Course Outcome Summary 2026-27

CMAE 1522 Quality Practices

Course Information

Course information
Course Number CMAE 1522
Course Title Quality Practices
Description This course is designed to align with the National Skills Standard assessment and certification system for Quality Practices. The course curriculum is based upon federally-endorsed national standards for production workers. Emphasis is placed on continuous improvement concepts and how they relate to a quality management system. Students will be introduced to a quality management system and its components. These include corrective actions, preventative actions, control of documents, control of quality records, internal auditing of processes, and control of non-conforming product. (Prerequisites: None)
Total Credits 2
Total Hours 32
Types of Instruction: instruction type, credits, and hours
Instruction Type Credits and Hours
Lecture 2 Credits, 32 Hours

Pre/Corequisites

None

Institutional Core Competencies

Course Competencies

  1. Explain periodic or statistically based internal quality audit activities.
  2. Describe checking and documentation of calibration of gages and other data collection equipment.
  3. Explain continuous improvement.
  4. Discuss inspection of materials and product/process at all stages to ensure they meet specifications.
  5. Describe documentation of results of quality tests.
  6. Explain communication regarding quality problems.
  7. Identify corrective actions to restore or maintain quality.
  8. Explain how to properly record process outcomes and trends.
  9. Identify fundamentals of blueprint reading.
  10. Use common measurement systems and precision measurement tools.

SCC Accessibility Statement

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