Course pre-requisite(s): None
Credit Hours: 1.0
Contact Hours Through: 1.0
Lecture
1.0
Tutorial*
0.0
Practical*
0.0
Total
1.0
Approval date of course specification: September 2014
II. Overall Aims of Course
- Introduction: history of quality, the dimensions of quality. Quality Control Concepts:
quality assurance, total quality management. Control systems: objectives of control
systems, quality systems, top management communicating. Hazard Analysis: high quality recommendations, commitment monitoring, follow up Systems, the base line of
hazard analysis critical point (HACCP). Sampling and Inspection: Sample size,
sampling error, sampling designs and inspection, acceptance sampling plans. Quality
Control Tools and Techniques: tools for creating new concepts, tools for organization
and analysis of data, tools for determine and solving problems (Control Charts for
Variables - Control Charts for Attributes - PRE - control - analysis - flow charts).
International Standards Accreditation: Accreditation meaning, ISO requirements and
recommendations, Audit program, Certification body. Analyzing Process Capability:
Process capability indices, process performance indices.
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K.13/K.20
I.16/I.17
P.18
General
Skills
G.f
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Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
K.13/K.20
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
I.16/I.17
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
P.18
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
G.f
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics / Chapters
Duration
(Weeks)
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
- Introduction: history of
quality, the dimensions of
1- quality. Quality Control
Concepts: quality assurance,
total quality management
Control systems: objectives
of control systems, quality
2systems, top management
communicating
Development & Pla Hazard
Analysis: high - quality
recommendations,
3- commitment monitoring,
follow up Systems, the base
line of hazard analysis critical
point (HACCP). nning
Sampling and Inspection:
Sample size, sampling error,
4- sampling designs and
inspection, acceptance
sampling plans
Quality Control Tools and
5- Techniques: tools for creating
new concepts,
analysis of data, tools for
6determine
7- Control Charts for Variables -
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
1
K.20
I.17
P.18
G.f
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
1
K.20
I.17
P.18
G.f
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
1
K.20
I.17
P.18
G.f
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
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Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
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Control Charts for Attributes
- PRE - control - analysis flow charts
International Standards
Accreditation: Accreditation
meaning
ISO requirements
recommendations, Audit
program
Certification body
Analyzing Process
Capability: Process capability
indices
process performance indices
Net Teaching Weeks
1
K.20
I.17
P.18
G.f
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
1
K.20
I.17
P.18
G.f
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
1
K.20
I.17
P.18
G.f
1
K.13
I.16
P.18
G.f
1
14
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
Sub-Topics
Total
Hours
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
- Introduction: history of quality, the
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
dimensions of quality. Quality Control
1
Concepts: quality assurance, total quality
management
Control systems: objectives of control
systems, quality systems, top management
1
communicating
Development & Pla Hazard Analysis: high quality recommendations, commitment
monitoring, follow up Systems, the base
1
line of hazard analysis critical point
(HACCP). nning
Sampling and Inspection: Sample size,
sampling error, sampling designs and
1
inspection, acceptance sampling plans
Quality Control Tools and Techniques:
1
tools for creating new concepts,
analysis of data, tools for determine
1
Midterm Exam
Control Charts for Variables - Control
1
Charts for Attributes
- PRE - control - analysis - flow charts
1
International Standards Accreditation:
1
Accreditation meaning
ISO requirements
1
recommendations, Audit program
1
Certification body
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
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Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
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Analyzing Process Capability: Process
1
capability indices
Final Exam
Total Teaching Hours
13
1
0
13
0
Selected
Method
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
Teaching/Learning
Method
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis
Others (Specify):
1
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
K&U
K.13/K.20
Intellectual
Skills
I.16/I.17
Professional
Skills
P.18
Selected
Method
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
Report Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
Presentations
Practical
Group Project
Individual
Project
7
15
1
K.13
I.16
K.13/K.20 I.16/I.17
K.13/K.20 I.16/I.17
P.18
P.18
P.18
Assessment
Weight /
Percentage
General
Skills
G.f
Week
No.
G.f
G.f
G.f
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Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Others (Specify):
IX. List of References

Essential Text Books

Course notes

Recommended books 
Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
Besterfield, D., Quality Control, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ,
USA, 6th Ed., 2000.
Lectures
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
List the facilities required
 White Board
Course coordinator: Dr. Mahmoud
Head of Department: Dr .Mahmoud Mohamed
Date: September 2014
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