Course Title: Quality Assurance
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: GRAP5120L
Course Title: Quality Assurance
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5115 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Course Contact : Rhonda Ingwersen
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9214
Course Contact Email:rhonda.ingwersen@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
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.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTQAGN02A Coordinate external quality assurance |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/01 Assess external suppliers/customers |
Performance Criteria: |
· Assessment and evaluation of suppliers capability and/or quality system is conducted |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/02 Liaise with external suppliers/customers |
Performance Criteria: |
· Specifications of materials, services and/or equipment to be supplied are identified and documented in accordance with workplace procedures |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/03 Check for conformance to specifications |
Performance Criteria: |
· Conformance of materials/products from external supplier is established against specifications |
Element: |
LMTQAGN02A/04 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
· Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Part B of guide
Details of Learning Activities
Theory lessons, guest speakers, industry visits, research and project based learning that focus on:
1. How to evaluate the capabilities of external suppliers/customers, including their quality systems, production processes and delivery requirements
2. What methods are used to liaise with external suppliers/customers
3. How to check for conformance to specifications and maintain accurate records
Teaching Schedule
Week 1 – Introduction to the course requirements, expectations, attendance, assessment, timelines etc
Week 2 Quality Management
Week 3 Liaise with external Suppliers and Customers.
Assessment and evaluation of suppliers capability
Week 4 Submit Assessment Task 1
Quality System Standards and ISO 9000
Week 5 Commence Assessment Task 2
Fault recognition.
Week 6 Retail Excursion.
Week 7 Guest Speaker/Industry visit
Week 8 Inter-university Project
Week 9 Inter-university Project
Week 10 Inter-university Project
Week 11 Continue with Spec Pack
Commence Specification Package
Week 12 Continue with Spec Pack
Week 13 Continue with Spec Pack
Week 14 Continue with Spec Pack
Week 15 Submit Assessment Task 2
Week 16 Moderation and feedback
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Students will be advised in class.
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
Assessment Tasks
Project 1 - 30%
Project 2 - 70%
Assessment Matrix
Not applicable
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