Course Title: Determine and improve process capability

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5193

Course Title: Determine and improve process capability

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 80.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MIET7347C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

320T Design (TAFE)

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace


Course Contact: Ray Hester

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9454

Course Contact Email: ray.hester@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

Process capability is a statistical concept which allows a practitioner to assess required performance against the actual (as distinct from design) capability of the process. This would typically be done by a manager or technical expert support person. Process capability is typically calculated using standard deviations.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICPSU684A Determine and improve process capability

Elements:

1.  Obtain data for process capability study

2.  Analyse data

3.  Take action to improve process capability


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

The manager should be able to implement and review a process capability system and make improvements to the process using process capability as a tool. Evidence should be available of the conducting of process capability studies, the improvement to process capability as a result of these studies and the implementation of a revised process capability regime.


Assessment needs to occur in an organisation using process capability as a tool for process monitoring and improvement. It may also be assessed using a suitable project.