Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description - To prepare the student to deal with operational matters relating to an engineering project by teaching them techniques used to assist in such work. An appreciation of the benefits, difficulties and limitations associated with such techniques will be fostered. - To give the student a broad understanding and appreciation of the quality assurance function in any manufacturing or service organisation. It also aims to show the growing importance of this function both nationally and internationally. - The module also examines in detail some of the technical and management methods for improving quality performance within an organisation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. use project planning software to develop a project plan, determine the time and cost elements in a project plan, and evaluate earned value analysis in a project plan. 2. describe and define Quality, Voice of the Customer, Continuous Improvement, Employee Participation, the contribution of Dr. Taguchi to Quality Management, the Cost of Quality Models and their implications for Continuous Improvement Programmes, types of Process Capability Studies and the Seven Quality Control Tools. 3. describe and define project management, the aims of any project, the golden rule of project management, define the different types of project management structure, the selection of project estimators, methods of preparing a project proposal, and methods of keeping track of a project. 4. perform project planning using network analysis. 5. calculate estimates of Process Capability using capability indices, Statistical Process Control charts, Histograms and Normal Probability Plots. 6. develop and interpret Statistical Process Control charts and determine which type of control chart is appropriate in a given situation. 7. use Taguchi’s Loss function to calculate the Cost of Quality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Project and quality management Introduction to project management including legal aspects, organisation structure types, and benefits; Project Planning: Project definition, Work breakdown structure, Critical path method, Resource management, Scheduling, Project estimation, Human factors; Project Implementation: Activity lists Progress reporting procedures; Modifications; Project Termination; Contemporary issues: in project management Customer focus, organisational changes; ABC; Proposal writing; Project management, computerisation and software. • Introduction to quality management: what is quality, responsibility for quality, process capability. • Statistical tolerances: natural tolerance limits, statistical tolerances for assemblies. • Taguchi methods: the loss function, robust design, off-line and on-line quality control. • Statistical Process Control: control charts for variables, control charts for attributes, interpreting the control charts. • Management involvement in quality assurance: quality policy, quality system and quality manual, human factors affecting quality performance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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