Class Schedule

Week Topics / Slides(PDF) Reading - Books / Resources (Link/PDF) Class Activity Assignments Additional Assignments
1
8/29 - 9/1		 Introduction to Quality Engineering
Quality Systems Frameworks (Part 1)		 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)		 Quality Systems Framework Class Activity Individually review Unit 1 questions
2
9/4 - 9/8
9/4 No Class		 Quality Systems Frameworks (Part 2)
Measurement & Metrics Fundamentals (Part 1)		 Kan: Chapter 3 - Fundamentals of Measurement and Metrics Unit 1 questions 1-3
Organize Teams
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		 Unit 1 remaining questions. Due 9/20 at 11:59pm
5
9/25 - 9/29		 7 Basic Quality Tools
Group Work		 Kan: Chapter 5 - Seven Basic Quality Tools (Understand the applications of each tool) Project Part 1 (Sections 1-3)
  • Situation Description
  • Quality Systems Improvement Objectives
  • Current Practices
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    6
    10/2 - 10/6    		 Midterm provided via email on 10/4/2017 - (DUE 10/11/17) Reviews Due
    In-class interviews on 10/2, 10/4, and 10/5    		 Statistics lecture
    Defect Prevention and Removal Introduction Slides
    		Midterm Exam
    7
    10/9 - 10/13
    10/9 - 10/10 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
    Supplemental Reading: Kan: Chapters 7, 8, and the rest of chapter 9
    8
    10/16 - 10/20    		 Software Reliability Engineering (Introduction) Project part 1 draft due date discussion
    9
    10/23 - 10/27    		 Software Availability Kan: Chapter 13
    Resource: Survey Design Website Design Guide
    Kan: Chapter 14, except 14.2.1    		 Unit 2 DUE 10/27
    10
    10/30 - 11/3    		 Survey Design and Customer Satisfaction
    Product Quality Engineering    		 Kan: Chapter 4.4
    Kan: Chapter 10, 11, 12
    11
    11/6 - 11/10    		 Activity Metrics
    12
    11/13 - 11/17    		 Project Management Metrics
     Semester Review    		 Unit 3 - Due 11/22
    Project part 2 rough draft due 11/22
    13
    12/4 - 12/8    		 Process Improvement Project part 2 final draft due 12/11
    13
    12/4 - 12/8    		 Comparing Frameworks Project part 2 final draft due 12/11
    Final Exam: TBA