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Level 1
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Conestoga 101
CON0101
- Hours: 1
- Credits: 0
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Quality, Strategy and Value Creation
QUAL8002
Introduces the philosophy and guiding principles that represent the foundation of a continuously improving organization. Addresses the roles of leadership, strategic planning and deployment to exceed customer expectations. Additional topics include the role of teams and associated processes to maximize profitability.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Measurement System and Process Evaluations
QUAL8016
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Structured Quality Planning
QUAL8046
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Lean Six Sigma
QUAL8052
This course will demonstrate how two complementary continual improvement philosophies have been combined to provide a methodology that achieves rapid improvements in customer satisfaction, cost, quality and process speed. Through the application of a structured approach students will learn how to reduce waste, minimize defects and eliminate non-value-added activities in any manufacturing or transactional process.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Data Analytics for Quality
QUAL8126
This course builds on existing knowledge of software to translate quality issues into information to facilitate data mining. Students will examine scenarios and case studies to build, assess, and deploy different data manipulation models to gain insights and solve problems, using advanced software skills.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Applied Statistical Techniques
STAT8011
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Level 2
Course details
Applied Operations Management
QUAL8086
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Reliability Methods
QUAL8101
This course provides an introduction to the use of reliability methods to assure that products meet or exceed life expectations. Topics include: basic reliability analysis, potential failure mode and effects analysis, the role of life testing and the development of accelerated life test models. The role of failure analysis and accelerated stress testing in enhancing product reliability will also be discussed.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Advanced Design of Experiments
QUAL8116
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Managing Improvement Projects
QUAL8191
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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Effective Problem Solving
QUAL8226
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Current Topics in Quality Engineering
QUAL8361
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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Program outcomes
- Communicate technical information to management, engineering-manufacturing and sales marketing groups, through the use of relevant language, graphics and computer skills.
- Create value for an enterprise by identifying and supporting the role of quality as a strategic element.
- Identify issues, opportunities, and performance metrics using current and relevant tools such as Value Stream mapping and process mapping.
- Apply knowledge, skills, and practical procedures of process quality measurement and improvement to transactional and business processes, as well as manufacturing processes and material.
- Apply analytical reliability methods to support the design, engineering, and management of reliability activities throughout the life cycle of a product.
- Apply various statistical tools such as measurement system analysis, process capability and design of experiments to baseline performance and effect process improvement.
- Apply the principles of project management using relevant computer software.
- Analyze and present data using advanced computer applications and statistical software
- Identify, select, and implement relevant techniques for the establishment and maintenance of optimal customer/supplier relationships.
- Undertake root cause analysis to determine the source of potential quality issues and formulate appropriate solutions.
- Utilize analytical techniques in order to establish and develop efficient and effective delivery of products and services.