Class Schedule

Week Topics / Slides(PDF) Reading - Books / Resources (Link/PDF) Class Activity Group Assignment Individual Assignment
1
8/28 - 9/1		 Introduction to Quality Engineering Kan: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Quality Concepts (includes TQM)
Kan: Chapter 2.8 - Quality Systems
Resource: CMMI Overview Presentations 1 (Executive) 2 (More Detailed)
Resource: Six Sigma Video (YouTube)		 Individually review Unit 1 questions
2
9/4 - 9/8
Mon 9/4 - No Class		 Quality Systems Frameworks
Measurement & Metrics Fundamentals (Part 1)		 Kan: Chapter 3 - Fundamentals of Measurement and Metrics Quality Systems Framework Class Activity Unit 1 questions 1-3
Submit preferred project team rosters
3
9/11 - 9/15		 Measurement & Metrics Fundamentals (Part 2)
The Goal Question Metric Approach 		Kan: Chapter 4 - Software Quality Metrics
Resource: The Goal Question Metric Approach		 Measurement Fundamentals Class Activity Project teams formed
4
9/18 - 9/22		 Software (Product, Project & Process) Metrics Overview
Group Work		 Software Metrics Class Activity Unit 1 remaining questions Assignment 1
5
9/25 - 9/29		 7 Basic Quality Tools
Group Work		 Kan: Chapter 5 - Seven Basic Quality Tools (Understand the applications of each tool) Seven Quality Tools Class Activity Project Part 1 (Sections 1-3)
  • Situation Description
  • Quality Systems Improvement Objectives
  • Current Practices
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    6
    10/2 - 10/6    		 Midterm 1
    Cross Team Feedback    		 Cross Team Feedback Midterm Exam 1 (Cumulative)
    7
    10/9 - 10/13Mon 10/9 - No Class    		 Defect Prevention and Removal
    Defect Removal Metrics    		 Kan: Chapter 2.7 - The Defect Prevention Process
    Kan: Chapter 6 - DRE etc
    Kan: Chapter 9.2, 9.5
    Resource: Software Reliability Engineering Website
    Resource: More Reliable Software - Faster and Cheaper
    Supplemental Reading: Kan: Chapters 7, 8, and the rest of chapter 9    		 Defect Removal Metrics Class Activity
    8
    10/16 - 10/20
    		 Software Reliability Engineering (Introduction) Project Part 1 - Draft 2
  • Peer Feedback
  • Clarifications and Improvements
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    9
    10/23 - 10/27    		 In-Class Interim Group Presentations
    Survey Use and Design    		 Kan: Chapter 13
    Resource: Survey Design Website Design Guide
    Kan: Chapter 14, except 14.2.1    		 Survey Use and Design Class Activity Unit 2 Assignment 2
    10
    10/30 - 11/3    		 Customer Satisfaction
    Product Quality Engineering    		 Kan: Chapter 4.4
    Kan: Chapter 10, 11, 12    		 Customer Satisfaction Class Activity
    Product Quality Engineering Class Activity
    11
    11/6 - 11/10    		 Activity Metrics
    Project Management Metrics    		 Activity Metrics Class Activity
    Project Management Metrics Class Activity
    12
    11/13 - 11/17    		 Group Work
    Midterm 2    		 Unit 3 Midterm Exam 2 (Cumulative)
    13
    11/20 - 11/24
    Wed 11/22 thru Fri 11/24 No Class    		 Process Improvement / CMMI Kan: Chapter 15, 16, 17
    Persse: Chapter 1
    Persse: Chapter 6 (In later part of chapter, focus on goals and diagrams - be sure to read summary)    		 CMMI Metrics and Practices Class Activity Project Part 2 (Sections 4-8)
  • Defect Removal and Reliability
  • Product Quality and Customer Satisfaction
  • Project Management and In-Process Metrics
  • Implementation and Analysis
  • Summary
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    14
    >11/27 - 12/1
    12/4 - 12/8
    12/11
    		 Cross Team Feedback
    Assessments
    In-Class Final Group Presentations
    Process and Product Quality Conclusions    		 Cross Team Feedback
    Unit 4
    Project Part 2 - Final Draft
  • Peer Feedback
  • Clarifications and Improvements
    Final Presentations
    		•  Assignment 3
    Final Exam: TBA