Information Package / Course Catalogue
Quality Management
Course Code: MCE572
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

This course is designed to give learners fundamentals of Quality Management with emphasis on contemporary quality planning, control and management approaches, implementations and criticisms.

Course Content

This course examines (1) the primary tools and methods used to monitor and control quality in organizations and (2) the ways in which quality can be improved. Included in the course are such topics as the historical development of quality management, basic tools for quality improvement, and management strategies for implementing world class quality improvement strategies. Emphasis is also given to control chart analysis and process capability study.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Identify concepts of quality management and improvement
2.Develop an understanding of the role of technology, managers, employees, and, customers in developing a quality-based workplace
3.Develop abilities to apply tools and techniques of Total Quality Improvement including, statistical process control, control charts, and quality function deployment techniques
4.Demonstrate an ability to utilize data gathering and analysis tools as related to process control and process capability
5.Identify current trends and benchmark organizations related to Quality Management
6.Understand the ethical issues as related to quality of services and products
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Goetsch, D.L. and Davis, S.B. Quality Management, Prentice Hall, 2006
2.David L. Goetsch and Stanley Davis. Quality Management for Organizational Excellence: Introduction to Total Quality. 6th edition.?Publisher: Prentice Hall? ISBN-10: 0135019672 ISBN-13: 9780135019672
3.Hoyle, D. Quality Management Essentials, Elsevier, 2007
4.Evans, J.R., Quality and Performance Excellence: Management, Organization and Strategy, Thomson South-Western, 2007
5.Summers, D.C.S., Six Sigma: Basic Tools and Techniques, Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007
6.Taghizadegan, S., Essentials of Lean Six Sigma, Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
7.Morgan, J.M and Liker, J. K., The Toyota Product Development System: integrating people, process and technology, New York: Productivity Press, 2006
8.Liker, J.K., The Toyota way: 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
9.Gryna, F. M., Quality planning and analysis: from product development through use, Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2001
10.Peach, R.W., Ritter, D.S., The Memory Jogger 9000, Massachusetts: GOAL/QPC, 1996
11.Kolarik, W. J. Creating Quality: Concepts, Systems, Strategies, and Tools, New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1995
12.The Team Memory Jogger, Massachusetts: GOAL/QPC, Joiner Associates, Inc., 1995
13.Brassard, M., Ritter, D.S., The Memory Jogger II, Massachusetts: GOAL/QPC, 1994
14.Evans, J.R., Lindsay, W.M., The Management and Control of Quality, West Pub. Co., 1993
15.Logothetis, N., Managing For Total Quality: From Deming to Taguchi and SPC, NY: Prentice Hall, 1992
16.Ciampa, D., Total Quality: A User’s Guide for Implementation, Reading, Mass.: Addison- Wesley, 1992
17.Teboul, J., Managing Quality Dynamics, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1991
18.Crosby, P.B., Let’s Talk Quality: 96 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask, New York: Penguin Books, 1990
19.Covey, S.R., The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, Running Press Book Publishers, 2006
20.Covey, S.R., The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Simon & Schuster, 1989
21.Scholtes, P.R., The Team Handbook, Joiner Associates Inc., 1988
22.Crosby, P.B., Quality Without Tears: The Art of Hassle-Free Management, New York: Plume Book, 1984
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Quality Concept
Week 2 - Theoretical
Quality and Global Competitiveness.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Strategic Management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Quality Management
Week 5 - Theoretical
Customer Satisfaction
Week 6 - Theoretical
Employee Empowerment
Week 7 - Theoretical
Effective Communication
Week 8 - Theoretical
ISO 9000/Total Quality
Week 9 - Theoretical
Total Quality Tools
Week 10 - Theoretical
Problem Solving
Week 11 - Theoretical
Quality through improvement: Six sigma, lean six sigma, kaizen, 5S, SPC
Week 12 - Theoretical
Quality through planning and design: QFD, policy deployment, design for six sigma
Week 13 - Theoretical
Quality through innovation: TRIZ
Week 14 - Theoretical
Quality through IT: CRM Project presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Term Assignment1%40
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%25
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Term Project122729
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)153
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