Course Title: Variation and Change

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Variation and Change

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MANU1358	City Campus	Postgraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010
MANU2116	Stansfield College	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh 3 09, Offsh 4 09, Offsh 1 10

Course Coordinator: Allan McLay

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 99254416

Course Coordinator Email: allan.mclay@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 56-3-81

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

In this course students investigate the statistics of variations with particular reference to the methods and techniques used in Statistical Quality Control. It includes the most commonly used types of Control Charts, Process Capability Studies and the factorial approach to the Design of Experiments.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Following this course you will be able to apply statistical process control and design of experiments to a manufacturing or business process.

Overview of Learning Activities

A class based subject with tutorials and computer laboratory sessions.

Overview of Learning Resources

A detailed study guide is provided to assist learning and provide insights into key concepts. It provides detailed references to the prescribed text.
Prescribed Text:
Montgomery, D.C. (1996) Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Wiley

Overview of Assessment

There are two major assignments and a unit test: