• On going relationship with American Society for Quality (ASQ).
• Project relationships to existing applied research programs in quality.
• Laboratories to support graduate programs in quality.
• Strong relationship to existing advisory committees and industrial contacts.

Pre-requisites for Selecting the Quality Systems Specialization

• An applicable undergraduate and/or graduate degree. For the QSS, this degree should reflect, at minimum, the following type courses (totaling 18 hours minimum):
  • 6 semester hours of statistics.
  • 6 semester hours of management.
  • 6 semester hours of lab-based technical course work
• Mature, continuous participation in quality organizations such as AQP or ASQ.
• Professional certification or recognition related to quality, e.g., CMI, CQM, etc.

Quality Systems Specialization Schedule:

Quality Systems Specialization Course Descriptions:

Indiana State University (ISU)
IMT 812: Reliability, Maintainability and Serviceability (3 hours)

This course introduces concepts, principles and techniques used in evaluation and assessment of reliability, maintainability and serviceability in industrial systems. Emphasis is given to theory and techniques to determine time-to-failure, failure rate, reliability and availability of components/systems, including strength-stress analysis, construction of reliability bath-tub curves (RBTC), failure mode and strength-stress analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA).

Prerequisite: COT 703 Advanced statistical methods in technology, or IMT607 Statistics for experimental research in technology, or an equivalent.

Indiana State University (ISU)
IMT 813: Quality Standards Leadership (3 hours)

Management and leadership activities related to evaluating, creating and promoting quality standards.

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Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
QS 727: Documentation-based Process Improvement (3 hours)

Generation of model system for process improvement and technical problem solving for variation reduction based on documentation in teams at one or more organizational sites.

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Indiana State University (ISU)
ITE 79X: Improving Human Performance in Organizations (3 hours)

Organizational development and the role of groups and individuals will be analyzed with implications for training and organizational systems. Focus will be on research studies to validate competencies and effectiveness of training initiatives. Intervention procedures including incentives, performance feedback, career management, counseling, coaching, and other feedback strategies will be researched.

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Indiana State University (ISU)
IMT 811: Experimental Design and Process Analysis (3 hours)

A focused course on the design and analysis of experiments for industrial applications and applied research. Topics include single factor models, blocking, factorial design, parameter design, process analysis, and response surface methodology. Emphasis is given to problem modeling, implementation and output analysis in applied research.

Prerequisite: COT 703 Advanced statistical methods in technology, or IMT607 Statistics for experimental research in technology, or an equivalent.

Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
QS 726: Quality Systems (3 hours)

Application of data-based tools in variation reduction for process improvement within broader quality systems. Assessing and designing a model system for data-based improvement within a technical project environment and quality system.

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Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
QS 702: Quality Change Culture (3 hours)

Analysis and generation of model quality change culture based on actual quality and change-focused projects in organizations, primarily in service industries, through teams.

Prerequisite: TECH 602 or equivalent.

North Carolina A & T (NCA&T)
MFG 772-5A: Strategic Concepts In Quality (3 hours)

A course designed to integrate internationally quality requirements, national quality schemes, and industry and commercial quality system requirements into defined quality system and process models. These models are designed to enable the student to identify appropriate quality system element and best-practice recommendations relative to specific industry and use applications. A strategic quality system vision is developed to plan, coordinate and implement business, product, and service processes.

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Indiana State University (ISU)
IMT 814: Quality Systems Seminar (3 hours)

In-depth critical analysis of important issues in the management of quality and the research of those issues.

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