Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
1. Course Title: IME 302
Introduction to Quality Engineering
3 Semester Hours
2. Description: Definition of Quality, need for quality in products and services, methods of assuring quality,
fundamentals of probability and statistics, process control methods, acceptance sampling, designing
experiments, a system for quality. Not open to IE majors.
3. Prerequisites: one semester college calculus
Topics: concepts of integrals
4. Textbook:
Miler & Freund’s Probability and Statistics for Engineers, 6 th ed., Richard A. Johnson, Prentice-Hall,
2000.
Reference: None
5. Course Objectives:
Contributes to Student Outcomes
Item Description
EAC MFE
A
Use of spreadsheet and/or statistical software in problems analysis and solving
b, e, k
B
Use of data analysis tools for a small data set
a, b, e, k
C
Understand fundamental concepts of probability theory
a, b, e, k
D
Introduce discrete and continuous random variables and probability distributions
a, b, e, k
E
Learn statistical inference techniques (confidence intervals and hypotheses testing)
a, b, c, e, k
F
Learn Fundamentals of quality & statistical process control (SPC) methods
a, b, c, e, k
6. Topics:
Contributes to Course Objectives (5)
LECTURES
Objectives
1
Introduction to and Historical Overview of Quality Science & Control
B, C, F
2
Probability Modeling & Discrete Probability Distributions
A, B, C, D, E, F
3
Continuous Probability Distributions
B, C, E, F
4
Decision Making based on Samples—Confidence Intervals and Hypotheses Testing
E, F
5
Fundamentals of Quality Methods & Applications
F
1
2
1
LABORATORIES
MINITAB Basic
Hypotheses Testing
Course Objective
E, F
E,F
PAPERS/PROJECTS
Data analysis and hypotheses testing—Individual Project
Course Objective
E, F
7. Class Schedule: Three lectures of 50 minutes per week
8. Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
(a)
Mathematics and Basic Science
(b)
Engineering Topics, Engineering Sciences, Engineering Design
(c)
General Education
1.5 hrs
1.5 hrs
0.0 hrs
9. Relationship of Course to MFE Student Outcomes: (based on 1 to 5
scales, 5 denotes very strong
continuation to the student outcome and blank cell denotes that the course does not continue the
related student outcome)
Code
a
b
Student Outcomes, A Graduate from the Program Will Have:
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to apply knowledge of
mathematics and science to manufacturing processes, materials, and design of
manufacturing systems
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to design and conduct
Contribution
3.20
2.57
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
experiments, and to analyze and interpret data related to manufacturing processes,
materials evaluation, and manufacturing systems
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to design, select, implement,
and control a manufacturing system and its components or processes to meet desired
needs
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams and the ability to apply a concurrent approach and project
management to process and product development
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to identify, formulate, and
solve manufacturing engineering problems through a hands-on approach that considers
constraints, costs, benefits, and comparative processes and materials
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an understanding of the professional
and ethical responsibilities of a manufacturing engineer
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to effectively communicate
technical concepts through appropriate methods
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an understanding of the impact of
manufacturing engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal
context
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have a recognition of the need to engage in
lifelong learning
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have a knowledge of contemporary issues
facing manufacturing engineers
Manufacturing Engineering graduates will have an ability to use the proper techniques,
skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for manufacturing engineering practice
utilizing supporting technologies
10. Prepared by: Fred Tayyari
10/2013
2.25
2.14
1.40
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2.25
Revised by: Curriculum Committee