Exemplary programms of some courses

1. PHILOSOPHIES OF TOTAL QUALITY
(60 - 100 hours)
TQM Developments and BALDRIGE AWARD criteria
Product Quality Assurance Systems
ISO 9000 series and GMP
Certification and audits
Quality Management
Quality Cost
2.QUANTITATIVE TOOLS (50 - 150 hours)
Advanced statistics for engineers
Quality control and sampling inspection
Implementing statistical process control (SPC)
Taguchi methods
Measurements as a basis for Quality Assurance
Software Quality Assurance
Design of experiments
Maintenance strategies
3.RELIABILITY ENGINEERING METHODS (40 - 100 hours)
Probabilistic models in reliability and life tests
Reliability aspects in Quality Assurance
Case studies in reliability and quality assurance
Systems reliability and maintenability
MIL-STD - 217 E
Product reliability in relation to Quality Control
4.MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING (80 - 200 hours)
Measurement design in Quality Control
Failure analysis
Nondestructive Testing (NDT) methods
Quality Assurance with NDT
NDT results - procedures and analysis
Verification by destructive methods
Calibration, traceability and industrial measurement uncertainty -
assessment metrology
Accreditation of measurement laboratories (ISO Guide 25 and GLP)
5.SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS (50 hours)
Probabilistic models
Risk tolerance and safety management
Environmental management and standards