Course Title: Quality Assurance

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5115

Course Title: Quality Assurance

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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)

GRAP5120L

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face

Term1 2007

Course Contact: Rhonda Ingwersen

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9214

Course Contact Email: rhonda.ingwersen@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to coordinate external quality assurance in a TCF enterprise context.
The course will include guest speakers, industry visits, research and project based learning that focuses on:
1. How to evaluate the capabilities of external suppliers/customers, including their quality systems, production processes & delivery requirements.
2. Methods that are used to liaise with external suppliers/ customers
3. How to check for conformance to specifications and maintain accurate records.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTQAGN02A Coordinate external quality assurance

Elements:

LMTQAGN02A/01 Assess external suppliers/customers

LMTQAGN02A/02 Liaise with external suppliers/customers

LMTQAGN02A/03 Check for conformance to specifications

LMTQAGN02A/04 Maintain records


Learning Outcomes

Refer to Part B of guide


Overview of Assessment

Tasks that have not been authenticated in class as the students own work will not be considered for assessment. All work must be produced within time requirements.

Regular attendance is necessary to demonstrate that you can:
1. Interpret specifications and quality standards
2. Liaise and negotiate with suppliers/customers on quality issues
3. Interpret the results of quality assessments in terms of specifications and quality standards
4. Take required action where external suppliers are found to be in breach of quality assurance agreements
5. Maintain accurate records