CMAE 1522 Quality Practices
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 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Credits, 32 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Explain periodic or statistically based internal quality audit activities.
- Describe checking and documentation of calibration of gages and other data collection equipment.
- Explain continuous improvement.
- Discuss inspection of materials and product/process at all stages to ensure they meet specifications.
- Describe documentation of results of quality tests.
- Explain communication regarding quality problems.
- Identify corrective actions to restore or maintain quality.
- Explain how to properly record process outcomes and trends.
- Identify fundamentals of blueprint reading.
- Use common measurement systems and precision measurement tools.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
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