Development TechniquesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students can design, implement and manage improvement projects on the quality performance in a production process. They can choose and use the necessary development tools and techniques.

Content

Total quality management (TQM) and the related quality thinking, quality improvement tools, development of the inspection and condition monitoring methods of production machines, statistic process analysis (e.g. SPC) and risk analyses.

Qualifications

The students have the technical basic abilities with which they can e.g. understand technical documentation and technical publications and they can apply them in their own work. In addition, the students have basic abilities of production technology and economy.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Very good (4-5): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills required to get the grade Good (3) and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to problem solving situations.
Good (3): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills also in more complicated situations:
- is able to design, implement and manage improvement projects related to the quality performance in production processes
- can choose and use the most important development tools and techniques (TQM, quality improvement tools: seven old and new, SPC and FMEA)
- is familiar with the basic inspection and condition monitoring methods of the production machinery.
Satisfactory (1-2): The student is familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology but there are some gaps in the knowledge how to implement the most important problem solving techniques and ideas. The student is able to solve unusual problems in a satisfactory manner applying different quality techniques.

Assessment is based on the exam, assignments and laboratory work.