Quality Management Systems

Објавено: September 4, 2023
1. Course Title Quality Management Systems
2. Code 4ФЕИТ04016
3. Study program 5-PM
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) Second cycle
6. Academic year/semester I/1   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
8. Lecturer Dr Atanas Iliev
9. Course Prerequisites  
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies):

Acquiring knowledge about methods, techniques and tools for planning, assurance and control of project and process quality. Capability for application of systems and techniques for quality management in projects and work processes in companies as tools for continual improvement.

11. Course Syllabus:

The main characteristics and definition of the quality. Deming, Juran and Crosby contribution to development of quality management systems. PDCA cycle. Planning, assurance and control of project quality. Comparison of Japanese and American style of quality management. TQM and zero tolerance error. Toyota systems for quality management, 5S, 3M, Kazien, Just in Time, 7 quality control tools. The main principles, structure and benefits from ISO 900x implementation. The rules for development ISO 900x documentation. Steps for successful ISO implementation. Study case analysis. Statistical quality control. Lean production. Six sigma methodology. QMS and innovations

12. Learning methods:

Teaching supported by presentations, interactive lectures, problem solving and analysis of practical situations, independent homework assignments, projects and research.

13. Total number of course hours 180
14. Distribution of course hours 3 + 3
15. Forms of teaching 15.1 Lectures-theoretical teaching 45 hours
15.2 Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 45 hours
16. Other course activities 16.1 Projects, seminar papers 30 hours
16.2 Individual tasks 30 hours
16.3 Homework and self-learning 30 hours
17. Grading
17.1 Exams 15 points
17.2 Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 35 points
17.3. Activity and participation 10 points
17.4. Final exam 40 points
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Completion of the homework and project assignments
20. Forms of assessment

Final written and/or oral exam on the whole teaching material (duration 2 hours) and presentation of the seminar works. It is not allowed to use books, scripts, manuscripts or notes of any kind, mobile phone, tablet or any other electronic device during the exam.

21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluations and surveys
23. Literature
23.1.       Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1. Atanas Iliev Selected Lectures from Quality Management Systems with practical examples FEEIT – Skopje 2021
2. Kennet H. Rose Project Quality Management J. Ross Publishing Inc. USA 2014
3. David Hoyle Project Quality Management Quality Management Essential Elsevier Ltd. Oxford 2007
23.2.       Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1.  Selected papers   IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management & Engineering Management Review  IEEE Press  2022
2.  David Hoyle  ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook-updated for the ISO 9001: 2015 standard  Taylor & Francis  2017
3.  Edited by Tauseef Aized  Total Quality Management and Six Sigma  InTech  2014