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ET 4601 - Quality in Electronic Systems

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
Critical to all engineers is an understanding of the meaning of quality and the impact that understanding has on how tasks, engineering and otherwise, are performed. Throughout the range of activities resulting in industrial products, the engineering technologist has responsibility in every process for assuring that quality is implemented in an intentional, deliberate manner. This course emphasizes the understanding of quality via experiential activities, demonstrates the impact of quality, and develops the statistical and organizational tools and techniques for quality analysis. Students will also independently investigate quality-related topics and deliver oral presentations. (prereq: full admission into the BS-EET program or permission of an EET program advisor)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Provide examples of what quality is and its impact on product performance and customer response.
  • Demonstrate quality as an essential life aspect that permeates all activities.
  • Demonstrate how he/she will always have a direct responsibility for implementing quality.
  • Use basic statistical and organizational tools and techniques to analyze for and implement quality.
  • Give formal/informal presentations on independently researched material

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None 

Course Topics
  • What is Quality? (6 classes)
  • Defining a Project (3 classes)
  • Statistics (3 classes)
  • Statistical Quality Tools (6 classes)
  • Project management (2 classes)
  • Student Presentations (6 classes)
  • Case Studies (3 classes)
  • Exams (2 classes)

Coordinator
Richard Kelnhofer



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