INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ISM5212 | Quality Management | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
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Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. AHMET BEŞKESE |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. AHMET BEŞKESE |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | N.A. |
Course Objectives: | The aim of the course is to provide the fundamentals of quality management including statistical quality control. The course covers causes of variation, statistical process control, control charts, quality control tools and techniques. The managerial and organizational aspects of quality, total quality management (TQM), quality awards, quality assurance systems, the IS0 certification process, six-sigma and the DMAIC process are also covered. Applications with statistical software packages are also utilized. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Discuss quality, quality improvement and different dimensions of quality. II. Describe the quality management philosophies of Deming, Juran, Feigenbaum and Crosby. III. Discuss TQM, six-sigma, ISO standards and quality awards. IV. Explain the steps of DMAIC. V. Recognize the chance and assignable causes of variability in a process. VI. Use the basic process improvement tools of statistical process control. VII. Evaluate confidence intervals for one sample and for comparing two samples. VIII. Construct different types of control charts for variables. IX. Analyze process capability using control charts. X. Construct different types of control charts for attributes. |
The course covers acceptance sampling, types of sampling plans, causes of variation, statistical process control, control charts, quality control tools and techniques. The managerial and organizational aspects of quality, total quality management (TQM), quality awards, quality assurance systems, the IS0 certification process, six-sigma and the DMAIC process are also covered. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to Quality: basic definitions and historical development of quality and quality improvement | |
2) | Relation between quality and productivity, quality costs, quality management philosophies | |
3) | Management Aspects of Quality: TQM, ISO, Six-sigma | |
4) | Management Aspects of Quality: DFSS, Lean, DMAIC process | |
5) | Tools and Techniques for Quality Control and Improvement | |
6) | Statistical Inference about Product and Process Quality | |
7) | Statistical Inference about Product and Process Quality | |
8) | Midterm | |
9) | Control Charts for Variables: Xbar-R, Xbar-S, I-MR control charts | |
10) | Control Charts for Variables: CUSUM, EWMA control charts | |
11) | Process Capability Analysis using Control Charts | |
12) | Control Charts for Attributes: p, np control charts | |
13) | Control Charts for Attributes: c, u control charts | |
14) | Project presentations |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Douglas C. Montgomery, Cheryl L. Jennings, Michele E. Pfund, 2011. Managing, Controlling, and Improving Quality, John Wiley & Sons, 1st Edition |
References: | Douglas C. Montgomery, 2009. Statistical Quality Control: A Modern Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, 6th Edition |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 4 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Project | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | 10 | 40 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 195 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Has theoretical and practical knowledge on management, business, trade, economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development related to International Trade and Business and can use this information | |
2) | Can collect data from different sources in the global business world and successfully apply research techniques, use information and communication technologies. | |
3) | Can analyze opportunities and threats with strategic thinking skills by using different resources and channels in the ever-changing global business world. | |
4) | Can communicate orally and in writing with a good knowledge of English grammar. | |
5) | He / she can transfer the knowledge and skills he / she has acquired in the field to the relevant people in written and oral form and evaluate them critically. | |
6) | Adopts the principles of business ethics with the awareness of professional responsibility and can apply these principles within the framework of legal rules in the field of global trade and business. | |
7) | He / she can collaborate in and out of the field, take responsibility, respect cultural differences and have ethical values. | |
8) | Has sufficient awareness of social rights, justice, cultural values, environmental awareness, occupational health and safety. | |
9) | With the lifelong learning skill acquired, she/he can identify learning needs and improve herself/himself |