MN201404 Quality Assurance and Quality Control I

Course Code
MN201404

Course Name
Quality Assurance and Quality Control I

Credits
6.00

Target Audience
3rd year, B.Sc. students Marine Biology and Food Processing

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in Statistics are recommended.

Objectives

Give knowledge in background and basic concepts of the theory of Quality on giving a profit perspective of Quality management, and enable the student to plan and execute processing within a Quality system mainly for the fish processing industry.

Topics

Quality terms
Quality in the project stage
Quality and purchase
Quality during manufacturing
Quality in and after sales
Quality Control
Certification and maintenance of Q systems
Environmental Certifications (EMAS, ISO, etc.)
Risk management and documentation
Statistics in manufacture management
Sampling plans in the Quality Control

Instruction

Lectures, practise and group excersises

Mandatory Assignments

Approved practices and excersises. These elements will be included in a portfolio to be deliviered by a specific date.

Evaluation

Oral examination. In case of doubt, a sample from the portfolio may be drawn and considered in the evaluation.

Grades
A to F, where the grade F represents Failure

Revised date
2005.04.14

Revised by
Per M. Walde